Upton Village

South Oxfordshire

VPA Autumn Show

The VPA Autumn Show is in the Methodist Hall on Saturday afternoon, 9th September; anyone can show.

Schedule

STAGING: 8:30 am – 11:00 am
JUDGING to commence 11:15 am
SHOW OPENS 2:30 pm
ENTRY FEES; 20p per entry. Free to Children

The closing date for all entries (written, e-mailed or telephoned) is 10:00 pm. on Wednesday 6th September 2006

Entry forms together with entry fees should be returned to: The Show Secretary, Margaret Maytham, at Toad Hall, Upton (or c/o The Blewbury Post Office)

If you are unable to deliver your entry, you may telephone it in on 01235 850364 or e-mail it to margaret_maytham@hotmail.com.

All entries must be your own work; horticultural items must have been in your possession for more then 3 months unless grown in a shorter time from seed. Floral Art entrants may purchase flowers and foliage for their arrangements.

Please try to name the varieties that you display in any of the Horticultural Classes:

FLOWER SECTION ‘M’

  • M1 Vase of any dahlia, 3 blooms, one or more types or cultivars
  • M2 Bowl of mixed dahlias, diameter of bowl not exceeding 9 inches, (230mm)
  • M3 Single stem of a dahlia, any type or cultivar
  • M4 Vase of chrysanthemums, 3 blooms, one or more cultivars
  • M5 Single stem of a chrysanthemum
  • M6 Single stem of a flower grown from bulb, tuber or corm
  • M7 Vase of Michaelmas daisies, 3 stems, not dwarf, one or more cultivars
  • M8 Vase of annuals, not less than 3 types of annual
  • M9 Vase of annuals, not more than 6 stems, one type of annual
  • M10 Single stem of an annual
  • M11 Vase of roses, 3 blooms, large flowered (Hybrid Tea), one or more cultivars
  • M12 Single stem of a floribunda rose
  • M13 One specimen rose, large flowered, any type, any cultivar
  • M14 Vase of berried shrubs/trees, not a rose, not more than 6 stems, one or more types of berried shrub / trees
  • M15 Vase of any other flower, not mentioned above, not more than 6 stems, one type of flower
  • M16 Single stem of a perennial flower
  • M17 Vase of mixed garden flowers, a minimum of 3 types of garden flower
  • M18 A flowering pot plant, in pot not exceeding 12 inches (305mm) in diameter
  • M19 Cactus or succulent plant, in a pot not exceeding 12 inches (305mm) in diameter
  • M20 Largest sunflower head (as measured across the diameter, petal to petal)

FRUIT SECTION ‘N’

  • N1 Plate of 4 dessert apples
  • N2 Plate of 4 cooking apples
  • N3 Plate of 4 pears
  • N4 Plate of 7 plums, damsons or gages
  • N5 Plate of any other fruit, one type, not mentioned above.

Class N5 only – more than one entry per member permitted

VEGETABLE SECTION ‘O’

  • O1 4 potatoes, white
  • O2 4 potatoes, coloured
  • O3 9 shallots, necks whipped or tied with raffia
  • O4 3 onions, large, flat or globe, sets allowed, necks whipped or tied with raffia
  • O5 6 onions, each not exceeding 6 ounces, necks whipped or tied with raffia
  • O6 6 runner beans, with stalks
  • O7 4 legumes (pod of peas or beans)
  • O8 3 carrots, with leaf stalk of not more than 3 inches/75mm (please label with type)
  • O9 3 parsnips, with leaf stalk of not more than 3 inches/75mm
  • O10 2 cobs of sweet corn, with husks closed, silks intact and not more than one inch/125 mm of shank
  • O11 6 tomatoes with calyces
  • O12 6 cherry tomatoes with calyces
  • O13 1 marrow (not more than 12 ins long)
  • O14 Any other vegetable not mentioned above, not less than 2 specimens
  • O15 Vase of mixed herbs, named, 3 varieties, culinary or medicinal
  • O16 Collection of 6 different vegetables, one specimen of each kind. Space allowed 18 ins/458mm x table width

Class O14 only – more than one entry per member permitted (see Rule 2)

NOVELTY SECTION ‘P’

  • P1 Heaviest marrow
  • P2 Heaviest pumpkin
  • P3 Heaviest onion
  • P4 Heaviest potato
  • P5 Heaviest tomato
  • P6 Longest runner bean
  • P7 Heaviest apple
  • P8 Longest carrot
  • P9 An amusingly shaped vegetable – any kind
  • P10 Largest truss of tomatoes (to be judged on number of tomatoes. Note, tomatoes do not need to be ripe)

In all the following Classes more than one person per household may enter.

PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION ‘Q’

Items that are exhibited must not have been shown at any previous VPA Show.
Q1 – Q10; all prints not less than 6ins x 4ins

  • Q1 A set of 4 colour prints depicting “Sky”
  • Q2 A Colour print depicting “Leaves”
  • Q3 A Colour print depicting “Old Age”
  • Q4 A Colour print depicting “An Everyday Object”
  • Q5 A Colour print depicting “A Leisure Moment”
  • Q6 A Colour print depicting “Uniforms”
  • Q7 A Colour print depicting “A Landscape”
  • Q8 A Set of 3 Colour Prints depicting “Growth”
  • Q9 A Print, amusing with caption
  • Q10 A Print depicting “An Old Building”
  • Q11 A portrait (print any size)
  • Q12 A Black & White print. (any size)

FLORAL ART SECTION ‘R’

Note; flowers in these Classes may be home grown or purchased.
Theme “Signs of the Season”

  • R1 “Falling Leaves” An all foliage design , not exceeding 30 inches/760mm in height, width or depth.
  • R2 “Whispering Winds” a design for a dining table, not exceeding 12 inches/305mm in height, 18 inches/458mm width or depth.
  • R3 “First Snowflakes” A petite exhibit, not exceeding 9 inches/230mm in height, width or depth. For Novices only, (see Section A)
  • R4 “Scarecrow” An exhibit not exceeding 18 inches/458mm in height, width or depth

A special trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor with the most points in this section.

COOKERY SECTION ‘S’

  • S1 Jar of Jelly- any variety
  • S2 Jar of jam – any variety
  • S3 Jar of chutney – any variety (chutney should be at least two months old) S4 Jar of pickles – any variety
  • S5 A Dundee cake
  • S6 1lb loaf of bread, any recipe (baked in a tin)
  • S7 Harvest Plait of white bread
  • S8 Pizza
  • S9 Trifle
  • S10 A Vegetarian Pasty
  • S11 4 meringues
  • S12 A quarter pound (approximately) of confectionary- served on a plate.
  • S13 A bottle of homemade lemonade – a glass to be provided for tasting.

WINE SECTION ‘T’

  • T1 Bottle of white wine – made from a kit or original ingredients
  • T2 Bottle of mead – please indicate whether sweet or dry
  • T3 Bottle of red wine; kit or original, please state
  • T4 Bottle of rose wine – made from a kit or original ingredients
  • T5 Bottle of home-made cider, beer or lager – made from a kit or original ingredients

CHILDREN’S SECTION “U”

  • U1 Flowers from the garden arranged in a jam jar
  • U2 The largest/ tallest sunflower in Upton or Blewbury (put measurements on entry form)
  • U3 A collage using leaves and /or flowers etc
  • U4 A packed lunch

COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLY SECTION “V”

This is for VPA committee members only, no fee & no prize money, just for fun!

  • V1 Single ‘painful’stem
  • V2 A plate of reject cookery entries
  • V3 A photo depicting “headless”
  • V4 A handmade ‘something’ with loo rolls

A special prize awarded to the winner of this class