Bewdley & District Horticultural Society
Bewdley’s
Queen Elizabeth II
Jubilee Gardens
Bewdley Town Council
Assisted By
John really knows his onions
at an earlier Show
Graham the tomato King
at an earlier Show
Bewdley & District Horticultural Society
SUMMER SHOW
and plant sale
August 2027 -
at
ELIM Church Hall
Dog lane,
Bewdley DY12 2EF
Staging 8.30am to 10.00am
Judging 10.00am
Everyone welcome -
Rules for Entering
Free entry to all competitions
Own vases or containers to be used – no oasis please
Exhibitors fill out own entry card on arrival (cards provided)
No prize money given
Trophies to be awarded at September meeting
All entries to be removed at 1.30pm
Society Committee members
Jan Ferguson Tony Marchant
Jenny Frow Meg Clay
Shirley Pearson Pat French
For more Show information contact…
Jan on …………
OR …go to our website www.bewdleyanddistricthorticulturalsociety.org.uk and click the “Summer Show” tab
OR …go on Facebook
and search for Bewdley Horticultural Society then
scroll down to
the “Summer Show” section
SECTION “A” -
2A* Onions -
3A Runner Beans
-
4A Courgettes -
5A Tomatoes
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6A Tomatoes -
7A Cucumber -
8A Soft Fruit -
9A* Apples -
10A Herbs (named & cut) -
2B Gladioli -
3B Dahlia -
4B Dahlia -
5B Sweet
Peas -
6B Mixed Flowers -
7B Flower heads displayed in water container max. 9” diameter
8B Single
stem flower -
9B Pot plant, flowering in container
with a max. diameter of 7”
SECTION “C” -
2C Victoria sandwich cake –
jam only, 8” max diameter
3C* Cheese scones 3, any shape
4C Shortbread
biscuits 4, any shape
5C Small loaf of bread 1, any grain
SECTION “D” -
1D Arrangement in a tea cup and saucer
Our Summer Show Saturday 1st August 2026
With much anticipation and slight trepidation we held our Summer Show on Saturday
1st August.
Anticipation because we did not have a show in 2025 due to the complexities of staging
such a large event. This year the keenness to resurrect the Show among a good number
of our members was paramount. We still had concerns about the complexity and the
amount of work involved. Jan & Meg solved this dilemma by suggesting that the Show
would be considerably simplified both on the number of classes that could be entered
and admin behind the scenes.
So we went ahead and had our Show. And a great success it was. The number of entries
for each of the limited number of classes was not spectacular. This was hardly surprising
as Wyre Forest this summer (2026) has had next to no rain and enough heatwaves to
cook and frazzle most of our plants in the garden! But we did have entries for
the Show! Of course the weather for the day was perfect and Bewdley was full of
people that day so we had good attendance for the three hours it was open to the
public.
As well as the show, tea/coffee and cakes were on offer provided by Margaret and her team. Also Diane and helpers ran an excellent plant stall at the show’s entrance. Well done Diana and Margaret and your helpers. Our thanks to Sally for baking the exceedingly good cakes provided with the refreshments.
To all those that entered the classes of flowers, vegetables and baking etc. our
thanks to you. Without your support the show definitely would have been a non runner!
Behind
the scenes many others including Shirley and Jenny helped to make it work, again
our thanks to you all.
Our Judges this year were Trevor and Clare. Never an easy job, so many thanks for
your expertise and efficiency selecting our winners.
Apart from the class prize winners the cups went to the following…
Vegetables -
Flowers -
Domestic -
Floral Art -
Finally the biggest thank you to Jan & Meg for all their work and making it happen.
Tony Marchant
Chairman -
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