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Wendy’s Diary  updated 3rd June 2008

Ron and Wendy Green  Pond House  Mersea Island

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MIHS

Late Summer Show

25th August 2007

Just a glimpse of the exhibits displayed at the Show

(pictures from Chris Moore)

A new date for MIHS combining the Summer and Autumn Shows.

Entries totalling nearly 300 were slightly down on last year’s Summer Show. Certainly the vegetables were of a very high standard and the collection of fruits from Mr and Mrs Cooper outstanding (see bottom right above)

Despite competition from other events on the day the Show was quite well attended and the committee will decide whether the decision to change things in view of losses from all Shows and in particular the Autumn was the right one.

Trophies were presented by Mayor Alan Mogridge accompanied by Mrs Mogridge and he expressed his delight on the exhibition which was supplemented by a display by the Camera Club and plant stall, teas and raffle

Trophy Winners were as follows:-

JOHN FLACK CUP - most points Vegetable, Flower and Fruit classes   Shirley Sawkins

ALDOUS CHALLENGE CUP runner up in above classes                       Mr & Mrs D cooper

CHALLENGE CUP  best novice exhibit                                                  Mr D Spary

USHER CHALLENGE CUP most points Vegetables                               Shirley Sawkins

.FRANK CSERWENKA CUP best Potato exhibit classes 1 & 2             Shirley Sawkins

MARY KENT CUP  most points fruit  classes                                          Mr & Mrs D Cooper

SOCIETY CHALLENGE CUP  most points Flowers                              Mark Farthing & Miss M Hodge

LAPWOOD CHALLENGE CUP  best Flower exhibit  classes 32 & 34   Mrs Mary Camp

PLOUGHING MATCH CUP  best bowl of Sweet Peas                           Mark Farthing & Miss M Hodge

FOORD CHALLENGE CUP  most points Dahlias                                   Mark Farthing & Miss M Hodge

LAPWOOD CHALLENGE CUP  best exhibit of Gladioli                         Mr Popper

MILBURN SALVER  best Pot Plant                                                        Mrs M Cawley

ROSINA MORGAN VASE   best fragrant Rose                                      Mrs Doris Rampling

POND HOUSE TROPHY  most points Handicrafts                                  Gillian Ashby

MARSDEN TROPHY   most points Photography                                     Mr M Davies

MERSEA MUSEUM TROPHY  best exhibit Photography                       Mr M Davies

SHEILA PHILLIPS TROPHY  most points Home Industries                    Mrs Susan Luckham

THE GREEN CUP  most points Children’s classes 11-16 years                Rosie Farthing

BUCKLE CUP most points Children’s classes up to 11 years                   Lucy Mullinger

SANDFORD DOD BOWL most points Flower Arranging                       Mrs Marie Humphreys

GLORIA SEARLE CUP  best Flower Arrangement                                 Mrs V Snelling

W I SHIELD   most points by a W I Member (all classes)                         Mrs Marie Humphreys

LORNA TARRAN TROPHY  Best Exhibit in Show                                 Mr & Mrs D Cooper

BANKSIAN MEDAL most money won in Flower Fruit and Vegetable

 Classes (winners in last two years excluded)                                             Mr & Mrs D Cooper