Don’t forget it’s the annual Hambledon Village Show this Saturday 31st August.
On the day of the Show, please drop off entries from 9.30am-11.30am at the Village Hall. It is FREE to enter your items! At 11.30am the Hall Closes for judging. After judging, the Show will be open to all from 2.00pm-4.30pm. Best in Show and the Underwood Cup is announced at 4.00pm. Then it’s on to the Village Shop BBQ….
The full category list is as follows:
Section 1: Flowers
1. 1 Flowered rose, with own foliage
2. 3 flowered roses, of different varieties
3. 3 dahlias, medium or small, any type
4. 1 Sunflower
5. 3 stems Marigolds, any type
6. 6 stems Sweet Pea
7. 3 stems of any type of flower not mentioned in this section.
8. 3 stems of any type of berrying or flowering shrub, any variety
9. 6 Fuchsia Floret, of the same variety (a mirror tile will be provided to display your florets)
10. 6 Flower Heads of the same variety floating on water (provide your own bowl/dish)
11. 5 stems of Grasses or Sedges, of different varieties
Section 2: Vegetables
12. 5 potatoes, one variety
13. 5 carrots
14. 5 onions
15. 3 beetroot
16. 3 parsnips
17. 3 leeks, trimmed
18. 8 runner beans
19. 8 French beans
20. 5 cherry tomatoes
21. 5 tomatoes
22. 3 courgettes (between 4 inch & 6 inch long)
23. 1 cucumber (any type)
24. 1 marrow not exceeding 15 inch in length.
25. 2 globe artichokes
26. 2 peppers (any colour/variety)
27. 2 Any other vegetables
28. A freak shaped vegetable
29. Largest marrow or pumpkin
30. Longest runner bean
31. Largest potato
32. A bouquet of fresh herbs (minimum 3 varieties)
Section 3: Fruit
33. 3 figs
34. 5 plums, one variety
35. 5 pears, one variety
36. 5 dessert apples, one variety
37. 5 cooking apples, one variety
38. Any other fruit exhibited on a plate (3 of the same fruit)
39. Any berried fruit exhibited on a plate (5 of the same berried fruit)
Section 4: Handicrafts & Art
40. A home made woollen Pom-Pom animal or toy
41. An example of a hand crafted item: Pottery, wood carving, or metalwork
42. A Watercolour painting (A3 max size)
43. A hand written Poem, created and worded by you
Section 5: Floristry
44. A floral arrangement: ‘Ring ‘a’ Ring of Roses, a pocket full of Posies
(colours and varieties may be mixed, no thorns. Not to exceed 50cms in height,
width and depth).
45. A floral arrangement in a Welly Boot, Trainer, or Shoe (accessories allowed).
A clear jam jar may be used to put inside footwear for water.
Section 6: Home Baking
46. 6 Sausage Rolls (Your own recipe, homemade pastry)
47. 6 Home made Chocolate Muffins (your own recipe)
48. Home made Coffee & Walnut cake (Your own recipe. Max 10” in diameter)
Section 7: Preserves, Home made
49. Strawberry Jam
50. Raspberry Jam
51. Marmalade (any variety)
52. Chutney (any variety: sweet or spicy)
53. Honey (from you own garden hive)
54. Preserve of any variety not mentioned above
Section 8: Photography
55. Your own photo (1 max) of ‘Sunset’ unframed and unmounted, max 10 x 8 inches
(colour or black and white prints)
56. Your own photo (1 max) of ‘A Seascape’, unframed and unmounted max 10 x 8 inches
(colour or black and white prints)
57. Your own photo (1 max) of ‘Wildlife’, unframed and unmounted, max 10 x 8 inches
(colour or black and white prints)
Section 10: Children – 12 years and under
58. Miniature Garden (in a container, no larger than A3, max height 10 inches)
59. A Face on a paper plate: add wool for hair, tissue paper etc, make from any materials
60. 3 Decorated Cup-Cakes
61. A fir cone Elf or Fairy
62. LEGO: Build your own Lego car (no bigger than A4 and not straight from shop)