Scents and colours help to attract crowds to Show marquee

Brian Donaldson • Published 29 Jul 2010 16:00 0 Comments

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There was a hive of activity around the Home Industries marquee at the Clogher Valley Show yesterday(Wednesday) as fantastic colours and fragrances greeted visitors.

With a good summer for flowers, fruit and vegetables, there were many high quality entries from exhibitors in Fermanagh, Tyrone and Armagh.

Some of the outstanding entries were in the home baking and floral art sections. Fivemiletown Women's Institute beat off stiff competition from neighbouring W.Is in Clogher and Fintona to win the "Victorian Afternoon Tea" class where members had to arrange a decorated cake, oven scones, a flower arrangement in a tea cup, confectionery comprising four home made items and a hand decorated recipe card.

Other outstanding exhibits in the Home Industries marquees included the Dressed Scarecrow with Hannah Griffin from Tyrone winning the Allan Montgomery Cup and first prize of £15.

Next door in the Augher Co-op Food Hall, there were plenty of appetising smells as various companies staged displays of their products and Paula McIntyre of BBC Radio Ulster presented cookery demonstrations of "Seasonal Cooking." Recipes included potato scones, leek soup, rump steak as well as chocolate brownies and orange roasted rhubarb.

Among the visitors to the Clogher Valley Show was the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew, who spent several hours watching the cattle judging in progress and meeting farmers and their families from various counties.

Results

Vegetables and Flowers

Basket with three types of vegetables - 1, Janet Lamb, Richhill; 2, Cecil Chartres, Lisbellaw; 3,Claire Barnett, Clogher.

Decorated vegetable - 1, Ruth Fannin, Clogher; 2, Miss Anna Robinson, Ballygawley.

ISA/Bridge House Collection of vegetables All-Ireland qualifier - Janet Lamb.

Flowers and Plants

Sweet pea - 1, Cecil Chartres; 2, Janet Lamb; 3,Pearl Elliott, Lisnaskea.

Hanging basket - 1, Janet Lamb; 2,Linda Boyd, Fivemiletown; 3, Beryl Boyd, Clogher.

Dahlias - 1 and 2, Cecil Chartres.

Roses - 1, Cecil Chartres; 2,Dympna Magee,Aughnacloy; 3, M.E.Grosse, Clogher.

Geranium - 1, Gordon McLaren, Augher; 2,Pearl Elliott; 3,Isabell Johnston, Dungannon.

Pansies - 1, Pearl Elliott; 2,Cecil Chartres; 3, Deirdre McCann.

Perennials - 1, and 3, Dympna Magee; 2,George Langlois, Clogher.

Flowering shrubs - 1, Dympna Magee; 2, Deirdre McCann.

Pot plant - 1, Pearl Elliott; 2, Olive Somerville, Clogher; 3, M. E. Grosse.

Cactus or succulent - 1, Heather Robinson, Fivemiletown; 2,M. E.Grosse; 3,Claire Barnett.

Foliage plant - 1, M. E. Grosse; 2, Olive Somerville; 3, Heather Robinson.

Fuchsia plant - 1, and 2, Roy Maxwell, Cookstown; 3, Olive Somerville.

Floral Art

Dressed scarecrow- 1, Hannah Griffin, Cookstown; 2, Lucy Hardy, Augher.

Jug of wild flowers -1, Anna Robinson, Ballygawley; 2,Keith Somerville,Fivemiletown; 3, Jordan McLaren, Augher.

Seaside exhibit in a biscuit tin lid - 1, Lucy Hardy, Augher; 2, Ellen Pogue, Benburb; 3, Ruth Fannin, Clogher.

Coffee Break exhibit - 1, Lauren Pogue, Benburb; 3, Rebecca Hassard, Clogher.

Fun with Colour exhibit - 1, M.F.M. Burrows, Cookstown; 2,Claire Barnett.

Beautiful leaves exhibit of foliage - 1, M.F.M.Burrows;2 Marion McGee; 3, V. Little, Ballygawley.

Golden Cheer exhibit - 1, M.F.M.Burrows, Cookstown; 2, Marion McGee.

Last Night at the Proms exhibit - 1, M.F.M.Burrows.

Home Baking

Fruit cake - 1, and 2, Pearl Elliott, Lisnaskea; 3,Sadie Kyle, Fivemiletown.

Fruit cake light - 1, and 2, Pearl Elliott; 3, Sadie Kyle.

Chocolate butter sandwich - 1, Christine Garland, Clogher; 2, Leah Stewart, Augher; 3, Sadie Kyle, Fivemiletown.

Meringue topped pie - 1, Vera Allen, Cookstown; 2,Sandra Blackburn, Clogher; 3,Roisin Meehan, Clogher.

Sultana cake - 1, V. Little; 2, Vera Allen; 3, Sadie Kyle.

Boiled cake -1, Sadie Kyle; 2, Sandra Blackburn; 3, V. Little.

Carrot cake - 1, Rebecca Johnston, Dungannon; 2,Kathryn Wilson, Fivemiletown; 3,Claire Barnett.

Decorated cup cakes - 1, Caroline Condy, Dungannon; 2, Pearl Elliott; 3, Vera Allen.

Swiss roll jam filled - 1, Caroline Condy; 2, V. Little;3, Robert Verner, Aughnacloy.

Fruit tart - 1, Vera Allen;2, Christine Garland; 3, Rosamund Kirkpatrick, Augher.

Shortbread - 1, Caroline Condy; 2,Agnes McElroy, Augher; 3, Christine Garland, Clogher.

Wheaten bread - 1, V. Little; 2, Sadie Kyle; 3, Caroline Condy.

Novelty birthday cake - 1, Julie Robinson, Ballygawley; 2, Rachel Dunwoody,Fivemiletown; 3, Lauren Pogue, Benburb.

Jams

Gooseberry - 1,Pearl Elliott, Lisnaskea; 2, Roberta Verner, Aughnacloy; 3, K.Beatty, Clogher.

Rhubarb - 1, Caroline Condy; 2, Sandra Blackburn; 3, V. Little.

Strawberry - 1, Sandra Blackburn; 2, Caroline Condy; 3, K.Beatty.

Raspberry - 1, Sandra Blackburn; 2, Age Concern; 3, K.Beatty.

Blackcurrant - 1, Roberta Verne; 2, Beryl Boyd; 3, Heather Robinson.

Jelly - 1, Sadie Kyle; 2, Pearl Elliott; 3, Roberta Verner.

Marmalade - 1, Pearl Elliott; 2, Glennys Pollock; 3, Sadie Kyle.

Country Crafts and Home Industries

Scarf - 1, Louie Rutledge, Lisaskea; 2, Roma Griffin, Cookstown; 3, Dympna Magee.

Hand knitting, child's garment -1 and 2, Madge Perry, Dungannon; 3, Louie Rutledge.

Hand knitting lumber jacket - 1, Age Concern, Cookstown; 2, Florence Caldwell, Dungannon; 3, Dorothy MacKinnon, Dungannon.

Article using oddments of wool - 1, Age Concern; 2, Louie Rutledge; 3, Age Concern.

Adult's garment - 1, Louie Rutledge.

Blankets - Florrie Stewart,Dungannon; 2, Age Concern; 3, Florrie Stewart.

Blanket knitted or crocheted - 1, Age Concern; 2, Age Concern; 3, Caroline Gillen.

Knitted toy - 1, 2 and 3 - Kylie Burton, Age Care Dungannon.

Dressed doll - 1, and 2, Caroline Gillen, Age Care Dungannon; 3, Peggy McNicholl, Age Care Dungannon.

Poster designed on computer - 1, Lauren Pogue; 2, Annika Latimer, Brookeborough.

Crocheted article - 1, Age Concern; 2, Caroline Gillen; 3, Eileen Stewart, Dungannon.

Crocheted any article -1 Rachel Dunwoody, Fivemiletown; 2 and 2, Ida Reid, Eglish.

Patchwork quilt - 1, Vera Allen; 2, Dympna Magee; 3, Sharon Thompson, Trillick.

Piece of patchwork - 1, Ida Reid.

Handmade Get Well Card - 1, and 3, Age Concern, Cookstown; 2, Lorna McLean, Ballygawley.

Embroidered article - 1, Ida Reid; 2, Eileen Stewart; 3, V. Little.

Wall hanging machine/handsewn - 1, Age Concern; 2, Shirley Pogue.

Cross-stitch picture framed - 1, Lorna McLean, Ballygawley; 2, and 3, Elsie Edwards.

Item of cross stitch - 1, Clogher Day Care Centre.

Country craft - 1, Ruth Blackburn, Clogher; 2, Roma Griffin.

Chicken scratching cushion - 1, Age Concern, Cookstown.,

Item handmade jewellery - 1, V. Little; 2,Olive Somerville; 3, Ruth Blackburn.

Decoupage mounted - 1, Kathryn Moore, Omagh; 2, Ivy Hamilton,Dungannon; 3, Eileen Stewart, Dungannon.

Article in woodwork - 1, Edward Simpson, Dungannon.

Painting or drawing - 1, Age Concern, Cookstown.

ISA All Ireland painting qualifier - 2, R.McCluskey, Fivemiletown.

Photography and Paintings

Colour photograph portrait - 1, Gwyneth Ferguson, Ballygawley;p 2, Beryl Boyd; 3, Michael Long, Fivemiletown.

Colour photograph pictorial - 1, Laura Finlay, Craigavon; 2, Michael Long; 3, Gordon McLaren.

Colour photograph animals - 1, and 2, Gwyneth Ferguson, Ballygawley; 3, K. Robertson, Fivemiletown.

Colour photograph family celebrations - 1, Yvonne Mulligan, Ballygawley; 2 and 3, Laura Finlay.

Painting or drawing - 1, and 3, Dympna Magee; 2, Cindy McKeown, Sixmilecross.

This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 29 Jul 10

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