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The Sevenhampton, Charlton
Abbotts and
Hawling
Produce Show
Information on this
page is subject to the general disclaimer
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Produce Show is held annually on the Saturday preceding August
Bank
Holiday Monday.
 In 2008 it will take place
on 23 August. Entries are
welcome from residents of the three parishes in seven sections, one of
which is reserved for children. The other sections are for vegetables,
flowers, preserves, cakes, handicrafts and pictures/photographs. The
Schedule of Classes is available in the Spring
from the Show Secretary,
Maurice Cann (820649), to whom queries can be addressed. From the links below you
can download the schedule, entry form and recipe for this year's
show.
(These
are PDF files. You will need Adobe Reader to view them.)
please note that under rule 10
"All
adult
exhibitors must be resident in this parish and thereby liable for
council tax, all children must be resident in this parish."Show ScheduleDate Apple
and Walnut Loaf Recipe (class 58)Entry
Form
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addition to the Show entries on display there are refreshments,
games, sports and stalls selling plants, books,
cakes, etc. |  |
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games for mums and dads as well.
A lot of the show entries are
auctioned at the end of the day. |
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It
is
a fun day for the village and everyone is urged not only to put in
entries but also to help on the day.
We look forward to seeing
you
there! | History
of the Show
The Sevenhampton and Charlton
Abbotts Produce Show began again in 1946 after the end of the Second
World War, with T Hyatt, H Vernon and R | 1913 Show Poster
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picture to enlarge
"...with some of the
classes being almost the same as today and, ... the prize money was
also not vastly different." |
Combe among others on the
committee. There are still members of
these families living in the village and helping with the show.
The
show had been held previously at both Sandywell Park and Brockhampton
Park, with some of the classes being almost the same as today and,
strange as it may seem, the prize money was also not vastly different
– obviously all done for the fun of it.
In
1946 there were classes for the best kept garden, the best
cottager’s garden and the much coveted prize for bowling was
for a weaner pig (so many people had a pig sty at the bottom of the
garden!).
The
produce/cookery
classes etc were as now exhibited in the village hall with teas in the
reading room, all served from a very small
kitchen.
Years later the cookery, crafts
and children’s classes were moved to the Baptist Chapel
Sunday School room - then up the steps – now Chapel
End. The display tables were the old wobbly
trestles and pieces of board on top of upturned benches and milk
crates. Once the chapel had been converted the
committee with some trepidation branched out to hire the first
marquee. | | Hawling
was by then
included in the show and, for a while, Syreford came as
well. The next great controversial move was to hire
another marquee and take the teas out onto the field – a very
successful move. | | Now the
show has
brought itself
into the 21st Century and in 2006 it was the 60th birthday of
the
show. There are now display tables and several
gazebos plus all the old side shows with some new ones thrown in but
new ideas and attractions are needed. Of course,
like any other show, there have been some wonderful disagreements
between the competitors but that’s another
story! In the end it keeps going by the willing
effort of those people, young and old, who give their time to make sure
it carries on, maybe for the next 60 years, who knows! |
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