Annual Show Schedule 2025
Stoodleigh Annual Show
Saturday 23rd August 2025 at 2.00pm
Stoodleigh Parish Hall
Tea and cakes * Raffle ** Garden Stall ** Free Admission
Organised by STOODLEIGH GARDEN CLUB
Our thanks to:
The Trustees of Tiverton Agricultural Association for their monetary support.
Devon and Somerset Marquees for the loan of tables for the Show.
Arrangements for Exhibitors:
Closing date for entries: Sunday 17th August 2025
Entry fee: 40p per adult entry (under 12s free)
(entry forms will be circulated nearer the time)
Hall opens for exhibits on 23rd: 10.00 – 11.15am
Exhibits may be removed from: 4.15pm
Schedule of Classes
Class No. FLOWERS
1. Single rose
2. Vase of annual flowers
3. Vase of perennial flowers
4. Hydrangea (3 stems)
5. Mixed Dahlia (5 stems)
6. Single flowering stem of clematis in a bottle, with stick
7. A Houseplant
8. Any flower (single stem) not listed in any other class
PRODUCE
9. 3 courgettes (Same Variety)
10. A cucumber
11. 6 runner beans (SV)
12. 6 French beans (SV)
13. 3 onions (SV)
14. 6 cherry (small) tomatoes (SV)
15. 4 tomatoes (large) – not cherry (SV)
16. Any vegetable not mentioned above – number appropriate to size
17. Any fruit – number appropriate to size
18. An ‘amusing’ fruit or vegetable
FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
19. Arrangement in a cup and saucer
20. Arrangement of flowers floating on water
21. The Poem – ‘From a Railway Carriage’ (max 40cm wide)
22. ‘A Ray of Sunshine’ (Max 30cm wide)
23. Just Foliage (max 40cm wide)
ART
24. A bookmark - painted or drawn (Max 20cm X 5cm)
25. Building(s) – any medium
26. Mixed media collage (Max A3)
ESPECIALLY for CHILDREN UNDER 12 yrs
27. A Lego model (Max 30cm X 20cm)
28. A vegetable creature
29. A photo of shadows
N.B. All adult classes open to children on an equal merit basis.
PHOTOGRAPHS (Max. 200 mm X 150 mm)
30. Tree-scape
31. Animal(s)
32. Colours
33. Water
COOKERY
34. A jar of fruit curd
35. A Dundee cake
36. 6 biscuits, sweet or savoury
37. 4 savoury scones
38. A decorated (iced) celebration cake. Judged on decoration only
39. A giant Jaffa Cake
CRAFT
40. A useful item for the home – any medium
41. A decorative item for the home – any medium
42. An item of clothing
43. Something for the garden – any medium
44. ‘New from Old’
POTATOES GROWN IN A BUCKET
45. Grow the greatest weight of potatoes that you can, from one seed potato (available from Shirley Cope at Rowhill - 40p), in a 3-gallon (13.6 litre) bucket, to be emptied and weighed by the Judges.
TERMS:
A Classes open to all amateurs
B Garden exhibits must have been grown by the exhibitor, and/or been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least 6 months before the show. Craft items must not have been exhibited at this Show previously.
C Exhibitors may enter only one exhibit in any one class.
D Exhibitors are responsible for arranging their own exhibits, placed where directed by a steward. Exhibitors must not touch or move any other person’s exhibit; stewards and judges are the only people with authority to do this.
E The Committee will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any exhibit that may occur at the
show.
F A child is defined as being under 12 years of age on the day of the show.
Awards: The Show Cup will be awarded for the highest number of points overall, with rosettes for the winner, runners up and the best overall exhibit in each section. The glass flower bowl will be awarded to the Garden Club member with the highest points. The silver rose bowl will be presented to the winner of the single rose class. There are cash prizes for the children’s class winners, a miniature cup for the most points in the children’s section and rosettes for children’s entries in adult classes.