Everyone is welcome to join in the village show - you don’t need an allotment or a big garden. There are a wide variety of classes for all ages – for example pot plants, flowers, cooking and vegetables.
We are publishing the Schedule of Classes early this year to help you select the classes you wish to enter at in this year’s village show. The schedule is only a list of classes exhibited in the main marquee and not a programme of show day events. A full programme will be published later in the year giving details of other events ie. sheep show, sheep dog trials, pony sports, athletics and dog show.
If you are growing your own, why not consider exhibiting your efforts in the village show? If you enjoy needlework, cooking, jam making, painting, flower-arranging or photography then there is something in the show for you. You won’t find fame or fortune but you could win a coveted Prize Card and a small cash prize – you might win a cup to display on your mantelpiece (more polishing!).
Showing is great fun and is a good way to be part of the village show instead of a spectator. It also gives you a goal for your endeavours. We often hear people commenting that their produce, flowers or cakes are just as good as those on display – however they won’t feel the thrill of exhibiting or receive any recognition, because they haven’t entered.
If you are a first-timer at entering your flowers or vegetables, consider the beginners’ classes which are found on the back page of the schedule. Planning is very important to growing and showing. So choose the classes you wish to enter and plan your sowing and planting times to ensure your produce is at its best on show day. But remember the weather at the start of the season may require some modification to your plans – there is little point in planting seed in cold, wet soil.
Click Here for some Hints and Tips on Growing and Showing.
Whittingham Show is a great day for the village, so please join in and help make this year’s show a success.
Ian Blakey
Chairman |
