This year's annual show was held in the village Memorial Hall on Saturday 27th July 2024. Organisers have been busy preparing for the day since October last year and say they were pleased with how it went.
Over 60 entrants and more than 170 exhibits were displayed, judged, and enjoyed by the public when the doors opened for viewing at 2pm. There were lots of pointing, smiles and chatting amongst villagers with refreshments served by the Dilton Amateur Gardening Club. Will Johnson cheerfully auctioned off some of the exhibits, raising funds to go towards the costs of next year’s show.
It's quite early in the season for homegrown vegetables and despite low numbers some people still managed to enter a good standard of vegetables.
The flowers and floral art are always a delight to the eyes and the scent of the sweet peas filled the hall. The cookery section unfortunately was a little on the thin side as 11 exhibits didn't arrive on the day, but we do know that at least one set of scones didn't make it to the hall as they were scorched in the oven, whoops! It's clear that from the exhibits in the handicraft classes that people within the village have creative talents.
The photography section was popular too and this year's group display theme was 'Sport' nodding to this year's Olympic Games and were a pleasure to look at.
The under 18's classes were fun, with an amazing winning animal mask being one of them.
Trophies are awarded to those with the most points gained in each section of the show, so the more classes they enter the better their chance of winning one!
The winners of the trophies were Andrew Jones, Ann Frisby, Sara Honor, Helen Jones, Martin Honor, Little Marshians Toddler Group and Dilton Marsh W.I are sharing their trophy after scoring the same points in the group display class and Zac in the Under 18's. Each child to come first in the under 18's classes was presented with a token prize and all exhibitors were automatically entered into an extra prize draw to win a voucher kindly donated by The Weavers Pub, congratulations to Chris Sandell for winning this.
Congratulations to everyone who won a trophy or took home a certificate or two.
There were a few new names that entered the show this year, this is super exciting, and we love nothing more than to encourage people to enter. When people come to view the show there is always someone commenting that they could have entered more or wished they had of entered, so if that's you don't hold back, enter next year, you'll love it!
The show only happens because of the kind and generous sponsorship from local businesses, including main sponsors Valletta Surfacing Ltd and Dilton Marsh Parish Council, organisers would like to thank all of them for their support. All sponsors are advertised within every show schedule and can be found on the shows Facebook page.
If you'd like to get in touch, please do so by email diltonmarshflowershow@gmail.com
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