SHOW CLASS WINNERS – 2025
The list of Winners in each Class is shown below, the judging criteria come from the RHS, to ensure consistency between Village Shows. Judging is blind so the judges don’t know who has submitted the entry.
If you require advice please speak to anyone on the committee, please don’t be put off, most of us have never read the manual, we just enter the best looking flowers and veg from our garden!
Sometimes there are no entries as the weather and growing conditions prevailed.
The main classes are open to all, the number in () after the name indicates the age of an U-16 entrant.
| No. | Description | First | Second | Third |
| Vegetable section | ||||
| 1 | 3 potatoes – White | Julie Baker | Tim Reynolds | Rosie Potter |
| 2 | 3 potatoes – Red | Bill Mulvey | Amanda Bolt | |
| 3 | 3 potatoes – Any other variety | Tim Reynolds | Anne Ladd | Sandra Styles |
| 4 | 3 onions from seed, dressed, over 8oz | Bill Mulvey | Sandra Styles | Amanda Bolt |
| 5 | 3 onions from seed, dressed, under 8oz | Anne Ladd | Tim Reynolds | Kevin Cotton |
| 6 | 3 red onions, dressed | Anne Ladd | Rosie Potter | Kevin Cotton |
| 7 | 7 shallots (displayed on a bed of sand) | Tim Reynolds | – | – |
| 8 | 6 tomatoes, standard/large on a plate | Julie Baker | Sally Shaw | Jill Cotton |
| 9 | 9 small tomatoes on a bed of sand | Sally Shaw | Sandra Styles | Julie Baker |
| 10 | 6 pods of runner beans | Tim Reynolds | Anne Ladd | Julie Baker |
| 11 | 1 pod runner bean grown for length | Bill Mulvey | Oscar Mellor | Anne Ladd |
| 12 | 6 pods of french beans | Bill Mulvey | Steve Pearson | Penny Reynolds/Bill Mulvey |
| 13 | 3 courgettes | Julie Baker | Penny Reynolds | Sally Shaw |
| 14 | 3 carrots trimmed to 3in / 8cm tops | Sandra Styles | Sally Shaw | Anne Ladd |
| 15 | 1 marrow judged for quality | Jill Cotton | Steve Pearson | Julie Baker |
| 16 | 1 marrow judged for weight | Julie Baker | Bill Mulvey | – |
| 17 | 1 pumpkin or squash judged for quality | Bendle | Donna Games | Amanda Bolt |
| 18 | 1 pumpkin or squash judged for weight | Bill Mulvey | Steve Pearson | – |
| 19 | 1 cabbage, any variety 3in / 8cm stalk | Sandra Styles | Allen Hodgkinson | – |
| 20 | 3 blanched leeks, as grown | Amanda Bolt | – | – |
| 21 | 1 cauliflower, dressed with root | – | – | – |
| 22 | 3 beetroot as grown | Bill Mulvey | Sandra Styles | Amanda Bolt |
| 23 | 3 parsnip, as grown or leaves trimmed | – | – | – |
| 24 | Heaviest onion | Bill Mulvey | Allen Hodgkinson | – |
| 25 | A root vegetable, not listed above | Anne Ladd | Steve Pearson | – |
| 26 | A vegetable, not listed above | Sally Shaw | Tim Reynolds | George Styles (9) |
| 27 | Selection of named garden herbs arr. on a plate | Rosie Potter | – | – |
| 28 | 1 bloom and 1 vegetable | Bill Mulvey | Sandra Styles | Tim Reynolds |
| 29 | Most unusually shaped vegetable | Julie Baker | Oscar Mellors (2) | George Styles (9) |
| 30 | SM Masterclass (3 pairs any veg. on a tray 60x45cm / 18x12in | Sandra Styles | Tim Reynolds | Anne Ladd |
| 31 | Compost judged for quality | Lesley Godwin | Calder Bendle | – |
| 32 | Potato in a bucket from seed potato provided | Mark Jones | Carolyn Hodgkinson | Anne Bingham |
| 33 | Soft fruit/Berries on a plate. Stage on leaves | Anne Ladd | Rosie Potter | – |
| 34 | 3 Apples or pears. Stage on leaves | Julie Baker | Sandra Styles | Sally Shaw |
| 35 | Fruit not otherwise specified e.g. grapes, 5 plums | Penny Reynolds | Lesley Godwin | Sally Shaw |
| 36 | Selection of 3 fruits on a plate | – | – | – |
| Flower section | ||||
| 37 | Container of garden flowers for effect excl. dahlias | Tim Reynolds | Kath Mulvey | Anne Ladd |
| 38 | As 37 but Dahlias only, space (2ft) | Kath Mulvey | Tim Reynolds | Mark Jones |
| 39 | 3 dahlias any one variety judged for quality | Kath Mulvey | Mark Jones | Sara Grice |
| 40 | 1 vase sweet peas, not more than 18 stems | Sally Shaw | Kath Mulvey | – |
| 41 | 1 display sweet peas with foliage | Jude Hirst | – | – |
| 42 | 6 roses, any container | Mike Read | – | – |
| 43 | Specimen rose | Kath Mulvey | Jude Hirst | Lesley Godwin |
| 44 | Flowering plant, excl cactus or succulent | Donna Games | – | – |
| 45 | 1 foliage plant, excl, cacti or succulent | Sally Shaw | Jill Cotton | – |
| 46 | 1 cactus or succulent | Jill Cotton | Lesley Godwin | Anne Bingham |
| 47 | 7 calendulas, any container | Kath Mulvey | Anne Ladd | Donna Games |
| 48 | 1 gentleman’s button hole | Jennifer Bettney | Kath Mulvey | – |
| 49 | 1 Ladys spray | Kath Mulvey | – | – |
| 50 | Display of annuals, excl dahlias, incl. chrysanthemums | Kath Mulvey | Jude Hirst | – |
| 51 | 1 specimen bloom, excl rose, outdoor grown | Kath Mulvey | Mike Read | Jude Hirst |
| 52 | Tallest sunflower (adults) | Kevin Cotton (240cm) | Sara Grice (165cm) | John Lloyd (135cm) |
| Baking section | ||||
| 53 | Loaf of bread | – | – | – |
| 54 | Loaf of bread in a bread making machine | Patsy Peters | Mark Jones | – |
| 55 | Lemon drizzle cake, made in a loaf tin | Penny Reynolds | Patsy Peters | Mark Jones |
| 56 | Apple pie, 7 1/2in (foil plate supplied) | Julie Baker | Kath Mulvey | Amanda Bolt |
| 57 | 4 savoury scones | Patsy Peters | Mark Jones | Amanda Bolt |
| 58 | 4 tea scones fruited | Patsy Peters | Kath Mulvey | Mark Jones |
| 59 | Just men, a cake 10in /25cm | Mark Jones | James Bolt | Bill Mulvey |
| 60 | Ladies bake of choice | Kath Mulvey | Penny Reynolds | Anne Ladd |
| 61 | Cake using fruits vegetables 6-7in tin | Kath Mulvey | Anne Ladd | Sally Shaw |
| 62 | Farmhouse style fruit cake 6-7in tin | Patsy Peters | Kath Mulvey | Sally Shaw |
| 63 | 7in / 18cm Victoria sandwich cake | Penny Reynolds | Jude Hirst | – |
| 64 | 12 oz / 1lb jar of jam | Jill Cotton | Penny Reynolds | Sally Shaw |
| 65 | 12oz / 1lb jar of marmalade | Anne Ladd | Penny Reynolds | Sally Shaw |
| 66 | 12 oz / 1lb jar of jelly | Kevin Cotton | Aran Chai | Jill Cotton |
| 68 | Fruit flavoured gin/vodka in a given bottle | Mark Jones | Kath Mulvey | – |
| Arts & Handicrafts Section | ||||
| 69 | A hand drawn picture or painting (max A3 size) | Jeanette Wilson | Beth Ely | Jeanette Wilson |
| 70 | Electronic photo (Derbyshire Well Dressings) | – | – | – |
| 71 | Electronic photo Stoney Middleton | – | – | – |
| 72 | 1 knitted or crocheted item | Anne Bingham Junior: Elizabeth Gilbert | Beth Ely | – |
| 73 | 1 textile item e.g. clothing or bedspread | – | – | – |
| 74 | 1 item embroidery or tapestry | Anne Ladd | Sara Grice | |
| 75 | Other hand crafted item | Lyn Holyoake | Amanda Bolt | Jeanette Wilson |
| 76 | Adult matchbox | Kath Mulvey | John Lloyd | – |
| Under 11 Section and 11-16 years | ||||
| 77 | A picture hand drawn in form of a greetings card | U11: Flo Gilbert 11-16: Elizabeth Gilbert | – | – |
| 78 | A collage using paper and other materials max size A4 | 11-16: Elizabeth Gilbert | – | – |
| 79 | A Mug of flowers | 11-16: Elizabeth Gilbert | – | – |
| 80 | Children’s matchbox | 11-16: Elizabeth Gilbert | – | – |
| 81 | 4 decorated buns on a plate | U11: Flo Gilbert 11-16: Elizabeth Gilbert | – | – |
| 82 | Animal Magic (animal made of vegetables, fruit & flowers, cocktail sticks allowed) | U11: Flo Gilbert 11-16: Elizabeth Gilbert | – | – |
| 83 | Lego model. Max size 30x30cm | – | – | – |
| 84 | Tallest sunflower | U11: Blosson Bond (179cm) 11-16: Willow Bond (163cm) | U11: Zabien Olsen (178cm) 11-16: Luscia Olsen (157cm) | – |
| 85 | Potato in a bucket | U11: Zabien Olsen (11lb 4oz) 11-16: Luscia Olson (13lb 4oz) | U11: Blossom Bond (10lb 10z) 11-16: Willow Bond | – |
| Garden section | ||||
| 84 | Individual window box, hanging basket or ornamental pot | Jennifer Bettney | – | – |
| 85 | Group of above | Claire Edge | – | – |