New exhibitors and quality entries despite weather

DROUGHT and heavy rain impacted on vegetables and flowers displayed at Beeding & Bramber Horticultural Society's recent successful show, but new competitors took part, winning some of the cups which were presented by Charles Parsons, society vice presiden.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Sep 2010, 13:05 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:49 BST

Society chairman, David Wells, won the Fun cup for the most points in flowers and vegetables, the Committee Cup for most points in flowers and the Adurvale Cup for runner-up in vegetables.

Other cup winners were: Charles Ashby: Ansdall Challenge Cup for gaining the most points in the show and Beeding Court Cup for runner up in flowers, Hobjoin Cup for the best dahlia, Harry Phillips Memorial Shield for the most points in classes 92 and 93, and silver and bronze certificates from the National Dahlia Society; Alasdair MacCulloch:Phillips Cup for the best entry in flowers and vegetables, RHS Banksian medal for Horticultural Classes, Avon Cup for gladioli and Towers Cup for most points Section 2; Jeff Dunstone: Bert Harman Cup for single asters.

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Garden News Top Tray Awards: Alasdair MacCulloch, first, Roger Hornsby, second and Jeff Dunstone, third.Garden News Top Vase Awards:Jeff Dunstone, first, and Denise Rose, second.

Paula Wells: Hyde Cup for handicrafts, Julie MacCulloch: Rossina Cup for roses,Vicki Knight: Ranspar Cup for floral art,Samantha Starley: Maudlin Cup for the best trug of vegetables,Elizabeth Bell:Goldsmith Cup for fruit, Yvonne Baker: Farrow Cup for the most points cookery section, Annette Smallman: Evelyn Powell Trophy for best cake and Arethusa Cup for best exhibit in cookery. Rebecca Starley: Mrs Harmsworth Cup for children aged ten or under gaining most points, Heather Wells, Merion Trophy 10 to 15 years.