Your Committee is hard at work setting up the Winter Show, so this is just advance notice and if you haven’t already got it in your brand new diary, it’s Saturday 3rd Feb in the Village Hall.
We will have all the usual favourites, Fruit and Vegetables, Cookery, Floral Art, Home made Wines and Spirits and Juices, Photography & Handicraft, Pets and of course Children’s Classes.
Programmes and Entry forms are being prepared and will shortly be available online and in the Village Shop.
Entries will need to be submitted by 31st January.
David Brattle and his team played very well to pip the other teams and hold on to the shield for another year.
In a close fought battle 10 teams were rarely far apart and the choice of the Joker round was critical and was where the winners stepped forward.
Our Quizmaster, Shaun, kept us all focussed and entertained, Julia and her team, plus Glenda on the traditional starter, provided the fuel, the drinks flowed and the brains were working overtime.
Thanks to Faye for managing all the requests for teas and coffees and creating super flower decorations and wall hangings, that made the hall look so inviting. Thanks to Janet in her role as raffle Queen and Elliott for supporting her.
The quiz writer Stuart could not be there last night but Linda his wife and Judie, who were the hard working scorers on the top table, will feed back to him that the questions were well set.
June Abraham was our organiser right up to the night before and did everything to make the event a success before jetting off to the sun.
Many thanks finally to all our members and friends who made it such an enjoyable evening.
We are virtually sold out for the quiz with just a few spaces left on a couple of tables. If you want to join us please let June Abraham know by early Wednesday morning, (07760 144057).
Please arrive around 6pm on Saturday for a glass of sparkly because we plan to kick off the quiz at 6.30pm
We still have some tickets left and gaps on a few tables to fill
It’s a three course meal, quiz, raffle and a welcoming glass of Prosecco/soft drink, all for £25 per head.
Quiz host Shaun McCarthy will run the quiz, Janet the raffle and Julia Maddox the catering. This year it is bring your own drink,we’ll supply the glasses.
It is tables of eight but if you haven’t got an eight we will be able to create a team for you to join, so whether you are singles, couples or full teams let us know.
Tickets can be purchased from Alastair Greene (07900 052753) or June Abraham (07760 144057); hello@lgvpa.org; or at the VPA Store, payment by cash, cheque or bank transfer to Sort code: 09-01-51: Account number: 48549306;
Account name: Gaddesden District Village Produce. (Please give your surname as the reference and the word ‘Quiz’). Any special dietary requirements please advise when purchasing tickets; where possible send details to: hello@lgvpa.org.
Your Committee would like to welcome you to the next event on:- Saturday 30th Sept. At the Village Hall.
Doors open at 6.00pm, quiz starts at 6.30
Three course meal, quiz, raffle and a welcoming glass of Prosecco/soft drink, all for £25 per head.
Quiz host Shaun McCarthy will run the quiz, Janet the raffle and Julia Maddox the catering. This year it is bring your own drink,we’ll supply the glasses.
It is tables of eight but if you haven’t got an eight we will be able to create a team for you to join, so whether you are singles, couples or full teams let us know. Tables are going fast, so buy your tickets now to avoid missing out on the night.
Tickets can be purchased from Alastair Greene (07900 052753) or June Abraham (07760 144057); hello@lgvpa.org; or at the VPA Store, payment by cash, cheque or bank transfer to Sort code: 09-01-51: Account number: 48549306;
Account name: Gaddesden District Village Produce. (Please give your surname as the reference and the word ‘Quiz’). Any special dietary requirements please advise when purchasing tickets; where possible send details to: hello@lgvpa.org.
See last years event above and winning table below.
A big thank you to all involved in the 75th Anniversary Summer Show. We asked for loads of entries and you delivered! We had over 300 entries, wonderful quality and hugely colourful.
Thanks to all the volunteers who made the day such fun, including the kitchen team, the Committee, those that baked for the kitchen, Janet for the Raffle and Terry for presenting the prizes, the full list of prize winners was published on the web site the same day by Andrew. Follow the link to see the results VPA Summer Show – Little Gaddesden VPA (lgvpa.org)
The headlines were made by Phil Bunting who took away an armful of cups, very well deserved, such a breadth of entries and brilliant quality. Sarah Jane Green was not far behind Phil, she won three cups across Floral Art and Cookery.
Other winners included Mandy Haynes, Rachel Heaphy, Jeff Masters and youngsters Pom Wise and Willow Hyde.
Finally under the winners, Sebastion Bachmann (Aged 4) was the winner of the tallest sunflower at a huge height of 297cm (just under 10 feet high) and also won the widest sunflower head, so well done to Sebastion.
We are now preparing for the Harvest Supper which will as usual be in the Village Hall.
Saturday Sept 30th
We are delighted that Shaun will be our quiz master again this year and Julia our caterer.
Some of the keen quizzers have already requested tables, so do make a reservation with a Committee Member asap to avoid missing out. Usual format of 8 to a table, price per head to be advised.
Please check the schedule and see if there are some entries you can make. You can make entries online or if you prefer download an entry form from the web site or pick one up from the Village shop or VPA Store and drop the completed form to Phil Bunting at 9 Cromer Close or Alastair Greene at 1 Pond Lane. Entries need to be with us by 8pm Wednesday 16th August. Don’t forget to notify us of your sunflower entries too, prizes for tallest sunflower and largest sunflower head. Judges will visit your garden on Thursday 17th to measure and record.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 19th, 8.30am to 11am for staging your entry or at 2.30pm when we open for viewing and refreshments. Prizegiving and raffle 3.30ish.
Just a reminder that the show is only two weeks away, (Saturday 19th Aug in the Village Hall) so the Committee are hard at work with pre-show prep, stewards are ready, judges have been appointed, we are shining the silverware, hoping that our 75th Anniversary show will be a bumper one for entries.
Are you ready too?
The entry form is now live and working on the web site thanks to Andrew Sheard. Just click on the link below.
Please check the schedule and see if there are some entries you can make. You can make them online or if you prefer download an entry form from the web site or pick one up from the Village shop and drop the completed form to Phil Bunting at 9 Cromer Close or Alastair Greene at 1 Pond Lane. Entries need to be with us by 8pm Wednesday 16th August. Don’t forget to notify us of your sunflower entries too, prizes for tallest and largest head. Judges will visit your garden on Thursday 17th to measure and record. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 19th, 8.30am to 11am for staging your entry or 2.30pm we open for viewing. Prizegiving and raffle 3.30ish.
We hope you are enjoying the summer in your garden.
This is a reminder that our Summer Show is on Saturday 19th August opening at 2.30pm in the Village Hall. Hopefully, the date is already firmly in your diary but please check and plan ahead with all your entries. Exhibitors must submit their entry forms by 8pm Wednesday 16 August. Entries must be brought along and placed in the hall between 8:30am and 11:00am on Saturday 19 August, then all exhibitors must leave the village hall and judging commences.
We would love our 75th Anniversary Show to be the biggest ever in terms of number of entries. If you haven’t entered before this would be a great time to start. All your favourites are there, Vegetables, Flowers, Floral Art, Cookery and Preserves, and of course the Children’s classes.
A special this time is the ‘Tallest Sunflower’ and the ‘Largest Sunflower head’, so keep the sunflowers well supported, well fed and watered and the judges will visit all entrants on Thursday 17th August to measure and take pictures to display at the show.
The schedule of all classes is now available; paper copies are in the Village shop (a blue cover so look out for it to browse through); to view online within our web site click here. VPA Summer Show – Little Gaddesden VPA (lgvpa.org)
The online exhibitor entry form on our web site will be available soon too. In the meantime go through the class options and take a good look around your garden to see how things are coming along.
We will keep you informed when the online entry form is ready. As a reminder, when an online entry is submitted you receive a copy of what you entered by return email so you can easily print it out to have by you when preparing your entries. You can, if you wish, complete the paper entry form and deliver to Alastair Greene or Phil Bunting but keep a copy of what you have chosen to enter.
It’s time to get excited about how things are growing.
We were very fortunate in being supported by Sheila Das from the RHS at the VPA AGM on Tuesday night, who gave a great talk on Edible Growing at Wisley Gardens. We heard about all the challenges of the project to create a wellbeing zone and an edible garden area, together with the stylish education facilities at Hill Top at Wisley.
The evening began with sparkling wine and ended with a marvellous celebration cake created by Anne Isherwood.
The admin of the AGM was kept to a minimum but the Committee members were elected to serve for the coming year.
June Abraham together with Sheila Das presented Janet Stinton with a Recognition Award from the VPA/RHS for ‘Horticultural support to the village’, and a lovely Rose bush (called the ‘Generous Gardener’) in a pot.
May Plant Sale We will be manning tables in the Marquee on Sunday 7th May at the Coronation Event. Please be generous with your plant donations. You can bring them along to the VPA Store on Sunday 7th May at 10am (if before then just leave them at the door).
For a bit of fun we will have a Sunflower growing competition this year with the tallest Sunflower and the Sunflower with the largest diameter head attracting prizes at our Summer Show on August 19th. So get planting and Kate has some small plants for sale already growing, if you want to get a head start, buy them at the Marquee on the 7th May.
