Sedbergh Spring Show Saturday 1 st April 2017 People s Hall, Sedbergh To be opened by Reverend Carole Marsden Cornerstone Community Church Doors open at 1:00pm - Official Opening at 1:15pm Entrance: 1 Under 16s free Adult Exhibit Entry Fee: 25p per item Closing date for entries - Saturday 25 th March, 8pm Chairman Margaret Milburn 20610 Secretary Wendy Fraser-Urquhart 21902 Recorder Marion Wood 21385
1:00pm 1:15pm 2:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm Handicrafts Cup Handmade Toys Cup Flowers and Plants Cup Garments Cup Home Produce Cup Art Cup Photography Cup Children s Cup (under 11) Junior Cup (11-16) Doors open CUPS AND TROPHIES W. Milburn & Sons Handwriting Cup Cup for special effort TIMETABLE OF EVENTS Official opening by Rev Carole Marsden Sedbergh Town Band Presentation of cups and trophies followed by the raffle draw Exhibits must be removed between 4:00 and 4:30pm Winners can collect cash prizes from 1:30pm to 4:15pm REFRESHMENTS Afternoon teas, sandwiches, tea, coffee, and soft drinks, will be available in the committee room from the start of the show until 4:00pm. Roger Underwood Cup for most new entries. Lookaround Cup for Best in Show (Adults), chosen by the guest opener of the show Lookaround Cup for Best in Show (Children), chosen by the
RULES FOR EXHIBITORS 1. All classes are open to persons of any age except where stated. 2. All exhibits must be the unaided work of the exhibitor and not previously entered in this show. 3. An exhibitor may enter up to two items in any one class. They may enter any number of classes 4. Judges may reallocate an entry to a different class if they feel this is more appropriate 5. All entries, together with fees and a stamped addressed envelope must reach the recorder by 8pm on Saturday 16 th April on the official entry form or on a photocopy 6. Late entries will not be accepted. 7. The envelope will be returned to the exhibitor containing a card with a unique number for each entry. The card must be firmly attached to the exhibit when staged. String will be available on the day. Receipt of the envelope should be regarded as an acknowledgement of both the fee and the entry 8. All exhibits must be brought to the Hall and staged between 7pm and 9pm on the evening before the show, or between 8am and 9am on the morning of the show. They should not be moved before 4:00pm on show day. All exhibits must be cleared by 4:30pm. 9. All exhibitors will provide their own display material. 10. The committee shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits during the show, but will take due care of them. 11. In all classes the number of prizes is left to the discretion of the judges. 12. The decision of the judges is final. 13. Prizes for each class will be: 1 st - 1, 2 nd - 50p. Judges may also award a 3 rd prize certificate and highly commended certificates. Cups will be awarded to section winners. Note that the committee will not have cups engraved. Winners can arrange this at their own expense if they wish. 14. The Roger Underwood cup is awarded to the competitor entering the most new classes for the first time. Exhibitors should show that they have not entered a particular class before by placing a * against that class on the entry form. 15. The WI cup will be awarded to the Institute gaining most points in relation to the total number of members of that WI. A single point is awarded for each entry, in addition to any winning points.
SECTION 1 - HANDICRAFTS 1 A patchwork or quilted item 2 A new item from something old (any material) 3 A wooden item 4 A bag of any medium (not from a kit) 5 A cross stitch article (indicate if own design) 6 A pincushion 7 A handwoven scarf 8 A piece of handmade jewellery 9 A metal item 10 A handmade card 11 A decorated spring hat (any style or material) 12 Any craft item not included above If entering a LARGE item (eg a quilt) please put a letter L next to the section number on your entry form so that sufficient space can be made available. SECTION 2 - HANDMADE TOYS 13 A soft toy knitted, sewn or crocheted 14 A toy from scrap material 15 A dressed doll (the doll may be bought) 16 Any handmade toy not included above SECTION 3 - FLOWERS AND PLANTS 17 A house plant (not to have been exhibited before) 18 "Fascinating Foliage" an exhibit with no flowers (W/D 60cm) 19 An exhibit using 3 flowers (W/D 45cm) 20 "April Fool" (W/D 60cm) 21 Children s story or film (petite W/D/H 25cm) 22 A buttonhole for a lady or gentleman 23 "Summer Holiday" (W/D 60cm)
SECTION 4 - GARMENTS 24 A hand knitted garment in double knitting or thicker yarn 25 A hand knitted garment in 4 ply or finer yarn 26 A hand knitted scarf 27 A crocheted article or garment 28 A sewn garment 29 Hand knitted or crocheted hat SECTION 5 - HOME PRODUCE All items will be covered after judging 30 Four savoury muffins 31 Fruit pie 32 Savoury flan 33 Six biscuits of any variety 34 Four cup cakes 35 Six handmade chocolates 36 Fruit cake 37 Four fruit scones 38 Gingerbread (not larger than 10" (25.5cm) square) 39 Round shortbread 40 Six flapjack pieces 41 Victoria sandwich (filled with raspberry jam) 42 "Free from" cake (eg gluten free or dairy free - please specify) 43 Pot of jam or fruit jelly 44 Pot of marmalade 45 Rum or brandy butter 46 Pot of lemon curd 47 Pot of chutney 48 Bottle of homemade wine, cordial or other drink 49 A white loaf (hand made) 50 A brown or wholemeal loaf (hand made) 51 Speciality bread - sweet or savoury (hand made)
SECTION 6 - ART 52 Painting: Still Life 53 Painting: Portrait 54 Painting: Landscape 55 Painting: Mixed Media SECTION 7 - PHOTOGRAPHY Maximum size including mount for all classes 10" x 12" (25.5cm x 30.5cm) All classes can be colour or black & white All entries in this section must be delivered on Friday evening. The stewards will display all entries 56 Wildlife 57 Pets 58 Local View (Cumbria or Yorkshire) 59 Other Landscape 60 Sky 61 People and portraiture 62 Sport 63 Photograph that does not fit into any of the above categories SECTION 8 - JUNIOR SECTION List of school classes (64-86) delivered direct to schools. The following classes are for individual children s entries Any queries contact Marion Wood 87 Finger Painting (age 6 and under) 88 Beaded craft item eg Hamma or Aqua (age 7-11) 89 Gingerbread Man - homemade and decorated (age 11 and under) 90 Garden on a plate using flowers or natural materials (age 16 and under) 91 Photograph looking down (age 16 and under) - see Photography for size restrictions
HOW TO ENTER Complete the form on the back page All entries must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope for the return of your show numbers. Send the form and envelope with your payment to Marion Wood, 21 Winfield Road, Sedbergh LA10 5AZ Or place in the yellow boxes in SPAR, Post Office or Sedbergh Mini Market. The closing date for entries is Saturday 25 th March, 8pm. Please do not try to enter items after this deadline. PLEASE CHECK Have you enclosed a stamped self-addressed envelope with your entry? Have you enclosed the correct entry fees? Have you read the rules about when to bring and when to remove your exhibits?
ENTRY FORM YOUR DETAILS (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE) NAME Adult/Child ADDRESS PHONE Postcode: WI (if any) For WI Cup Example entry shown in green. L - Large item. * - new class entry SECTION 1 or 2 entries ENTRY FEE 1 L 3* A Wooden Item 2 50p Add an extra sheet if necessary TOTALS ENTRY FEES: Adults 25p per item, Children 25p total for any number of items.