'A winner' Ashleigh Heasman Yapton's Summer Show 2007 children's winner.

From Yapton Correspondent John Dickeson.

Yapton and District Cottage Gardeners Society, Spring Show Report.

Despite a chill northerly wind and the odd snow shower, the warmth of friendly competition pervaded Yapton Village Hall for the Spring Show held by the Cottage Gardeners' Society.
The seemingly never ending winter could not prevent members from staging an arrestingly colourful display of the better daffodils currently available, complimented by various pot plants and flowering shrubs in the classes for ornamentals! Rhubarb, sprouting broccoli and potatoes from store featured in the vegetable exhibits.
As is well established in Yapton, there were some first class flower arrangements, and the prize winners in the cookery classes were well distributed among the exhibitors, whether young or old, man or woman.
The judge of the photographic section most usefully posted comments upon all the images presented, and each of the five children entered several classes in the section for younger exhibitors.
In all, thirty four people, (two in Yapton for the first time), submitted two hundred and twenty four entries, making the best supported Spring Show for a number of years.
Over one hundred visitors attended during the afternoon, taking time to study the entries, then availing themselves of the offerings of the side stalls: plants, cakes, home made greetings cards, the National Lottery `bonus ball', raffle and light refreshments.
Part of the appeall of showing in Yapton was revealed by having entries from Surrey and visitors from Portsmouth. The Membership Secretary was well pleased with the number of subscriptions paid.
The afternoon concluded with the presentation of the trophies. Despite close competition, The Show Secretary, David Donovan, retained `THE HARRY MARCH CUP' for most points in the horticultural classes and Society Chairman, Roy Phillips, kept the `PRATT TROPHY' as the most successful cookery exhibitor.
Ten year old Olivia Lisle won the `JUNIOR SPRING CUP' for her prizes in the children's classes. She also had a first prize in the adult cookery classes and then drew the tickets for the raffle.
The Cottage Gardeners next event occurs on the evening of April the 2nd, when John Potts reveals the stories of the 1950's, then the summer bedding plant sale will be held on the morning of May the 3rd, and then on June 2st, the next competition is the Early Summer Show. It's half the year gone.

Trophy Winners.

HARRY MARCH - CUP DAVID DONOVAN.
PRATT TROPHY - ROY PHILLIPS.
JUNIOR SPRING CUP -OLIVIA LISLE.

FIRST PRIZE WINNERS. Christine Fry, David Donovan, Vicky Millis. David Cole, Diane Booker, Sheila Stenning, Roy Phillips, Joanna Williams, Debbie Lawrence, Mary Pardi, Mrs H.James, Malcolm Paradine, Alan Humphrey, Katherine Horwood, Mike Millis. Joan Barham, Eva Pendreich, Joan Jackson, Kimberly Heasman. Bethany Heasman. Ashleigh Heasman, Olivia Lisle and Jessica Thew.