Spring Show 2023

Well, as we now know from a trawl through the CABAHS archive, our first Spring Show took place in April 1978, when the entries were recorded as “good considering the wintry conditions”. 45 years later, in 2023, our display has once again risen above the challenging weather and looked frankly fabulous!

Thank you to everyone who carried their exhibits into St Thomas’ Church hall, we had more entries than in the past few years, 73 in total, and everyone seemed to have a great evening. Our judge Mrs Norma Leslie said she had a hard time choosing the winners, listed below. Best in Show was awarded to Sharon’s “Perfect Pot of Pipits”, well deserved, and it was good to see so many entries in this class. The Wild Card class generated a lot of conversations around the range of entries, so that will be a fixture from now on. The short talk about past shows sparked some good ideas for future classes, such as one for Primroses and Auriculas and perhaps we can revive a “Domestic” class to add a baking angle to the evening (followed by some munching probably).

Here are the winners, congratulations!

Class 1 Daffodils:  Ruth C                              Class 2 Tulips: Kathy A

Class 3 Flowering Shrubs : Viv P                Class 4 Camellias : Maggie T

Class 5 Vase Spring flowers: Viv P             Class 6 Pot plant : Maggie T

Class 7 Spring Bulbs: Val W                         Class 8 Pipits : Sharon C

Class 9 Tea Cup: Margaret M            Class 10 Wild Card : Lynda F