Please read the Show Rules carefully and note the arrangements for entering your exhibits, where to leave your entry forms and the latest time that you can do so. Please note that NO Late Entries will be permitted on Show Day itself.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
RESIDENTS’ SECTION (see Rule 20)
(Limited to Swanland Residents only – maximum of one entry per class)
Judges – Yvonne Stone/Keith Bowser
Winner of Most Points in Classes 1 – 9 receives £4
CLASS
1. Three potatoes – one variety.
2. Five tomatoes – small-fruited variety.
3. Three runner beans.
4. One beetroot
5. Two courgettes.
6. One specimen vegetable – any variety not mentioned above.
7. One specimenflower or flowering stem – any variety.
8. One vase of mixed flowers – not less than 3 kinds.
9. Three dessert apples.
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HANDICRAFT SECTION
(Items not to have been exhibited at Swanland Show previously)
Judge – Carol Parsons
Winner of Most Points in Classes 10 – 16 receives £4
Winner of Best Exhibit receives £2
CLASS
10. A hand-made swan in any media.
11. A hand-made greetings card for any occasion.
12. A mosaic item – maximum base size A4.
13. A soft toy in any media.
14. A crochet item.
15. A hand-knitted item.
16. A piece of jewellery.
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PRODUCE SECTION
Judge – Carol Parsons
Winners of Most Points in Classes 17 -19 and 20 – 25 receive £4
Winner of Best Exhibit in Classes 20 – 25 receives £2
CLASS
17. A jar of chutney – with plain lid only.
18. A jar of marmalade – with plain lid only.
19. A Rocky Road tray bake.
20. A vegan cake.
21. Three shortbread biscuits.
22. Chocolate cake.
23. Three cheese scones.
24. Three savoury muffins.
25. For Children entrants ony – Three decorated cupcakes.
Plates will be provided for Classes 20 to 25
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ART SECTION
(Items not to have been exhibited at Swanland Show previously)
Judge – Mary Wells
Winners of Most Points in Classes 26 – 28 and Classes 29 – 30 receive £4
CLASS
26. Water colour painting.
27. Oil or Acrylic painting.
28. Mixed media picture.
29. Pencil sketch.
30. Pastel sketch.
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FLORAL ART SECTION
(All exhibits may be pre-assembled and made from fresh, dried, or silk materials)
Judge – Wendy Bowser
Winner of Most Points in Classes 31 – 35 receives £4
Winner of Best Exhibit receives £2
CLASS
31. Shades of Green – an arrangement of flowers and foliage – base space allowed 50cm x 50cm – height unlimited.
32. A wreath – any theme – suitable for hanging on a front door.
33. An exhibit featuring a basket – base space allowed 50cm x 50cm – height unlimited – accessories allowed.
34. King’s Coronation – an arrangement using appropriate themed colours – base space allowed 50cm x 50cm – height unlimited – accessories allowed. .
35. a Celebratory buttonhole or lady’s corsage.
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FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTION
Judge – Yvonne Stone
Winners of Classes 54, 55, 56 and 61 receive £2
Winners of Most Points in Classes 36 – 40 and 57 – 60 receive £4 and 41 – 53 (£5 voucher)
CLASS
36. Three dessert apples – one variety.
37. Three cooking apples – one variety.
38. Nine raspberries.
39. Five plums – one variety.
40. Any other fruit/fruits – one variety.
41. Three courgettes.
42. Three potatoes – white variety.
43. Three potatoes – other than white variety.
44. Three carrots – one variety.
45. Five tomatoes – exhibition variety – with calyces attached.
46. Seven tomatoes – cherry-fruited variety – with calyces attached.
47. Three sticks of rhubarb – tops trimmed to 40mm approximately.
48. Three onions – dressed.
49. Six exhibition shallots – dressed.
50. Five runner beans.
51. Any other vegetable – not specified elsewhere in this section – a single specimen.
52. Collection of herb stems in water – three distinct kinds.
53. A dish of mushrooms.
54. A basket of mixed vegetables – maximum size50cm x 30cm approximately.
55. Three beetroot – tops cut to 75mm approximately.
56. Collection of vegetables – five distinct kinds – one of each.
57. Longest runner bean – one entry per exhibitor (see Rule 18)
58. Heaviest onion – shown as grown with roots washed and not more than 15cm of stem – one entry per exhibitor (see Rule 18)
59. Heaviest marrow – one entry per exhibitor (see Rule 18)
60. ‘Wonkiest’ vegetable – one entry per exhibitor (see Rule 18)
61. One flowering stem and one vegetable.
Plates will be provided for Classes 38 to 45, and 53
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FLOWER SECTION
Judge – Keith Bowser
Winners of Classes 62 and 71 receive £2
Winner of Most Points in Classes 63 – 70 receives £4 and 71 – 77 (£5 voucher)
CLASS
62. Rose – one specimen bloom.
63. Dahlia – one specimen bloom – any variety.
64. Dahlias – three blooms – any varieties.
65. Vase of five annual asters – any varieties.
66. Vase of five pansies or violas.
67. Gladioli – two spikes – one variety.
68. One sunflower.
69. A vase of cut flowers.
70. One bowl of floating fresh flowers – not less than four kinds.
71. One flowering fuchsia.
72. One foliage pot plant – non-flowering variety.
73 One flowering pot plant (excluding fuchsia and orchid)
74. One orchid.
75. One cactus or succulent.
76. A mixed planter of growing plants.
77. A terrarium featuring any mixed plants.
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CHILDREN’S SECTION
Judge – Wendy Bowser
Pre-school & Reception Class (ages 4-5) Children @ 31st August 2023
Winner of Class 78 receives £2
CLASS
78. Self-portrait – in any media.
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Years 1 to 6 @ 31st August 2023
Exhibits to be clearly labelled showing the exhibitor’s age
Junior (Years 1 – 3) and Senior (Years 4 – 6) Winners of Class 88 receive £2
Junior (Years 1 – 3) and Senior (Years 4 – 6) Winners of
Most points in Classes 79 – 88 receive £4
CLASS
79. Hot Air balloons – sculptures. Year 1 (ages 5 – 6) only.
80. Faraway Trees (linked to Enid Blyton books) – clay model. Year 2 (ages 6 – 7) only.
81. Fossils – mixed media. Year 3 (ages 7 – 8) only.
82. Cityscapes – printing. Year 4 (ages 8 – 9) only.
83. Environmental Art – Litter – painting. Year 5 (ages 9 – 10) only.
84. Portraiture – sculptures. Year 6 (ages 10 – 11) only.
85. A decorated wooden spoon.
86. A painted plant pot.
87. A birthday card for a friend.
88. A portrait of the King – in any media – maximum size A4
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PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION
Judge – Mark Terry
Winner of Most Points in Classes 89 – 96 receives £4
Winner of Best Exhibit receives £2
CLASS
89. Colour Print – Movement
90. Colour Print – Specimen Tree
91. Colour Print – Hands
92. Colour Print – Blue Hues
93. Colour Print – Pets
94 Colour Print – Reflections
95. Colour Print – Transport
96. Colour Print – Industry
Both digital and non-digital camera formats are allowed in the same class
Remember – exhibitors are allowed a maximum of two entries per class
Prints to be unmounted and not larger than A5 – 21cm x 15cm in size
(ie approximately the size of the printed Schedule page)
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Special Handicraft Class for Persons with Additional Needs
(See Rule 21 – maximum of one entry per exhibitor)
Judge – Carol Parsons
Winner of Best Exhibit receives £2 and a mini-trophy
CLASS
97. An item of handicraft or artwork I’ve created.
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Special Classes for 2023
The following two classes will be judged solely by members of the public visiting the Show.
Visitors to the Show will be invited to nominate their chosen best exhibit in each class using a paper voting slip deposited inside a marked ballot box placed alongside the exhibits. Votes will be counted by members of the Show Committee at approximately 3.15pm and the winners of the two classes will be announced during the award presentation commencing at 3.30pm.
The Winners of Classes 98 and 99 will receive £2 and a trophy card
CLASS
98. Poetry – maximum of one entry per exhibitor
An item of original poetry or prose created by the exhibitor (any age) and presented on a single sheet of A4 card or paper – to be suspended on the string framework (adjacent to the photography exhibits) so as to be easily viewable and readable by Show visitors.
99. Miniature Garden – maximum of one entry per family group
To be created by and submitted on behalf of a multi-generational family group eg children, parents and grandparents.
Using a large seed tray or similar-sized container, create a miniature garden using natural plant material and accessories of your choice but remember that natural plant material should predominate over accessories.
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The 2023 Show schedule can be viewed and downloaded from the link below.
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