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Thank you to Parwich & District Horticultural Society for sending us the following:

Everyone will agree that this year’s event has been a great success. The weather was a welcome improvement on last year. This year 17 gardens were open. The Horticultural Society appreciates all the hard work involved in preparing your gardens and tidying up afterwards, in addition to the time taken on the day; so a very big thank you to all who opened their gardens. Also well done Dot; the day ran smoothly, as always.  This is one of those great days in the year, like Wakes, when one is so glad to be part of such a marvelous community. 

As always there was nothing but praise for the gardens and for Parwich. Thank you to everyone who helped with the organisation. The cream teas, with scones and jam donated by villagers, as always was much enjoyed by all. The milk and cream was supplied by Bostern Grange Farm. Freda and Sheila provided the flower arrangements that decorated the tea tables, and which make the hall so welcoming.

Thank you to Pat for organising the teas, and to all the volunteers who gave up their time to serve and wash-up.

Special thanks to Ashbourne Band for enlivening the Green during the afternoon.

The Tombola and the plant plants stall were a great successwith takings well up on last year. Thank you to all who donated plants (including Tissington and Wyaston Nurseries) and the Tombola prizes, and thank you to all who helped staff the stalls.

After expenses we hope to have made around £800 on the day. The money will be used to pay for the Children’s Horticultural Show and to underwrite the Main Flower and Vegetable Show in September. (Children don’t forget you can enter the geraniums again in the September Show.) With last year’s money we helped sponsor a film showing in the village, to support Stepping Stones (the local pre-school group) and contribute towards Parwich Primary School’s trip to the Gardens at Chatsworth. We will make decisions about what to support for this year’s money at the Horticultural Society’s AGM in November. Do come along to the meeting or let the Committee know if you have any ideas.

This year there were some seven entries to the Scarecrow Competition. For those that did not get to see the entries, have a look at the earlier post. The first prize going to Parwich Under 5’s, also netting them the McCormick Trophy, for a splendid group of children playing under the supervision of a frighteningly realistic lady scarecrow. Second prize went to the Dickinson family, and third prize to Barbara E. Well done to all entries and thank you to Irene and Sandra for hot footing it around the village to undertake the difficult task of judging.

The entries for Parwich School Poster Competition were displayed on Sunday in the Memorial Hall. This year’s theme was ‘a Parwich garden’. The entries were excellent, rivalling the real gardens for colour and profusion. In the 7 yrs and under section first prize went to Lexie L, second to Lauren M and third to Jacob B. In the 8yrs and over section first prize went to Tamara D, second to Georgia G and third to Bertie L. Thank you to the School for supporting this, and to Carolyn, Ruby and Jean for judging it.

The Children’s Show was very well supported, with a most impressive range of entries. The Show tables and drawings as a whole are well worth visiting, with the miniature gardens and animals made out of fruit and vegetables being of an exceptionally high standard. Well done to all who entered. If possible the standard was even higher than last year, perhaps helped by a very wet Saturday, keeping the children indoors. Thank you to Alan for judging the geraniums, which this year were supplied by Wyaston Nursery, and to Rita for judging the rest.

Rita said: “I found the Children’s Show most enjoyable. It was a really hard task picking a winner as everyone had put such a lot of effort and hard work into their entries. I was amazed at the high standard and imagination the children had. To me everyone was a winner! I also would like to thank the Horticultural Society for my flowers; it was a nice surprise and a lovely ending to my day.”

Also a particular thank you to Ann for ensuring the smooth and impartial running of the Show and to Flo for all the recording and tallying of results and points.

A good range of children won prizes in each class, with one outstandingly successful entrant in the 7yrs and under (it is just as well the judge does not know whose entry is which). It was heartening also to see more children entering the 12 to 16yr age group, this year; let’s hope the trend continues.

The trophies were awarded as follows:

Ella Hopkinson Cup
(for the geraniums grown by children at Stepping Stones and Parwich School)
7yrs and under won by Jack B
8yrs and over won by Elizabeth B

Kath & Cliff Goldstraw Cup
(for best picture in show)
Won by Emily P

Matthews Cup
(for most points in each age group)
7yrs and under won by Emily P
8 to 11yrs won by Elizabeth B
11 to 16ys won by Kerry A & William B

Compton-Inglefield Cup
(for most points in Show)
Won by Emily P

The full results of the Show are as follows:

7 Yrs and under

1. Decorate a potato: 1st Emily P, 2nd Bethany F, 3rd Benjamin P
2. Vase of flowers: 1st Bethany F, 2nd Jacob B, 3rd Emily P
3. Arrangement of flowers: 1st Emily P, 2nd Lexie L, 3rd Amy G
4. Painting of a tree: 1st Emily P, 2nd Bethany F, 3rd Lexie L
5. Miniature garden on a plate: 1st Emily P, 2nd Dan S, 3rd Hollie F
6. Animal, using fruit or vegetables: 1st Emily P, 2nd James B, 3rd Jacob B
7. Geranium(Parwich School & Stepping Stones): 1st Jacob B, 2nd Eryk A, 3rd Freya N

8 – 11 Yrs

8. Decorate a potato: 1st Charlotte Br, 2nd Kirstin B, 3rd Jack G
9. Vase of flowers: 1st Harriet Buckley, 2nd Elizabeth B, 3rd Tom S
10. Arrangement of flowers: 1st Tom S, 2nd Elizabeth B, 3rd Kirsten B
11. Painting of a tree: 1st Charlotte B, 2nd Tom S, 3rd Harriet B
12. Miniature garden on a plate: 1st Josh S, 2nd Elizabeth B, 3rd Tom S
13. Animal, using fruit or vegetables: 1st Lucy D, 2nd Elizabeth B, 3rd Charlotte B
14. Geranium(Parwich School): 1st Elizabeth B, 2nd Gabriella B, 3rd Harriet B

12 – 16 Yrs

15. Decorate a potato: 1st Kerry A, 2nd William B, 3rd Rannoch L
16. Vase of flowers: 1st William B, 2nd Rannoch L, 3rd Kerry A
17. Arrangement of flowers: 1st Heather H, 2nd Sam H, 3rd Rannoch L
18. Painting of a tree: 1st William B, 2nd Rannoch L, 3rd Kerry A
19. Miniature garden on a plate: 1st Kerry A, 2nd Sam H, 3rd Heather H
20. Animal, using fruit or vegetables: 1st Heather H, 2nd Sam H, 3rd Rannoch L

There will be more photos from the Show in the form of an on-line slide show following in the next few days.