Henley & District Agricultural Association Ltd H E N L E Y S H O W PRODUCE TENT Saturday, September 12 th 2015 Children s & Adult Classes Including the Scarecrow Competition New for 2015 Entries to be returned to Donna Guile Fabric Fields The High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxon OX49 5TN Tel 01844 350350 - email fabricfields@aol.com
Henley Show 2015 Colouring Competition Class Number 116 7 years & Under and special needs Classes
Postal Entry Fee Staging of Exhibits Important information to exhibitors. Cup Presentation & removal of exhibits Prize money Preserves & Cookery Judging 1.00 per adult class. Junior classes free. (Unless otherwise stated in the schedule). Postal Entries must be in by Wednesday 9 th September 2015 Cheques to be made payable to HDAA. The tent will be open from 7.30am on the morning of the show. Staging must be finished by 9.45am and the tent cleared for judging. You will be given a 5 minutes warning before closure and then asked to leave the marquee while judging takes place. Prior to judging, an exhibit once staged can ONLY be moved by the steward, and Only if there is insufficient space in that or adjacent classes. We will have the tent open 5pm 6.30pm, Friday 11 th September for those exhibitors who wish to stage their exhibits the evening before the show. Temporary show ground passes will only be given to exhibitors to deliver and stage large items and will only admit one person with a valid show ticket purchased prior to the show unless entering ten classes or more which will entitle you to an exhibitors pass. To avoid congestion on the gate please make sure you have your car pass in the front window of your vehicle or you will automatically be directed to the public car park. You will be asked to leave the showground and park in the public car park once you have finished exhibiting and return to collect your exhibits at the end of the day. Special Note: One Exhibitor s Ticket and an Exhibitor s Car Park pass will be issued to each exhibitor paying 10 or more in Entry Fees. Please send a stamped A5 self-addressed envelope with your postal entry for your passes to be sent by return. If you fail to send a self addressed stamped envelope you will not receive any passes. The last day for exhibitor s passes is 30 th August with NO exceptions. Any entries received after 30 st August will not be entitled to an exhibitors pass or parking pass. Entries close Wednesday 9 th September. Once a class has been entered you will not be able to change it. We will not be held responsible for late or lost postal entries. One entry form per exhibitor please. Please make sure you fill in the form correctly, name address telephone number and email address. Cups will be presented in the produce tent at 4pm. A best in show certificate will indicate you are a cup winner. If you are lucky enough to be a winner YOU MUST be available to collect your prize or send a representative to do on your behalf. Cups CANNOT be awarded after the presentation has taken place. Please note that the timings can change without prior notice. No exhibits to be removed before 5pm and must be cleared by 6pm on the day of the show. All exhibits must be removed by the exhibitor or a nominated person. Unless otherwise stated First 5.00, Second 3.00, Third 2.00. No third prize will be awarded in classes with less than four entries. Prize money may be collected from the produce tent between 4.30pm 5.30pm. Any uncollected monies after 5.30pm will be deemed a donation to the show funds. No money can be collected after the show. Jams and preserves must be shown in plain clear jam jars, correctly labelled with the date and contents. All preserves will be judged on taste, colour and presentation. Only the jars to be staged on top of the paper plate provided and must not be moved. Decorative fabric lids are allowed in red gingham/plain fabric only. No advertising labels or dates to be seen on any jam jars for judging, this also includes manufactures date stamps on the lid. Lemon Curd should be presented with a waxed disc and cellophane cover. All food for tasting must be covered until judging with cling film. Cakes must be presented on the paper plate provided. Tin sizes are approximate. Please note that not all exhibits will have comment cards. The committee does not hold themselves responsible for any damage or loss to any exhibit at the show. The tent will be open from 7.30am the morning of the show for staging and closed for judging at 9.45 prompt. The tent will re-open as soon as the judging is finished with an approximate time of 12.15pm. The judge s decision is final. Page 3
TOP VASE RULES 1 The Henley Show Top Vase is for a mixed vase of flowers containing a total of between Five & Ten stems, taken from a minimum of two kinds of plants. Please note that it is for different kinds of flowers: two varieties of the same flower are NOT allowed. 2 The display will be judged on colour, form, condition, quality and freshness of display, and marked for the overall presentation and effect of the plants in the vase. The blooms should be normal Horticultural Society Rules. 3 Plants used in the display must be showing flowers only no seed heads or berries allowed. 4 The vase can be any shape and size and made from any material, but must be proportion to the display. No marks are allowed for the vase itself. 5 No accessories what so ever such as bows and additional foliage will be allowed. Foliage, which is growing naturally from the flowering stem, will be allowed. Packing material including oasis to keep the stems is allowed. 6 The winner of the Top Vase will be awarded with a certificate and will receive 10-1 st, 5 2 nd & 3 3 rd prize. VASE A vase by definition is a vessel that can be used to hold cut flowers and which is taller than it is wide at its widest part. The Henley Show Top Vase is open to anyone to enter and not intended purely for growers who regularly display single species classes at shows. The Garden Room Flower Company 7A Gatehampton farm, Goring On Thames, Oxfordshire, RG8 9LU Will be demonstrating the art of floral art and design Together with beautiful floral arrangements on display. Janine 07813 548088 or Sarah 07876 256215 thegarden-room@hotmail.com Page 4
Judges Preserves & Cookery Mrs Cupitt-Jones, Miss C Turner, Mrs Evans Fruit, Vegetables & Flowers Mr Bradley Floral Art Sarah & Janine The flower Garden Handicrafts Mrs Cox, Mrs Sowerby Photography Mrs Muller Mr Andrews Juniors 7 years & under Mrs Williams Juniors 8 12 years, Children 13 16 Mrs A Guile & Miss Lunnon - special needs classes HOME GROWN VEGETABLES, FRUIT, & FLOWERS CLASSES All classes will be judged by the Horticultural Rules Vases Supplied unless otherwise stated. If you have you own bikini vases you may use them. Class HENLEY SHOW TOP TRAY 1 Adam Young Challenge Cup awarded for Top Tray a This class three types of vegetables to be chosen from the ten listed below, the number of each vegetable to be exhibited is shown in brackets. Prize Money 1st - 10 2 nd - 5 3 rd - 3 (3)Onions (3) Shallots (2) Potatoes (3) Runner Beans (2) Tomatoes (2) Courgettes (3) Carrots (3)Parsnips (1) Marrow (1)Cucumber For Carrots & Parsnips the top foliage should be trimmed to NOT more than 3 from the top shoulder of the vegetable. b Vegetables MUST be displayed within the confines of an area of 18 deep x 24 across. On the black board provided Cottage Upholstery Challenge cup Best in Show Onions 2 3 Onions under 250 grams 3 3 Onions Over 250 grams 4 5 Shallots exhibited on the plate provided. Sand maybe used. 5 1 Large Onion, 1 Onion under 250 grams, 1 shallot Best in Show Vegetable will be awarded in classes 6 16 6 2 Leeks 7 5 Runner Beans 8 2 Carrots short 9 2 Carrots Long 10 2 Beetroot 11 2 Potatoes (white) 12 2 Potatoes (Coloured) 13 3 Courgettes 14 A pair of Marrows 15 1 Courgette, 1 Marrow 16 1 Pumpkin 17 Longest Runner Bean 1 st Prize only 20 Challenge Shield awarded in this class Get Furnished Challenge Cup awarded to the best in show Tomatoes 18 3 Tomatoes with stalks on plate provided 19 2 Tomatoes, 2 cherry or small fruited on plate provided 20 6 Cherry / Small Fruited Tomatoes multiple exhibits allowed on plate provided 21 Truss of red or green tomatoes includes cherry or Small fruited tomatoes on the plate provided 22 Any other Vegetable not scheduled Page 5
23 1 pot grown Herb 24 A Bunch of 4 Mixed Culinary Herbs in a glass Jam jar 25 4 Herbs growing in a round 12 plant pot any height NEW CLASS The Tom Ownsworth Challenge Cup will be awarded to the best exhibit in the vegetable Classes. 26 3 Dessert Apples 27 3 Cooking Apples 28 3 Pears 29 A Plate of 10 Raspberries with stalks attached. 30 A Plate of 3 stoned fruits not scheduled. Plums, peaches, apricots etc 31 A Bunch of Grapes 32 Any other fruit not listed Henley Show Members Only Classes- The Valentine Challenge Cup for best in show members exhibit 33 A Vase of Mixed Garden Flowers - use own container 34 1 specimen Dahlias any variety - use own container 35 A Vase of Mixed Roses judged for effect and use of colour - use own vase Roses -The Charles Parker Challenge cup awarded to the best in Show for the Roses 36 Bowl of Mixed Floribunda Roses - unlimited stems 37 Vase Mixed Roses 5 stems any variety 38 Vase of 3 HT Roses one variety 39 40 1 Specimen Rose 1 Specimen rose to be judged on scent any variety Dahlia - Challenge Cup for Best in Show Dahlia Classes multi exhibits allowed in all classes 41 3 Vases 1 Large, 3 Med, 5 Small 10 1 st prize, 5 2 nd prize, 3 3 rd prize multiple exhibits allowed. 42 1 Dahlia Giant or Large decorative in a Vase multiple entries allowed in this class 43 Vase of 3 Medium Decorative 44 Vase of 3 Cactus or semi-cactus 45 46 47 48 Vase of 3 pom-pom one variety or mixed not to exceed 52mm 1 specimen Dahlia any variety Multi exhibits allowed Chrysanthemums -Hailey Compton Challenge Cup awarded Best in Show Vase of 1 Spray Chrysanthemums any variety 1 Chrysanthemum Bloom in a vase - any variety Henley Show Top Vase - Maria Marsh Challenge Cup awarded Best in Show 49 Henley Show Top Vase 1 st - 10, 2 nd - 5, 3 rd - 3 50 1 House Plant or Succulent The Dolby s Challenge Cup awarded for best in show in the Floral Art NEW CLASSES Accessories may be used unless otherwise stated. Fresh flowers and foliage may be used unless otherwise stated. Ribbons, candles & accessories maybe used in floral exhibits. Exhibitors can enter multiple exhibits in classes 51 & 53 51 Button hole or Corsage exhibit to fit in space provided 15cm x 15cm displayed on board provided 52 Red Hot Summer exhibit 60cm wide, 60cm deep height unlimited 53 A Floral cupcake Not to exceed 12cm in diameter, staged on a side plate to compliment your exhibit. 54 Harvest festival basket. Fruit, vegetables and flowers, berries to be included in your exhibit Giant Vegetable Classes 55 60 prize money 1 st 20 2 nd 5 3 rd 3 3 rd 55 Largest Pumpkin 56 Longest Marrow 57 Heaviest Marrow 58 Heaviest Cabbage 59 Heaviest Tomato 60 Heaviest Onion Page 6
Preserves & Cookery All preserves must be presented in clear jam jars with no advertising or embossed glass. Lids must be clean with no trace of date stamps or advertising. Jam jars are available to purchase at all good cookery shops or online. Your exhibit must be staged on the plate provided and your exhibit card turned over and pinned in front of your exhibit. Lemon curd must be staged with a wax disc and clear cellophane cover. All jars must be clearly labeled with its contents and the date it was made. Eva Holloway memorial challenge cup awarded for the best in show cookery New for 2015 61 Jar of Pickled onions 62 Piccalilli recipe supplied 63 Jar of Marmalade 64 Jar of Lemon Curd recipe supplied 65 Jar of Raspberry Jam 66 Jar of Jam 67 Jar of Fruit Jelly Cookery Cakes MUST be covered with cling film and staged on the plate supplied. You must not move the plates on the show bench. You will have an exhibitor s card on your plate with your name on. Please un-pin your exhibitors card place your cake on the plate supplied, turn you exhibitor s card over pin the card to the FRONT of your exhibit. This will then reveal the class number and exhibit number. Please note that you will not always have the same exhibit number. 68 Fruit Tea Bread own recipe 69 Decorated Chocolate Cake using your own recipe 70 Victoria sandwich-raspberry jam filling Recipe supplied dusted with castor sugar 71 Bara Brith recipe supplied 72 6 Jam tarts 73 6 Sausage rolls egg glazed Women s Henley Show Cook of the Year 2015 Fabric Fields Challenge Shield PRIZE of 20.00 to the overall winner of the best exhibit in class 75 Rosette and the Fabric Fields Challenge Shield. All items must be entered. Jars must be clear glass without any form of manufacturers date or advertising. 75 Lemon Curd recipe supplied + Cake of your choice please INCLUDE recipe with your exhibit MEN ONLY COOKERY CLASSES NEW FOR 2015 Chloe memorial shield awarded to the best overall exhibit in the men only classes 76 Orange Marmalade 77 Jar of Piccalilli recipe supplied 78 Victoria Sandwich recipe supplied Page 7
Hayley Guile Memorial Challenge Cup best in show Art & Craft All exhibits must be recent and have been produced by the entrant. Artwork must not have any identifying signatures. They can be covered with a suitable material. Art no bigger than A3, state size when entering. Art 79 Painting any subject 80 A Landscape Painting any medium 81 A Black & White drawing in pen pencil or charcoal 82 Painted Animal Portrait any medium Craft 83 Wooden Bird Box 84 A preloved garment(s) made into something new. Provide a photo of the original garment. 85 Cushion 86 An article made of soft materials not already covered by any other class 87 Hand knitted scarf or snood using chunky wool 88 An item made by crochet or knitting 89 Canvas work no bigger than 60cm x 60cm state size on entry form The Sabrina Challenge Cup awarded for Best in Show Photography All Photos must be NO bigger than 8 x 6. Limit of 3 entries per class. All photographs must be mounted on white card with a 1 margin, and must be covered with protective film. Those which are NOT covered will be disqualified. Florists sell clear film which is perfect for covering your photos. Please make sure that you include the title of the picture on the bottom right hand side of the white border. This must be written in black. 90 Have fun with this one. A Selfie 91 Photograph of wildlife 92 Name that tune A photo with a song title included 93 94 95 96 Wow what a view A Black & white photograph any subject Best Friends Digital photography, open, showing manipulation. We will be allowing the public to choose their best in show photograph. They must choose from the winning entries in classes 90 96. The people s choice will be revealed with a certificate by 2.30pm when the results have been counted. There will be voting slips and a posting box for entries to be placed. There will be a prize for the winning photo sponsored by Donna & Nigel Guile Page 8
Children s Classes Children must only enter their own age group. Unless otherwise stated children can only enter one exhibit per class. Please use the entry form to enter and only one exhibitor per entry form. Photocopies are allowed. Children are allowed to enter adults classes which are 1.00 per class. Sophie Spratley Challenge Shield awarded in this section 7 YEARS AND UNDER ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW 97 98 99 Painted wooden Spoon Recycled piece of art Colouring competition 100 An item made from Loom Bands 101 My best friend painting no bigger than A3 102 A Selfie Bella Spratley Challenge Shield awarded in this section 8 12 YEARS ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW The Ancient Order of Foresters Challenge Shield awarded to 13-16 YEARS ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW 103 Make a cake of your choice 104 A photo any subject 105 You ve made it let s see it Special Needs Classes Limited to one entry per exhibitor. All exhibitors must fill in an entry form. Sponsored by New Classes for 2015 7 years and under on the day of the show 106 Colouring Competition inside front cover 107 Decorated wooden spoon Flower 108 Painted Stone 8-12 years on the day of the show 109 Colouring competition inside front cover 110 Decorated wooden spoon flower 111 Painted stone 13 years to adult 112 Art anything goes 113 Decorated Shoe 114 Painted stone Page 9
RECIPES *Oven temperatures are only for guidance only and must be adjusted for fan ovens Lemon Curd 12 oz sugar 3oz butter 4 eggs Rind & juice of 2 lemons Method Melt butter in a double saucepan or a basin in a saucepan of boiling water. Add lemon juice, sugar and thinly peeled lemon rind. Stir until sugar dissolves. Beat the eggs lightly into a basin (not frothy) and add to the other ingredients. Continue to stir until mixture thickens. Pour through a sieve into a warmed jar to remove peel. 2 medium cauliflowers, divided into 1 florets 450g small onions, quartered and cut across 2 pints malt vinegar, plus 5 tbsp ½ whole nutmeg ½ tsp ground all spice 1 cucumber, peeled cut into ¼ round then cut into quarters Piccalilli 450g runner beans, cut into even slices 2 cloves garlic crushed with 3 tsp salt 350g caster sugar 3 tbsp water 50g mustard powder 25g ground turmeric 6 level tbsp plain flour Method Place the cauliflower florets, onion and 2 pints vinegar in a large sauce pan, then add the nutmeg and all spice and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 8 minutes. Now remove the lid and stir in the cucumber, runner beans and sugar. Crush the garlic in the salt and stir this in well. Bring the mixture up to simmering point again, cover and cook for a further 5 minutes. The vegetables should still all be slightly crisp. Pour the contents of the sauce pan into a colander over a large bowl reserving the vinegar. Mix the mustard powder, turmeric and flour together in a bowl. Gradually work in the additional vinegar and water to make a paste. Add a ladleful of the hot vinegar liquid, stir and transfer the mixture into the saucepan. Add the remaining hot vinegar and gently bring to the boil stirring with a balloon whisk for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the vegetable mixture stir gently with a wooden spoon. Spoon the mixture into the prepared jam jars with vinegar proof screw top lids. Put the lid on while still hot and keep for 3 months before eating. Label and store until required. Victoria Sandwich Cake Recipe 150g Softened butter or marg 150g Caster Sugar 3 eggs 150g Self raising flour A little caster sugar for dredging on top Raspberry jam to sandwich Method Grease & line two 7 sandwich tins and pre heat oven @ 180ºC / Gas 4 Beat together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until pale and creamy. Add the eggs to the mixture, one at a time and stir until smooth. Add the flour and mix gently into the mixture. Divide into the two tins equally level the top before cooking for 20 to 25 min s. The cakes are done when they are well risen and golden brown and feel springy in the middle. Turn them out on a wire cooling rack, making sure they do not have rack marks on the tops of the cakes. Sandwich together with the raspberry jam. Finish of by dusting with casterr sugar. Page 10
Bara Brith Class 71 175g currants 225g self raising flour 175g sultanas 1 egg beaten 225g light muscovado sugar 300ml strong black tea Method Measure the fruit and sugar into a bowl, pour over the hot tea and leave overnight. Pre heat the oven to 150ºC/300ºF/Gas 2. Lightly grease and base line a 2lb loaf tin with grease proof paper. Stir the flour and egg into the fruit mixture, mix thoroughly then turn into the prepared tin and level the surface. Bake in the oven for 1½ - 1¾ hours or until well risen and firm to the touch. Once cooked allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out and leaving to cool completely on a wire rack. Caple Young Challenge Family, Friends, Group Entry Entry Form Class 115 Entry Fee 5.00 Prize Money 1 st 20.00 2 nd 10.00 3 rd 5.00 Down by the Sea Judge: The 2015 Henley Show President Mr B Haigh You must produce the 5 items by the whole team made from the list below and staged on a 6 x 2 6 table. Bunting A Picnic on a tea tray Carved Fruit or Vegetable A sand Castle A Kite The use of as many props and back drops are allowed to display your exhibits Page 11
CLASS 116 - Make a Scarecrow New for 2015 Please bring them to the produce tent on Wednesday9 th September The scarecrows will be judged on Thursday 10 th September 2015 once judged they will be place around the show ground and used as in the scarecrow hunt. Prize money 1 st 25 2 nd 15 3 rd 10. Class entry 5. Theme: Song, film or television character. SCARECROW HUNT Free to Enter on the day How to enter the scare crow hunt. Entry forms will be available in the produce tent. All scarecrows will be numbered and named, once you have found all the scarecrows placed around the show ground and filled in the entry form correctly your entry will be put into the draw and at 3.30pm we will pick the winner out. You will win a family ticket for 2016 Henley Show.
Name Telephone No Henley & District Agricultural Association Show Saturday 12th September 2015 NO LATE ENTRIES ON THE DAY * ONE EXHIBITOR PER ENTRY FORM Entries to reach us NO later than Wednesday 9 th September Address Postcode Email Address Class No. Description p Totals Additional Tickets Family ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children) 25.00 Adult 10.00 Junior 5.00 Senior Citizens 7.00 Total enclosed Special Note One Exhibitor s pass and an Exhibitor s Car Pass will be issued to each Exhibitor paying 10.00 or more in Entry Fees. Advanced tickets purchased before 30 th August are at reduced price any purchased after that date the higher price must be paid. Postal entries received after 1 st September will not be guaranteed exhibitors passes and car passes into the show. However tickets can be collected from Fabric Fields,The High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxon OX49 5TN until Wednesday 9 th September. Entry Fee 1.00 per entry unless otherwise stated. Children classes free unless entering adult classes and the 1.00 entry fee must be paid. An A5 (this is the size of the schedule) self addressed stamped envelope MUST be sent with your entry for return of passes and additional tickets