MEAVY Flower Society's summer flower show, held last Saturday in Meavy Parish Hall, was very successful, with a high standard among the many entries.
Particularly well represented were roses and flowering shrubs, but there were also good displays of fuchsias and hanging baskets.
Judging of the entries was by the votes of the visitors, which entailed a team of ladies being closeted in a back room all afternoon counting the votes.
Society chairman Douglas Henderson thanked all the members of the committee and others who contributed to make a worthwhile show run smoothly. He praised the growers of the entries for their fortitude in contending with a difficult season of cool nights, excess rain and the return of rabbits.
Mrs Joan Down was introduced as a long standing and staunch member of the society, and was asked to present the trophies to the class winners.
Trophies and winners — Pot plant, flowering, Radcliffe cup, Cyril Sparey; flowering shrub, Price cup, Douglas Henderson; mini flower arrangement, John Whitcombe cup, Mrs Margaret Duffy; flower arrangement, Meavy trophy, Mrs Brenda Burt; Roses, spray, Jimmy Brooks trophy, Bill Stoneman; roses, flowers, Beattie trophy, Mrs Joyce Williams; summer annuals, Clements trophy, Mrs Joyce Williams; dahlias, Chittenden trophy, Mrs Margaret Roper; flowers, Tanfield trophy, Mrs Audrey Northmore; salad vegetables, Committee cup, Bill Williams; vegetables, Jukes cup, Bill Williams; handing basket, Miss Reader trophy, Mrs Brenda Burt; pelargoniums, Peter Chappell trophy, Bill Stoneman; fuchsias, Reid trophy, Bill Stoneman; plant in a small pot, Allen trophy, Cyril Sparey; pot plant, foliage, Bill Down trophy, Cyril Sparey.