THE Lifton Cottage Garden Society and WI 26th annual horticultural show was held in Lifton Church Hall on the first Thursday in August. Sixty-one exhibitors submitted 300 entries. Although entries in the horticultural classes were down on last year, due to the recent difficult weather, those that were on display were of a good standard, especially in the flower section. The handicraft classes attracted the greatest number of entries for many years. These, along with the children?s classes, floral art, cookery and photography classes gave plenty of interest the viewing public. A large crowd gathered in the evening for the presentation of the cups. The president, Anthony Phillips, introduced Mrs Sally Hill, who was presented with a corsage by Charlotte Kempster. Mrs Hill spoke of how much she had enjoyed viewing the exhibits and the importance of the show in village life. She then presented the cups. Results: James Oke Memorial cup for exhibitor not living in Lifton parish: vegetable and fruit: Bob Bullock. Wyatt Hatch Challenge Cup, exhibitor living in Lifton parish: vegetable and fruit: John Andrew. P W Hart Memorial Cup, vegetables, local: John Andrew. C Parsons Perpetual Cup, fruit: John Pengelly. Briginshaw Open Perpetual Cup, flowers: Mrs F Downing. William Parnell Memorial Cup, flowers: Gerald Brown. C Parsons Open Perpetual Floral Art Cup: Heather Horn. Tregonning Cup, floral art: Valerie Kneebone. Children?s Cup, primary school age child: Sophie Horn. F F Hicks Perpetual Cup, secondary schoolchildren: Stephanie Greenhalgh. Lifton WI Perpetual Cookery Cup: Margaret Andrew. Mr and Mrs Russell Perpetual cup, handicraft: Heather Horn. Open Perpetual Cup, photography: Heather De?Pol. Lifton WI Perpetual Cup, most points in show: John Andrew. Sylvia Dennis Memorial Rose Bowl, member of Lifton WI, most points in show: Heather Horn. William Kent Perpetual Challenge Cup, best exhibit children?s classes: Susy Watkinson. John Mounce Memorial Rose Bowl, member of Lifton WI, best exhibit in show: Elizabeth Brown. Fred and Marion Parsons Memorial Rose Bowl, best exhibit, cookery: Margaret Andrew. C H Walters Memorial Cup, best exhibit, horticultural classes: John Andrew. Vegetables, open: collection four kinds of vegetables, B Bullock; potatoes, kidney or oval, five tubers of either, B Bullock; potatoes, round, five tubers, B Bullock; beet, globe, three, J Pengelly; bunch of mixed herbs in jam jar, A Greenhalgh; carrots, long or intermediate, three, J Pengelly; parsnips, three, J Andrew; runner beans, six, B Bullock; broad beans, six pods, B Bullock; peas, six pods, J Luxton; onions, spring sown, three not trimmed, C Kneebone; onions grown from sets, trimmed, three, J Andrew; tomatoes, dish of five, R Kneebone; shallots, any variety, bunch as grown, displayed on a plate, J Andrew; collection of three vegetables, one of each, J Andrew; marrows, best pair, J Andrew; rhubarb, four sticks, C Kneebone; cucumbers, greenhouse, one brace, J Andrew; lettuce, cabbage, two, J Andrew; courgettes, two, J Pengelly; heaviest onion, C Kneebone; longest runner bean, B Bullock. Vegetables, local: potatoes, round, five tubers, J Andrew; potatoes, oval or kidney, five tubers of either, J Andrew; beet, globe, three, M Kneebone; carrots, stump rooted, three, M Kneebone; runner beans, six, G Brown; peas, six pods, J Luxton; onions grown from sets, trimmed, three, J Andrew; shallots, any variety, five, J Andrew; lettuce, cabbage, two, J Andrew; tomatoes, dish of five, R Kneebone; broad beans, six pods, C Warne; collection four kinds of vegetables, J Andrew. Fruit classes, open: individual blackcurrants with stems, 12, B Bullock; raspberries, 12 berries with stems, J Andrew; cultivated blackberries, 12 berries with stems, D Hughes; four apples,any variety, J Pengelly. Flower classes, open: sweet peas, three varieties, five stems of each in three vases, R Kneebone; sweet peas, decorative bowl of mixed, with own foliage, R Kneebone; gladioli, three spikes, H Pengelly; one flowering pot in plant, H De?Pol; antirrhinums, three spikes, F Downing; foliage plant, K Jones; pansies on a board, six, F Downing; dahlias, pompom, three, not more than two inches across, K Jones; dahlias, ball, three, more than two inches, K Jones; dahlias, cactus, three, G Brown; dahlias, decorative, six inches and under, G Brown; roses, bush, three blooms, any colour, F Downing; one specimen bloom or stem, grown outdoors, F Downing; perennials, three kinds, three spikes of each in vase, F Downing; phlox, three stems, F Downing; French marigolds, six, J Luxton; six fuschia blooms on board, F Downing. Floral art, open: arrangement in a home made container, H Horn; petite (under nine inches overall), V Kneebone; Victoria posy displayed in a tumbler, J Greenhalgh; exhibit of foliage, 15? space, H Horn; continental exhibit, C King; exhibit in a candlestick, C Blatchford; modern exhibit, E Brown; exhibit to celebrate a diamond wedding, V Kneebone. Primary school children?s classes: bookmark, 1, Sam Horn, 2, Sophie Horn, 3, Annie Larthe; collection of different tree leaves displayed and named on A4 card, Eleanor Larthe, Annie Larthe, Max Pengelly; decorated doyly, Charlotte Kempster, Eleanor Larthe, Sophie Horn; bowl of floating flowers, Sophie Horn, Mary Bray, Eleanor Larthe; two gingerbread people, 1, Sam Horn and Sophie Horn, 2, Max Pengelly, 3, Annie Larthe and Eleanor Larthe. Secondary school children?s classes: any handicraft,1, Susy Watkinson, 2, Jonathon Bray, 3, Stephanie Greenhalgh; pizza, Stephanie Greenhalgh, Jonathan Bray, Jack Greenhalgh. Cookery, open: individual starter, K Bray; individual sweet, A Greenhalgh; Victorian sandwich, jam filled, D Northey; boiled fruit cake, M Andrew; three butterfly cakes, M Andrew; slice of your favouritte cake, M Andrew; three chocolate brownies, A Shopland; three bread rolls, Mary Bray; pot of marmalade, D Warne; pot of jam, J Luxton; pot of chutney, J Luxton; pot of curd, any variety, A Greenhalgh. Handicrafts, open: knitted article, I Walters; card for diamond wedding, H Horn; sewn item, H De?Pol; home made item of jewellery, H Horn; painting, E Hughes; picture, any other medium, H Horn; handicraft not covered by above classes, E Brown. Photography, open: local event, H Horn; reflections, D Vero; summer scene, A Shopland; An animal/animals, R Willing; people at work, H De?Pol; amusing photograph with caption, H De?Pol.
