Upottery Flower and Vegetable Show

The Upottery Playing Fields 61st Anniversary Flower and Vegitable Show 

will take place  on

Saturday 19th August 2023 in Upottery Manor Rooms at 2.30pm.

FLOWER CLASSES
(Open to all ages)
Special prizes of £3, £2, £1 will be awarded in Class 11 ***

1. 3 blooms of a rose
2. A specimen Rose
3. A single rose to be judged for its scent
4. 3 blooms of Dahlias
5. 3 stems of Penstemon
6. 5 stems of Sweet Peas
7. 3 stems of Fuchsias
8. 3 stems of Hydrangeas
9. A single flower stem of any kind not otherwise listed
10. A vase of 5 stems of mixed flowers
11. A vase of 3 stems of different colours ***
12. 3 stems of mixed foliage
N.B. Classes 1-12: flowers must have been in the possession of the
exhibitor for at least 2 months before the show. This rule does not
apply to classes 13 – 17.


FLOWER ARRANGING CLASSES
(Open to all ages)
Special prizes of £3, £2, £1 will be awarded in Class 14 ***

13. An arrangement in a fun container.
Not to exceed 12” x 12”/30cm x 30cm
14. An arrangement no bigger than 6” x 6”/15cm x 15cm ***
15. An arrangement of floating flower heads
16. An arrangement using natural plant materials but no flowers.
Not to exceed 12” x 12” x 12”/30cm x 30cm x 30cm.
17. An arrangement of flowers entitled By the Sea. Foliage and accessories
may be used. To be viewed all round.
Not to exceed 24” x 24” x 24”/60cm x 60cm x 60cm)

VEGETABLE CLASSES
Special prizes of £3, £2, £1 will be awarded in Class 24 ***

18. 6 pods of Runner Beans
19. 6 French beans
20. 4 Cherry Tomatoes with stalks
21. 4 Tomatoes with stalks
22. A posy of herbs
23. 4 Onion sets
24. Bowl of soft fruits of one variety ***
25. 3 Carrots
26. 2 Courgettes under 6” in length
27. Any vegetable not listed
28. A trimmed lettuce head of any variety
29. Longest Runner Bean
30. 4 Potatoes of one variety
31. 3 sticks of Rhubarb with foliage trimmed
32. The heaviest tomato
33. A wonky vegetable

COOKERY CLASSES
(Open to all ages)
***Special prizes of £3, £2, £1 will be awarded in Class 49***

34. Pot of jam, 1lb approximately
35. Pot of marmalade, 1lb approximately
36. Pot of chutney, 1lb approximately
37. Pot of jelly, 1lb approximately
38. Pot of lemon curd
39. 2 hard-boiled eggs, shelled
40. 4 sausage rolls
41. A bowl of coleslaw
42. 5 pieces of confectionery of one variety
43. 4 chocolate brownies
44. 4 decorated cup cakes.
To be judged on the decoration.
45. 4 pieces of flapjack
46. 4 cheese scones
47. A bottle of cordial
48. 4 meringues
49. Fruit cake in a 7”/18cm round tin. ***
(To be made to the recipe provided - see below)
50. A Victoria sandwich made with fat, no filling
51. A handmade loaf
52. A cake using any vegetable as an ingredient. Please clearly
label the vegetable used.


FRUIT CAKE RECIPE, CLASS 49

Ingredients
225g/8oz self-raising flour
2 large eggs
½ tsp ground mixed spice
100lml/4fl.oz milk
100g/4oz sugar
100ml/4fl.oz oil
350g/12oz dried fruit
50g/2oz glace cherries
½ tsp almond essence (optional)

Method
1. Grease and line a 18cm/7” round cake tin.
2. Set oven at 160C.
3. Sieve the flour and spice into a bowl.
4. Beat in the remaining ingredients until evenly combined
5. Spoon into the tin, level the top and bake for 1½ hours or until a skewer
pushed into the centre comes out clean,
6. Cool, then turn out.

Special prizes of £3, £2, £1 will awarded in this class


MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES
***Special prizes of £3, £2, £1 in Classes 57, 58, 65 ***

53. A dreamcatcher in any materials
54. You made, you like it, let’s see it
55. An item made from re-cycled materials
56. An item made from wool
57. A poem entitledOur Parish; ***
Maximum of 4 verses.
To be published in the Parish Pump


ART CLASSES
58. Building/s in any medium ***
59. Flower/flowers in any medium
60. A sculpture
61. An abstract painting, collage or print
62. A drawing in pencil or coloured pencil
 

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES.
63. Autumn leaves
64. Ah ... cute
65. Celebrating an East Devon landscape ***
66. Very old
67. Black and white
Photographs must be printed on photographic paper, unframed
and mounted. Maximum size: .8” x 10”/20.5cm x 25.5cm)

Open to all Ages.

All articles to have been made by the exhibitor and not
previously exhibited in the Upottery Flower Show.


CHILDREN’S AND TEENAGE CLASSES
***Special prizes of £3, £2 and £1 will be awarded in Classes 70, 71 and 75


AGE 5 YEARS AND UNDER
68. Finger painting of a bird
69. 2 decorated rich tea biscuits
70. A monster made of play-doh ***

AGE 6 TO 9 YEARS
71. A dinosaur made out of recycled materials ***
72. An animal made from fruit and/or vegetables
73. A decorated wooden spoon
74. 3 home-made biscuits

AGE 10 TO 16 YEARS
75. Design a logo for the front of a t-shirt on a sheet of A4 paper ***
76. You made it, you like, let’s see it
77. 3 muffins

A CUP WILL BE AWARDED TO THE EXHIBITOR IN EACH OF THE
AGE GROUPS GAINING THE MOST POINTS