Felpham and Middleton Horticultural Society spring show

Its members overcame the difficult growing conditions of the winter and Storm Katie at Easter to produce a magnificent display which filled St Mary’s Centre in Felpham.

The number of daffodil entries was lower than previous years but the entries in the other classes stood up well. There were several tulips for the first time in many years.

Paul Sedgwick, the society’s press officer, said: “The judges of all the classes were highly complementary on the standard of all the exhibits.

“The 16 classes of daffodils and narcissi provided a glorious display. Among the pot plants being exhibited was the unusual succulent Pelergonium Echinatum, which looked like a geranium grafted on to a thorny rose stem. It is apparently a succulent shrublet from the African continent.”

Some lovely leeks and tempting purple sprouting broccoli were among the vegetable exhibits which also survived the extreme conditions.

“The floral art exhibit on the subject of An Easter Table Arrangement was a vibrant display of tulips and irises brought together in an imaginative arrangement which also gained the best exhibit in floral art,” said Mr Sedgwick.

“All of the cookery classes were very well supported with some delicious looking exhibits. The handicraft section contained some outstanding exhibits, one of which was a beautifully crafted, handsown banner in red and gold.”

The three photography categories also drew some excellent and imaginative entries.

The show’s trophy winners were:

The Alan Twaites Memorial Trophy - Sue Abbot; The Daffodil Society Medal - David Donovan; The Travers Trophy - Valerie Parfoot/Margaret B Howard; Patsy Foster Trophy - Ann Travers; The Rossiter Cup - Joan Eggins; The Ball Trophy - Rhonda Ball; The Salmon Tankard - David Donovan;

The James Cup - Sue Abbot; The Felpham and Middleton Horticultural Society Trophy - Ann Travers; Children’s Cup - seven years and under: Lucas Faircloth, 8-14 years: Alice Sanders.

The individual adult class winners were:

P Sedgwick, S Harris, S Waldron, D Donovan, C Bryan, C Dunham, S Abbot, MB Howard, V Parfoot, A Travers, I Jordan, J Eggins, S Faircloth, A Evans, R Ball, E Eggins, P Foster, P Slater and K Hay.

The children’s class winners were:

Lucas Faircloth, Kara O’Dell, Alice Sanders and Bethany Sanders.

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