31st North Somerset Crafts & Produce Show

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1 31st North Somerset Crafts & Produce Show SUNDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2018 To be held at Grove Farm, Brockley Way, Claverham, Bristol BS49 4PT By kind permission of C H J Atwell & Sons. Entries Close Wednesday 5 th September 2018 No entries accepted on the day

2 NORTH SOMERSET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY A Company Limited by Guarantee, not having a Share Capital and having Charity Status Company Registered in England No Charity No North Somerset Agricultural Society dates for the diary Harvest Supper: Friday 12th October 2018 Mendip Spring Golf Course per person 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm For tickets telephone Carol Service: Thursday 13 th December 2018 St George s Church, Easton-in-Gordano 7.30pm Traditional Carols followed by mince pies and mulled cider All welcome North Somerset Show: Bank Holiday Monday 6 th May 2019 Tickets available at early-bird discount prices from January For schedules, see the NSAS website or ring The 31 st Annual Crafts & Produce Show is being held in conjunction with the 176 th Ploughing & Hedging Match

3 Entry to the match is free, parking is free Entry fee for each exhibit 30p Junior classes 10p No more than three entries per person per class NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED ON THE DAY All classes open to all comers unless otherwise stated Prizes 2, 1, 50p Best in Show - 20, donated by Mrs Margaret Burdge Special prizes for Classes 27,76, & 82 5, donated by Mrs Bay Bardwell to be awarded for the highest number of points for cooking and preserves and the trophy presented by the Society. A trophy and shield kindly presented by Mrs Pat Myers to be awarded for the highest number of points in the Handicraft. 5, donated by Mrs Julie Butler, to be awarded for the highest number of points for flowers and floral art and the trophy kindly presented by Mrs Esme Ford. 5, donated by Mrs Gay Cook, to be awarded for the highest number of points for fruit and vegetables and the trophy kindly presented by Mrs Gay Cook. ALL EXHIBITS MUST BE ON SITE BY 9:30am WE WILL BE OPEN BY 7.30AM ON Sunday 9 th. STAGING OF ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETED BY 10:00am Judging starts at 10:15, the judge's decision is final. Exhibits to be removed by 5:00pm but not before 4:00pm. Cup presentation at 4:00pm

4 RULES FOR EXHIBITORS!PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PREPARING YOUR ENTRIES! 1 All garden exhibits (excluding flower arrangements) to be grown by exhibitor. 2 Vases must be supplied by the exhibitor. 3 Uniformity of size when showing vegetables is most important. 4 Vegetables should be gently washed clean, not oiled or polished. 5 The bloom should be left on all fruit, tomatoes or cucumbers. 6 Beans should have a short stalk. 7 Tomatoes and all fruits should be exhibited with stalk. 8 The flowers for arrangements need not be out of your own garden. 9 If a measurement is quoted in the class description, do not forget to check it, because the judges will. 10 All items of cookery to be covered with polythene bags. 11 Fill clear plain glass jars (no trade names on jars) to the top to allow cooled jams, jellies and chutneys to settle to a quarter of an inch from the top. Names of preserve and date to show on jar label. Classes 8-11, 14 & 15 - use wax discs and cellophane covers, or new metal lids Class 13 - USE NEW METAL LIDS. (These can be ordered through any Country Market (W I)) Entries with reused lids will not be judged! All entries are anonymous to the judges. Do not take offence at their comments - they are intended to be constructive.

5 ENTRY FORM ON INSIDE BACK COVER FOR OPEN CLASSES ENTRY FORM ON BACK COVER FOR JUNIOR CLASSES Please return entry forms to: Jo Hayers North Somerset Agricultural Society Our Offices 4, Yeowood Farm, Iwood Lane, Wrington BS40 5NU Tel: NO LATER THAN Wednesday 3 rd September 2018 No entries accepted on the day CLASSES Best in Show to be judged by: Rachel Atwell 20 Prize, kindly donated by Mrs Margaret Burdge, will be awarded to the overall best exhibit judged between preserves, alcohol, eggs, cooking, handicrafts, photography, flowers, floral art, vegetables and fruit. ALCOHOLIC & NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS No trade names on bottles Judge: TBC 1 Bottle of wine, sweet or dry, red, white or rose 2 Bottle of Elderflower cordial 3 Bottle of any other homemade non-alcoholic drink, e.g. apple juice, ginger beer, cordial etc. name to be stated on bottle 4 Bottle of homemade sloe gin clear glass bottle ( 5 prize money donated by Sue Pritchard) EGGS (The judge reserves the right to break the eggs) Judge: Richard Simmons 5 Six brown hens' eggs 6 Six hens' eggs - same colour - other than brown 7 Three eggs from any other single breed of poultry (Prize money in these classes donated by Richard Simmons)

6 PRESERVES (Please take note of rule 11 & see jar labelling diagram) Judge: Tony & Anne Hawkins 8 Pot of strawberry jam 9 Pot of raspberry jam 10 Pot of jam other than strawberry or raspberry 11 Pot of fruit jelly 12 Pot of marmalade from fresh fruit 13 Pot of chutney- please list ingredients on pot Novice classes for any competitor who has never won a prize in this section or competed in the Craft & Produce Show before. (Prize money in these classes donated by Mrs Bay Bardwell) 14 Pot of jam - any fruit 15 Pot of lemon curd - please list ingredients on pot Please make sure you take note of the rules for preserve entries - if your jar is not labelled properly, it cannot win a prize Classes 8-12, 14 & 15 - Use wax discs and cellophane covers or NEW metal lids No trade names on jars EXAMPLEBERRY JAM 19 th June 2018 Label your jars with the name of the jam, jelly, chutney or marmalade and the full date of when it was made (including year) Class 13 use NEW metal lids. Please list ingredients on the jar. Fill clear plain glass jars to the top to allow cooled jams, jellies and chutneys to settle to a quarter of an inch from the top

7 COOKING (All cookery must be in polythene bags) Judge: Jeanne Grant and Di Symes 16 Six pieces of fruit flapjack 17 A cake made with a vegetable ingredient (Please supply recipe on Show day) 18 Victoria sandwich (with red jam filling) 7'' diameter approx. (Recipe page) 19 Six cheese scones 20 Six pieces chocolate brownie 21 Lemon drizzle cake 22 Six shortbread fingers 23 Boiled fruit cake 7''-8'' (18-20cm) diameter approx.. (Recipe page) 24 Four butterfly cakes 25 Two pasties (Please supply recipe on Show day) 26 A savoury quiche 8-10'' (20-25cm) in diameter approx. 27 A cake to celebrate Votes for Women (celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the suffragette movement) judged for decoration only any size. (Special prize: 5; 3; 2 donated by Sue Pritchard) 28 A cottage loaf 29 Four meringue shells 30 Four decorated cupcakes - Men Only Novice class for any competitor who has never won a prize in this section or competed in the Craft & Produce Show before. (Prize Money in this class donated by Mrs Bay Bardwell) 31 Ginger cake Return Entry Forms to: Jo Hayers, North Somerset Agricultural Society, Our Offices 4, Yeowood Farm, Iwood Lane, Wrington BS40 5NU Tel: NO LATER THAN Wednesday 3 rd September 2018 No entries accepted on the day Any personal data supplied on entry forms will be used solely for the purpose of contacting you about the current and future North Somerset Agricultural Society Craft & Produce Shows. By signing the entry form, you consent to the NSAS Craft & Produce Show using your data in this way To read more about how the North Somerset Agricultural Society stores and processes data, please visit

8 HANDICRAFTS All exhibits should be as new and garments must be unworn ( 5 Special prize for Best Handicraft Exhibit, given at the judge s discretion, donated by Mrs Gill Churchill) Judge: Sarah Harris 32 A hand knitted item for a baby or child (any ply) 33 A hand knitted item for an adult (any ply) 34 Any item of patchwork 35 An article in crochet 36 A homemade greeting card 37 An item of pottery 38 Any item of cross stitch 39 Embroidery or tapestry 40 An item of Jewellery 41 An item of felting 42 Any other craft not covered by above classes 43 Compose a poem with the title Up and Away 44 Compose a limerick 45 A painting or drawing in any medium (name of artist to be obscured) PHOTOGRAPHY Prize money in these classes donated by Mr Tom James Judge: John Hinks Please pay attention to stipulated sizes Must be your own work and no photo more than two years old Photographs are not to exceed 7 x 5 (13cm x 18cm) Please do not frame your picture! 46 A cloud formation 47 Sporting Life 48 A winter scene Ploughing Match or May Show 2018 Next year s photo subjects will be: 2018 Ploughing Match or May Show 2019 Cow(s) Reflections A character portrait

9 RECIPES VICTORIA SANDWICH 7'' (18cm) diameter approx. Do not sugar top. Do not turn out so wire tray marks are visible on the top. 6oz (175g) self raising flour 6oz (175g) caster sugar 6oz (175g) butter or margarine 3 eggs BOILED FRUIT CAKE 7-8''(18-20cm) diameter approx. 4oz (115g) butter or margarine 12oz (350g) mixed dried fruit 1 teacup demerara sugar 4oz (115g) peeled or dried apricots (chopped) 1 teacup of water 4oz (115g) cherries chopped Put all the above ingredients into a saucepan, bring to boil and then simmer gently for five minutes. Leave, preferably overnight, to cool. 2 teacups self raising flour 1 tsp mixed spice 2 eggs Add the above three ingredients to the fruit, mix well and place in the greased and lined tin. Cook for 1 ¾ to 2 hours at 150C/300F/gas mark 2.

10 FLOWERS Judge: Martyn and Valerie Davis 50 Best foliage pot plant 51 Best flowering pot plant 52 One rose 53 One floribunda rose 54 Three gladioli 55 Dahlias five blooms of a variety or varieties 56 One hydrangea 57 Five blooms of any other flower not mentioned above 58 Best flower in your garden one bloom or spray 59 A vase of mixed garden flowers, (not from a greenhouse) FLORAL ART Judge: Martyn and Valerie Davis 60 A scented posy 61 A farm themed arrangement. Not to exceed 20'' wide x 20'' deep 62 A miniature arrangement not to exceed 4'' in width, length or height 63 An arrangement in a basket, any type of flowers but only using shades of one colour 64 An arrangement to commemorate the end of the 1 st World War Not to exceed 2 6 x 2 00 Novice class for any competitor who has never won a prize in this section. (Prize money in this class donated by Mrs Bay Bardwell) 65 A hand tied posy

11 VEGETABLES (Please name varieties if known) Judge: Bob Hughes 66 Five cherry tomatoes 67 Five tomatoes 68 A pair of peppers 69 Five potatoes, (coloured) 70 Five potatoes, (white) 71 Heaviest potato 72 Five onions grown from seed - tops and roots to be intact and unpeeled 73 Five onions grown from sets - tops to be tied down 74 Five carrots three-inch tops 75 Three beetroot - three-inch tops 76 Longest runner bean 77 Six runner beans 78 One cabbage 79 A pair of marrows 80 A pumpkin or squash 81 Heaviest pumpkin (1 st 15, 2 nd 10, 3 rd 5 donated by Mrs Felicity James) 82 Basket of vegetables for a Sunday lunch, to include 5 potatoes and 3 kinds of other vegetable, to be displayed attractively in a trug, basket or small box 83 Collection of four culinary herbs in small bunches 84 One specimen of any other vegetable, excluding salad veg. 85 A pair of sweetcorn 86 One specimen of a salad vegetable (excluding tomatoes) 87 Healthy eating Five a day - Display of fruit and/or Vegetables from your own garden. NOT LIMITED TO FIVE ITEMS. (Special prizes 5, 3, 2 donated by Pat Myers) FRUIT (Please name varieties if known) All fruit to be exhibited with stalks Judge: TBC 88 Apples - any dessert variety five fruits 89 Bramley seedling three fruits 90 Any other cooking apple three fruits 91 Heaviest cooking apple 92 Pears - any variety of five fruits 93 Plums or Gages any variety of five fruits 94 Blackberries any variety twenty fruits 95 Raspberries twenty fruits 96 Any other fruit please name

12 Supplies shops This is not a comprehensive list just one to get you started, also please check opening times etc before you travel! Spinning Weal, 63 Hill Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7PD Tel: mail@spinningweal.com Website: Alterknit Universe, 39 Main Road, Cleeve, North Somerset BS49 4NS Website: Bristol Design Woodworking Tools, 14 Perry Road, Bristol, BS1 5BG Tel: Brewers Droop, 36 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8AR Tel: brewers@brewers-droop.com Website: Avon County Markets, various locations throughout the month Website: Ploughing & Hedging Match & Crafts & Produce Show Sunday 9 th September 2018 BBQ, licensed bar, trade stands, ice cream, horse ploughing, tractor & trailer rides. Please bring cash as there are no card payment facilities available on site! Don t forget to enter the raffle on the day, there are lots of prizes to be won All proceeds go to the North Somerset Agricultural Society. Charity No

13 JUNIOR SECTION All entries in this section 10p Prize money in classes sponsored by Mrs Anita Simmons Prize money in classes sponsored by Kate Esler Junior prizes: 1, 50p, 25p and Prize for the highest number of points presented by the Craft & Produce Committee Rules: 1. Ages reckoned to the day of the Show 2. Age of entrant to be displayed on each exhibit 3. All entries must be the work of the exhibitor. 4. All exhibits must never have been entered at a previous Ploughing Match. JUNIOR PHOTOGRAPHY Judge: Mary James All categories can be colour/black and white, film or digital, not exceeding 14cm x 18cm mounted on a piece of card not exceeding A4. Any age up to 16 years 97 Your pet 98 Your favourite sport 99 The colour red 100 My Summer holiday A view, a day out, the people you met, the activities you did JUNIOR ARTS AND CRAFTS Judges: Marion Atwell & Kelly Atwell Any age up to 16 years 101 Design the front cover for the 2019 Crafts & Produce Show Designs must be in A4 and hand drawn or painted. It needs to include the following words: North Somerset Crafts & Produce Show Schedule. Sunday 1 st September Entries close: Wednesday 28 th August Willow Farm, Bourton, Weston-Super-Mare BS22 7YA 4 years old and Under (age on the day of the Show) 102 A painting done with my hands or feet! 103 A model made from plasticine, play-doh or clay 104 A colour collage. Max size A4 105 Four Rice Krispie cakes (decorations of your choice) 106 A painted stone 5 to 7 years old (age on the day of the Show) 107 An animal made from vegetables and/or fruit 108 A collection of tree leaves I ve found, stuck on card 109 A Lego animal, designed and made by you (no kits) 110 Four jam tarts 111 A sock puppet

14 8 to 11 years old (age on the day of the Show) 112 A miniature garden in a standard seed tray 113 A picture of a garden (in any medium; pencil, charcoal, felt pen, pen and ink, crayon etc. Not digital) 114 Four jam tarts 115 A drawing of your favourite statue from the Gromit Unleashed trail Hand written and illustrated article of poetry (Poem supplied below) Banana Phone I held a banana up to my ear to play phone with a friend when at once I could hear Huge howler monkeys Rainbow macaws Hot wind of night Sloth's sleepy claws Leaves breathing Two toucans A coconut drop Thunderstorms Elephants Tree frog's first hop. This symphony swelling with rain forest glories taught me that even bananas have stories. - Amy Ludwig VanDerwater 12 to 16 years old (age on the day of the Show) 117 Design a label for a can of food. To be displayed on an unopened food can. In any medium. 118 A portrait of an animal (in any medium; pencil, charcoal, felt pen, pen and ink, crayon etc. Not digital) 119 Four jam tarts 120 A fabric cushion cover 121 Anything you like you made it, let s see it Separate schedules available for Ploughing, Hedging & Field Crop classes, please contact the Secretary, Tim Ledbury, on to request one.