THE Lifton Cottage Garden Society and WI’s 37th annual village show was held on the first Saturday in August in the church hall.

The show proved to be the most successful show for many years with 50 exhibitors, plus the primary school children, entries totalled approximately 400.

Following the difficult year weather-wise, the vegetables and flower entries were down but this was made up by the entries in the fruit, floral art, cookery, handicraft and photography classes. The children entered over 100 items, which included shoe box art, a button heart, T-shirt design, CD scratch art and a painted pebble, and for secondary school children, any handicraft. The judges were quite impressed with the amount and standard of the exhibits.

The President, Anthony Philips, introduced the cup presenter, Stephen Greenhalgh, who was presented with a buttonhole by Izzey Voaden. Stephen spoke about his late mother, Jean, who for many years was chairman of the show committee and said how much she had enjoyed entering the floral art classes and thanked the committee for naming one of the floral art cups in her memory.

Stephen then presented the cups as follows: Wyatt Hatch Challenge Cup: John Andrews; PW Hart Memorial Cup (vegetables) : John Andrews; C Parsons Cup (fruit): Terrance Lewis; Briginshaw Open Cup (flowers): Ken Jones; William Parnell Memorial Cup (flowers): Sandy Palmer; C Parsons Floral Art Cup: Elizabeth Brown; Jean Greenhalgh Cup best exhibit in Floral Art: Elizabeth Brown; Children’s Cup (primary): Amy Doughtey; F F Hicks Cup (secondary): Thoren Mallett; Lifton WI Cookery Cup: Jo Maynard; Mr and Mrs Russell Cup (handicraft): Susan Swanepoel; Open Cup for Photography: Joint winners Davis Vero and Elizabeth Brown; Lifton WI Cup for most points in show: John Andrews; Sylvia Dennis Memorial Rose Bowl for Lifton WI member with most points in show: Marion Kneebone; William Kent Challenge Cup for best exhibit in children’s classes: Amy Doughty; John Mounce Memorial Rose Bowl for Lifton WI member best exhibit in show: Elizabeth Hughes; Fred and Marion Parsons Memorial Rose Bowl for best exhibit in Cookery: Marion Kneebone; CH Walters Memorial Cup for best exhibit in horticultural classes: John Andrews.

Vegetables (open): Potatoes, kidney or oval: 1, John Andrews; Potatoes, round: Colin Kneebone; Beet: John Andrews; Bunch of herbs: Carrots: Roy Buckingham; French beans: John Andrews; Runner beans: John Andrews; Onions, spring sown: Roy Buckingham; Onions grown from sets: Roy Buckingham; Shallots: John Andrews; Collection of three vegetables: John Andrews. Marrows: John Andrews; Rhubarb: Colin Kneebone; Cucumbers: Roy Buckingham. Courgettes: Hilda Pengelly; Heaviest Onion: Colin Kneebone; Longest Runner Bean: John Andrews.

Vegetables (local): Potatoes, round: John Andrews; Potatoes, kidney or oval: John Andrews; Beet: John Andrews; Carrots: John Andrews; Runner beans: John Andrews; Peas: Colin Kneebone; Onions: John Andrews; Shallots: John Andrews; Tomatoes: Marion Kneebone; Broad beans: John Andrews; Collection of vegetables: John Andrews.

Fruit Classes: Gooseberries: Gill Whitford; Blackcurrants: Jo Maynard; Raspberries: Marion Kneebone; Cultivated blackberries: Terrance Lewis; Four apples: Gill Whitford; Any other fruit: Terrance Lewis.

Flower Classes: Sweet peas: Suzanne Weston; Flowering plant in a pot: Sandy Palmer; Foliage plant: Marion Kneebone; Dahlia, pompom: Colin Kneebone; Dahlias, Ball: Ken Jones; Dahlias, Cactus: Elizabeth Brown; Dahlias, decorative: Elizabeth Brown; Roses: 2, Ken Jones; One specimen bloom: Ken Jones; Perennials: Ken Jones; Phlox: Marion Kneebone; Six Fuschia blooms: Ken Jones.

Floral Art: Petite: Heather Horn; Exhibit in green, white and purple: Heather Major; Exhibit incorporating a figurine: Elizabeth Brown.

Exhibit to welcome baby: Heather Major; Exhibit incorporating driftwood: Susan Swanepoel; Foliage exhibit: Susan Swanepoel; Exhibit entitled ‘Peace’: Elizabeth Brown.

Produce: Six eggs: Amanda Greenhalgh.

Cookery: Homemade cordial: Jo Maynard; Gingerbread: Marion Sargent; Victoria sandwich: Diane Northey; Vegetable cake: Amanda Greenhalgh; Lemon drizzle cake: Sally Old; Three savoury scones: Diane Northey; Three butterfly cakes: Anne Shopland; Homemade bread: Elizabeth Brown; Three biscuits: Diane Northey; A quiche: Jean De’Ath; Pot of Marmalade: Marion Kneebone; Pot of Jam: Marion Kneebone; Pot of Chutney: Marion Kneebone; Pot of Curd: Jo Maynard.

Handicrafts: Knitted or crocheted article: Heather Major; A cross-stitch item: Shona Hughes.

A patchwork item: Jo Maynard; CD scratch art: Jo Maynard; A painting: Howard Curnow; A pencil or charcoal sketch: Elizabeth Hughes; Any other handicraft: Susan Swanepoel.

Photography: A Dartmoor View: David Vero; Fantastic Foliage: Amanda Greenhalgh; Stormy Weather: Elizabeth Brown; An animal(s): Lisa Roberts; Action: Elizabeth Brown.