Issue 135 - the Pembury Village Website

GARDENERS’ SOCIETY AUTUMN SHOWIN THIS AUTUMN’S village gardeners’ show on Saturday 13 September, children canbuild a vegetable animal they like or even create an imaginary one if they can – as long asit’s from vegetables. There are two age groups – under 7 years and 7 to 11 years and theanimals just need to be delivered to the village hall before 11am on the morning of theshow. There is no entry fee.If you are too old to makean animal, flower arrangingmay be for you. There areclasses for an arrangementfor an Autumn wedding, orone depicting an Autumnscene, one of foliage onlyand, if you are a completenovice, a triangle withChrysanthemums as themain flower. These are opento all and cost 15p per classto enter (only 10p tomembers of the PemburyGardeners’ Society).Also at this show, there is a cookery section with many different classes. You could makefive profiteroles; a cheese and onion flan, 1lb loaf of brown bread, an apple pie or achocolate sponge. Or show five pieces of flapjack or five peppermint slices; or a jar of plumjam or tomato chutney; or a bottle of wine. The list is very long so there’s got to besomething there that you can show off! The same entry fees apply.There are also classes for handicraft at every show. Why not enter something you haveknitted, embroidered or carved?To enter these or any of the many other fruit, vegetable or flower categories, pleasetelephone Ann Purton on 824223 for further information.20