The Appleton Show 2010

Appleton Village Show 2010

 

 

This is held at the beginning of September each year. Members and non-members exhibit in about 80 classes, including horticultural, photographic, cookery, handicrafts, flower arranging and children’s classes. The date of this year’s show is Sunday 5th September 2010 so put the date in your diary and be sure not to miss it! The classes for the Show are below.

APPLETON SHOW 2010 - CLASSES

VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CLASSES

 
Class Number Description
1 Collection of vegetables, two specimens each of any four different vegetables, at least three from those in classes 3 to 22
2 Collection of vegetables, one specimen each of any four different vegetables, at least three from those in classes 3 to 22. Previous winners of the Novice Shield or Rowell Memorial Challenge Cup may not enter this class.
3 6 tomatoes, any colour or size, but excluding beef or cherry
4 10 cherry tomatoes, any colour
5 4 onions, each weighing 8 oz/225g or less, set or seed grown
6 4 onions, each weighing over 8 oz/225g, set or seed grown
7 9 shallots
8 4 courgettes, maximum length 6"/15cm each
9 Pair of marrows fit for the table, maximum length 12"/30cm
10 3 globe beetroot
11 3 carrots, stump-rooted
12 3 carrots, long
13 3 parsnips (note change to specification)
14 3 blanched leeks
15 3 pot leeks
16 A pair of peppers
17 A cucumber, any variety
18 6 runner beans
19 6 French beans
20 5 potatoes, white
21 5 potatoes, coloured
22 A cabbage
23 A trug of vegetables - Exhibitors will be provided on loan with a trug (approx 34cm x 26cm) which should contain minimum 5, maximum 8 varieties of vegetable See notes on Entry Page
24 6 herbs(see notes on Entry page)
25 4 cooking apples, one variety
26 4 eating apples, one variety
27 4 pears, one variety
28 5 plums, one variety
29 20 raspberries
30 Specimen (for soft fruit, a dish) of any fruit not included in classes 25-29

 

FLOWER CLASSES

 

Class

Number

 Description
31 Asters – 5 blooms
32 Decorative Dahlias – 3 blooms
33 Dahlias - cacti or semi Cacti – 3 blooms
34 Dahlias - pom-pom (max diameter 2"/5cm) – 4 blooms
35 Dahlias, any other class – 3 blooms
36 Gladioli – 3 stems
37 Single flowered rose (eg hybrid tea) – 1 bloom
38 Cluster flowered rose ( eg floribunda) – single stem
39 Fuchsias - 6 flowers displayed on card
40 3 different annuals – two specimen of each
41 5 different perennial flowers (not shrubs) - one specimen of each
42 Vase of mixed flowers
43 Vase of mixed foliage (maximum height 24"/30cm)
44 A specimen sunflower (maximum height 24"/30cm)
45 Pelargonium in a pot
46 Fuchsia in a pot
47 Pot plant in bloom, not fuchsia or pelargonium
48 Foliage house plant
49 Cactus or Succulent in a pot 

 

OTHER HORTICULTURAL CLASSES

 

Class

Number

 Description
50 A Bucket of home-made compost - to be displayed outside the hall.
51 The longest runner bean (does not qualify for any points).

 

ART and HANDICRAFT CLASSES

 
Class Number Description
52 An item of handicraft in wood, metal or ceramic – maximum table space 24"/30cm square
53 A painting in any medium, framed or unframed – maximum size of exhibit (including mount or frame) 24"/30cm on any one side
54 An item made with needle or needles (eg knitting, embroidery, sewing, crocket, tapestry)

 

FLORAL ART CLASSES

 
Class Number Description
55 ‘The Prettiest Things - a petite arrangement, no more than 10"/60cm in height, width or depth
56 Modern : ‘Understated Elegance’ (maximum width 24"/60cm) 
57 A Great Night Out - an arrangement depicting a musical show - title to be indicated (maximum width 24"/60cm)
58-60 An Arrangement for a country cottage (max width 18"/45cm)
  Class 58 - open to all exhibitors
 

Class 59 - open to all exhibitors who have not previously won either the Floral Art Trophy or the Mary Randall Rosebowl, but who may have won the Novice Cup.
  Class 60 - open to all exhibitors who have not won a floral art trophy at the Appleton Show (the winner of this class will be awarded the Novice Cup).

 

 

 

COOKERY CLASSES

 

Class

Number

 Description
61 A carrot cake – recipe see weblink  
62 A Victoria Sandwich Cake - recipe see weblink   
63 4 Welsh cakes
64 6 ginger biscuits
65 A small white loaf - hand or machine made
66 4 sausage rolls - shortcrust pastry
67 4 almond macaroons
68 A jar of marmalade (any fruit)
69 A jar of raspberry jam
70 A jar of pickle or chutney (any variety)
71 A bottle of elderflower cordial

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

 

Class

Number

 Description
72 Animal wildlife
73 Spire/s
74 Springtime
75 Silhouette
76 Action!
77 Three of a kind

 

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

 
  Children’s classes are open to all children who are under 15 on 5th September 2010. Age will be taken into consideration by the judges. Because of this, all entries must be the sole work of the exhibitor, however young.
   
Class Number Description
78 Display a seaside photograph you have taken (maximum 7" x 5"/ 18cm x 13cm
79 Make and decorate 3 cup cakes (age 5 and under decorate only - can be cakes bought or made by a parent)
80 Make a flower arrangement in a cup and saucer

 

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