Plants, veg, cakes and crafts galore at allotment show

Hundreds of flowers, vegetables and floral artworks were displayed at the 79th Southowram Horticultural and Allotment Society Show.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Aug 2014, 13:00 BST
Judith Coates, Jennifer Jagger, Catherine Carus, Bill Bailey and Margaret Coates, at Southowram Horticultural Show, Withinfields School, SouthowramJudith Coates, Jennifer Jagger, Catherine Carus, Bill Bailey and Margaret Coates, at Southowram Horticultural Show, Withinfields School, Southowram
Judith Coates, Jennifer Jagger, Catherine Carus, Bill Bailey and Margaret Coates, at Southowram Horticultural Show, Withinfields School, Southowram

Cakes, handicrafts and photos were also exhibited as more than 100 people competed to be top growers, makers, takers or bakers in a variety of categories.

Chairman of the society, Arthur Bastide, said the show at Withinfields Primary School went very well.

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“It was a great success and was well represented by exhibitors and by the general public.
Teachers from the school came to the show and said they were keen to get the school more involved.

79th Annual Show of the Southowram Horticultural and Allotments Society held at Withinfields School today Pictured are Grace Allen, Abigail Barlow and, at the front, Beau Well.79th Annual Show of the Southowram Horticultural and Allotments Society held at Withinfields School today Pictured are Grace Allen, Abigail Barlow and, at the front, Beau Well.
79th Annual Show of the Southowram Horticultural and Allotments Society held at Withinfields School today Pictured are Grace Allen, Abigail Barlow and, at the front, Beau Well.

“Societies like ourselves need help from younger people to keep them going. They play a key role and are needed in small communities like ours in Southowram.”

Mr Bastide would also like to thank everyone who supported the show and for the wonderful displays on show.

If anyone has comments about this year’s show or any suggestions which they would like the society to consider for next year’s event, they can get in touch via the “Contact us” page at www.southowram-gardeners.btck.co.uk/ or e-mail [email protected].

The next meeting of the Southowram Horticultural and Allotments Society will be on August 27 at the New Street Centre, Southowram.

Meetings start at 7.30pm.

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