Home Produce, Horticulture & Handicrafts Tent

(All Exhibits to be staged by 9.45pm)

Home Produce

Classes 1 - 21
1       6 Hen Eggs, Exhibitors to provide own saucer
2       White Bread - One Loaf - Hand Made
3       White Bread - One Loaf - Machine Made
4       One Round Fruit Cake, prize given in memory of Mrs. E. E. Phizacklea
5       Chocolate Cake, Buttercream filling. No decoration or sugar
6       Sandwich Cake, Raspberry filling to be split and jam filled. No decoration or sugar
7       Four Fruit Scones
8       Decorated cake, max diameter 10 inches, Anniversary Cake. (Decoration only to be judged)
9       Four Pieces of Gingerbread
10     Round of Shortbread 
11     Swiss Roll, not chocolate
12     Four Pieces of Currant Pasty, short pastry
13     Apple Pasty on a plate, short pastry
14     Savoury Flan
15     Four Pieces of Traybake
16     A Jar of Chutney (any variety)
17     Jar of Lemon Cheese
18     Dish of Rum Butter, Light
19     Dish of Rum Butter, Dark
20     One Jar of Jam, prizes given by Sparkbridge & Lowick W.I.
21     One Jar of Marmalade

The Mrs. E.E. Phizacklea Trophy for the highest number of points in Classes 16 to 21, Preserve Section

Home Made Wine

Classes 22 - 24
22     One Bottle Home-made Red Wine (with new cork, named and dated)
23     One Bottle Home-made White Wine (with new cork, named and dated)
24     One Bottle Home-made Liqueur

The Mary Holme Memorial Perpetual Trophy for most points in classes 1 to 24, Home Produce and Home-made Wine

Children's Home Produce
Entry Fee 10p each. Prizes: 1st - £1.00, 2nd - 80p, 3rd - 60p, 4th - 50p

Classes 25 - 29
25     4 Ginger Biscuits. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
26     4 Rich Tea Biscuits decorated, decoration only to be judged. Boy or Girl 7 years or under
27     4 Pieces of Flapjack or Nutty Flip. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
28     Pizza, no greater than 8 inches. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
29     4 Plain Cup Cakes decorated, decoration only to be judged. Boy or Girl 8 to 16 years

The Ruth Ellwood Memorial Prize for the best exhibit in Classes 25 to 29, Children's Home Produce Section

Horticulture (Section Now Open to All)

Classes 30 - 58
30     4 Round Potatoes
31     4 Long Potatoes
32     3 Carrots trim tops to 4 inches
33     6 Runner Beans
34     3 Onions raised from seed
35     3 Onions raised from sets
36     6 Shallots
37     5 Tomatoes
38     5 Cherry Tomatoes
39     3 Beetroot trim tops to 4 inches
40     Any vegetable not specified

Coronation Jug to be presented for best Exhibit in Classes 30 - 40

41     5 Cooking Apples
42     5 Dessert Apples
43     Vase of 3 Dahlias - Cactus
44     Vase of 3 Dahlias - Decorative or Ball
45     Vase of 5 Dahlias - Pom-pom
46     Vase of Perennials - 6 stems - mixed - not specified
47     Vase of Perennials - 6 stems - 1 variety - not specified
48     Vase of Annuals, mixed, not specified
49     Vase of Annuals, one variety, not specified
50     1 Gladiolus
51     3 Spray Chrysanthemums
52     Flowering Pot Plant - pot not to exceed 5"
53     Flowering Pot Plant - pot over 5" but not exceeding 8"

Perpetual Challenge Trophy Presented by the late Captain C.G. and Mrs. H. Lowden for the highest number of points gained in Classes 30 - 53 in the Horticultural Section. Points: 1st - 3, 2nd - 2, 3rd - 1

54     1 Rose
55     Vase of 4 Roses
56     3 Stems Floribunda
57     Vase of 2 Roses
58     A Bowl of Roses
N.B. Vases will not be provided by the Society

The Dr. J.H. Mather Memorial Perpetual Challenge Trophy - for the highest number of points in Classes 54 - 58 in the Horticultural Section

Flower Arrangements - (Open Classes)

Classes 59 - 66
59     Bowl of Flowers. All round arrangement
60     An exhibit on the theme of "Harvest Festival" using Fruit and Flowers
61     Arrangement in a Candlestick
62     Miniature arrangement, not exceeding 4"
63     Lady's shoulder spray
64     Gent's Button Hole
65     An arrangement of Leaves and Foliage
66     Growing Mixed Flowers or Plants in a Container

The Mrs. H.V. Shuttleworth Memorial Perpetual Challenge Trophy - for the Best All round flower arrangement, Class 59
Trophy presented by Mr. & Mrs. P. Broadley - for the highest number of points in Classes 60 - 65 in the Flower Arrangement Section. Points: 1st - 3, 2nd - 2, 3rd - 1

Handicrafts (Section Now Open to All)
All Handicraft items to be completed since the previous show or they will be disqualified

Classes 67 - 82
67     Piece of embroidery
68     Article in Counted Thread Work, not under glass
69     Article in Counted Thread Work, under glass
70     Any Knitted Article in aran wool
71     Any Knitted Article in 3 or 4 ply
72     Any Knitted Article in Double Knitting
73     Knitted Article in 4 ply for a child up to 5 years old
74     Any knitted article using any wool not already specified above
75     Home-made Cushion. Prizes given by Mrs. D. Livock
76     Soft Toy
77     Piece of Tapestry
78     Any Article in Quilting
79     Article in any craft, not already specified
80     Crocheted Article
         Prizes given in memory of the late Mrs. Lowden
81     Painting in Oils or Water-colour
82     Sketch or drawing in Pencil

Special "Jubilee District Trophy" Perpetual - Best Exhibit in Class 79 Article in any craft, not already specified, for exhibitors residing in the parishes of Lowick, Blawith and Nibthwaite

Lowick & District Agricultural Society Perpetual Challenge Trophy for most points in Handicraft Section

Photography
"Not mounted" to mean, photographs may have a backing board but the edges must not be visible

Digitally derived photographs are acceptable

Classes 83 - 88
83     Best Amateur Colour Photograph, any subject. Not mounted. 10" x 8" maximum
84     Enlargement from a Colour Photograph. Not mounted. 10" x 8" maximum
85     Best Colour Photograph. Taken by a Boy or Girl 11 years and under. 10" x 8" maximum
86     Best Colour Photograph. Taken by a Boy or Girl aged 11 to 16 years. 10" x 8" maximum
87     Photograph of Lake District Scene
88     An old Lowick Show photograph pre 1957

Trophy Presented by Dr. & Mrs. A.C.I. Naylor - for the best Colour Photograph in Classes 85 and 86

Children's Classes
Entry 10p each. Prizes: 1st - £1.00, 2nd - 80p, 3rd - 60p, 4th - 50p
Age of child to be stated on each article

Classes 89 - 113
89     Button Hole of Garden Flowers. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
         Prizes given in memory of the late Mrs. W. Edmondson
90     An Egg cup of Flowers. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
91     A Jam Jar of Flowers and Fruit, not cultivated. Boy or Girl 11 years or under
92     Miniature Garden on a 10 inch plate. Boy or Girl 11 years and under
93     Any Animal or Insect made from Vegetables and/or Fruit. Boy or Girl 7 years and under
94     Any Animal or Insect made from Vegetables and/or Fruit. Boy or Girl 8 years to 16 years
95     Necklace made from Sweets. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
         Prizes given by Mr. & Mrs. J.J. Towers
96     Farmyard on a biscuit tin lid. Boy or Girl 11 years or under
97     Model made in Lego (not in kit form) not exceeding 12" Diameter. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
98     Decorated Baseball Cap. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
99     Collage in any material. Boy or Girl 8 years to 16 years. Size A3 or under
100   Collage in any material. Boy or Girl 7 years or under. Size A3 or under
101   General Handicraft. Girl 11 years or under
102   General Handicraft. Boy 11 years or under
103   General Handicraft. Girl 12 to 16 years
104   General Handicraft. Boy 12 to 16 years
105   Plate Doyley coloured in felt tip or crayon. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
106   Drawing in led pencil, mounted. Boy or Girl 16 years or under
107   Painting any subject. Boy or Girl 12 years to 16 years
108   Painting any subject. Boy or Girl 6 years to 11 years
109   Painting any subject. Boy or Girl 5 years and under
110   Hand-written Copy, no decoration, of the First Two Lines of the Nursery Rhyme "Ba, Ba, Black Sheep". Boy or Girl 7 years or under. Prizes
        given in memory of Mrs. T. Harrison.
111   Hand-written Copy, no decoration of the Nursery Rhyme "Three Blind Mice". Boy or Girl 8 to 11 years. Prizes given in memory of Mrs. T.
        Harrison.
112   Computer produced, poster, A4 size, to advertise Lowick Show. Boy or Girl 11 years and under
113   Computer produced, front cover, A5 size, black and white, for Lowick Show Catalogue. Boy or Girl 16 years or under

"Jubilee District Trophy" - Classes 101 - 104 for exhibitors residing in the parishes of Lowick, Blawith and Nibthwaite

Children's Horticulture

Classes 114 - 118
114   Largest Marrow
115   Most unusual shape (any vegetable)
116   4 Runner Beans
117   4 Tomatoes
118   Best Cress Head (grown in an egg shell with painted or coloured face)

Crafts Tent

This year stalls will include:-

Owen Jones - Swill Baskets

Liz Goyder - Spinning Demonstrations

David Webb - Driftwood Clocks, Railway Cards

Rebecca Johnson - Handmade Jewellery

Valerie Wall - Soft Furnishings

Sarah Taylor - Hand Knits & Childrens Clothes

Amanda Gaston - "Cumbria Goodies" Cakes & Chocolates

Debbie Cannon - Bramble Time Preserves

"The Pudding Room" Homemade Luxury Puddings

Clare Bowan "Sacred Light Photography & Design"

David Oates - North Country Wills (advise on wills)

Judith Smith "Palanquin" - pashminas & Scarves