HAILEY & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Annual General Meeting

Held on Monday 26 September 2016 At 7.00pm in the Village Hall, Hailey

Present: Ann Gibson, Judith Knaggs, Graham Knaggs, Janet Wyatt, Brenda Perigo, John Gibson, John Aldous, Kathy Slack, Gill Aldous, Ann Latham, Margaret

Mattingley, Tony Mattingley, Martyn Clark.

Apologies: Dawn Franklin, Graham Franklin

Ann Gibson (in the Chair) welcomed the members of the Gardening Club to the Annual General Meeting.

Minutes of the last meeting

The minutes of the last meeting were approved at the committee meeting held on 27 January 2016 and were circulated. All Gardening Club documents, accounts and

minutes are available for inspection by Members at any time upon request and will be available on the Hailey website.

Chair’s Report

Members were issued with a full report of the year’s activities to date. A copy is on record with the minutes and will be available to view on the Hailey website.

Ann Gibson reported that the number of Club members remains at over 200 with 11 new members joining this year. We have also repeated our initiative to bring on a

new generation of gardeners by recruiting 9 Junior Members. Special events will be organised for them.

The club’s biggest effort was once again our contribution to the Hailey Festival in June. The Scarecrow Competition was more successful than ever, together with Open

Gardens. There are still 2 events left on this year’s programme – the Autumn talk and Apple Day. We have once again had a very successful year in terms of both

activities and finances, in large part due to our band of “willing volunteers” who turn up when required to provide extra pairs of hands. The Committee is extremely

grateful to them all. Additional thanks must go to Pam Simpkins who audits our accounts.

Looking forward to next year, the programme will be put together in December, including some changes to keep our offering interesting. There will be scarecrows!

Treasurer’s Report

A full set of interim accounts was presented to the Members. A copy is attached to the Minutes. Graham Knaggs reported that the Club’s finances continued to remain

very healthy but explained that, since the Club’s financial year had not yet ended and more income and expenses were expected from the remaining events, the accounts

had not yet been audited. However we are currently showing a profit of approximately £1450 before donations.

The members present decided to unanimously accept the accounts, subject to audit.

Approval of Donations

The Club has recommended that the following donations should be made:

i. Bench £ 350

ii. Hailey Herald £ 50 iii. Wood Green Gardening Group £ 250 iv. Riding for the Disabled £ 150

v. Daffodils £ 50

Total £ 850

The recommendations were unanimously approved.

After a short discussion Brenda Perigo requested feedback from Wood Green School about how our donations were helping their Group. Ann agreed to pursue this.

Re-election of Committee

Having confirmed their availability for election, a motion to re-elect the committee en masse was proposed by Ann Gibson, seconded by John Gibson and was

unanimously approved.

The re-elected Committee members are Ann Gibson, Dawn Franklin, Graham Franklin, Martyn Clark, Graham Knaggs and Judith Knaggs.

Election of Officers

Ann Gibson, Graham Knaggs and Judith Knaggs have confirmed that they are available for re-election.

• A motion to re-elect Graham Knaggs as Treasurer was proposed by Ann Gibson, seconded by John Gibson and unanimously approved.

• A motion to re-elect Judith Knaggs as Secretary was proposed by Brenda Perigo, seconded by Ann Gibson and unanimously approved.

• A motion to re-elect Ann Gibson as Chair was proposed by Graham Knaggs, seconded by Judith Knaggs and unanimously approved.

General Discussion

Ann informed the meeting that as part of our investment in club facilities, we had decided to buy an electric apple scratter which will hopefully reduce waiting time for

apple juicing. The approximate cost will be £350.

There being no other items for discussion, the meeting closed at 7.25 pm.

JK

02/11/16

HAILEY AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB

Year end Accounts - audited

Not Audited Audited Audited

OPENING BALANCE 2015/16 2014/15 2013/14

Treasurers A/C £1,468.54 £1,888.91 £3,789.54

Deposit A/C £3,466.34 £3,466.34 £466.02

Total of accounts

INCOME

Subscriptions & Donations

Deck the Halls

Talks (2 in 2016)

Garage Sale

Plant Sale

School Fete/Hailey Festival/Rounders

Car Show

Open Gardens

Village Show

Apple Day

Total Income

Interest on Deposit Account

EXPENDITURE

Total Village Hall Hire for Year

Deck the Halls Costs

School Fete - fee for stall

Apple Day costs

Gifts for appreciation of past service

Speaker Fees

Donation to Oxford Youth Enterprise (S

Green talk)

Donation to NASS (D West talk)

Engraving of Cups / Village Show

New Scarecrow Trophy

Resilvering of trophies

Hire of Tables for Village Show

Village Show Prize Money

Other Village Show Costs

Administration - printing + stationary

Donation to New Yatt RDA Group

Donation to Bridewell Organic Gardens

Donation to Wood Green School

Donation to Project Hailey - Children's Play

Area

Donation to Hailey Herald

Donation to 'Fix the Floor' fund

Donation to Hailey Parish Council -

defibrillator case

Donation to Daffodil bulbs

Donation - Bench at War Memorial

Total Expenditure Profit before Donations

PROFIT FOR YEAR

CLOSING BALANCE

Treasurers A/C

Deposit A/C

Total of accounts

£4,934.88

£783.60

£114.00

£90.00

£103.00

£659.17

£136.00

£390.00

£359.10

£2,634.87

£340.00

£103.92

£0.00

£324.99

£40.00

£30.00

£19.55

£20.00

£261.00

£17.00

£26.00

£250.00

£100.00

£50.00

£500.00

£100.00

£2,182.46 £1,452.41

£452.41

£1,920.95

£3,466.34

£5,387.29

£5,355.25

£699.50

£146.50

£86.00

£115.00

£572.40

£30.70

£56.00

£349.43

£146.20

£2,201.73

£340.00

£61.00

£15.00

£19.92

£31.00

£299.24

£236.00

£20.00

£274.50

£185.44

£500.00

£250.00

£250.00

£40.00

£100.00

£2,622.10 £719.63

-£420.37

£1,468.54

£3,466.34

£4,934.88

£4,255.56

£744.60

£192.50

£110.00

£125.00

£546.83

£73.00

£473.00

£430.90

£172.76 £2,868.59

£0.32

£295.00

£101.37 £15.00

£38.97

£21.00

£79.00

£170.00

£277.00

£20.00

£249.00

£45.04

£126.16

£40.00

£291.68 £1,769.22 £1,431.05

£1,099.37

£1,888.91

£3,466.34

£5,355.25 * £3,000

transferred from

Treasurers A/C

HAILEY & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB 2017 VILLAGE

SHOW ENTRY FORM

Name of Exhibitor ………………………………………………….

Member YES / NO

Address

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Email ……..……………………………………………………..… Tel No …………………

Fees: Hailey Vase & Hailey Tray 50p All Other Classes 30p

Children’s Classes FREE

Please circle classes entered and enclose fees with entry form before noon on the Friday 1st

September.

Class

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

81 82 83 84 85

Children’s Classes (Free entry)

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

TOTAL for all Classes £

Please send to:

Judith Knaggs, Hayesfield, Middletown, Hailey, (next to school car park) Tel: 01993 899125 or

Dawn Franklin at Shinfield, Poffley End, Hailey

Tel: 01993 776471

PRIZES

1ST = £2.00 2ND = £1.00

3RD = £0.50

Hailey Vase & Hailey Tray 1st £10,

2nd £5 & 3rd £3

Most points Flowers, fruit and vegetables (Classes 1-47) -

John Benfield Trophy

Runner up - Flowers, fruit and vegetables (Classes 1-47) -

Ann Payne Cup FLOWERS

Most points Flowers (Classes 1-20)

Charles Hickman Memorial Cup

1. Vase of mixed flowering stems (Members only) - Hailey Vase

Best Rose exhibit in show - Thomas Harris Memorial Trophy

2. Roses: 1 x specimen bloom in vase

3. Roses: 3 x stems of any one variety in vase

4. Roses: Bowl (up to 18cm) of mixed roses (Members only)

5. Sweet Peas: Bowl (up to 15cm) of sweet peas (Members only) - Derek & Patricia Eeles Memorial Cup

6. Gladioli: 1 x stem in vase (Members only)

7. Asters: 6 x stems in vase, 1 or more varieties

8. Pansies or Violas: 6 x stems

9. 3 Hydrangea heads

Best Dahlia exhibit in show - The Hailey VPA Cup

10. Dahlias: 1 x specimen bloom

11. Dahlias: 6 x blooms, pompon (not to exceed 5.2cm)

12. Dahlias: 3 x blooms, medium decorative (17 – 22cm)

13. Dahlias: 3 x blooms, medium cactus or semi-cactus (17 – 22cm)

14. Dahlias: 1 x bloom of large or giant decorative, cactus or semicactus (22cm minimum)

15. Chrysanthemums: 3 x sprays

16. Gladioli: 3 X stems in vase

17. Herbaceous Perennial: Vase of 5 x stems, 1 or more varieties

18. Flowering Shrub: Vase of 3 x assorted stems

19. Annuals: Vase of 5 x assorted stems

20.3 x vases of flowers, each a

distinct kind (up to 60cm space) -

Brigadier F.L. Harry Cup

POT PLANTS

21.Zonal Pelargonium (Geranium) (up to 20cm pot) -

Syd Jennings Memorial Cup 22.Fuchsia (up to 25.5 cm pot) - The Fred Lines Memorial Cup

23. Flowering Pot Plant (up to

20cm pot)

24. Foliage Pot Plant (up to 20cm

pot)

FRUIT

25. Dessert apples x 5

26. Cooking apples x 5

27. Dish of fruit, any single

variety

VEGETABLES

Most points

Vegetables (Classes 28-

47) Crofts Challenge

Cup

28.Hailey Tray

(Members only) - R.F.

Cooper Challenge Cup

29. Runner Beans x 6

(Members only)

30. Potatoes (any variety) x 5

(Members only)

31. Onions x 3 – less than 7.5cms

(Members only)

32. Onions x 3 – greater than

7.5cms (Members only)

33. Dwarf Beans x 9

34. Runner Beans x 9

35. Beetroot (globe) x 3, tops

trimmed to 7.5cm

36. Carrots, short (stump

rooted) x 3

37. Carrots, long (long pointed) x

3

38. Tomatoes x 5 (with calyces

attached)

39. Tomatoes: Cherry x 6 (3.5cm

maximum, with calyces)

40. Courgettes x 3 (15cm

maximum)

41. Lettuce x 2 (roots washed)

42. Mixed Baby Salad Leaves

(Small bowl)

43. Cucumber x 2

44. Chilli x 6

45. Any other vegetable for

which there is no specific

class

46. Herb collection in a vase (4 x

bunches)

47. Pair of table marrows

MAKE EVERYONE

SMILE:-

48. Funniest / Oddest vegetable

49. Hosta leaf with the most

holes

50. Longest length from three

runner beans

Most points Cookery,

preserves and

crafts (Classes 51-

72) - Arthur

Luckett Memorial

Cup

COOKERY

51.Victoria Sponge -

(using 3 eggs and 175g/6oz each

of SR Flour, caster sugar

and unsalted butter) - The

Coffee Morning Cup

52. A white cottage loaf (not

made in a machine)

53. A pudding in a glass

54. A cherry cake (max 20cm

round)

55. Shortbread (18cm round)

56.Men Only - Madeira

Cake - USING

RECIPE OVERLEAF

ONLY - Les Ross

Memorial Cup

57. Fruit scones - 5

58. Gluten free Carrot cake – USING RECIPE OVERLEAF ONLY

PRESERVES

5 9 . Jar of home-made jam

6 0 . Jar of home-made jelly

6 1 . Jar of home-made lemon curd 62. Jar of home-made chutney

6 3 . Jar of home-made marmalade

6 4 . Jar of home produced honey

CRAFTS

6 5 . A piece of embroidery 66. A knitted item

67. A painting 68. A crochet item

69. An item of quilting 70. A piece of woodwork

71. A piece of metalwork 72. Any other craft item

PHOTOGRAPHY (A5 max) - pictures must be taken by entrant

Most points (Classes 73 - 77) - Hailey Photography Trophy

73. Queues 74. Rain

75. Shadows 76. Trees

7 7 . Upside down

FLORAL ARRANGEMENT - no accessories allowed unless specified

Most points (Classes 78 - 81) - Jessie Harris Memorial Cup

Best Floral Art exhibit in show - C.J. Linzell Cup

7 8 . Window arrangement (front view only, maximum 60cm H x W x D) Theme –

“Diamonds” (accessories allowed). Afterwards, we would like to display entries in Hailey Church.

7 9 . An arrangement in a pair of wellington boots (max 50cm H x W x D)

8 0 . A petite arrangement (max 25cm H x W x D)

8 1 . “The Orient” table arrangement, accessories allowed, max 40cm HWD

DRINKS

8 2 . A bottle of homemade lemonade in a bottle with wine glass

8 3 . A bottle of homemade sloe gin in a bottle with wine glass

8 4 . A bottle of homemade red wine in a bottle with wine glass

8 5 . A bottle of homemade white wine in a bottle with wine glass

CHILDREN’S CLASSES - 13 & Under

Most points - E.L. Benfield Children’s Challenge Trophy

9 0 . Edible art on a board depicting an animal(s) made from edible material

9 1 . 5 decorated cup cakes

9 2 . A photo of a pet

9 3 . A drawing or painting of a “Summer Day”

CHILDREN’S CLASSES - 14 – 18

Most points - The Hester Trophy

9 4 . Edible art on a board depicting an animal(s) made from edible material

9 5 . 5 decorated cup cakes

9 6 . A photo of a pet

9 7 . A drawing or painting of a “Summer Day”

HAILEY & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB 2017 VILLAGE SHOW ENTRY FORM

N a m e o f E x h i b i t o r … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . M e m b e r Y E S / N O

A d d r e s s … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . .

E m a i l … … . . … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . . … T e l N o … … … … … … …

F e e s : H a i l e y V a s e & H a i l e y T r a y 5 0 p A l l O t h e r C l a s s e s 3 0 p

C h i l d r e n ’ s C l a s s e s F R E E

P l e a s e c i r c l e c l a s s e s e n t e r e d a n d e n c l o s e f e e s w i t h e n t r y f o r m before

noon on the Friday 1st September.

C l a s s

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0

1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0

2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0

3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0

4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0

5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 6 0

6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 7 0

7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 8 0

8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5

C h i l d r e n ’ s C l a s s e s ( F r e e e n t r y )

9 0 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 9 6 9 7

T O T A L f o r a l l C l a s s e s £

P l e a s e s e n d t o :

J u d i t h K n a g g s , H a y e s f i e l d , M i d d l e t o w n , H a i l e y , ( n e x t t o s c h o o l c a r p a r k ) T e l :

0 1 9 9 3 8 9 9 1 2 5 o r

D a w n F r a n k l i n a t S h i n f i e l d , P o f f l e y E n d , H a i l e y

T e l : 0 1 9 9 3 7 7 6 4 7 1

Programme of Events 2017

Mon 20 March ”The Wonders of Westonbirt” - A Talk by Martin Green

Village Hall 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Sun 9 April

Scarecrow launch Theme — Occupations

Lamb & Flag 7.00 – 8.00 pm

Mon 24 April “Plants, borders and gardens” A talk by Timothy

Walker

Village Hall 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Sat 27 May Spring Plant Sale

Village Hall 10.00 am - 12.00 noon

Sat 10 - Sun 25 June

The Hailey Scarecrow Trail

Hailey Gardening Club’s event to celebrate the 2017 Hailey

Festival. Identify all the scarecrows and choose the best

one.

Sun 9 July Village Garage Sale

Throughout the villages 9.30 am to 1.00 pm

Sat 2 Sept

Hailey Village’s Diamond (60th) Show

Village Hall & Recreation Ground 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm

Mon 16 Oct AGM (7pm) and

7.30PM - Pest and disease control without chemicals -

A Talk by Roger Umpleby

Village Hall 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Sun 22 October Apple Pressing Day

Village Hall from 1.00 pm

Mon 27 Nov Christmas Event

Village Hall 7.30 – 9.00 pm

Further details of all Gardening Club events will appear in the Hailey

Herald

MEN ONLY - RECIPE FOR MADEIRA CAKE - Class 56

125g (4oz) self raising flour 125g (4oz) plain flour

175g (6oz) butter or margarine 175g (6oz) caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract 3 large eggs, beaten

1-2 tbsp milk (optional)

2-3 thin slices citron peel

Preheat the oven to Gas 4 / 1800C (1600C fan)

Grease and line a deep 18cm (7inch) round cake tin

Sift the plain and self raising flours together.

Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the vanilla flavouring. Add the

eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the sifted flour with a metal

spoon, adding a little milk if necessary to give a dropping consistency.

Turn the mixture into the tin and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Lay the citron peel on top

of the cake, return it to the oven and bake for a further 40 minutes until firm.

Turn out and cool on a wire rack.

RECIPE FOR GLUTEN FREE CARROT CAKE - Class 58

125g / 4½ oz soft dark brown sugar 2 eggs

100ml / 3½ fl oz sunflower oil 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

175g / 6oz gluten free self raising flour 75g / 4oz raisins

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 large carrot peeled and grated

FOR THE TOPPING

Grated rind and juice 1 orange

200g pack soft cheese 1 tablespoon icing sugar

Few drops vanilla essence

A little ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 1800C /1600C fan / 3500C / gas mark 4.

Lightly grease and line a 23cm / 9 inch round cake tin

In a large bowl whisk together the sugar, eggs and oil for 1-2 minutes. Sift the flour,

bicarbonate of soda and the cinnamon into the bowl and stir through the remaining

cake ingredients.

Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.

Cook for 25-30 minutes, until just firm to the touch.

Cool on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, beat together all the topping ingredients, except the cinnamon. When the cake is cool smooth the topping over the cake, mark with a fork and sprinkle over a little cinnamon.

H A I L E Y T O P T R A Y R U L E S

T h e H a i l e y T o p T r a y c l a s s i s f o r a c o l l e c t i o n o f t h r e e t y p e s o f v e g e t a b l e s t a k e n f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g l i s t o f

f i f t e e n . T h e q u a n t i t y o f e a c h v e g e t a b l e r e q u i r e d f o r t h e c o l l e c t i o n i s g i v e n i n b r a c k e t s :

c a r r o t s ( 3 ) , c a u l i f l o w e r s ( 2 ) , o n i o n s ( 3 ) , p a r s n i p s ( 3 ) , p e a s ( 6 p o d s ) , p o t a t o e s ( 3 ) , r u n n e r b e a n s ( 6

p o d s ) , t o m a t o e s ( 6 ) , F r e n c h B e a n s ( 6 p o d s ) , s w e e t c o r n ( 2 ) , p e p p e r ( 3 ) , c u c u m b e r ( 2 ) , c o u r g e t t e s ( 3 ) ,

b e e t r o o t ( 3 ) , a u b e r g i n e s ( 2 ) .

E a c h t y p e o f v e g e t a b l e w i l l b e j u d g e d o u t o f a t o t a l o f 2 0 p o i n t s , s p l i t i n t o 3 s e c t i o n s a s f o l l o w s :

7 p o i n t s f o r s i z e , s h a p e a n d c o l o u r ; 7 p o i n t s f o r c o n d i t i o n a n d 6 p o i n t s f o r u n i f o r m i t y . T h e o v e r a l l m a r k w i l l

t h e r e f o r e b e o u t o f 6 0 . A l l v e g e t a b l e s a r e t o b e d i s p l a y e d f o r e f f e c t . T h e v e g e t a b l e s m u s t b e d i s p l a y e d w i t h i n

a n a r e a m e a s u r i n g 4 5 c m b y 6 0 c m , w i t h o u t b e n d i n g a n y p a r t o f t h e m . N o p a r t o f a n y e x h i b i t m a y e x c e e d t h e

s i z e o f t h e t r a y . A t r a y o r b o a r d m e a s u r i n g 4 5 c m b y 6 0 c m ( 1 8 x 2 4 i n ) c a n b e u s e d t o d i s p l a y t h e v e g e t a b l e s , o r

t h e a r e a c a n s i m p l y b e m a r k e d o n t h e s t a g i n g . W h e r e a t r a y h a s a l i p o r e d g e , i t i s t h e i n t e r n a l m e a s u r e m e n t s

t h a t m u s t n o t e x c e e d 4 5 c m b y 6 0 c m ( 1 8 x 2 4 i n ) . A b l a c k c l o t h i s p e r m i t t e d , a n d t h e t r a y m a y b e p a i n t e d .

P a r s l e y i s a l l o w e d f o r g a r n i s h i n g , b u t n o o t h e r f o l i a g e o r a c c e s s o r i e s , s u c h a s p l a t e s , s a n d , r i n g s a n d s o o n ,

w i l l b e a l l o w e d . O n i o n t o p s m a y b e t i e d o r w h i p p e d u s i n g r a f f i a o r s t r i n g .

H A I L E Y T O P V A S E R U L E S

T h e H a i l e y T o p V a s e c l a s s i s f o r a v a s e o f m i x e d f l o w e r i n g s t e m s c o n t a i n i n g a t o t a l o f b e t w e e n 5 a n d 1 0 ,

t a k e n f r o m a m i n i m u m o f t w o d i f f e r e n t k i n d s o f p l a n t s . P l e a s e n o t e t h a t i t i s t w o d i f f e r e n t K I N D S o f p l a n t s ,

t w o v a r i e t i e s o f t h e s a m e p l a n t a r e N O T t w o k i n d s .

T h e d i s p l a y i s j u d g e d o u t o f a t o t a l o f 3 5 p o i n t s , s p l i t i n t o : 2 5 p o i n t s f o r t h e c o l o u r , f o r m , c o n d i t i o n , q u a l i t y

a n d f r e s h n e s s o f t h e f l o w e r s o n d i s p l a y , a n d 1 0 p o i n t s f o r t h e o v e r a l l p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d e f f e c t o f t h e f l o w e r s

i n t h e v a s e . T h e v a s e w i l l b e v i e w e d f r o m a l l d i r e c t i o n s . J u d g i n g o f f l o w e r s s h o u l d b e t o t h e n o r m a l r u l e s

u s e d f o r o t h e r c l a s s e s . S t e m s u s e d i n t h e d i s p l a y m u s t b e s h o w i n g f l o w e r s o n l y ; n o s e e d h e a d s o r b e r r i e s w i l l

b e a l l o w e d .

T h e v a s e c a n b e a n y s h a p e a n d s i z e a n d m a d e f r o m a n y m a t e r i a l , b u t m u s t b e i n p r o p o r t i o n t o t h e d i s p l a y .

N o m a r k s a r e a w a r d e d f o r t h e v a s e i t s e l f .

N o a c c e s s o r i e s s u c h a s b o w s a n d a d d i t i o n a l f o l i a g e w i l l b e a l l o w e d . F o l i a g e w h i c h i s g r o w i n g n a t u r a l l y f r o m

t h e f l o w e r i n g s t e m , a n d s t i l l a t t a c h e d t o t h a t s t e m , i s a l l o w e d . P a c k i n g m a t e r i a l - in c l u d i n g f l o r i s t s ’ f o a m - t o

k e e p t h e s t e m s i n p l a c e i s a l l o w e d .

G E N E R A L R U L E S F O R A L L E X H I B I T O R S

• A l l e n t r y f o r m s m u s t b e i n t h e h a n d s o f t h e S h o w S e c r e t a r y b y n o o n o n t h e

F r i d a y b e f o r e t h e s h o w p l u s r e l e v a n t e n t r y f e e s .

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b e e n t h e p r o p e r t y o f t h e e x h i b i t o r f o r 2 m o n t h s p r i o r t o t h e S h o w .

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t h e e x h i b i t i n d i s p u t e m a y b e d i s q u a l i f i e d .

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1 0 . 3 0 a m o n t h e d a y o f t h e S h o w .

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u n t i l a f t e r t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f p r i z e t r o p h i e s . P r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e t r o p h i e s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e p r i z e m o n e y

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p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t r o p h i e s .

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t e r t h e r e c e i p t o f e n t r i e s a n d t o r e f u s e a n y e n t r y . E v e r y e f f o r t w i l l b e m a d e t o s a f e g u a r d e x h i b i t o r s ’

p r o p e r t y , b u t t h e C o m m i t t e e a c c e p t s n o r e s p o n s i b i l i t y w h a t s o e v e r f o r l o s s o r d a m a g e .

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t h e S c h e d u l e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m e r i t s o f t h e e x h i b i t s . T h e j u d g e s ’ d e c i s i o n s h a l l b e f i n a l .

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i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n t o t h e S h o w S e c r e t a r y a t l e a s t 4 w e e k s b e f o r e t h e n e x t S h o w .

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c o u l d a s 1 p o i n t . T h e a w a r d i n g o f t r o p h i e s i s s o l e l y a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e J u d g e s o n t h e d a y . T r o p h i e s m a y

n o t b e a w a r d e d i f t h e J u d g e s d e c i d e t h a t t h e s t a n d a r d o f e x h i b i t s i s n o t h i g h e n o u g h . T r o p h i e s w i l l n o t b e

a w a r d e d i n c l a s s e s f o r w h i c h t h e r e a r e n o e n t r i e s .

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a n d j u d g e t h i s y e a r ’ s S h o w .