2017 produce show schedule v2

Notes
What are the Judges looking for?
First read the instructions in this leaflet carefully. Make sure that you provide the right number of examples, use cellophane rather than metal lids on preserves and score your short bread but don’t cut it, and so on.
If you are exhibiting fruit and vegetables and are bit unclear what the judges are looking for or how to present your produce, you might like to look at the guidance on the Internet produced for another show. Not all the details are relevant to our show but the principles for presenting your produce are similar.
Cake Recipes can be found on the Gardening Club page on the Village Website
– www.helmdon.com. Baking classes this year are open to everyone over 12
years of age. While there is no separate class for men, the Banana Bread recipe is suitable for novice or occasional bakers. The Lemon Curd Layer Cake should suit more advanced bakers.
Bread entries should not be made in a bread machine. Specialty loaves are a freestyle class and can include flavoured and shaped breads including bread styles from other countries.
The exotic and unusual vegetable class is for vegetable types not included in the main classes and for varieties of the main classes that are unusual such as black carrots and round courgettes.
Youth Competition
Biscuits for decorating for the younger age group can be bought in or home baked. Potato heads should be based on real potatoes but may be decorated with bought materials.
Flapjacks and shortbread biscuits should be home made and baked by the entrants who are encouraged to be imaginative in the shape and presentation of their produce.
A separate competition for children involving the growing and presentation of carrots will be run in conjunction with Helmdon School. The results will be displayed at the show.
HELMDON FLOWER
AND PRODUCE SHOW
Helmdon Flower and
Produce Show Helmdon
SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 2017
TO BE HELD IN
THE READING ROOM, HELMDON
2.30pm until 4.00pm
Helmdon Gardening Club is pleased to announce its 8th annual Flower and Produce Show.
Ø Supports Katherine House Hospice and Dogs for Good
Ø Something for everyone in the village to enjoy
Ø Wide range of classes from exotic vegetables and bread baking to flower arranging and home produce
Ø New Advanced Baker Challenge
Ø Classes for Children
Ø Teas and Cakes
Ø Produce sale
Ø Raffle
Please support the show
Thank you – The Show Committee
Sponsored by
Material Change
Operators of the Blackpits compost and renewable energy plant www.material-change.com

How to Enter
Completed entry and/or sponsorship forms should be delivered or posted to one of the following people:
• Peter Payne, [address removed] (Tel:[phone number removed])
• Rex Jessett, [address removed] (Tel: [phone number removed])
• Celia Terrey [address removed] (tel: [phone number removed] )
• Pip Ward, [address removed] (tel: [phone number removed])
• By email to [email address removed] and pay on the day
Additional entry forms are available from the Reading Room and the
Helmdon web site
Entries: 40p per class
(Free for under 12s)
Prizes for Youth Classes
SIMPLE RULES
1. Entry is open to residents of Helmdon, and Falcutt, past and present pupils of Helmdon School and Acorns and members of all
Helmdon based organisations.
2. All entry forms to be received not later than Wednesday 14 June for classes 1-6 and Tuesday 22 August for the remaining classes.
3. All exhibits to be staged between 9 and 10.30 a.m. on the day of the show, for judging to commence at 11.00 a.m.
4. The Judges will be independent and their decision will be final.
5. No exhibits to be removed before 3.30pm. All exhibits not donated for sale must be removed by 4.00pm.
6. All entries to be grown on exhibitor’s own garden or allotment, or made in his/her own home.
7. Entries limited to one per entrant per class.
8. The organisers will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any exhibit although all reasonable care will be taken.
9. Prizes, cups and certificates to be collected on the day.
Helmdon Flower and Produce Show 2017
Entry Form
One form per person
Name ………………………………………………………………….
Age (Youth entries only) ……………….
Address……………………………………………………………..
Classes entered ………………………………………………..
Entry Fees………………………………………
Sponsorship…………………………………..
Total enclosed……………………………….
Helmdon Flower and Produce Show 2017
Entry Form
One form per person
Name ………………………………………………………………….
Age (Youth entries only) ……………….
Address……………………………………………………………..
Classes entered ………………………………………………..
Entry Fees………………………………………
Sponsorship…………………………………..
Total enclosed……………………………….

YOUTH SECTION
7 YEARS AND UNDER
A plate of decorated biscuits + 46.
47. A Funny Potato Head
8 TO 12 YEARS
48. Six Flapjacks
49. Six Shortbread biscuits (any shape).
A separate vegetable growing competition will be organised in conjunction with Helmdon
School.
PRIZES
At the end of the show the cups and certificates will be presented at 3.45pm.
PRODUCE SALE
Following the presentation there will be a sale of any exhibits that entrants wish to donate. Any exhibits not collected by
4.00pm will be assumed to have been donated for sale unless otherwise stated.
GARDENS
Classes 1-4 to be judged on Sat 17 June
Classes 5 and 6 to be judged on evening of Tuesday 25 July
1. Garden Bed or Border
2. Cottage Garden
3. Vegetable Plot
4. Water Feature (can be large or small)
5. Hanging Basket or wall trough display
6. Patio Display
VEGETABLES
7. Five Potatoes – White
8. Five Potatoes – Coloured
9. Runner Beans – eight pods
10. Six French Beans
11. Longest Runner Bean
12. Three Onion Sets
13. Six Shallots or Three Heads of Garlic
14. Three Carrots
15. Three Courgettes
16. Three Beetroot with Foliage
17. Heaviest Marrow
18. One Cucumber
19. Collection of any four types of Vegetable (3 or 4 examples of each)
20. Collection of Herbs (four varieties, named)
21. An exotic or unusual vegetable (up to 3 examples)

HOME PRODUCE
FRUIT
22. Three Cooking Apples
23. Three Eating Apples
24. Six Salad Tomatoes
25. Six Cherry Tomatoes
26. Six Plum Tomatoes
27. A Plate of Fruit (mixed or single variety)
28. Six Plums
FLOWERS 29. One Rose in a Vase (any variety)
29. One Rose (any variety) in a Vase
30. One pot plant –Flowering
(Max 9-inch internal diameter pot)
31. Vase of Flowers – all one variety
Nam vestibulum dolor quis libero.
32. An arrangement of mixed Garden Flowers
(max display width 12 inches)
33. Flower arrangement in a wine glass
34 A Jar of Jam
35 A Jar of Jelly
36 A Jar of Marmalade
37 A Jar of Chutney
38 A Jar of Lemon Curd
39 A Victoria Sandwich
(jam filled, 7”-8” tin)
40 A Wholemeal Loaf Of Bread
41 A Speciality Loaf Of Bread
42 A Round of Shortbread
43 A Plate of 6 Cheese Scones
44 A Banana Bread Loaf
45 A Lemon Curd Layer Cake
46 6 Fresh Eggs
See Back Page for further instructions