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Gardening club

THE Summer Show was held in Dyffryn Village Hall on Wednesday, 9 August, and despite the unsettled weather of late, was a very colourful and well-attended occasion.

The high standard of the floral displays and the quality of the fruit and vegetables, produce, wine, craft and photography reflected the expertise of all contributors.

The very popular produce stall raised much-needed funds for the club’s two charities: Arch Noa and Wales Air Ambulance.

The first-prize winners are listed below.

Section One – Vegetables and Fruit: three beetroot, E Watts; three pods of peas, S Prior; three pods of French beans, G Lloyd; two courgettes (matching), S Ward; three sticks of rhubarb, A Owens; three cooking apples, E Owens; three eating apples, E Owens; one cucumber, G Lloyd; one table marrow, E Owens; heaviest potato, V Smedley; head of garlic, G Lloyd; longest runner bean, G Lloyd; six cherry tomatoes, S Ward.

Open Class: three white potatoes, R O Edwards; three coloured potatoes, R O Edwards; three onions from seed, E Owens; three onions from sets, E Owens; five shallots, R O Edwards; three pods of runner beans, E Watt; three tomatoes, R O Edwards; dish of soft fruit, E Owens; a bunch of six named herbs, A Havercroft; any other fruit not listed above, A Havercroft; any vegetable not listed in Section One, G Lloyd.

D F Dowsett Shield for highest number of points in Section One: E Owens. Guy Lloyd Shield for best exhibit in Section One: R O Edwards.

Section Two – Flowers and Pot Plants: three marigolds, K Hall; three pinks, K Hall; three pansies, A Owens; three mop head hydrangeas, J Thompson; three lace cap hydrangeas, T King; single stem, any other hydrangea, K Hall; three stems, sweet peas, M Lloyd; stem of flowering shrub, G Lloyd; three stems, any other, A Owens; a pot fuchsia, A Owens; a pot geranium, K Hall; a pot begonia in flower, B Gaskell; a house plant for foliage, S Prior; a cactus or succulent, D Round; mixed flowers in a jam jar, M Lloyd.

Open Class: one specimen rose, K Hall; three specimen gladioli, G Lloyd; a houseplant in flower other than those already listed, J Jones; three dahlias (same), K Hall; five dahlias (different varieties), A Havercroft.

President’s Shield for highest number of points in Section Two: K Hall.

Margaret Lloyd Rose Bowl for best exhibit in Section Two: J Thompson.

Section Three – Floral Art: miniature arrangement, P Elford; petite decoration, P Elford; arrangement using five flowers with foliage, D Pickard; traditional, P Elford; modern arrangement, theme is RNLI, T King.

Open Class: assorted foliage arrangement, P Elford. E H Sergeant Cup for highest points in Section Three: P Elford.

Section Four – Produce and Wine: far of fruit curd, S Ward; jar of pickles, V Smedley; jar of chutney, V Smedley; jar of marmalade, K Barber; jar of jelly, M Lloyd; jar of dark fruit jam, K Barber; jar of jam, any other fruit, A Owens.

Open Class: sloe or damson gin, R O Edwards; homemade lemonade, K Barber; white wine, M Griffiths; red wine, K Barber; elderflower syrup, A Owens.

Enid Jones Memorial Cup for highest points in Section Four: K Barber.

Section Five – Photography: cactus or succulent, S Ward; river or stream, M Griffith.

Jean Vickers Memorial Trophy for highest number of points in Section Five: S Ward.

Section Six – Craft: a cross stitch piece, D Pickard; a hand or embroidery, W Smith; a piece of handmade jewellery, W Smith; a two or three-dimensional patchwork item, D Round; a knitted, wearable garment, K Santon; an unframed painting or drawing, A Gayden.

Marion Lloyd Salver for highest number of points in Section Six: W Smith.

Section Seven – Handicraft Open Class: any item crafted in hard material, A Matthews.

Emlyn Owens Trophy for highest number of points in Section Seven: A Matthews.

Section Eight – Cookery: five fruit muffins, K Barber; three cheese scones, D Round; one-pound Bara Brith using own recipe, F Pead; coffee cake, J Thompson; plaited granary loaf, K Barber; Bakewell tart, J Thompson.

Dyffryn and Talybont Cup for highest number of points in Section eight: K Barber and J Thompson.

Section Nine – Children’s Section: a painting or drawing or item of cookery with RNLI as the theme – seven years or under, Dylan Hall; eight to 11 years, Louise Parkinson.

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