LIFTON Cottage Garden Society and WI 25th annual horticultural show was held pn the first Thursday in August in Lifton Church Hall and proved to be a successful and happy event. Sixty-eight exhibitors entered 325 entries and the judges were impressed with the quality of the produce. Entries in the floral art, cookery, handicraft, photography and children?s classes were also of a high standard. At the evening presentation of the cups. Chairman Jean Greenhalgh introduced president Anthony Phillips who thanked all who had entered. The Rev Cathy Arscott spoke of her delight at seeing so many entries and presented cups to the winners. James Oke Memorial Cup for exhibitor not living in Lifton parish, most points in classes 1-25 and 40-47: R Bullock; Wyatt Hatch Challenge Cup for exhibitor living in Lifton parish, most points in classes 1-25 and 40-47: J Andrew; PW Hart Memorial Cup, vegetables: J Andrew; C Parsons Cup, fruit, Mrs A Greenhalgh; Briginshaw Open Cup, flowers: Mrs F Downing; William Parnell Memorial Cup, flowers, K Jones; C Parsons Open Floral Art Cup: joint winners C Blatchford and Mrs V Kneebone; Tregonning Cup, best exhibit floral art classes, Mrs V Kneebone; Children?s Cup, primary: joint winners Mary Bray and Florence Rodgers; FF Hicks Cup, secondary schoolchildren: Stephanie Greenhalgh; Lifton WI Cookery Cup: Mrs J Mounce; Mr and Mrs Russell Cup, classes 98-104: Mrs A Sheppard; open Cup, photography: Mrs H De?Pol; Lifton WI Cup, most points in show, J Andrew; Horticultural Cup for member of Lifton WI, most points in show: Mrs A Greenhalgh; William Kent Challenge Cup, children: Stephanie Greenhalgh; John Mounce Memorial Rose Bowl, member of Lifton WI, best exhibit in show: Mrs J Reeve; Fred and Marion Parsons Memorial Rose Bowl, cookery, M Winienski; CH Walters Memorial cup, horticultural: J Andrew. Vegetables, open: Collection, 4 kinds of vegetables, R Bullock; potatoes, kidney or oval, R Bullock; potatoes, round, R Bullock; beet, globe, R Bullock; herbs, A Greenhalgh; carrots, R Bullock; parsnips, J Pengelly; runner beans, R Bullock; broad beans, R Bullock; peas, J Grigg; onions, spring sown, C Kneebone; onions from sets, J Andrew; tomatoes, R Bullock; shallots, J Andrew; collection three vegetables, J Andrew; marrows, J Andrew; rhubarb, C Kneebone; cucumbers, J andrew;courgettes, R Bullock; heaviest onion, C Kneebone; longest runner bean, R Bullock. Vegetables, local: potatoes, round, J Andrew; potatoes, kidney or oval, J Andrew; beet, globe, J Andrew; runner beans, J Andrew; peas, J Luxton; onions from sets, J Andrew; shallots, J Andrew; lettuce, J Andrew; tomatoes, C Kneebone; collection, 4 kinds of vegetable, J Andrew. Fruit, open: blackcurrants, R Bullock; raspberries, J Andrew; loganberries, M Wallington; dish soft fruit, A Mounce; apples, A Greenhalgh. Flowers, open: sweet peas, 3 varieties, F Downing; sweet peas, decorative, F Downing; gladioli, F Downing; asters, E Daughtrey; pot plant, K Jones; antirrhinums, H Pengelly; foliage plant, K Jones; pansies, E Daughtrey; dahlias, pompom, K Jones; dahlias, ball, K Jones; dahlias, cactus, K Jones; dahlias, decorative, R Bullock; roses, bush, K Jones; specimen bloom, H Pengelly; perennials, F Downing; phlox, F Downing; French marigolds, F Downing; fuschia, J Grigg. Floral art, open: bowl floating flowers, H Horn; petite (under 9in), V Kneebone; Victorian posy, J Greenhalgh; foliage and fruit, C Blatchford; flowers, one colour, V Kneebone; exhibit in a candlestick, J Greenhalgh; exhibit, silk flowers, H Horn; exhibit depicting sport, V Kneebone. Primary schoolchildren: junk monster: 1 Hugh Harvey; 2,Tamsin Harvery; salt dough model: 1 Charlotte Kempster, 2 Laura Jones, 3 Florence Rodgers; decorated doiley: Florence Rodgers, Mary Bray, Eleanor Larthe; bowl floating flowers, Mary Bray, Hayley Freeston, Florence Rodgers; jewellery made from sweets, Annie Larthe, Eleanor Larthe, Sophie Daughtrey. Secondary schoolchildren: handicraft, Stephanie Greenhalgh; handwritten illustrated poem, Jack Greenhalgh; arrangement of flowers for dining table, Stephanie Greenhalgh; individual sweet, 1 Stephanie Greenhalgh, 2 Jack Greenhalgh. Cookery, open: starter, A Greenhalgh; sweet, J Mounce; lemon drizzle, D Northey; pasty, R Heard; boiled fruit cake, E Mounce; banana cake, P Waugh; slice favourite cake, M Nancekivell; 3 biscuits or cookies, E Mounce; quiche, M Nancekivell; bread rolls, M Winienski; marmalade, J Mounce; jam, J Luxton; chutney, J Mounce; curd, A Greenhalgh. Handicrafts, open: knitted article, A Sheppard; get well card, A Sheppard; sewn item, J Laurence; salt dough item, A Sheppard; painting, A Woodliffe, picture, not photography or painting, J Gillett; any other handicraft, J Reeve. Photography, open: local event, H De?Pol; garden, E Brown; winter scene, H DE?Pol; young and old, G Kneebone; portrait, G Kneebone; amusing photograph with caption, J Mounce.
