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2025 Annual Show Results

Another very successful show!

Thanks to the enthusiasm of many new entrants, including one novice and 6 children, this year’s Annual Show was a bumper success with 32 entrants and over 250 entrIes throughout the categories.
The deputy Mayor was very impressed. A big thank you to all those members who made the wonderful cakes and the volunteers who helped set up the Show.
And the trophy winners were:

J.H.JEFFREY MEMORIAL CUP FOR VEGETABLES & FRUIT – HIGHEST AGGREGATE POINTS
Devina and Arun Rishi
JACK HUMPHRIES CUP FOR VEGETABES AND FRUIT – BEST EXHIBIT
Mohammed Iqbal
VIC MANN CUP FOR FIVE KINDS OF VEGETABLE – BEST IN CLASS
Devina and Arun Rishi
HONOUR EWART CUP FOR PRESERVES – HIGHEST AGGREGATE POINTS
Julie Floyd and Paul Osborne
GPHS COOKERY CUP – HIGHEST AGGREGATE POINTS
Elaine Munro
EVELYN CRAVEN CUP FOR PRESERVES/COOKERY – BEST EXHIBIT
Elaine Munro
WRAGG BROTHERS TROPHY FOR CHRYSANTHEMUMS – HIGHEST AGGREGATE POINTS
Alan Grierson
LESLIE LAWRANCE FOR DAHLIAS – HIGHEST AGGREGATE POINTS
Evan Theodorides
JOHN PAYNE CUP FOR FLOWERS – HIGHEST AGGREGATE POINTS
Evan Theodorides

2025 AGM Documents & Diary Dates

Members are reminded that the 2025 AGM will be held on the 11 March at St. Stephens Church. Full details, agenda, annual accounts and the minutes of the 2024 meeting together with a discussion document regarding the Societies charitable donation are availble in the MEMBERS ONLY AREA.

Other Diary Dates for 2025:

  1. Sunday 11th May: Waterperry Gardens, Oxford Coach outing (members only. Waiting list only)
  2. 17th May: PLANT BRING AND BUY SALE and OPEN DAY, at the Allotments from 10am to 4pm
  3. 5th July: SUMMER FLOWER SHOW St Stephen’s Church Hall – 2.30pm
  4. 6th September: ANNUAL SHOW atSt Stephen’s Church Hall – 2.30pm
  5. 7th December: PROPOSED CHRISTMAS LUNCH to be confirmed

Full details of all the above events will be confirmed as son as possible.

More details of these events will be announced in due course.