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• Holcot Flower and Vegetable Show- 4th September

The show takes place annually at the start of September at Holcot Village Hall, Back Lane, Holcot, NN6 9SL.

Non-residents of the parish are very welcome, either as exhibitors or to stock up with 

fresh produce at the auction.

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The 2022 annual Flower & Vegetable show will take place on Sunday 4 September in the village hall. Entries will be taken between 10am and 12 noon.  Prize giving and auction of our fabulous produce from 3pm.

There are some changes this year so please read the schedule carefully.  Also the judge of Kitchen Creations gave some helpful tips and they can be found below. Put the date in your diary and happy growing/creating. Please click here for a printable version of the schedule

Kitchen Creation hints and tips:

Pies should have pastry top and bottom.  To achieve crispier pastry, cook the fruit separately first. 

Pickes & Chutneys need a good seal.  This is achieved either by having a new lid, or using a wax disc and cellophane. 

Bread irrespective of how made, is better made the day before the show.  This results in a better cut.

Cakes should not contain fresh cream or cream cheese due to the heat. 

Please cover all cakes, biscuits, scones etc with cling film or similar to prevent any flies from touching them.

To make it easier for EVERYONE to join in the Flower and Vegetable Show, we offer:

(1) Access to the official books which give hints and tips to anyone who’d like to try their hand at exhibiting their produce at such shows.

To see these books please contact Phil Scordellis (07785 347 297, or phil.scordellis@gmail.com);

But also (2), we’ve extracted from these books some of the MAJOR HINTS & TIPS, and attached these to this web-page below.  Please click on these links.

Fruit&VegShow exhibitors’ hints FRUIT,
Fruit&VegShow exhibitors’ hints VEG.
Fruit&VegShow exhibitors’ hints FLOWERS,
Fruit&VegShow exhibitors’ hints MISCELLANEOUS

[Disclaimers: these edited extracts are provided purely to be helpful, and without liability:
a. Don’t forget that the judges are volunteers, and so may use their own, different, criteria to choose the winners
b. The attached files may mention classes of produce which are not included in the Holcot schedule this year – please check the schedule when you’re deciding what to exhibit.
c.The website editor has done his best to ensure that the attached files closely match the original words in the books, but cannot guarantee 100% accuracy!  We acknowledge the copyright of the Royal Horticultural Society and WI on the original text before we edited it.]

Alternatively (3), if you want to buy your own copy of the latest edition of these books:

– The RHS book is called RHS Horticultural Show Handbook;

 – The WI book is called On with the Show, and is available by sending a cheque for £10 payable to the NFWI, to Helen Neal at the NFWI Unit, Denman College, Marcham, Abingdon Oxon OX 13 6NW.

The 2021 show took place on 5 September. The show schedule is here.

 Here are some lovely photos showcasing 2021’s event

Flower and Vegetable Show Winning Results 2021

Class	Position	Name	Points
Fruit & Vegetable	1st	Maureen Cooke	51
	2nd	Frank Hodgson	15
	3rd	Barbara Yamada	14
Flowers	1st	Heather Wilson	22
	2nd	Maureen Cooke	12
	3rd	Lesley Burns	3
Children Under 7	1st	Violet W	11
	2nd	Sienna	5
	3rd	Wren W	1
Children Over 7	1st	Oscar C	14
	2nd	Honour W	10
	3rd	Cleo	5
Kitchen Creations	1st	Rosie Walker	23
	2nd	Maureen Cooke	17
	3rd	Isabelle Heasman	11
Alan Hughes Cup- Garden Art		Dave Cooke for his copper rose
Cora Mabbutt Plate- jam/curd/jelly		Rosie Walker for lemon curd
Tony Moulds Prize- Man-made cake		Dave Cooke for marble cake
Mrs Speakman Trophy- art/craft		Rosie Walker for Easter Tree
Dave Cooke cup- teenage cake		Finlay
George Page plate for outstanding vegetable exhibit		Maureen Cooke
Walter Spokes plate for outstanding floral exhibit		Jean Martin
Kate Middleton Cup for best in show award		Rosie Walker for Easter Tree

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The 2019 show took place on Sunday 1 September.

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SHOW WINNING RESULTS 2019
			Points
FRUIT & VEGETABLE CLASSES	1st	Frank Hodgson	37
	2nd	Maureen Cooke	26
	3rd	Pam & Martin Wilson	19
FLOWERS	1st	Maureen Cooke	15
	2nd	Heather Wilson	11
	3rd	Jan Henson	9
CHILDREN UNDER 7	1st	Honour Wilson	8
	2nd	Violet Wilson	7
	3rd	Wren Wilson	6
CHILDREN AGE 7+	1st	Seren McGuinness	14
	2nd	Ollie McGuinness	7
	3rd	Georgie Collins	5
KITCHEN CREATIONS	1st	Maureen Cooke	15
	2nd	Victoria Penn-Smith	10
	2nd	Margaret Marsden	10
Alan Hughes Cup – Garden Art		Doreen Kirk
The Cora Mabbutt plate – jam		Maureen Cooke
Tony Moulds prize for Man made cake		Dave Cooke
Mrs Speakman Trophy – Arts & crafts		Rose McMahon
Dave Cooke Cup for Teenage made Cake		Myles Collins
George Page  Plate for best outstanding vegetable exhibit – Frank Hodgson for his cabbage
Walter Spokes plate for most outstanding floral exhibit – Jan Henson for her English Country Garden
Kate Middleton Cup for Best in Show Award–		Jan Henson for her English Country Garden

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The 2018 show took place on Sunday 2 September.

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SHOW WINNING RESULTS 2018
			Points
OPEN	1st	Pam & Martin Wilson	17
	2nd	Maureen Cooke	9
	3rd	David & Sheila Ashworth	5
FLOWERS	1st	Heather Wilson	11
	2nd	Doreen Kirk	10
	3rd	Maureen Cooke & Jan Henson	9
CHILDREN UNDER 9	1st	Seren McGuinness	10
	2nd	Honour Wilson	7
	3rd	Violet Wilson	4
CHILDREN 9-12	1st	Ollie McGuinness	6
	2nd
	3rd
Winner of the Children’s cup		Seren McGuinness
MISCELLANEOUS	1st	Maureen Cooke	27
	2nd	Sheila & David Ashworth	7
	3rd	Everyone else!	9
HOLCOT RESIDENTS	1st	Maureen Cooke	42
	2nd	David & Sheila Ashworth	22
	3rd	Barbara Yamada	15
Alan Hughes Cup		Heather Wilson – pottery
Tony Moulds prize for Man made cake		Dave Cooke
Dave Cooke Cup for Teenage made Cake		No entries
George Page  Plate for best outstanding vegetable exhibit – Maureen Cooke for sweetcorn
Walter Spokes plate for most outstanding floral exhibit – Jan Henson
Kate Middleton Cup for Best in Show Award –		Jan Henson for “Bridge over troubled water”
Flag competition winner		Martin Wilson

The 2018 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES can be downloaded from HERE