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Allotment Stuff => Allotment Movement => Topic started by: allotmentholder on January 21, 2008, 20:34:55

Title: veg and flower shows
Post by: allotmentholder on January 21, 2008, 20:34:55

our association is trying to recindle shows could any one tell us were do we get judges and wat are the catergores

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: rdm51 on January 26, 2008, 17:45:15

Hi
 Have you tried you Local Council, I know the parks department used to help our local show out with a judge,
   Good Luck with you show
   Bob

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: growmore on January 28, 2008, 10:38:05

Get in touch with the national society of vegetable and leisure gardens ,They have judges in all areas and will help you with advice re the show etc..   

http://www.nsalg.org.uk/#

 

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: betula on March 19, 2008, 19:39:30

Is anybody going to enter their produce in a show this year?

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: DenBee on March 19, 2008, 19:57:38

Thanks for the reminder re. shows.  Gateshead have a big summer flower show, and a friend told me last year that if you enter veggies/flowers in the competitions, you get free entry tickets.  I'll have a look on their site and see if I can find application forms.  :)

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: DenBee on March 19, 2008, 20:08:43

Found the form no problem for Gateshead's show, and including crafts, flowers, veggies, special classes, baking, jams/preserves, wine & beer, and pot plants, there are 374 classes.  :o

£1 for up to 5 entries, and 20p each after that.  But it gets you a free £7 entry ticket, so I suppose it's worth it.  :)

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: Clairylou on March 20, 2008, 07:58:27

As well as the big one in gateshead there is usually one in Saltwell Park a few weeks after.  Its usually advertised on gateshead council website might be a bit early yet though.

Claire
 :)

Title: Re: veg and flower shows
Post by: DenBee on March 20, 2008, 08:07:32

Thanks Claire, I'll have a look.

I keep meaning to have a run up to the allotment shop at Saltwell Park.  I bought my spuds there a couple of years ago.