Our Annual Summer Show is on Saturday 16 August 2025

The Show Schedule gives you all the details of how to enter the show and a list of classes. If it is flowers, fruit or veg you are planning to enter, there are handy tips for how to display them, eg tomatoes should have the stalk attached. There are also sections for flower decoration, handicrafts & hobbies, photography, the kitchen and classes for children. For those skilled with words, there are the mini saga and limerick classes, always well supported.

Entries should be made using the online form below or by completing the pdf form above or to one of the entry box locations: the Community Office, High Street, Bruton, or Bruton Country Stores, Wisteria Yard, Bruton by the Wednesday before the show. You then bring your exhibits to King's School Sports Hall between 8.30am and 10.30am on show day. The doors are locked at 10.30 when judging starts.

The show starts at 2.30 and teas are available all afternoon. The presentation of prizes is at 4.30. After that you can collect your exhibits.

8.30 am - 10.30 am staging of exhibits, followed by judging
2.30 pm doors open.
4.30 pm presentation of prizes.
5.00 pm show closes.

Admission £2. Children and members free.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Society is most grateful for the support and help received throughout the year. A special mention is appropriate for those who make this Show possible. We thank the Headmaster and Governors of King's School for allowing the use of the Hall, not only on the day of the Show but for the two days before it. We are indebted to the local businesses advertising in this schedule. We hope that these businesses in turn benefit. We are also indebted to Sexey's School for printing this show schedule and special thanks go to Battens Solicitors who have once-again sponsored the printing of the schedule.

Show classes by section - please refer to the show schedule for full details of each class, notes and show rules

SECTION A - FLOWERS

1 “Milk to butter” - Collection - 4 or more kinds of white and pale yellow flowers
2 Vase of hardy perennials - At least 4 kinds, 50cm wide max. may include shrubs
3 Vase of annual flowers - Any varieties, 50cm wide max
4 Phlox - 3 stems, any varieties
5 Clematis - 1 specimen bloom in small container
6 Dahlias - 3 cactus, any varieties
7 Dahlias - 3 any one variety other than cactus
8 Dahlia - 1 specimen bloom, 15cm dia max
9 Dahlia - 1 specimen bloom, over 15cm dia
10 Roses - 3 specimen blooms, any varieties
11 Rose - 1 single bloom
12 Rose - 1 stem, multiple blooms
13 Crocosmia - 3 stems, any varieties
14 Penstemons - 3 stems, any varieties
15 Gladiolus - 1 spike
16 Sweet Peas - 5 stems
17 Collection of mixed ornamental grasses / sedges - 5 stems
18 Fuchsia - 6 flower heads, any mix, displayed in a flat container
19 Pansies or violas - 6 flower heads displayed in a bowl of water, 20cm max
20 Vase of 5 stems of 1 kind of flower
21 Collection of cut miniature flowers in an egg cup
22 Collection of dried seed heads
23 Orchid - Flowering, in a container
24 One pot plant - Flowering, 20cm pot max
25 One pot plant - Foliage, 20cm pot max
26 Fuchsia Dark Eyes- Grown from a plug plant, kindly donated by The Gardens Group, 20cm pot max
27 Geranium New Century White - Grown from a plug plant, kindly donated by The Gardens Group, 20cm pot max
28 Most fragrant rose - 1 single bloom
29 Most fragrant sweet peas - 3 stems

SECTION B - VEGETABLES

30 Potatoes - 3 of one white variety
31 Potatoes - 3 of one coloured variety
32 Runner Beans - 6
33 French Beans - 6 - dwarf
34 French Beans - 6 - climbing or pea
35 Onions - 3 - trimmed to pass through 7.5cm ring
36 Onions - 3 - large, trimmed
37 Garlic - 2 - matching bulbs, any variety other than elephant garlic, 2.5cm stem
38 Carrots - 3 - long tapering, foliage trimmed
39 Carrots - 3 - other than long, foliage trimmed
40 Beetroots - 3 - foliage trimmed
41 Rhubarb - 3 stalks, leaf trimmed to 7.5cm
42 Courgettes - 2 - matching pair, approximately 15cm long with or without flowers
43 Cucumber - 1 fruit, outdoor grown
44 Cucumber - 1 fruit, greenhouse or polytunnel grown
45 A pot of “cut and come again” lettuce - 30 cm pot max
46 Chilli peppers - 2 - matching pair
47 Sweet pepper - 1
48 Tomato - 1 large (e.g. beefsteak)
49 Tomatoes - 3 - of a standard variety
50 Tomatoes - 9 - small fruited, not plum
51 Tomatoes - 9 - small fruited, plum
52 A complete truss of tomatoes
53 Any vegetable not previously mentioned - Exhibitors are encouraged to show lesser-known kinds.
54 Collection of vegetables - 3 kinds, displayed, can include any of the above. Exhibit may be staged on bench 60cm width max
55 Collection of culinary herbs - At least 4 kinds in a vase, named (no flowers)
56 Herb growing in a pot - 20 cm pot max
Novelty Classes
57 Most unusual shaped fruit or vegetable -
58 Heaviest Potato
59 Longest Runner Bean
60 Heaviest Onion
61 Heaviest Marrow / Courgette
62 Tallest weed (not a climber) - 5 dessert
63 Smallest ripe tomato

SECTION C - FRUIT

64 Apples - 5 dessert
65 Apples - 5 cooking
66 Pears - 3
67 Blackberries - 20 in a dish
68 Plums - 6
69 A dish of stone fruit - Not plums. A reasonable quantity e.g. damsons - 9, apricots - 3
70 Raspberries - 20 in a dish
71 Dish of any other fruit - A reasonable quantity e.g. figs - 3
72 Collection of fruit - A presentation of 3 kinds of fruit, can include any of the above

SECTION D - FLOWER DECORATION

73 “Centenary arrangement” - An exhibit of mixed flowers and foliage celebrating the centenary of the Show. Max 60cm width and depth, unlimited height, acc's allowed
74 “Nature's delights” - An exhibit to include flowers and foliage from gardens or hedgerows.
75 “Supermarket challenge” - The best arrangement you can make from a supermarket / petrol station bunch of flowers
76 Table centre piece - An exhibit of flowers and foliage, accessories allowed. Max 30cm diameter
77 A floral arrangement in a box - Max 25cm width and depth, 37cm height

SECTION E - HANDICRAFTS and HOBBIES

78 An edible farm animal - Made from any vegetable or plant material, may include cocktail sticks
79 An invitation or greetings card - Hand made
80 A limerick - “Although there's one more day this year ..” - A5 size paper
81 A mini saga
82 A knitted or crocheted article
83 A tapestry or cross-stitch item from a kit
84 An article of patchwork, needlepoint, tapestry, weaving, collage, lace or hand produced felt
85 Hand-made flowers - 1-5 stems
86 New from old - A new item made from old clothing Please state the item’s previous use
87 A bird in any medium - Max height 45cm, max depth and width 30cm
88 A decorated flowerpot - 1 litre max.Any medium
89 A miniature garden - 30cm x 30cm max
90 A apron- Any medium
91 An original painting - In any medium, max 60cm x 60cm, so able to be hung on display
92 An original drawing - In charcoal, pen and ink, or pencil,max 60cm x 60cm, so able to be hung on display

SECTION F - PHOTOGRAPHY

93 Centenary celebrated
94 “Gone to seed”
95 My shed
96 Chocolate
97 Winter wonderland
98 Glasses
99 Fire and smoke
100 Front cover for “The Dove” a black and white photo suitable for using as a cover for The Dove magazine, this needs to be of high resolution and a strong image linked to one of the monthly editions.

SECTION G - THE KITCHEN

101 Hand-made seeded loaf - 25 x 35cm
102 5 fruit scones - using a 5cm cutter
103 Iced celebration cake, single tier
104 A chocolate cake
105 A fruit pie - 25cm dia max
106 5 sweet muffins
107 A shortbread round
108 5 cheese straws
109 5 sausage rolls
110 5 rocky road
111 5 brownies
112 A jar of strawberry jam
113 A jar of jam (not strawberry )
114 A jar of Seville orange marmalade
115 A jar of chutney
116 A jar of honey
117 A small bottle of salad dressing
118 5 hen or duck eggs
119 Home-made cordial
120 Home-made fruit spirit

SECTION H - CHILDREN

Group 1: open to all children under 7 on Show Day
121 Anything I have painted / drawn (A3 size max)
122 Anything I have made – e.g. a Lego model, a handicraft item, a cake / edible item
123 Anything I have grown – flowers, vegetables or fruit

Group 2: open to all children under 9 on Show Day
124 Anything I have painted / drawn (A3 size max)
125 Anything I have made – e.g. a Lego model, a handicraft item, a cake / edible item
126 Anything I have grown – flowers, vegetables or fruit124 A Lego model

Group 3: open to all children under 12 on Show Day
127 Anything I have painted / drawn (A3 size max)
128 Anything I have made – e.g. a Lego model, a handicraft item, a cake / edible item
129 Anything I have grown – flowers, vegetables or fruit

Group 4: open to all children under 16 on Show Day
130 1. An arrangement of flowers or foliage in a 454gm jam jar
131 2. A handicraft item e.g. an article of patchwork, needlepoint, tapestry, weaving, collage, lace or hand produced felt
132 3 decorated cup cakes
133 A photograph I have taken with a caption

Show entry form