Flower show celebrations mark hall opening (From Chard & Ilminster News)

Flower show celebrations mark hall opening

3:00pm Wednesday 12th August 2009

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THE annual Horton Flower and Vegetable Show was part of the celebrations of the opening of the new village hall.

There were plenty of visitors to the show, held in the adjoining pavilion, and they were greeted by a splendid show of vegetables, flowers, crafts and cookery.

There was a record entry of 570 exhibits with nearly 90 people prepared to put their entries on display.

Show chairman Paul Pickering said: “The people of Horton and the surrounding area came up trumps again by raising cash to finance this superb hall, and by now putting on a flower show worthy of the splendour of the building.”

The auction at the end of the show, run by Don Hector, raised a record £234, and this was a small part of the cash raised by a whole variety of activities which went on until late in the evening.

Special award winners were: Cecil Loud Shield for runner-up in the young people’s sections – Holly Rogers and Rosie Tip-ping; Withers Challenge Cup for most points in youth people’s section – Rosie Tipping and Holly Rogers; William Chislett Memorial Vase for best sweet peas – Barbara Black-burn; chairman’s prize for vegetables to go with a meal class – Paul Pickering; Crossley Cup for hanging basket – Barbara Blackburn; Merryfield Cup for four varieties of cut flowers – Mrs L. Lane; Marjorie Hull Memorial Trophy for runner-up in garden flower section – Cynthia White; Slater Cup for most points in garden flower section – Audrey Cooksley; Bertrose Cup for most points in flower arranging section – Sue Hutchison; Roy Grinter Salver for most points in baking section – Penny Jolley; Orchard FM Trophy for runner-up in culinary arts section – Penny Jolley; Bindon Cup for most points in culinary arts section – Mary Rendell; Elford Rose Bowl for most points in cookery, flower arranging and crafts – Betty Bond; Bert Male Memorial Cup for runner-up in vegetable section – Margaret Excell; Mattravers Chal-lenge Cup for runners-up in overall points in the show – Don Hector; Victory Hall Cup for most points overall in show – Margaret Excell; Hector/Rees Cup for the resident of Horton with most points overall in the show – Don Hector

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