The Hadlow Down Summer Show – Conditions, Rules, Hints & Entry Forms

                          Hadlow Down Summer Show

                                                          CONDITIONS

1. All classes in the schedule are open to all persons to exhibit on the payment of 30p per entry.
2. Entry forms and fees to be handed in BEFORE THURSDAY 6PM JULY 31^ST
3. Entries will NOT be accepted after this date
4. All fruits, flowers and vegetables, except decorative classes must have been grown in the exhibitor’s own ground.
5. Only one exhibit per class may be entered by any one exhibitor.
6. Exhibitors shall, upon request, allow members of the show organisers to visit the place where their exhibits were grown.
7. All jams and other preserves in the Domestic section, must have labels clearly stating the contents and date of making.
8. Exhibits to be brought to the hall between 8.30am and 10.00am on show morning. Judging begins at 10.00am.
9. Judges have the power to withhold any prizes where the subject of the competition is considered unworthy or where there are insufficient entries.
10. Any exhibit not according to the schedule will be disqualified.
11. The Show organisers do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage to any exhibit.
12. PRIZE GIVING 3.30pm. No exhibits to be removed before 4pm.
13. This year, for the first time, we will be auctioning exhibits that have been donated after the show. Exhibitors who do not wish for their exhibits to be sold in aid of Hadlow Down Summer Show, should remove them between 4.00pm and 4.20pm. The donated exhibits will be auctioned at 4.20pm.

14. ART ONLY

Art exhibits to be taken to Roberta Smyth – 830009 on Friday 25^th July between 26pm for collation.

Art work must be able to be hung (string or wire)

Max size A3 30x42cms

Title of work on reverse side and on entry card

 

ALL CUPS AND TROPHIES MUST BE RETURNED BY 4^TH JULY TO ANY SHOW ORGAN-

ISER- Roberta Smyth 830009, Penny Eliot 830006, Janet Tourell 830478, Glenys Lake 830857  or Rachel Lewis 07714 006834.

 

ENTRY FORMS MUST BE HANDED TO GLENYS LAKE BY 6PM THURSDAY 31^ST.

NO ENTRIES AFTER THIS DATE PLEASE.

Associated with the Royal Horticultural Society

Hadlow Down Summer Show

ECTION 1 – VEGETABLES              Please see Rule 4

1. A garden trug of mixed vegetables (excluding herbs) to be judged on contents, quality and general presentation.  Maximum length of trug
2. Four potatoes – one variety – White
3. Four potatoes – one variety – coloured
4. Three onions
5. Three red onions
6. Four shallots – pickling or large
7. Three bulbs of garlic
8. Four carrots – one variety
9. Six runner beans
10. Six French beans
11. Three leaves, spinach, kale or chard
12. Six cherry type tomatoes (or small plum)
13. Four standard tomatoes
14. Four tomatoes of different varieties.
15. Three beetroots
16. Three courgettes not over 16cm
17. Two cucumbers
18. A misshapen vegetable
19. Two of any vegetable not covered in schedule
20. Five culinary herbs, named – one stem of each only – small pots provided.

 STORMONT CHALLENGE TROPHY CLASS 1  ROWLAND GORRINGE CUP FOR HIGHEST POINTS IN CLASSES 2 – 20

 

SECTION 2 – FRUIT                                     Please see Rule 4

                                       

31. Ten soft fruit
32. Any other fruit (one)

 EWART CHALLENGE CUP         FOR HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS CLASSES 31-32

 

SECTION 3 – FLOWERS                           Please see Rule 4

(Vases provided for Classes 40 – 48 inclusive)

Single rose – one specimen bloom

40. Cluster-flowered rose – one stem
41. Flowering shrub – three stems, one variety excluding hydrangeas
42. Five sweet peas – one or more varieties
43. Three stems dahlias – one or more varieties
44. Vase of herbaceous perennials one or more varieties, four stems only
45. Vase of annuals – one or more varieties, four stems only
46. Fuchsias – two stems, one variety
47. One Spike e.g. delphinium, gladioli, hollyhock etc

49. Lilies – one stem Please bring your own container

50. Three heads hydrangeas – lace cap type. Please bring your own container
51. Three heads hydrangeas – mop head type. Please bring your own container
52. Three heads hydrangeas – Paniculata. Please bring your own container
53. Geranium in a pot no larger than 25cm (to have been owned for min. 3 months)

 ROPNER ROSE BOWL FOR BEST ROSE CLASSES 40-41  VICE-PRESIDENT’S TROPHY HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS CLASSES 40-53

 SECTION 4 – DOMESTIC CATEOGIES

(Please bring your own plate. We will supply a cover)

• Four fresh eggs in any container
• Four bread rolls.
• Apple cake
•  Vegetarian pasties (please list ingredients)
• Banana Loaf (please list ingredients)
• A vegetarian starter (please list ingredients)
• Jar of marmalade
• Jar of chutney
• Jar of jam
• Small jar of jelly, fruit or herb
• A small bottle of infused gin including Sloe gin

70 A small bottle of homemade wine

    SLEE MEMORIAL CUP FOR HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS IN CLASSES 60-70

    SECTION 5 – FLOWER ARRANGING ’PEOPLE’S CHOICE’

80. Celebrating 80yrs since VE day
81. An arrangement in an egg cup

 POLLOCK MEMORIAL CUP FOR BEST EXHIBIT CLASSES 80-81 As decided by the ‘People Choice’ vote

 

SETION 6 – CRAFT

90. A quilted tablemat
91. A tie dye item
92. A homemade gift made for no more than £3.00. (Please give costings.)
93. A baby’s cardigan
94. A material door stop
95. Crochet poppy
96. An article in wood, ceramic or metal

 HADLOW DOWN CHALLENGE CUP FOR HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS IN      CLASSES 90-96

 

SECTION 7 –ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY                   Please see Rule14

 

Items not previously exhibited at this show, NO larger than A3 42x30cms. Art work needs to have hanging string/wire

103. A piece of art work using watercolour
104. A piece of art work using pencil/charcoal
105. A piece of art work using acrylic/oil
106. Photograph – “It’s Yellow!”
107. Photograph – “Wheels”
108. Photograph – “I spy something beginning with S”

All photographs to be unmounted, unframed and no larger than 13×18 cm

    THE HARRISON CUP FOR THE BEST EXHIBIT IN 100-102

      ANNIVERSARY CUP FOR BEST EXHIBIT 103-105

 Section 8 – Junior Categories

Please specify age group on the entry card

Children 6yrs and under; 7 – 10yrs; 11 – 14yrs

110. A wooden spoon puppet
111. An alien made from fruit or vegetables
112. A decorated picture frame (up to A4 size)
113. Cookery – 3 pieces of ‘Rocky road’

  CERTIFICATE FOR 1^ST AND HIGHLY COMMENDED IN EACH         CLASS 110 – 113

 HINTS FOR  EXHIBITORS

Potatoes:               Tubers should be washed with a sponge.

Onions/Shallots:  Do not over-skin. Tops should be tied and roots trimmed. Beet & Carrots:    Tops cut off leaving approx 3”of leaf stalks, which should be                                   neatly tied.

Cabbage:	3” of stalk remaining.
Beans:	Cut from vine with scissors with some stalk attached.
Courgette:	Do not cut main fruit to conform to size requirement.
Tomatoes:	Aim for uniform set of fruits with small eye and firm

fresh calyx.

Cucumbers:       Should be well matched, with a well developed stalk end.

Garlic:                         Leave 1” of dried stem.  bulbs as complete specimens.

Soft Fruit:             Should be exhibited with stalks

Preserves:           Fully-dated label on lower half of jar. Jars to be full, with                                screw tops.

  The ‘People’s Choice’ for Flower Arranging

 Take a ‘People’s Choice’ ticket on entry to the village hall

• Choose your favourite floral arrangement
• Place your ‘People’s Choice’ ticket in the receptacle adjacent to the flower arrangement of your choice.
• The winner of the ‘People’s Choice’ will be announced at the prize giving from 3.30pm

Enjoy being able to choose your favourite flower arrangement!

HADLOW DOWN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

ENTRY FORM FOR ANNUAL SHOW ON 2^nd AUGUST 2025

 To enter please place class number(s) to be exhibited in box(es) below

 

 

 

FEES  30p per exhibit

NO late entries

ALL CHILDRENS ENTRIES ARE FREE

 

 

FIRST NAME
SURNAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NO

 

 

ENTRIES FORMS MUST BE HANDED TO A COMMITTEE MEMBER

BEFORE 6pm  31 JULY