Lifton Cottage Garden Society and WI 31st Horticultural Show was held on August 1 in Lifton Church Hall with 39 exhibitors and approximately 220 entries.

Entries in the horticultural section were down on previous years due to the recent poor weather. Judges were pleased to see many entries in the flower section, especially bowls of sweet-peas.

The floral art section depicting the Diamond Jubilee year and the Olympics interested the judges and visitors, and the cookery and handicraft classed were well supported.

President Anthony Phillips thanked all who had entered. He introduced the Rev Anne Curnow who presented the cups. Miss Primrose Taylor presented her with a buttonhole.

Cups: James Oke Memorial Cup for exhibitor not living in Lifton, most points in classes 1 to 25 and 40 to 47, Peter Locke; Wyatt Hatch Challenge Cup awarded annually to exhibitor living in Lifton, most points in classes 1 to 25 and 40 to 47, Donald Horn; P W Hart Memorial Cup, most points in classes 26 to 39 vegetables, John Andrew; C Parsons Perpetual Cup, best exhibit in classes 40 to 47 fruit, May Williams; Briginshaw Open Perpetual Cup, most points in classes 48 to 66 flowers, Ken Jones; William Parnell Memorial Cup, best exhibit in classes 48 to 66 flowers, Ruth Bazalgette; C Parsons Open Perpetual Floral Art Cup, most points in classes 68 to 74, Gill Whitford; Tregonning Cup awarded annually for the best exhibit in the floral art classes 68 to 74, Valerie Kneebone; Children's Cup awarded annually to a primary school age child, most points in classes 75 to 78, Keira Moore; F F Hicks Perpetual Cup, most points in classes 79 to 81 for secondary school pupils, Eleanor Larthe; Lifton WI Perpetual Cookery Cup, most points in classes 84 to 97, Amanda Greenhalgh; Mr and Mrs Russell Perpetual Cup, most points in classes 98 to 104, Heather Horn; Open Perpetual Cup for exhibitor with most points in photography classes 105 to 109, Elizabeth Brown; Lifton WI Perpetual Cup for exhibitor with most points in show, Donald Horn; Sylvia Dennis Memorial Rose Bowl for member of Lifton WI with most points in show, Elizabeth Brown; William Kent Perpetual Challenge Cup for best exhibit in children's classes 75 to 83, Keira Moore; John Mounce Memorial Rose Bowl awarded annually to member of Lifton WI for best exhibit in show, Dianne Verlaine; Fred and Marion Parsons Memorial Rose Bowl for best exhibit in the cookery classes 84 to 97, Anne Shopland; C H Walters Memorial Cup for best exhibit in horticultural classes 1 to 66, John Andrew.

Results — Vegetables open: Collection, vegetables four kinds, 1, Donald Horn; potatoes, kidney or oval, five tubers of either, Donald Horn; potatoes, round, five tubers, Ken Jones; beet, globe, three, Donald Horn; mixed herbs in jam jar, Elizabeth Brown; carrots, long or intermediate, three, Peter Locke; runner beans, six, John Andrew; broad beans, six pods, John Andrew; peas, six pods, Donald Horn; onions, spring sown, three, not trimmed, Colin Kneebone; onions, grown from sets, trimmed, three, Donald Horn; tomatoes, dish of five, Donald Horn; shallots, any variety, bunch as grown, on a plate, Donald Horn; collection of three vegetables, one of each, Donald Horn; marrows, best pair, Colin Kneebone; rhubarb, four sticks, Colin Kneebone; cucumbers, greenhouse, one brace, Donald Horn; lettuce, cabbage, two, John Andrew; courgettes, two, Hilda Pengelly; longest runner bean, John Andrew.

Vegetables, local: potatoes, round, five tubers, John Andrew; potatoes, kidney or oval, five tubers of either, Anthony Phillips; beet, globe, three, John Andrew; carrots, stump rooted, three, Donald Horn; runner beans, six, John Andrew; peas, six pods, Donald Horn; onions, grown from sets, trimmed, three, John Andrew; lettuce, cabbage, two, John Andrew; tomatoes, dish of five, Donald Horn; broad beans, six pods, John Andrew; collection vegetables four kinds, John Andrew.

Fruit classes, open: raspberries, six berries with stems, John Andrew; loganberries, six berries with stems, May Williams; cultivated blackberries, six berries with stems, May Williams.

Flower classes, open: sweet peas, three varieties, five stems of each in three vases, Ken Jones; sweet peas, decorative bowl mixed, with own foliage, bowl not exceeding 9ins diameter, Peter Locke; one flowering plant in pot not exceeding 9ins diameter, Ruth Bazelgette; antirrhinums, three spikes, Anthony Phillips; foliage plant, not exceeding 9ins diameter, Ken Jones; pansies on a board, six, Ken Jones; dahlias, pompom, three, not more than 2ins across, Peter Locke; dahlias, ball, three, not over 2ins, Peter Locke; dahlias, cactus, three, Ken Jones; dahlias, decorative, three, 6ins and under, Peter Locke; roses, bush, three blooms, any colour, Ken Jones; one specimen bloom or stem, grown outdoors, Donald Horn; perennials, three kinds, three spikes of each in vase, Ruth Bazelgette; French marigolds, six, Ken Jones; six fuschia blooms on board, Ken Jones.

Floral art, open: exhibit in a sports shoe or boot, Valerie Kneebone; miniature arrangement 4ins overall, Gill Whitford; arrangement in jug without oasis, 12ins space, Jean Greenhalgh; foliage exhibit for hall to incorporate a candle, 15ins space, Jean Greenhalgh; long, low exhibit for a street party table, 18ins space, Elizabeth Brown; exhibit in red, white and blue with foliage, 12ins space, Valerie Kneebone; exhibit depicting Olympics, under 24ins space, Valerie Kneebone.

Primary school children's classes: painting of the Jubilee celebrations, 1, Tamsin Harvey, 2, Keira Moore; decorated wellington boot, 1, Tamsin Harvey, 2, Keira Moore; decorated hard boiled egg, Keira Moore; two gingerbread people, decorated, Keira Moore. Secondary school pupil's classes: Any handicraft, Eleanor Larthe.

Produce classes: six eggs, one colour, displayed on dish, Stephen Greenhalgh; jar of honey, Rebecca Northey.

Cookery, open: bottle of homemade liqueur, Dianne Verlaine; Victoria sandwich, raspberry jam filling, caster sugar on top, Elizabeth Hughes; chocolate cake, Kay Bray; gingerbread, set recipe, Anne Shopland; three cheese scones, Heather Horn; boiled fruit cake, set recipe, Rosa Watkinson; pot of marmalade, Doreen Warne; pot of jam, Valerie Kneebone; pot of chutney, Valerie Kneebone; pot of curd, any variety, Amanda Greenhalgh.

Handicrafts, open: knitted article, Angela Sheppard; new baby card, any medium, Heather Horn; patchwork item, Dianne Verlaine; crochet item, Heather Horn; painting, P K Ingham; picture, any other medium, not photography or painting, Elizabeth Brown; handicraft not covered by the previous classes, Elizabeth Brown.

Photography, open: Lifton Jubilee celebrations, Elizabeth Brown; castle, Elizabeth Brown; wildlife, Jane Rogers; garden, Anne Shopland; sporting event, Rosa Watkinson.