Summer show’s fine exhibits

Impressive blooms on display at Beccles Horticultural Show. (Image: Archant)

The show was well attended with more than 200 entries from 23 competitors. Cups and diplomas were presented by Mrs Judith Yaxley, President of the Society:

Seppings cup for roses - Mrs J Elliott; Denney cup for flowers - Mr A Blake; Alderman Hindes cup for vegetables - Mr A Blake; Diploma for soft fruit – Mr A Ripley; Jubilee cup for domestic - Mrs J Payne/Mrs C Glanfield; Colville cup for lady with most points: Mrs S Westney; Jack Biggs cup for best horticultural exhibit – Mr D Fairhead.

First prize winners were as follows: 3 roses J Elliott, 1 rose J Webb, 5 roses J Elliott, vase roses C Clarke, miniature rose in pot J Elliott, 3 cultivars sweet peas A Ripley , 12 stems sweet peas J Perkins, bowl sweet peas A Ripley, vase cut flowers A Ripley, vase perennials J Thomson, vase annuals A Ripley, vase pinks J Webb, specimen bloom A Ripley, 6 pansies A Piper, 6 fuchsia heads M Whistlecraft, fuchsia A Blake, pelargonium A Blake, begonia M Whistlecraft, Orchid S Westney, Cactus or succulent J Yaxley, fern A Blake, flowering pot plant A Blake, foliage pot plant A Blake, hanging basket D Glanfield, Hanging pouch A Blake, ‘The Beccles Vase’ A Blake, New entrant – any flower or pot plant L Godfrey.

Shallots A Blake, peas J Thomson, French beans A Blake, broad beans A Ripley, white potatoes D Fairhead, red potatoes D Fairhead, cabbage D Glanfield, lettuce S Westney, onions D Glanfield, cucumber R Bedwell, cauliflower D Fairhead, carrots J Thomson, beetroot D Fairhead, collection of vegetables D Fairhead, any other vegetable A Blake, herbs J Webb, new exhibitor – any vegetable L Maguire, raspberries A Ripley, gooseberries S Westney.

Peach conserve J Payne, Bacon, thyme & potato muffins J Payne, Bakewell tart S Westney, Cherry and coconut cake C Glanfield.

The overall positions in show were : 1 A Blake (43 pts), 2 A Ripley (35 pts), 3 S Westney (28 pts).