Youlgrave Village Show

Saturday 14th September 2024: The streets were alive early Saturday morning, full of smiling people carrying produce. After a 10-year break, Youlgrave Show was back! 

With all the competitive tension, excitement and demonstration of the many talents our small village holds. Even down to the weird vegetables! The cafe was full of chatter and Dawn’s great cakes. Crafted pens, garments, children’s entries, jams and cakes and produce were admired and judged. And the usual crowning glory of the Show was, as always, Dougie doing the auction in his inimitable way (but fewer marrows this year it seemed!).

All the participation and efforts of very dynamic and enthusiastic volunteers made this an exceptional day. There has been lots of great feedback, some saying it was like stepping into an episode of The Archers, and comments on what other classes people might like to see – including ‘holiest cabbage’, ‘biggest failure’ and a more general cake class. If you’d like to be involved in the planning for 2025 please get in touch at youlgraveshow@outlook.com.

Roll on next year! 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help out in, either in the run-up to the big day or covering particular tasks over the Show weekend. Please get in touch if you would like to help out in future Shows.

The Schedule with this year’s classes is shown below, as well as the event timetable and rules.

If you want to contact the Show’s organising group or help out in any way please email youlgraveshow@outlook.com or call Edwina Cant on 07772 019385.

Photos of this year’s Show by Kirsty Prince and Phil Smith.

people attending a show indoors
picture of mother and daughter with daughter holding prise
picture of man with very large marrow
childrens entries to craft competition
entries to flower competition
selection of prizes including silver cups and a plate
selection of jams and other preserves in pots
selection of vegetables laid out on a table

Timetable

Friday 13th September

Time Event
6-8pm Social room open for payment of entries.
6-8pm Non-perishable items & photography to be displayed in main hall.

Saturday 14th September

Time Event
8am-10am Perishable and remaining classes brought for display.
10-12noon Hall is closed for the confidential judging process.
12-2.30pm Viewing, cups of tea, chit-chat.
2.30-3pm Take home any items you want to keep.
3pm Auction of produce for YHS funds.

How to Enter the Show

  1. Pick up entry cards from the village shops, fill in one per exhibit with your name and class.
  2. Bring your entry cards to the Village Hall social room (Friday 6-8pm or Saturday 8-10am) with payment of 50p per entry. Children’s entries are free. Entries are valid once stamped.
  3. Display your home-grown and hand-made goodies in the Village Hall 6-8pm on Friday night before the show (non-perishables) and 8-10am Saturday morning of the show (all items). Place your stamped entry card face down with each item.

And Some Rules

  1. Every exhibit must be locally grown, made or produced by the entrant within the last 12 months. A couple of exceptions to this are stated in the schedule.
  2. Food items must be displayed on a suitable plate or dish and covered.
  3. More than one entry per class is allowed.
  4. Exhibits displayed at your own risk.
  5. The Judge’s decision will be final.

Schedule

Judge: Mr David Lownds

    1. Potatoes, 3 any colour
    2. Leeks, 3 with roots (50mm)
    3. Cabbage any type, with roots (70mm)
    4. Carrots, 3 with tops (70mm)
    5. Cauliflower with root (70mm)
    6. Broccoli head 1
    7. Peas, 6 pods
    8. Beans any variety, 6 pods
    9. Longest runner bean
    10. Beetroot, 3 with tops (70mm)
    11. Onions dressed, 3 from seed or set
    12. Garlic, 3 bulbs with quarter top
    13. Cucumber, 1 with flower if possible
    14. Courgettes, 3 maximum length 15cm
    15. Any other squash, 1
    16. Cherry tomatoes, 6 with calix
    17. Tomatoes, 5 with calix
    18. 1 different type of vegetable not otherwise in this section
    19. Youlgrave Top Tray – Collection of vegetables on a tray. 3 distinct kinds only (2 of each).  Tray not exceeding 45cm x 60cm
    20. Cooking apples, 3 with stalk
    21. Eating apples, 3 with stalk
    22. Stone fruit, 3
    23. Soft fruits, 6
    24. A bunch of mixed herbs in water
    25. Any unusually shaped vegetable
    26. Bag of compost. 500g of homemade compost in sealed (zip lock) bag

Please use white paper plates where necessary.

Judge: Mrs Suzanne Sheldon

    1. A specimen rose
    2. Calendula, 5 blooms
    3. Dahlia, 3 blooms any variety
    4. Antirrhinums, 5 spikes
    5. Asters, 5 blooms
    6. Gladioli, 3 spikes
    7. Phlox, 3 stems
    8. Chrysanthemums, 3 blooms
    9. Sweet peas, 6 blooms
    10. Specimen pot plant in flower. Not necessarily grown this year.
    11. Specimen pot plant, non-flowering. Not necessarily grown this year.
    12. Specimen pot plant grown from pip, stone or nut. Please label. Not necessarily grown this year.

Judge: Mrs Suzanne Sheldon

  1. A vase of dried seed heads, flowers & grasses
  2. An unusual vessel of any cut flowers
  3. Youlgrave Top Vase – Vase of cut flowers

Please note – buds count as flowers.

Judges: Mrs Hannah Tory & Mr John Tory

(All entries in Classes 42 to 52 to be covered please)

    1. Loaf of bread, hand made only
    2. Loaf of bread made in a bread machine
    3. Savoury scones, 3
    4. Fruit scones, 3
    5. Flapjack, 3 pieces
    6. Fruit cake.
    7. Victoria sandwich cake (2 egg size)
    8. Decorated cake
    9. Cup cakes, 3 decorated
    10. Apple pie
    11. Biscuits, 6 undecorated
    12. 1 jar of jam
    13. 1 jar of marmalade
    14. 1 jar of fruit curd
    15. A jar of chutney
    16. A jar of pickles – all varieties
    17. A jar of honey
    18. Free range eggs, 3, on a plate
    19. Home brew – wine, beer or fruit liquor (bottled)

Judges: Youlgrave WI and guests

Every exhibit must have been made by the exhibitor and must have been completed in the last 12 months)

Exhibits in Classes 69 – 71 – unframed max 7×5 format. ENTRIES TO BE DISPLAYED FRIDAY EVENING

    1. Hand knitted article of any kind
    2. Crochet work of any kind
    3. A mended garment
    4. A handmade garment
    5. Handmade jewellery
    6. An embroidered article
    7. Picture – any medium less than 90cm x 75cm
    8. Photograph of flower(s) vegetable(s) or garden
    9. Photograph of local scene
    10. Photograph of animal(s), bird(s), fish, insect(s) etc
    11. Pottery of any kind less than 80cm
    12. Woodwork any article

Judge: Mrs Ruth Houghton

(For children aged 16 or less. No entry fees in this section.)

    1. Vegetable or fruit monster less than 30cm
    2. Floral arrangement less than 50cm.
    3. Miniature garden in a shallow container.
    4. Picture or Design, any medium, under 5 years old.
    5. Picture or Design, any medium, 5 to 10 years old.
    6. Picture or Design, any medium, 11 to 16 years old.
    7. A photograph. Any subject.
    8. Model in any craft medium, i.e. not a kit.
    9. Baking – biscuits, cakes, cup cakes etc. 3 pieces
    10. Homemade birthday card.
    11. Handwriting, poem or prose. For children 11 years or under.

The Children’s trophy will awarded for ‘Best exhibit in Children’s Work’