ONE hundred and twenty visitors enjoyed the vibrant colour filling Meavy Parish Hall for the summer show.

With entries well up, especially in the hydrangea and vegetable classes, and excellent standards maintained by all the exhibits, much thought was needed as each visitors own choice of the best in each class was used to select the winners. 

Strong competition was engendered for the Gordon Cross trophy by the points system of selecting the winner as, achieving both second and third places in a class is equivalent to a first.

Guest of honour to present the trophies was Mrs Audrey Northmore, now of Tavistock, who actively supported the Society for many years.

Mary Helby, in her first year as show secretary, carried off the duties well, with some fun asides to lighten proceedings and Doris Potter enticed a lot of money from pockets and purses for the fine raffle prizes. 

Avril Back organised the teas and home-made cakes, while Stephen Pine and society president, Cyril Sparey, sold members plants.  Chairman Brenda Burt thanked Audrey, Mary and all who had helped to make another highly successful show. 

The next meeting will be in Meavy Parish Hall on September 20 at 7.30pm when Alasdair Cameron will explain Aspects and Principles of Garden Design.

Results:Pot plant flowering, Radcliffe Trophy, Stephen Pine; flowering shrub, Price Cup, Pauline Hamilton-Leggett; hydrangeas, Beattie Trophy, Annie Inman; flower arrangement, Meavy Trophy, Brenda Burt; roses, Jimmy Brooks Cup, Kay Bolster; gladioli, Clements Trophy, Pauline Hamilton-Leggett; dahlias, Chittenden Vase, Brenda Burt; flowers, Tanfield Trophy, Michael Ashton; salad vegetables, Committee Cup, Avril Back; vegetables, Jukes Cup, Avril Back; herbs, Miss Reader Trophy, Pauline Hamilton-Leggett; pelargoniums, Peter Chappell Cup, Pauline Hamilton-Leggett; fuchsias, Reid Cup, Stephen Pine; pot plant foliage, Bill Down Trophy, Stephen Pine; plant in a small pot, Allen Trophy, Stephen Pine; mini flower arrangement, John Whitcombe Cup, Annie Inman; most points in show, Gordon Cross Trophy, Stephen Pine.