July 2024 Past events

July 28th: Community on Show

Village Hall Show & Café, 12 – 4.30PM
Children and adult amateur competitions in baking, crafts, garden flowers, vegetables, soft fruits, paintings, drawings, photography and creative writing.

Beach events, from 1PM
SANDCASTLE COMPETITION
DOG SHOW
CHILDREN’S GAMES
LIVE MUSICBBQ & CRÊPES

HOW TO ENTER THE VILLAGE HALL SHOW
Register your entries at the Village Hall between 5:30pm and 7:30pm on Saturday 27th July 2024. Perishable items should be received and registered between 9 -9:30am on Sunday 28th July 2024.
Entrance fees for exhibits: Children Free / Adults £2 per entry

SECTION A – CHILDREN’S ART & CRAFTS
A1: Pre-school – Sports Day
A2: 5 – 8 years – Sports Day any medium, no larger than A4
A3: 9 – 11 years – Sports Day any medium no larger than A4


SECTION B – COOKERY
Unless otherwise stated, all items should be displayed on a plain paper plate appropriate for the size of the item.
Children
B1: Pre-school – 3 biscuits, decorated
B2: Up to 11 years – 3 brownies
B3: 12-15 years – 3 cupcakes decorated
Adults
B4: Victoria jam sponge (approx 20cm
B5: 4 plain scones
B6: Freestyle cake (any shape or size – your best showstopper creation. Go mad!)
B7: Any bread including specialty bread (e.g. sourdough, focaccia, ciabatta, rye)
B8: Jar of fruit jam
B9: Jar of fruit marmalade
B10 Jar of chutney or pickle – any flavour


SECTION C – GARDEN FLOWERS
No floral foam / oasis please
Children

C1: 4-11 years – A selection of garden flowers in a glass jar
C2: 4-11 years – A miniature garden in a seed tray
C3: 4-11 years – A glass jar (not a vase) of wild flowers
Adults (Containers are to be plain glass and as small as possible.)
C4: 5 Sweet peas
C5: 5 Roses
C6: An arrangement of cut flowers not to exceed 46 cm in diameter
C7: A glass jar (not a vase) of wild flowers and grasses


SECTION D – VEGETABLES & FRUITS
All entries to be presented on plain paper plates.
Children

D1: 4 -11 years – Vegetable/fruit creation
Adults
D2: 4 potatoes
D3: 3 carrots with tops
D4: 4 onions grown
D5: 6 runner beans
D6: 3 beetroot
D7: 5 tomatoes – on the vine
D8: 5 tomatoes – off the vine
D9: 2 courgettes
D10: 1 cucumber
D11: Bunch of various herbs presented in a glass jar
D12: Giant vegetable
D13: 6 Soft fruits of your choice
D14: Exotic fruit or vegetable


SECTION E – PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographs must have been taken in the last 12 months. Not mounted or framed. 15cm x 10cm
Children

E1: Children 4-9 years – Something that makes you happy
E2: Children 10-18 -Wildlife
Adults
E3: Taw / Torridge


SECTION F – ARTWORK
Young Adults 11-18years and Adults
Artworks must have been completed in the last 12 months. There is no restriction on medium i.e. watercolour, oil, pastel, pencil or ink sketches, fabric artwork, collages, crafting etc. Maximum size of artwork is 60 cm by 75 cm. The entrant’s name, age (if young adult 11-18yrs ) and artwork title should be displayed on the back. If the artwork is for sale, the price should be displayed on the front. There may be a selection if too many entries are received. A voluntary donation of 10% of the selling price to the Community on Show funds would be appreciated. Work can be collected any time between 4-4.30pm on show day.
A maximum of two entries per person please!

F1: Olympics


SECTION G – CREATIVE WRITING
Poem or Prose (If prose, no more than 250 words)
Works must have been completed in the last 12 months. Each entry is to be on one sheet of A4 paper either typed or handwritten. The entrants name is not to appear on the front. Please bring your entries to registration on Saturday 27th July 2024 5.30-7.30pm
Children 4 – 11 Years Topic

G1: Weather (poem, prose or Acrostic)
G2: A holiday
G3: A pet – real or imagined
Young Adult & Adult Topic
G4: The weather
G5: A holiday
G6: A pet – real or imagined


We look forward to receiving your entries for this fun village show. Please collect your entries between 4-5pm.