Not long now until our Summer Show - you can see the Show Schedule, which gives all the details about the Show, including how to enter, here. We’ve made some changes to our Schedule this year to reflect the vital importance of sustainability, seasonality and biodiversity, while keeping quality and skills in growing, baking, preserves, craft, and photography at the core of the Show.
There are some new classes, including one for mangetout or snap peas, one for a tomato judged entirely on taste (doesn't matter what it looks like!), and of course our special competition for growing a tub of tatties. There's a class for a recycled container with flowers (use your imagination!), four new classes for cut wild flowers (grown in the garden, not collected from the wild) and two new wild flower photograph classes.
We’ve included a guide to how the Show works in the Schedule, but if you’ve got any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the Feedback link on the left.
Entering the Photography classes - print or digital
Photographs can be entered as prints (not mounted, maximum size 127x178 mm, 20p per entry) – bring them along to the Hall between 6:30pm and 8:30pm on Friday 12th August or between 8:30am and 10:30am on Saturday 13th August.
Alternatively, you can send digital images to bihs1955@gmail.com by Tuesday 9th August, putting your name and the class number in the filename (e.g. joansmithclass116.jpg). We will print the photo and enter it in the Show. This will cost £1 per print (including 20p entry fee), which can be paid by Paypal to bihs1955@gmail.com. There is no charge for entries to Class 114.
The Photography classes (Section IX) are:
114. Colour print - under 14 years of age
115. Colour print - holiday time
116. Colour print - any garden scene
117. Colour print - any horticultural subject (close-up composition) The COLONEL IRVINE CHALLENGE CUP is awarded for the best exhibit in this class
118. Colour print – Foraging
119' Colour print – wildflowers in the wild
120. Colour print – wildflowers in the garden