DUMFRIES AND LOCKERBIE AGRICULTURAL SHOW SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR HOME AND GARDEN ARTS ANNUAL OPEN SHOW to be held in The Green Shed, The Showfield, Park Farm, Dumfries on Friday, 31st July 3-9 p.m. And All Day Saturday, 1st August 2015

ENTRY FEE - 25P PER ENTRY JUNIOR SECTION – FREE ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY, 17th JULY 2015 PRIZES: (Except in Walking Stick Section, Decorative Flower Section and Community Work Class) First £1.50 Second £1.00 Third 50p Trophies will be presented in Food Festival Marquee at 7.30pm on Friday, 31st July Prize money is available in the Green Shed between 2.00pm and 4.30pm on Saturday, 1st August (See Rule 13) MISS SUSAN BICKET 15 FRUIDS PARK AVENUE e-mail:[email protected] ANNAN DG12 6AY Telephone: 01461 201199 COMMITTEE Mrs Helen Jamieson, Upper Locharwoods, Ruthwell (Convenor) Mrs Norma Rae, Boghead, Collin (Vice Convenor) Mrs Lindsay Austin, Upper Portrack, Auldgirth (Vice Convenor) Mrs Helen Muirhead, 83 Rashgill, Locharbriggs, Dumfries Mrs Margaret Nicholson, Newhouse, Stepford Road, Dumfries Mrs Janet Purdie, 32 Vallance Drive, Lockerbie Mrs Isobel Keaning, 48 Dercongal Road, Dumfries Mrs Linda McTurk, Barbush, Troqueer, Dumfries Mrs Jane Hogg, 3 Townhead Cottages, Mouswald Mrs Margaret Kingan, Lochhill, New Abbey Mrs Edith Woodman, Mallessaig, Keswick Place, Annan Mrs Jan Purdie, Inglestonford, New Abbey Miss Shona Kennedy, Laneside House, New Abbey Road, Dumfries Miss Louise Campbell, 10 Henry Street, Dumfries SCHEDULE OF CLASSES Entries to be made by marking clearly on detachable portion of Schedule, the Class and the Article HOME INDUSTRIES SECTION VOUCHERS SPONSORED BY TESCO HANDICRAFTS – HANDKNITTING & CROCHET (Sample of knitting yarn to be attached to entries) 701 Aran style garment 702 Child’s jumper- any ply 703 Garment for a premature baby 704 Hat & scarf 705 Cushion cover – to be displayed on a pad 706 Tea cosy HANDICRAFTS - EMBROIDERY 707 Pin cushion 708 Picture in cross-stitch 709 Embroidered Picture – not cross stitch 710 Any other embroidered item HANDICRAFTS – MISCELLANEOUS 711 Shopping bag - handmade 712 Soft toy 713 Item for a sales table 714 Handcrafted card 715 Sewn article 716 Piece of jewellery 717 Decoupage picture 718 Good luck card designed on a computer 719 Item made from wood 720 Fridge magnet - handmade 721 Article in a craft not already specified in the schedule (This class may be split into appropriate sections depending on the number of entries) 722 Drawing or painting in any medium PHOTOGRAPHY Judges will be looking for imagination and originality

723 Combination Pictures. Own choice of subject. On a 40cm x 50cm cardboard mounting board. Use a minimum of 4 photographs to create one single picture, various pictures or a panel. No limit on size or number of photographs used, colour and/or black and white. 724 Black & white landscape. Mounted on A4 strong card or paper 725 “Animal Magic”. Mounted on A4 strong card or paper 726 Snapshot “Spring Time” No more than 7” x 5” PRESERVES 727 Jar Raspberry Jam 728 Jar Strawberry Jam 729 Jar Blackcurrant Jam 730 Jar Fruit Jelly 731 Jar Marmalade 732 Jar Lemon Curd 733 Jar Chutney 734 Jar of Pesto 735 Bottle Fruit Drink 736 Small Bottle of Liqueur 737 Cocktail in a glass. 738 Bottle of Butterscotch Sauce BAKING 739 2 Girdle Scones 740 3 Drop Scones 741 3 Oven Scones 742 3 Cherry Scones 743 3 Potato Scones 744 Loaf of bread – breadmaker allowed 745 3 Rolls 746 Plain Gingerbread 747 Garden Loaf – must include at least 1 variety of vegetable 748 Fruit Loaf 749 3 Decorated Cup Cakes 750 Victoria Sponge Sandwich (jam filled) 751 Sultana Cake 752 Double Egg Sponge - unfilled 753 Coffee and walnut cake 754 3 Ginger biscuits 755 Afternoon Tea Plate with 3 different items 756 3 Pieces of Traybake – one variety. 757 2 Double Meringues - unfilled 758 3 Fruit Squares 759 Individual starter 760 6 Pieces of Tablet 761 6 Truffles

762 Open W.R.I. Community Work Class ENTRY FEE FOR CLASS 762 - 50p “Childs Birthday Party” Birthday Cake Fruit Drink 3 Gingerbread People Birthday Card Party Hat Item of own choice

Display to be judged. Area 24” x 24” allowed for display - no backing. N.B. Due to limited amount of space only 2 people will be allowed forward to set up at any one time

Prize money and points for W.R.I. Trophy 1st prize - £6 and 3 points; 2nd Prize - £4 and 2 points; 3rd prize - £3 and 1 points JUNIOR SECTION (must be the child’s own work) 6 years and under 763 Decorated boiled egg 764 Floating Flowers in a soup plate 765 Decorated paper plate 766 Decorated Rich Tea Biscuit 767 Vegetable Monster 768 A4 size sticker picture

7 to 10 years old 769 Item made with loombands 770 Handmade birthday card 771 Cress in an unusual container 772 Fruit or vegetable tractor using cocktail sticks 773 3 butterfly cakes 774 3 rock buns 775 Item made from recycled material 776 Decorated Flower Pot 777 Photo of a pet I have taken 778 Butterfly painting – A4 size

11 to 16 years old 779 3 Drop Scones 780 6 Peppermint Creams 781 Glass of Fruit Punch 782 Article in any craft 783 Pressed flower picture – A4 size 784 A Bug/Beastie Photo I have taken 785 Design a vehicle for the year 2050 – A4 size designed on a computer 786 Painted Stone 787 Seaside painting/drawing – A4 size 788 Gift Wrapped Parcel FLOWER & VEGETABLE SECTION VOUCHERS SPONSORED BY KLONDYKE GARDEN CENTRE, HOUGHTON HALL, CARLISLE POT PLANTS

789 Geranium (single or double) or Pelargonium 790 Any Begonia (large flowered type) 791 Any Begonia (small flowered or multi flowered type) 792 One fuschia, bush ball or shrub 794 Any other flowering plant 795 Any other foliage plant 796 Cactus or Succulent 797 Pot of Annuals CUT FLOWERS

798 Bowl of Mixed Sweet Peas, any foliage (Bowl not to exceed 9”) 799 Vase of Sweet Peas (Any Self Colour) 9 sprays 800 Vase of Sweet Peas (Mixed Colour) 9 sprays 801 Bowl of Roses (Bowl not to exceed 9”) 802 Vase of HT Roses (4 blooms) 803 Vase of Floribunda Roses (3 sprays) 804 Vase of Pom Pom Dahlias (4 blooms) Not exceeding 2”/52mm 805 Vase of Small Cactus or Semi Cactus Dahlias (3 blooms) Not exceeding 6.75”/170mm 806 Vase of Medium, Large, or Giant Cactus or Semi Cactus Dahlias (3 blooms) 807 Vase of Ball Dahlias (3 blooms, one variety) 808 Vase of Decorative Dahlias (3 blooms) 809 Vase of Spray Chrysanthemums (3 stems) 810 Vase of Gladioli ( 2 Spikes) 811 Vase of Phlox ( 3 spikes) 812 Vase of Antirrhinums ( 3 spikes) 813 Vase of Marigolds ( 1 variety, 3 blooms) 814 Six Pansies or Six Violas on a Board 815 Vase of Herbaceous 816 Vase of Annuals (Any variety) DECORATIVE CLASSES

SPONSORED BY GARDENWISE PLANT AND GARDEN CENTRE, CASTLE DOUGLAS ROAD, DUMFRIES First Prize £4; Second Prize £3; Third Prize £2

NB – ALL TABLES COVERED WITH PALE GREEN DRAPES All exhibits may be brought already assembled and may include accessories except Class 824 which must be assembled at Show

817 An arrangement in a teacup. Novice Class. Open to exhibitors who have not won a first prize at Dumfries Show. 818 An Arrangement in a Basket. Novice Class. Open to exhibitors who have not won a first prize at Dumfries Show. 819 “Nature’s Elements” incorporating water. Space allowed 75cms x 75cms 820 “Buffet Table Arrangement” incorporating candles. Space allowed 75cms x 75cms 821 “White Wedding” Space allowed 75cms x 75cms 822 “Revolution” Space allowed 75cms x 75cms 823 “Pink Pzazz” Space allowed 45cms. Junior Class for under 16s only. This exhibit to be assembled at the Show VEGETABLES 824 3 Onions 825 3 Onions (grown from sets) 826 Peas ( 6 pods) 827 Broad Beans ( 4 pods) 828 Runner Beans (6 pods) 829 French Beans (6) 830 3 Garden Turnips 831 6 Shallots (any variety) 832 3 Carrots (stump rooted) 833 3 Carrots (long) 834 4 Potatoes (round, coloured) 835 4 Potatoes (long, coloured) 836 4 Potatoes (round, white) 837 4 potatoes (long, white) 838 2 Leeks (blanched) 839 3 Beetroot 840 4 Tomatoes 841 3 stalks Rhubarb (heaviest) 842 3 stalks Rhubarb (quality) 843 Pot of Parsley 844 1 Cucumber 845 Basket of 5 different kinds of vegetables. 846 Any Other Vegetable Not Classed FRUIT 847 3 Apples 848 Any Other Fruit Not Classed WALKING STICK SECTION

Convenor A Pettigrew, Rosebank, Hightae Moss, Lockerbie

n.b.This section will be judged on Saturday, 1st August at 10.30am in The Green Shed. Exhibits will be received between 8.00am and 10.00am on Saturday, 1st August Only entries received and paid for before the show will be accepted All exhibitors must leave the judging area during judging ENTRY FEE 50P PRIZES ; 1st £3.00; 2nd £2.00: 3rd £1.00

901 Walking Stick Fancy Horn 902 Walking Stick Plain Horn 903 Walking Stick Fancy Wood 904 Walking Stick Plain Wood 905 Walking Stick – one piece plain or fancy 906 Leg Cleek Wood – one or two piece 907 Leg Cleek Horn 908 Thumb Stick - any 909 Any Stick Not Classified 910 Novice Wood 911 Novice Horn 912 Lambing Stick Wood – Plain or Fancy 913 Lambing Stick Horn – Plain or Fancy 914 Any Walking Stick made by a lady

Special prize of £5.00 donated by the Scottish Crookmaker’s Association will be awarded to winners of Classes 910 and 911 RULES

1. The Competition except where otherwise stated is OPEN 2. Every Exhibit must be the work of the Exhibitor 3. Entries must be clearly marked in writing on the detachable portion of the Schedule and forwarded with entry money to the Secretary no later than Friday, 17th July 2015 4. All Exhibitors in the old Lockerbie Show Area must place “L” on their Entry Form. The following parishes are eligible for the Lockerbie Cup Annan Applegarth & Sibbaldbie Cummertrees Dalton Dornock Dryfesdale Eskdalemuir Gretna Half-Morton Hoddam Hutton and Corrie Johnstone Kirkmichael Kirkpatrick-Fleming Kirkpatrick-Juxta Lochmaben Lockerbie Middlebie Moffat Ruthwell St Mungo Tinwald Tundergarth Wamphray

5. Competitors will be furnished with labels which must be attached to the exhibit. 6. Baking Entries to be shown on cardboard plates with entry labels firmly attached. Labels to be attached to the bottom of jars. When entries are received in polythene bags stewards will endeavour to replace after judging. 7. All articles for competition will be accepted in the Pavilion on the Showfield from 4.00pm to 9.00pm on Thursday, 30th July and from 8.00am to 10.00am on Friday, 31st July. The section for Decorative Classes only will remain open until midnight on the Thursday evening. 8. Any entry which has previously won a prize at Dumfries & Lockerbie Agricultural Society’s Show is not eligible except in Classes 901 to 914 9. Judging will take place at 10.30am on Friday, 31st July. This does not apply to the Walking Stick Section – see Schedule 10. Competitors will not be allowed in the Pavilion while judging is in progress. 11. The judges, whose decision is final, shall have the power to withhold any prize if they deem the production unworthy or award a second prize only. 12. In the event of there being exhibitors with an equal number of points for a trophy the exhibitor with the most first prizes shall be the winner. 13. Prize Money will be paid out at the Pavilion on the Showfield between 2.00pm and 4.30pm on Saturday, 1st August 2015. Any monies not collected shall be put into The Society funds. 14. Exhibits must be removed between the hours of 4.30 and 5.30pm on Saturday, 1st August 2015 15. Exhibits shall be at risk of Exhibitors who shall be solely responsible for the delivery and removal of their own Exhibits and the Society will not be responsible for any loss or damage. 16. All disputes will be settled by the Committee, whose decision will be final. Any protest must be made in writing and handed to the Secretary before 7.30pm on Friday, 31st July 2015 17. All horticultural exhibits must be grown by the exhibitor or have been in their possession for six weeks prior to the Show. 18. Vases will be provided by the Society. 19. Floral decoration must be the work of the exhibitor, but the flowers used need not be grown by the exhibitor. 20. Classes 701 – 726 - Exhibitors limited to Two Entries per class Classes 727 - 788 – Exhibitors limited to One Entry per class Classes 789 – 816 – Exhibitors limited to Two Entries per class Classes 817– 823 – Exhibitors limited to One Entry per class Classes 824 – 848 – Exhibitors limited to Two Entries per class Classes 901 – 914 – No limit on number of entries.

SILVER CUPS

The Wyllie Cup presented by the late Mr & Mrs William Wyllie, Barton House, Torthorwald Road will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in Classes 701 - 761

The Mrs Graham Cup presented by Mrs Graham, Mossknowe, Kirkpatrick Fleming will be presented to the exhibitor from the old Lockerbie Show area winning the greatest number of points..

The Ethel, Lady Buchanan-Jardine Cup presented by Ethel, Lady Buchanan- Jardine will be presented to the Rural Institute in Dumfries and Galloway winning the greatest number of points. All entrants to declare which W.R.I. they belong to.

Nancy Sloan Trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor winning the most points in the Decorative Section. (Classes 817 – 823)

The Portrack House Trophy presented by Lady Keswick of Portrack will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Handicrafts Section.

The Wardlaw Trophy presented by Miss Maybeth Jamieson will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Photography Section.

A Castlehill Trophy presented by Mrs H I Renwick, Castlehill, Moniaive will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Preserves Section.

The Mary Fisher Cup presented by the late James Fisher, Esq will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Baking Section.

The Miss Kingan Cup presented by the late Miss Muriel Kingan, Ashcroft, New Abbey will be presented to the W.R.I. winning the Community Work Class.

A Trophy presented by Dr & Mrs R B Wilson, Mile Ash will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Junior Section, 6 years and under group. A Trophy presented by the late Mr & Mrs D W Purdie, Inglestonford, New Abbey will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Junior Section, 7 to 10 year group

A Shield presented by The Society will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Junior Section, 11-16 year group.

Alansound Shield presented by Mr & Mrs A Marshall will be presented to the Best Exhibit in the Junior Section

The Sir John Keswick Trophy will be awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Junior Floral Art. (Class 823)

The J Keenlyside Cup will be awarded for the Best Pot Plant

A Society Silver Challenge Cup (1) will be awarded for the Best Exhibit in the Cut Flower Section for the Best Single Vase or Board

A Society Silver Challenge Cup (2) will be awarded for the Best Exhibit in the Decorative Section

A Society Silver Challenge Cup (3) will be awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Vegetable Section

Note: Each of the foregoing Cups and Trophies to be held by the winner for one year and returned to The Society before 1st July 2016. The points in each class will be 1st Prize – 3; 2nd – 2; 3rd – 1.

Walking Stick Section The Gilchristland Cup presented by Lady Duncan, Castlehill, Kirkmahoe will be presented to the exhibitor winning the greatest number of points in the Stick Section. The Cup to be held by the winner for one year and returned to the Society before 1st July 2016. The points will be: 1st Prize – 3; 2nd – 2; 3rd – 1.

“The Jack Hetherington and Tommy Blaylock Memorial Cup” will be presented to the exhibitor with the best exhibit in the Stick Section. . The Cup to be held by the winner for one year and returned to the Society before 1st July 2016

A Special Prize of £3 will be awarded with each cup.

DUMFRIES AND LOCKERBIE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OPEN SHOW 2015 ENTRY FORM ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 10.00 a.m. EXCEPT FOR WALKING STICKS WHICH MUST BE RECEIVED BETWEEN 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. ON SATURDAY 1st AUGUST CLASS CLASS No. ARTICLE No. ARTICLE

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