Show Sections and Classes 2026

Please note: By entering show Sections 1 to 6 you are kindly donating your entries to be auctioned to raise money for the charity. You are free to ‘win’ these back by joining in the fun of the auction! Your cooperation with this is very much appreciated by both the show organisers and the charity. 

SECTION 1 (VEGETABLES)  [Number of Exhibits]

1. TOP TRAY CLASS (see rules)  [1 Tray]                            

2. Potatoes - White  [4]                                                   

3. Onions  - Spring Sown  [4]

4. Carrots - Stump Rooted [3]

5. Potatoes - Coloured [4]

6. Onions - Sets [4]

7. Carrots - Long Rooted [3]

8. Shallots [6]

9. Runner beans [6] 

10. Shallots Pickling (max 3 cm diameter) [9]

11. Tomatoes  [4]

12. Dwarf Beans  [9]

13. Sweet Corn [2]

14. Courgettes  (length 10 to 20 cm) [2]

15. Beetroot [3]

16. Cucumber [1]

17. Cherry Tomatoes [6]

18. Ugliest or Funniest Vegetable or Fruit [1]  

19.  Any Other Vegetable

20. Biggest Vegetable (1 specimen of any type judged for size)

SECTION 2 (FLOWERS)  [Number of Exhibits]

21.  Specimen Rose (a single flower - named) [1]

22.  Roses HT (3 single flowers) [3]

23.  Roses - Floribunda (3 stems of multiple flowers) [3]

24.  Dahlias – Decorative [3]

25.  Dahlias – Cactus [3]

26.  Dahlias – Any Other Dahlia [3] NEW

27.  Sunflowers (3 stems)  [3]

28.  Rudbeckia (3 stems) [3]

29. Asters (annual or perennial) (3 stems) [3]

30.  Any Other Flower (3 stems) [3]

31.   TOP VASE CLASS (see rules)   [1]

SECTION 3 (FRUIT)  [Number of Exhibits]

32. Cooking Apples [4]

33.  Plums [4]

34. Dessert Apples [4]

35. Any other Fruit [1 dish]

SECTION 4 (PRESERVES) [Number of Exhibits]

36. Glass Jar of Jam [1]

37. Glass Jar of a Golden Preserve (sweet or savoury) [1]

38. Glass Jar of Preserve Jelly [1]

39. Glass Jar of Chutney [1]

40.  Glass Jar of Pickled Produce (e.g. onions, eggs, veg. etc.) [1]

SECTION 5 (BAKING)  [Number of Exhibits]

41. Fruit Pie with Short Crust Pastry [1]

42.  Scones (fruit) [4]

43.  Small Decorated Cakes [4]

44. Loaf of Bread (handmade) [1]

45. Shortbread [4]

46. Victoria Sponge (6oz/150g basic recipe, jam filling only) [1]

47. Sausage Rolls (flaky or rough puff pastry)  [4]

48. Any Other Cake  [1]

49. A Gluten-Free Cake [1]

Please provide label on all baking entries with a description of the bake (e.g. Apple Pie). Please avoid fresh cream or other products that need to be kept chilled.

SECTION 6 (HOMEMADE DRINKS)           

50. A Homemade Drink [1]

SECTION 7 (PHOTOGRAPHY)

52. Related to a Place of Worship NEW                     

53. A Garden Scene                  

54. A Centre NEW

55. Wild Life and Nature

56. Sunrise/Sunset

57.  A Street Scene

58. Comic Photo with Caption

NB. Photos maximum 1 entry per Class per person and maximum size = 8” x 6” (20 x 15 cm)

SECTION 8 (FLOWER ARRANGING)

59. Arrangement of Garden Flowers                               

60. A Summer Bonnet NEW

61. A Floating Display NEW

Please Note: Flowers do not need to be from the garden for flower arranging

SECTION 9 (CHILDREN 8 YEARS AND UNDER)

62. Draw or Paint a Picture of a Dinosaur

63.  A Decorated Pebble

64.  A Model Garden or Play Area

65. A Creation in Playdough NEW

66. A Paper Chain Animal NEW

SECTION 10 (CHILDREN 14 YEARS AND UNDER)

67. A Project – Make Your Model  

68. Photograph of a Pet

69. A Mosaic NEW

70. A Short Funny Handwritten Story (maximum 150 words)

71.  A Handmade Craft

SECTION 11 (CRAFTS)

72. A Sewn Craft

73.  A Woollen Craft

74. Any Other Craft

75. An Up-cycled Craft

SECTION 12 (TALLEST SUNFLOWER COMPETITION)

76. Open to anyone in the Parish of P&SB and Easter Compton.

To be judged by arrangement by contacting Albert George before Saturday 16th August by phone: 07719 53354 or via our contact form.

There’s a £5 prize to the winner (announced at the Show) and they will receive the Pilning & Severn Beach Gardeners’ Club Cup.