Last one day Thame Show draws the crowds
THIS year, 2009, was the last one-day Oxfordshire County and Thame Show, traditionally held on the third Thursday in September. From next year, the show will be a two-day affair, with the first day given over to agriculture and the second based mainly around family entertainment. (July 31 & August 01, 2010).
For today’s show the weather remained dry, though with a chilly edge to the wind, for the 20,000 or so visitors who strolled around the many trade stands, charity organisations and wide choice of food and drink outlets, and were entertained in two arenas throughout the day.
In the Food Hall, cookery writer, Sophie Grigson, met the Mayor of Thame, Cllr Jeannette Matelot Green. Sophie signed copies of her books at the Local Flavours stand, promoting the various food and drink festivals taking place throughout the month, including the Thame Food Festival next Saturday, September 26.
Stars of the show were the stunningly disciplined and awe-inspiring members of the band of the Gurkha Regiment, with the various breeds of dogs being put through their paces earlier in the day, drawing a lot of attention too.
The show’s main raison d’etre is of course, the livestock and the horse events, which always draw crowds from both the country sports fraternity and admiring townspeople.
The ever popular Domestic classes once again attracted fearce but friendly rivalry among the fruit, vegetable and flower growers, knittters, cooks, pickle makers, photographers and handicraft competitors.
THE DOMESTIC CLASSES TROPHY WINNERS WERE:-
Thame Show Trophy – Veg – Best exhibit in Classes 104
Mrs Victoria Martin
National Veg Society Silver Medal & Merit Ribbon – Best single veg exhibit in show – Classes 5-28 –
J.W. Styles
Hedley Purser Perpetual Challenge Trophy – Most points in Veg open classes – J.W. Styles
Wyevale Trophy – Best Collection of Veg – Class 30
J.W. Styles
Thame Show Trophy – Fruit – Best exhibit in Fruit section – Classes 32-35 – Mr D G Elkins
Thame Show Challenge Cup with Oxfordshire & Thame Show Certificate – Best Dahlias in Classes FO50 to FO52 – Mr Kevin Bennetts
Steradent Award Poignard – Most points in Flower Section – Classes FO39-FO69- C Cypher
Thame Show Perpetual Challenge Trophy – Cookery – Most points scored by an exhibitor in Cookery Section Clases 67-76 – Mrs Beverly Reilly
Thame Show Diploma – Cookery – Best exhibit in cookery Section – Mrs Sarah Ayres
Thame Show Diploma – Preserves – Best exhibit in Preserves Section – Mrs Ellen Rixon
Wenman Perpetual Trophy – wine – Best sweet wine –
Mr William Jeffery
Thame Show Diploma – Wine – Best exhibit in wines section – Richard & Meg Boddy
Wright Perpetual Trophy – Wine – Best dry wine –
Richard & Meg Boddy
Thame Show Diploma – Handicrafts – Best exhibit in Handicrafts Section – Family & friends
Ayres/Bretherton/Hutson
Thame Show Trophy for Floral Arrangement – Best exhibit in classes 111-116 – Mrs Pat Collinson
More results will be published shortly on the Thame Show website: http://www.thameshow.co.uk/index.php
LOTS MORE PICTURES FROM THAME SHOW 2009 ON flickr
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