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Windmill Hill FLOWER SHOW

GROWING & SHOWING SINCE 1884

Saturday 3rd August 2019

2.00pm to 4.30pm At The Reid Hall, Boreham Street BN27 4SD

TEAS & CAKES STALLS & RAFFLE

ENTRANCE £1. CHILDREN FREE. FREE PARKING

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Windmill Hill FLOWER SHOW

GROWING & SHOWING SINCE 1884

Windmill Hill Flower Show began in 1884 at the Horse Shoe Inn, Posey Green. In 1888 it moved to the cricket field at Windmill Hill Place. The Show rapidly became a huge event, including sports, and attracting entries from far and wide. The shops would close for the day and people would attend in ‘gala garb’. The Flower Show has continued, in various locations, to the present day, and moved to its present home when the Reid Hall opened in 1992. You can see photographs of last year’s show on our website www.windmillhillhortsoc.org.uk The Show depends on the support of many members and friends, particularly on the Friday and the day of the Show. If you can offer any help, such as running a stall or transporting equipment, please contact the committee, or send a message through the website. If you have never entered a show before, please do not feel you need to be an expert. Just enter whatever you grow in your garden, or make a cake. With so many prizes available, you are likely to win something. Classes in the children’s section are divided into three age groups.

Windmill Hill Horticultural Society will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any exhibits or personal property.

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President: Mr Frank Beeney Vice-President: Mrs Joan Beeney

COMMITTEE Chairman: Mrs P Vasey Hon. Treasurer: Mrs C Hampshire Hon. Secretary: Mrs J Cheshire Committee: Mr E Barron, Mrs M Harding, Mrs L Knight, Mrs S Page

Mrs P Stewart, Mrs C Shepherd Mr R Shepherd

JUDGES Section 1: Flowers Mr S Hills Section 2: Flower Arranging Mrs A Brooks Section 3: Fruit & Vegetables Mr R Waite Section 4: Novelty Section Mr E Barron Section 5: Home Produce Mrs S Davies and Mrs M Hughes Section 6: Children’s Classes Mrs N Carter Section 7: Photography Mr M Betts Section 8: Handicrafts Mrs M Hughes

PRIZES For all classes, except where otherwise stated.

First: £2 Second: £1 Third: 50p

Over £300 in Prize Money and

22 Cups & Trophies to be Awarded

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The Committee would like to thank the following businesses and organisations which have supported the Show in 2019

The AED Practice Wartling

Boreham Mill Nurseries, Boreham Street

The Bull’s Head Inn Boreham Street

Christmas Eve Decorations, Wartling

Comphurst Cross Country

Court Lodge Farm Wartling

Parker and Son Ninfield

The Horseshoe Inn Windmill Hill

The Lamb Inn Wartling

Lime Cross Nursery Herstmonceux

PGL Travel Ltd Windmill Hill Place

Scolfes Tea Shoppe Boreham Street

The Truggery, Coopers Croft, Herstmonceux

Vitality Villages

Windmill Hill Garage Windmill Hill Stores

Honeysett Groundcare

East Sussex Farm Women’s Club

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CUPS & TROPHIES and the Winners in 2018

The Banksian Medal: RHS Award given to the winner of

the highest number of points in the Flower, Fruit & Vegetable classes. (Winners in the last two years are not eligible)

Gill Blunden 2017 Winner: Peter

Saunders

Reid Cup: Highest number of points in the whole show Gill Blunden

Barbara Page Memorial Vase: President’s Choice from

the Flower & Decorative Classes

Pamela Clatworthy

Edward Wilmoth Rose Bowl: Best Rose Exhibit Not awarded

Evan Barron Cup: Highest number of points in the Flower

Section

Gill Blunden

Chilsham Cup: Best Flower Exhibit Peter Saunders

Kathleen Akehurst Cup: Best Gladioli Brian Gurr

Merritt Cup: Best Pot Plant Lynda Knight

Jim Akehurst Cup: Class 109. Six stems of Annuals

Carolyn Shepherd

MacDonell Trophy: Class 111. Bunch of Cut Garden Flowers Gill Blunden

Tom Simmons Trophy: Class 112. Best Exhibit in Sweet

Peas

Not awarded

Hance Cup: Class 117. Best Fuchsia

Not awarded

Cutler Cup: Best Flower Arrangement Pamela Clatworthy

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Tobex Cup: Highest number of points in the Fruit & Vegetable

Section

Gill Blunden

Richardson Cup: Best Exhibit of Vegetables other than

Onions

Gill Blunden

Simmons Cup: Best Onions

Gill Blunden

Parkes Cup: Class 404. Largest Marrow by weight

Peter Saunders

Elliot Cup: Highest number of points in the Home Produce

Section

Carolyn Shepherd

Appleby Cup: Best Exhibit in Home Produce

Bernice Burke

Windmill Hill Stores Cup: For outstanding effort in the

Children’s Section

Not awarded

Star Garage Cup No 1: Highest number of points in

Children's Section ages 5 and under

Olivia King

Star Garage Cup No 2: Highest number of points in

Children's Section ages 6-11

Alfred Steven Daisy Keen

Tasker Trophy: Highest number of points in Children's

Section ages 12-16

Georgia Band

Certificate of Merit (Photography)

Robert Shepherd

Certificate of Merit (Handicrafts) Carolyn Shepherd

Please return Trophies (clean) no later than 28th June to Cathy Hampshire, Rockwell House, Wartling, BN27 1RY

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SHOW SCHEDULE Entries are welcome from everyone,

members and non-members alike, wherever they live.

RULES (See each Section and Class for Special Rules)

1. Produce must be grown by the exhibitor. More than one person may exhibit from the same garden.

2. The horticultural entries will be judged according to RHS rules.

3. Home Produce and Handicrafts will be judged according to WI rules.

4. The exhibitors must confine themselves to the number required as specified in the schedule. Varieties should be named where possible.

5. The reception and display of entries on the morning of the Show will be between 8.00am to 9.45am only, after which time the Hall will then be closed for judging.

6. Only ONE exhibit per person per class.

7. The Society does not provide vases/plates/boxes etc for display.

8. No entry will be accepted unless made on the entry form included in this schedule. This is to be returned, together with your entry fees, to either

Cathy Hampshire, Rockwell House, Wartling, BN27 1RY

Gill Blunden, Ambrizette, Hailsham Road, Herstmonceux, BN27 4JX not later than 6.00 pm on Wednesday 31

st July 2019. Positively no entries will be

accepted after this date.

9. The Treasurer is aware of each individual's exact prize money. Prize money will be paid out at the Show between 3.00pm and 4.30pm. After 4.30pm it will be considered a donation to the Society.

10. In the event of there being only one entry in a Class, no prize will be given except on the special recommendation of the judge, and then not necessarily a first prize.

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11. Presentation of exhibits is considered by the judge, i.e. clean pots, removal of dead foliage etc.

12. Exhibitors' entry cards must not be removed before the end of the Show. Exhibits must not be removed until after the presentation of cups, but before 5.30pm.

13. Any entry that is NOT According to the Schedule CANNOT be considered by the Judges.

The RHS and WI Handbooks are available for reference at our monthly meetings.

HOW TO ENTER Please read the rules for the Show, and the Special Rules which apply to Sections or individual Classes. The entry form is stapled into the centre of this Schedule. Spare copies are available on www.windmillhillhortsoc.org.uk Please complete a separate entry form for each person entering the Show, including children, and sign where indicated. The entry fee for all classes is 30p per class. Please put your completed entry form with your entry fees in a sealed envelope and addressed to ‘WHHS Flower Show Entry’ and deliver NO LATER THAN 6:00PM on Wednesday 31

st July 2019 to either:

Cathy Hampshire, Rockwell House, Wartling, BN27 1RY

Gill Blunden, Ambrizette, Hailsham road, Herstmonceux, BN27 4JX (Please just put them through the letter box)

ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW Come to The Reid Hall between 8:00am and 9:45am, collect your exhibit cards and display your exhibits. Be careful about the quantity of items required, and any size restrictions in the class, because exhibits which are ‘not as schedule’ will not be judged. Allow yourself enough time, as the hall will be closed for judging at 9:45am.

Bring your friends to the show from 2:00pm and see how you have done. Collect your prize money from the Treasurer’s table before 4.30pm (if not donating it to the Society). Take your exhibits away as soon as presentation of prizes has finished.

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Section 1- Flowers Class Description Sponsored by 101 Three Gladioli, large flowered Mrs L Harris

102 One Gladiolus Specimen Bloom

103 Three Decorative Dahlias Mr S Wicks

104 Three Cactus Dahlias

105 Five Pompon Dahlias (maximum diameter 5cm) Mr A Brown

106 Three Dahlias of any other type The AED Practice

107 Three Vases of Cut Flowers three kinds but not Dahlias Mrs C Shepherd

108 One Vase of Six Stems of Perennials six kinds (not shrubs)

109 Six Stems of Annuals of three kinds Mr D Hampshire

110 One Vase of Five Stems of Yellow Flowers with at least three different kinds

Mr A Ticehurst

111 A Bunch of Cut Garden Flowers with their Own Foliage (Max diameter 50cm). Will be judged on quality and kind, not effect. It must be tied

Boreham Mill Nurseries

112 One Vase of Sweet Peas (9 stems without foliage) Mrs E Wilmoth

113 One Rose Specimen Bloom

114 One Vase of Three Modern Roses (Not Cluster) Mrs J Beeney

115 Three Stems of Cluster Roses

116 One Foliage Plant in a Pot (Pot not to exceed 20cm internal diameter)

Lime Cross Nursery

117 One Fuchsia in a Pot (Pot not to exceed 20cm internal diameter)

Mrs K Pope

118 A Geranium (Pelargonium) in a Pot (Pot not to exceed 20cm internal diameter)

Mr F Beeney

119 A Fibrous Root Plant in Flower (Not classes 116 to 118. Pot not to exceed 20cm internal diameter)

Lime Cross Nursery

120 A Bulb, Corm or Tuber Rooted Pot Plant in Flower (Pot not to exceed 20cm internal diameter)

Lime Cross Nursery

121 Three Stems of Hydrangeas

122 Three Sprays of Flowering Shrubs (Not to exceed 50cm in height)

Mrs L Knight

123 A Hanging Basket (Max diameter 40cm) Parker and Son

124 A container planted up with one or more succulents and/or cacti. To be judged on quality of plants and overall effect.

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Section 2- Flower Arranging Purchased material may be used in this section.

No artificial flowers allowed.

Exhibit: accessories and bases allowed.

Arrangement: only flowers, containers and supports allowed.

Space Allowed: this is the maximum width and depth measurement.

Class Description Sponsored by 201 An Exhibit of Wild Flowers (Space 50cm x 50cm) To exclude

any rare, protected or invasive species. East Sussex Farm Women's Club

202 An Exhibit on a Royal Theme (Space 50cm x 50cm)

203 An Arrangement in a Kitchen Utensil (Space 50cm x 50cm) Mrs. O. Hagues

204 An Arrangement using foliage only (Space 50cm x 50cm) Lamb Inn, Wartling

205 A White plus One Other Colour Arrangement (Space 50cm x 50cm)

Mrs R. Salvage

206 A Bowl of Floating Flower Heads and/or Petals. Leaves may be used (Max diameter 25 cm)

207 Miniature Arrangement (Not exceeding 10cm high x 10cm wide x 10cm deep)

Section 3 - Fruit & Vegetables Class Description Sponsored by 301 An Exhibit of Fruit of Any One Kind. Bull's Head,

Boreham Street

302 Five Tomatoes Mrs E Pope

303 A Truss of Cherry Tomatoes, on a plate Mrs V Bowles

304 Two Peppers Windmill Hill Garage

305 Four (4) Potatoes any shape, white, not to exceed 225g each Mrs I Conway

306 Four (4) Potatoes any shape, other than white, not to exceed 225g each

Mrs M Harding

307 Six (6) Pods of Peas Mrs L Hagues

308 Four (4) Runner Beans Mrs P Vasey

309 Six (6) Pods of French Beans The AED Practice

310 Two Cucumbers Grown under Glass

311 Two Cucumbers Grown Outdoors Parker and Son

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312 Two Marrows, maximum 35 cms in length Mr S Wicks

313 Three Carrots – stump rooted

314 Three Carrots – long tapered Mrs A Oatham

315 Three Round Beetroots

316 Three Onions under 250g each Mr R Goodship

317 Three Onions over 250g each

318 Six Shallots (single bulbs)

319 Four Bunches of Distinct Kinds of Cut Culinary Herbs in one container (Judged on foliage quality)

Court Lodge Farm

320 Three Courgettes Windmill Hill Garage

321 A Vegetable of any other kind not specified in the Schedule

322 "Chef’s Choice" An exhibit of Potatoes and Two Vegetables in a Basket sufficient for two people.

Honeysett Groundcare

323 One herb Grown in a Pot (max internal diameter 10cm)

324 A Chilli Pepper Grown from Seed in a Pot (max internal diameter 20cm)

Mrs S Ross

Section 4 – Novelty Classes Class Description Sponsored by 401 Garden in a Seed Tray with points weighted in favour of items

actually grown in the tray (max size 40cm x 30cm) Vitality Villages

402 A Wonky Vegetable (strange to look at but great to eat) with a caption

Honeysett Groundcare

403 The Longest Runner Bean Parker and Son

404 The Largest Marrow by weight Horseshoe Inn

405 Smallest ripe tomato

406 Potato Growing Competition: Greatest weight of Potatoes grown from one tuber. Exhibits to be brought to the show still in the container in the growing medium to be emptied and weighed at the show. All entries in these classes are to be clearly labelled with your name. If needed, instruction sheets are available from the committee.

Court Lodge Farm

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Section 5 – Home Produce Please do not use oversized boards/plates to display your entries, as space is limited.

All exhibits in Classes 501 to 511 to be covered.

Classes 513-518: If using recycled jars, new caps must be used. Plain jars to be used (min 225g), filled to the top and labelled with the date (d/m/y) of making. Labels must be on straight.

Class Description Sponsored by 501 A Homemade Wholemeal Loaf (Not from a Bread Maker) Mrs C Hampshire

502 A Plaited Loaf The AED Practice

503 Five Pieces of Shortbread Mrs E Wilmoth

504 Five Meringue Halves, without filling (Not piped) Scolfes

505 A Coffee and Walnut Cake Mrs L Harris

506 Victoria Sandwich (3 egg) Parker and Son

507 Five Fruit Scones (Fluted Round Cutter 6cm)

508 Five Cup Cakes (Hand Iced and No Bought Decorations)

509 A Quiche approx. 20cm, any flavour or filling Mrs C Shepherd

510 Three Florentines Mr S Wicks

511 A Salad made ONLY of home grown ingredients on/in a plate/bowl (max 25cm) This Class will be judged on produce (75%) and presentation (25%)

Mrs H Goodship

512 Six Eggs of One Colour (NB: One will be cracked open to judge the quality)

Lamb Inn, Wartling

513 A Jar of Lemon Curd (No metal tops) Mrs S Ross

514 A Jar of Orange Marmalade

515 A Jar of Strawberry Jam The AED Practice

516 A Jar of Named Jam (not Strawberry) Mrs M Bloomfield

517 A Jar of Fruit Jelly

518 A Jar of Chutney.

Chutney to be at least 3 months old and sealed with a vinegar proof screw top lid. (If your chutney is ‘HOT’ please put a warning label on the jar for the judge).

Miss A Hamilton

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Section 6 – Children’s Classes No names may appear on any exhibit. Entries must be child’s own work. All exhibits in this section receive a small prize for entering

Class Description Sponsored by 601 Age 5 and under: A potato print Big Sky Tipi

602 Age 5 and under: A flower drawing Windmill Hill Stores

603 Age 5 and under: A model of a mini-bug Big Sky Tipi

604 Age 5 and under: An edible necklace Mrs P Vasey

605 Age 6-11: An animal made of fruit and vegetables

606 Age 6-11: A flowerpot decorated with natural materials PGL Travel Ltd.

607 Age 6-11: Something you have grown yourself PGL Travel Ltd.

608 Age 6-11: Five named garden flowers in a mug Big Sky Tipi

609 Age 12-16: A colour photograph taken in a garden PGL Travel Ltd.

610 Age 12-16: A collage made of natural materials PGL Travel Ltd.

611 Age 12-16: A garden in a box or seed tray Lime Cross Nurseries

612 Age 12-16: My favourite cake The AED Practice

Section 7 – Photography Your prints will be displayed for you by the Steward. Please bring them in an envelope with your name on and put your name and class number on the reverse of each of your photographs. Print sizes not to exceed 18cm x 13cm including any borders. All prints to be unframed. No image exhibited in a previous year may be entered.

Class Description Sponsored by 701 Two Separate Colour Prints on a Horticultural Theme from two

perspectives Mr R Shepherd

702 Colour Print of wild creature(s) Comphurst Cross Country

703 Black & white Print on a Horticultural Theme Hoop Design

704 Colour Print of a Woodland Scene Mrs L Smith

705 Colour Print with a Local Interest Mr R Shepherd

706 Colour Print of a Landscape The Truggery

707 Colour Print of Growing Flower(s) or Fruit Lime Cross Nursery

708 A Colour Print on a weather theme Mr D Harding

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Section 8 – Handicrafts No item exhibited in a previous year may be entered.

Class Description Sponsored by 801 An Item of Tapestry or Embroidery (max size 50cm x 50cm) Christmas Eve

Decorations

802 A Painting or Drawing Parker and Son

803 An Item of Handmade Jewellery

804 A Knitted or Crocheted Article Mrs L Knight

805 A Greetings Card on a Floral Theme Christmas Eve Decorations

806 A small Item of Woodwork (max size 50cm x 50cm) Mr A Guile

807 NEW FROM OLD: A Useful Item made from Recycled Materials The Truggery

808 Any Other Handicraft Item, using any material, for example paper, clay, glass, mosaic. (NB: Table & floor space for display is limited)

Comphurst Cross Country

As a reminder, I/we have entered in the following Class Numbers:

As a reminder, I/we have entered in the following Class Numbers:

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Windmill Hill Horticultural Society

Growing and Showing since 1884

Please visit our website: www.windmillhillhortsoc.org.uk Membership of the Society for 2019 is £5 per person. As well as running Windmill Hill Flower Show, WHHS has a programme of meetings and outings throughout the year. Admission to meetings at the Reid Hall is £2, or £1 for members.

The remaining programme for 2019 is:

Thursday 5th

September. 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Reid Hall. Pevensey Levels – The Flora and Fauna of an Ancient Wetland Landscape – Evan Jones

Thursday 3rd

October 7.00 for 7.30pm. Reid Hall. Year Round Garden Interest – Alison Marsden, Garden Designer Saturday 19

th October. Visit to Brogdale Apple Festival, Kent. Charge will apply.

Thursday 7th

November. Annual Dinner – Details to be confirmed. Thursday 5

th December. 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Christmas wreath making