Rules for competitors
Please take time to read the rules of the show. Listed below are all the general rules, followed by the special rules which apply to Walkhampton Tray class and Walkhampton Vase class.
Show Rules
1. Each entry to the show must have a completed Exhibitor card.
2. Members of one family may each make entries from one garden but not in the same class.
3. All exhibits, except where stated, must be grown in the exhibitor’s garden without professional assistance and must have been in the garden for at least two months prior to showing. Any person exhibiting flowers, plants, vegetables or produce belonging to another and entering them as his/her own, or exercising any artifice to deceive the Judges, shall forfeit all claims to any prize or trophy that may be awarded.
4. The members of the Committee shall be entitled to inspect any exhibitor’s garden before the show.
5. Articles that have been worn or shown in any previous Walkhampton Show are ineligible.
6. Entries not complying with the rules will be disqualified.
7. The judges’ decisions are final.
8. If there are less than four entries in a class, any prizes may be withheld at the discretion of the judges.
9. No competitor may enter more than one exhibit in any class except where otherwise stated.
10. Staging is from 7pm to 8.30pm on Friday 25th August and from 7am to 09:30am Saturday 26th August.
11. The hall is to be vacated, other than the officers, stewards and judges, at 09:30am on the morning of the show.
12. Entries must not be removed before 5pm on the day of the show, but immediately thereafter.
13. The show will be held on Saturday 26th August 2023. Garden judging will be held on Sunday 30th July 2023.
14. Classes are open to residents (except for commercial growers and gardeners), and primary school attendees, in the Parishes of Walkhampton, Sampford Spiney, Horrabridge, Dousland, Meavy, Sheepstor, Buckland Monachorum, and Princetown.
15. Exhibitors must provide their own dishes and plates for showing.
16. The Committee shall decide on any matter not provided for in these Rules.
17. Entrance fee is 10p per entry except for garden classes in division D which are 50p per entry. Notification of entries must be received on or before 8pm Thursday 24th August 2023 and payment made when staging, except in the case of Classes 70-71 and 127-128 where notification and payment must be on or before 8pm Thursday 27th July 2023. Any late entries accepted will be charged at 25p per entry. Late entries in classes 70-71 and 127-128 are not accepted. Children's classes are free except when an under 16 is entering an adult class.
18. Any handicraft items with name or trade labels will be disqualified.
19. Scarecrows will be displayed in front gardens in Walkhampton. A number of ‘pitches’ may be made available in Walkhampton for display of scarecrows made by residents of other parishes on request. Most Welcoming Front Door competition is only open to residents of Walkhampton.
20. All reasonable care will be taken of exhibits but the Committee will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
1. Each entry to the show must have a completed Exhibitor card.
2. Members of one family may each make entries from one garden but not in the same class.
3. All exhibits, except where stated, must be grown in the exhibitor’s garden without professional assistance and must have been in the garden for at least two months prior to showing. Any person exhibiting flowers, plants, vegetables or produce belonging to another and entering them as his/her own, or exercising any artifice to deceive the Judges, shall forfeit all claims to any prize or trophy that may be awarded.
4. The members of the Committee shall be entitled to inspect any exhibitor’s garden before the show.
5. Articles that have been worn or shown in any previous Walkhampton Show are ineligible.
6. Entries not complying with the rules will be disqualified.
7. The judges’ decisions are final.
8. If there are less than four entries in a class, any prizes may be withheld at the discretion of the judges.
9. No competitor may enter more than one exhibit in any class except where otherwise stated.
10. Staging is from 7pm to 8.30pm on Friday 25th August and from 7am to 09:30am Saturday 26th August.
11. The hall is to be vacated, other than the officers, stewards and judges, at 09:30am on the morning of the show.
12. Entries must not be removed before 5pm on the day of the show, but immediately thereafter.
13. The show will be held on Saturday 26th August 2023. Garden judging will be held on Sunday 30th July 2023.
14. Classes are open to residents (except for commercial growers and gardeners), and primary school attendees, in the Parishes of Walkhampton, Sampford Spiney, Horrabridge, Dousland, Meavy, Sheepstor, Buckland Monachorum, and Princetown.
15. Exhibitors must provide their own dishes and plates for showing.
16. The Committee shall decide on any matter not provided for in these Rules.
17. Entrance fee is 10p per entry except for garden classes in division D which are 50p per entry. Notification of entries must be received on or before 8pm Thursday 24th August 2023 and payment made when staging, except in the case of Classes 70-71 and 127-128 where notification and payment must be on or before 8pm Thursday 27th July 2023. Any late entries accepted will be charged at 25p per entry. Late entries in classes 70-71 and 127-128 are not accepted. Children's classes are free except when an under 16 is entering an adult class.
18. Any handicraft items with name or trade labels will be disqualified.
19. Scarecrows will be displayed in front gardens in Walkhampton. A number of ‘pitches’ may be made available in Walkhampton for display of scarecrows made by residents of other parishes on request. Most Welcoming Front Door competition is only open to residents of Walkhampton.
20. All reasonable care will be taken of exhibits but the Committee will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
Walkhampton Tray Rules
NOTES FOR EXHIBITORS AND JUDGES
PLEASE ABIDE BY THESE RULES TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION
- The Walkhampton Tray, Class 23 is for a collection of three types of vegetables taken from the following list of fifteen. The quantity of each vegetable required for the collection is given in brackets: carrots (3), cauliflowers (2), onions (3), parsnips (3), peas (6 pods), potatoes (3), runner beans (6 pods), tomatoes (6), French beans (6 pods), sweet corn (2 cobs), pepper (3), cucumber (2), courgettes (3), beetroot (3), aubergines (2).
- Each type of vegetable will be judged out of a total of 20 points. This is split into three sections as follows: 7 points for size, shape and colour; 7 points for condition; 6 points for uniformity. The overall mark will be out of a total of 60.
- A tray or board measuring 450mm x 600mm is to be used to display the vegetables. Where a tray has a lip or edge, it is the internal measurements that must not exceed 450mm x 600mm.
- All vegetables are to be displayed for effect. The vegetables must be displayed within the tray, without bending any part of them. No part of any exhibit may exceed the size of the tray.
- A black cloth is permitted and the tray may be painted. Parsley is allowed for garnishing but no other foliage or accessories, such as plants, sand, rings and so on, will be allowed. Onions must be show dressed this means:- tops cut off and tied with neutral coloured raffia, roots lightly trimmed .
NOTES FOR EXHIBITORS AND JUDGES
- Carrots and parsnips must have foliage trimmed back to 75mm.
- Peas and beans must be displayed with some stalk attached.
- Tomatoes must be displayed with calyces (the green flower bud case).
- Judges may handle exhibits, open pods etc. to check for quality.
- The tray, board or staging must not be cut or mutilated in any way at all -such as cutting for standing onions in.
- Judges should use their discretion when judging the Walkhampton Tray class, remembering that entries may come from inexperienced exhibitors.
- The points awarded should be clearly marked by the judges on the exhibitors’ cards.
- Any queries that may arise, regarding anything other than the above rules, should be referred to, and decided by, the show officials.
PLEASE ABIDE BY THESE RULES TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION
Walkhampton Vase Rules
NOTES FOR EXHIBITORS AND JUDGES
PLEASE ABIDE BY THESE RULES TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION
- The Walkhampton Vase, class 63, is for a vase of mixed flowering stems containing a total of between 5 and 10 stems, taken from a minimum of two different kinds of plants. Please note that it is two different KINDS of plants, two varieties of the same plant are NOT two kinds.
- The display is judged out of a total of 35 points, split into: 25 points for the colour, form, condition, quality and freshness of the flowers on display, and 10 points for the overall presentation and effect of the flowers in the vase. The vase will be viewed from all directions. Judging of flowers should be to the normal rules used for other classes.
- Stems used in the display must be showing flowers only; no seed heads or berries will be allowed.
- The vase can be any shape and size and made from any material, but must be in proportion to the display. No marks are awarded for the vase itself.
- No accessories such as bows and additional foliage will be allowed. Foliage which is growing naturally from the flowering stem, and still attached to that stem, is allowed. Packing material - including florists’ foam – to keep the stems in place is allowed.
NOTES FOR EXHIBITORS AND JUDGES
- Flowering stems can be taken from ANY flowering plant.
- The different kinds of plants need to be taken from different genera. For instance, pinks, carnations and sweet William – which are all dianthus – would not be classed as different kinds.
- Use only fresh, home-grown flowers. No dried or silk flowers allowed.
- A vase, by definition, is any vessel that can be used to hold cut flowers and which is taller than it is wide at its widest point.
- The Walkhampton Vase class is open for anyone to enter and is not intended purely for growers who regularly display in single species classes at shows.
- Judges should use their discretion when judging the Walkhampton Vase class, bearing in mind that the entries may come from inexperienced exhibitors.
- Please note that the display has to be viewed all round.
- The points awarded should be clearly marked by the judges on the exhibitors’ cards.
- Any queries that may arise, regarding anything other than the above rules, should be referred to, and decided by, the show officials.
PLEASE ABIDE BY THESE RULES TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION