This year's annual Parish Show is on SATURDAY 4th SEPTEMBER in Deddington Parish Church.
All the members of the organising committee were very much encouraged by the success of last year's Show and, of course, hope for an even better one this year.
We hope more children will enter and we have altered the age groups slightly - but we rely on parents' encouragement and willingness to prepare for the children's classes in the Show.
At least half the Show is to do with growing plants - vegetables, fruit and flowers, so hopefully, even with the drought we are
currently having, you will have some potential exhibits you can nurture ready for 4th September. There are some new classes in the Arts & Crafts Section, including a limerick (Class 71). You do not have to be a poet to make up a limerick!
As we had 199 photographs last year, we have taken pity on the judge and have limited each exhibitor to one photo only, but we now have 5 photo classes plus two for children, so get snapping!
The full Show programme is now ready and you can find some in Deddington Parish Church porch, in the Deddington Co-op, in the Flower Shop or by phoning 01869 338082. They will also be available at the July Deddington Farmers' Market on 24th July.
The entry forms - 4 of them, one for each member of the family - are at the back of the programme. Completed entry forms plus fees must be in to Wendy Burrows, Show secretary, by 1st September.
Lists of the children's classes will be distributed in the school during the last week of term, so, hopefully, some of the summer holiday can be spent creating lovely things to enter.
Below is the list of classes for this year's Show.You will note that we have made one or two changes from last year.
SHOW SECTIONS & CLASSES FOR DEDDINGTON PARISH SHOW 2010
Exhibitors may enter 2 exhibits each for each class except for the photograph classes - 1 photograph per person per class
Section A COOKERY - 14 Classes
1. Jar of soft fruit jam
2. Jar of stoned fruit jam
3. Jar of fruit jelly (any type)
4. Jar of marmalade (any type)
5. Jar of chutney (any type)
6. Victoria Sponge (3 eggs, any jam or lemon curd, caster sugar on top)
7. Fruit Cake
8. 4 scones (with or without dried fruit)
9. 4 bread rolls/buns
10. 4 biscuits
11. 4 shortbreads
12. Quiche
13. Men’s only cake (no help, supervision nor advice!)
14. 6 hens’ eggs
Section B FLOWERS - 17 Classes
15. 1 single rose
16. 4 stems of roses (any variety)
17. 4 stems of any annuals (may be same type or different)
18. 6 stems of any different flowers (perennials or annuals)
19. 2 sprays of fuchsias
20. 3 cactus dahlias
21. 3 pom-pom dahlias (max. size of flower head 75mm / 3” diam.)
22. 3 flat dahlias
23. 3 chrysanthemums
24. 2 sunflowers (children welcome as well)
25. Foliage plant in pot
26. Pelargonium (geranium) in pot
27. Flower arrangement in an unusual container (36cm/14” max. width)
28. Flower arrangement using 5 flowers (36cm max. width)
29. Foliage arrangement (can use berries and/or seed heads - no flowers -36cm.max
30. 1 flowering house plant
31. 1 cactus (any size)
Section C VEGETABLES & FRUIT - 25 Classes
32. Oddest shaped vegetable (can be any ‘undoctored’ vegetable)
33. 4 carrots (trim tops to 75mm / 3ins)
34. 3 parsnips (trim tops to 75mm / 3ins)
35. 4 potatoes (any type)
36. 3 onions (red or white)
37. 5 shallots
38. 3 beetroot (trim tops to 75mm / 3ins)
39. Longest marrow
40. 3 courgettes (same colour)
41. 1 ‘exotic’ vegetable eg gourd, squash, aubergine, pepper
42. 3 leeks
43. Longest runner bean
44. 5 runner beans
45. 6 stems of spinach
46. 2 heads of sweet corn
47. 3 bulbs of garlic
48. 6 different vegetables in a shallow box or plate
49. 6 cherry tomatoes (calyx to be attached)
50. 4 tomatoes (calyx to be attached)
51. 1 cucumber
52. 6 plums (any variety)
53. 8 raspberries
54. 8 blackberries
55. 4 eating apples (any variety)
56. 4 cooking apples (any variety)
Important pointers towards judging decisions for vegetables, fruits and flowers:
The judges will be looking for good condition, uniformity (for classes for more than one vegetable or fruit), size, shape and colour, in that order of priority.
For flowers, they will be looking at the form, freshness, condition of flower(s) and leaves, size, colour, in that order of priority.
D PHOTOGRAPHY, ARTS & CRAFTS - 15 Classes
Classes 57 to 61 - Photographs must be unmounted and not larger than 18cm x 13cm (7”x 5”). NB One photo only may be entered per person per class
57. Photo of a garden
58. Photo of a plant or flower(s)
59. Photo of a creature (can be animal, bird, fish, reptile or insect)
60. Photo of a building
61. Photo of a scene featuring water (can be sea, lake, pond, river or stream)
62. A watercolour painting of a landscape
63. A painting of a flower or plant (any medium)
64. A drawing of a still life featuring fruit or vegetables
65. An item of embroidery (eg tablecloth, picture)
66. A piece of needlepoint (tapestry) (eg picture, cushion cover, fire-screen)
67. An item using cross-stitch
68. A hand-knitted adult’s garment
69. A hand-knitted accessory or article (eg bag, cushion cover)
70. A soft toy (can be knitted or sewn from any fabric)
71. A limerick - first line to be: “ A Deddington woman called .............. ”
Children may enter any of the adults’ classes if they wish
CHILDREN’S CLASSES: Ages on day of Show 10 classes for each age-group
a) For children aged 5 and under:
72 A painting of a monster creature
73. A picture of ‘my house’
74. A picture of ‘my family and me’
75. A birthday card
76. A drawing or painting of my favourite animal
77. A collage made with paper, card or fabric etc (any subject or pattern - max. size
42x29.5cm / A3)
78. A bracelet (can be made from beads, cord, dried pasta etc)
79. A ‘junk model’ of a space rocket (cans, plastic bottles, packets etc)
80. A creature made out of vegetables
81. 2 decorated digestive biscuits (can be sweet or savoury topping on bought
biscuit)
b) For children aged 6 to 9 years
82. A photograph of a pet
83. A birthday card
84. A collage made with paper, fabric etc (any subject or pattern - max size A3)
85. A ‘junk model’ of a train, car, tractor, fire engine or aeroplane, made out of throw-
away cans, toilet rolls, packets, plastic containers etc
86. A castle made from one or more cornflakes or similar packet(s)
87. A paper aeroplane
88. A piece of jewellery made by you
89. A creature made out of vegetables
90. Miniature garden on a dinner plate
91. 4 decorated fairy cakes
c) For children aged 10 to under 15 years
92. Photo of a flower or a creature - can be insect, animal, bird, fish
93. A soft toy
94. A toy made from wood and/or metal
95. A collage made with fabric or paper (any subject or pattern - max size A3)
96. A drawing or painting of a country scene
97 . A sewn article eg. bag/purse, apron, cushion, picture, etc
98. A person made out of vegetables
99. A posy of garden flowers
100. 4 decorated butterfly cakes
101. 6 sweets (any variety, eg fudge, chocolates, marzipan)
We hope you will be interested and support the 2010 Show, admire the exhibits, have tea and buy raffle tickets, cakes and win bottles so that the Show can continue.
Entry forms
The full Show programme is now ready and you can find some in Deddington Parish Church porch, in the Deddington Co-op, in the Flower Shop or by phoning 01869 338082. They will also be available at the July Deddington Farmers' Market on 24th July.
The entry forms - 4 of them, one for each member of the family - are at the back of the programme. Completed entry forms plus fees must be in to Wendy Burrows, Show secretary, by 1st September.
Please click on the links below to download the forms.
Please send or deliver entry forms, with fees enclosed, to Wendy Burrows, Market Place Cottage, Deddington OX15 0SD [Telephone: 01869 338082]
by 10-00pm on Wednesday 1st September.
NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE
NB. ONE ENTRY FORM FOR EACH EXHIBITOR
From the Deddington News - August 2010
In the past two months I have covered entries for the vegetable and flower sections.
This month it’s the turn of crafts. The cookery section has proved popular in the past and we hope for a similar response this year.
There are sections for jam (soft and stoned fruit), jelly, marmalade and chutney. The cake section includes a Victoria sponge, a fruit cake, scones, bread rolls, biscuits and shortbread. There is also an entry for a quiche and new this year for the boys a men-only cake, so all you budding Jamie Olivers, now is your chance! Also new this year is a category for six hen’s eggs for those of you with chickens.
The arts section this year will feature photography with photos of a garden, plant or flower, a creature (animal, bird, insect etc), a building and a water scene.
In the painting section there are classes for a watercolour landscape, a painting of a flower or plant and a still life with fruit or veg.
The craft section will include items of cross-stitch, a hand-knitted adult garment, a hand-knitted accessory and a soft toy.
Once again, there will be a large section for children with age groups for 5 and under, 6–9 years, and 10–15.
There are ten classes for each age group with entries such as: (under-5s) pictures and models of subjects such as a monster, my house, a creature made of vegetables and a decorated biscuit; (6–9s) a photograph of a pet, a collage of paper or fabric, a junk model and a paper aeroplane, a castle made from boxes and four decorated fairly cakes; (10–15s) a photo of a pet, a soft toy, a drawing or painting of a country scene, a person made from vegetables and six sweets/fudge/chocolates. The full list of categories is on the entry form which will be available from sites around Deddington. So with six weeks of school holidays before the show there are plenty of opportunities to keep your children occupied. Also new this year is a limerick with the first line to be ‘A Deddington woman called …’.
Have some fun with that one! We hope you will enjoy the summer and spend a little time working on your entries. Enjoy yourself preparing and have a great day with your friends on show day. Hope to see you all there on the day.
Stan Nelson, stanley_nelson@hotmail.com
From the Deddington News, July 2010
In the past two months I have covered entries for the vegetable and flower sections. This month it’s the turn of crafts. The cookery section has proved popular in the past and we hope for a similar response this year. There are sections for jam (soft and stoned fruit), jelly, marmalade and chutney. The cake section includes a Victoria sponge, a fruit cake, scones, bread rolls, biscuits and shortbread. There is also an entry for a quiche and new this year for the boys a men-only cake, so all you budding Jamie Olivers, now is your chance! Also new this year is a category for six hen’s eggs for those of you with chickens. The arts section this year will feature photography with photos of a garden, plant or flower, a creature (animal, bird, insect etc), a building and a water scene. In the painting section there are classes for a watercolour landscape, a painting of a flower or plant and a still life with fruit or veg. The craft section will include items of cross-stitch, a hand-knitted adult garment, a hand-knitted accessory and a soft toy.
Once again, there will be a large section for children with age groups for 5 and under, 6–9 years, and 10–15. There are ten classes for each age group with entries such as: (under-5s) pictures and models of subjects such as a monster, my house, a creature made of vegetables and a decorated biscuit; (6–9s) a photograph of a pet, a collage of paper or fabric, a junk model and a paper aeroplane, a castle made from boxes and four decorated fairly cakes; (10–15s)
a photo of a pet, a soft toy, a drawing or painting of a country scene, a person made from vegetables and six sweets/fudge/chocolates. The full list of categories is on the entry form which will be available from sites around Deddington. So with six weeks of school holidays before the show there are plenty of opportunities to keep your children occupied. Also new this year is a limerick with the first line to be ‘A Deddington woman called …’. Have some
fun with that one! We hope you will enjoy the summer and spend a little time working on your entries. Enjoy yourself preparing and have a great day with your friends on show day. Hope to see you all there on the day.
Stan Nelson, stanley_nelson@hotmail.com
DEDDINGTON PARISH SHOW 2010 - updated 2nd July
Deddington Parish Show 2010
Deddington Parish Show will take place this year on 4 September. Once again the show committee is encouraging you to participate. There are categories for everyone to enter including vegetables, fruit, flowers, baking, art, photography, and children’s art and crafts.
This month we would like you to start planning your entries for the flower section. This includes opportunities for everyone with classes including garden flowers, pot grown flowers, foliage plants, cactus, house plants and flower arrangements. This was one of the most popular sections in last year’s show and we hope we can repeat that performance this year.
It would be fair to say everyone has a rose or pot of flowers somewhere in the garden which can be nurtured for the show without too much trouble. Even those without a garden have the opportunity to enter the houseplant classes which include a pelargonium, a foliage plant, a flowering houseplant and a cactus.
Last year’s flower arrangement in an unusual container was hugely popular and produced some stunning entries and we are hoping for a similar response for this year.
New for 2010 is a class for two sunflowers, which is a great opportunity for adults and children to get the seeds out and get growing.
Sections include a single rose and four stems of roses. Three dahlias in cactus, pompon and flat varieties, three chrysanthemums, two sprays of fuchsias, four stems of any annual and six stems of any flower.
Judging will be done by outside independent judges who will be looking for flower formation, freshness, condition of the flowers/leaves, size and colour in that order. Where more than one specimen of the same variety is required, the uniformity will come into play.
Stan Nelson
Deddington Parish Show 2010
This year's annual Parish Show is on SATURDAY 4th SEPTEMBER in Deddington Parish Church.
All the members of the organising committee were very much encouraged by the success of last year's Show and, of course, hope for an even better one this year.
We hope more children will enter and we intend to revamp the children's classes a little, learning by the experience of the last two years, consulting parents and children for ideas and trying to motivate more children to show their creative skills - but inevitably it boils down to parents' encouragement and willingness. Preparing for the Show makes excellent, worthwhile half-term and holiday occupation for children!
At least half the Show is to do with growing plants - vegetables, fruit and flowers - and winter and early spring is the time to begin thinking what you might grow in your garden, allotment, pots or window-boxes. We are increasingly being encouraged to grow our own produce for the reasons of economy, health and cutting down carbon emissions, so, hopefully, some of this effort could be entered for our Show.
The Committee will be meeting in March and a revised list of classes will then be added to this and will be included as an insert in the April issue of the Deddington News, so hopefully we will reach most people.
We hope you will be interested and support the 2010 Show.