Summer Show Report 2011
Saturday 13th August 2011
Over a hundred visitors enjoyed the Summer Flower Show filling Meavy Parish Hall with vibrant colour. With excellent standards maintained by all the exhibits, much thought was needed to choose the best in each class as visitors votes are collated by Jenny Sharp to select the winners. Most pleasing was the large number of entries in classes for cut flowers, miniature arrangements and vegetables. But, with no entries for a child’s Vegetable Sculpture, a new class, we plan to involve Meavy School more.
Strong competition was engendered for the Gordon Cross trophy by the points system of selecting the winner as, achieving both Second and Third places in a class is equivalent to a First.
Guest of Honour to present the trophies was Miss Christine Gibson, who has actively supported the Society for many years.
Mike Inman made sure everyone paid the entrance fee, Mary Helby carried off the duties of Show Secretary well, with some fun asides and Doris Potter enticed a lot of money from pockets and purses for the fine raffle prizes. Avril Back organised the teas and homemade cakes, while Douglas Henderson and Society President, Cyril Sparey, sold members plants. Chairman Brenda Burt thanked Christine, Mary and all who had helped to make another highly successful show.
Northwood Water Gardens, St Neot, will be visited by private car on September 6th, meet at the gardens at 2-00 pm.
The next meeting will be in Meavy Parish Hall on 19th September at 7-30 pm. when Brian Hiley will talk of “Container Plants and Something Different”. Visitors are always welcome, for details call 01822 852984.