IT was hot, hot, hot for Stoke Climsland Flower Show on Saturday, drawing crowds to the village green for another successful event which saw a wide variety and high number of exhibits.
Visitors basked in the sun as the children enjoyed a Punch and Judy Show and ice-cream sellers did a roaring trade. There was band music and stalls of every type from plants to cakes and bric-a-brac and plenty of games for the young and old.
The cup for scoring the most points in the show went to Alan Parker.
Local cups: R Dingle and Sons cup, most points in local vegetable classes: Alan Parker; David Parry Davies memorial cup, best collection vegetables section 1: Derek Ross; Mr and Mrs E J Coad cup, large flower garden: Sarah and Keith Lane; Crittall cup, best kept garden by pensioner: Jac Pratt; J Lightfoot cup, best kept vegetable garden: Jenny Board; Rev and Mrs Chudley perpetual cup, best small flower garden, Rosemary Evely; N and C Ashmore cup, best-planted container: Dorothy Easton; Canon Andrews cup, most points local flower classes: E Watson; Mr and Mrs C Pellow cup, most points local floral art classes: Virginia Leonard Williams; Mr and Mrs J B Lightfoot cup, most points potato classes, Alan Parker; C Burleigh cup, most points local cookery, Katharine Hoare; Mr and Mrs Phillips cup, best needlework class 5, Elisabeth Mayhew; A Rundle cup most points local needlework, Cris Ablard; W R Sandercock cup most points section 7, Annabel Bond and Fred Stuart; Committee cup, runner-up section 7, Chloe Leonard Williams; Jim Dingle memorial cup, best entry section 7, Ben Harrison, Leanne Sprules.
Open cups and specials: Rev and Mrs T Hitchens perpetual cup, most points open vegetable classes: Mr Sims; perpetual cup in memory of J T Dymond, most points fruit classes,: Mr Sims; W P Uglow perpetual cup, most points open flower classes: Mr Sims; Mr and Mrs Willcock perpetual cup, most points floral art classes: Vivien Colwill; Committee cup, most points open cookery classes, S Gerry; Gladys Benney memorial cup, most points open needlework classes, Mrs Sims; Mrs D Kitt cup, best exhibit in open needlework: Virginia Leonard-Williams; Mr and Mrs Trewartha cup, most points section 14, children?s classes, Annabel Bond; Ian Finamore cup, most points section 14, vegetable classes: Nicholas Colwill; perpetual cup in memory of Mr Neale, most points in dairy classes: Jenny Llewellyn; A Gimblett cup, best junior photography: Jacob Leonard-Williams; Mrs D Maltman cup, senior photography, Stevie Boote; wine cup, best entry wine classes: Mrs Willmott; D Phillips cup, most points in wine classes, Mrs Jenny Llewellyn; Mrs A Ham cup, most points section 19, art: Irene Wood.
Show cups and specials: Mr and Mrs D Phillips cup, most points in show: Alan Parker; Sam Philp cup, best exhibit vegetable and flower classes: Mr Sims; William Joll memorial cup, family with most entries: Hoare family; runner-up prize £3: Bond family; Beryl Phoenix trophy, senior Viv Colwill; Cornwall Garden certificate of merit, best exhibit vegetable and flower classes, Mr Sims.