3rd
August 2025
Dear All,
The
Over Produce Show has been the main preoccupation this week. This year the Show
expanded to take in Arts & Crafts which proved very popular with 122
entries so the number of people competing increased from 37 last year to 64
this year and the number of entries rose from 276 to 395 which was a big boost
for the Show. With the difficult growing season the number of vegetable entries
dropped a little but the standard seemed reasonably high. If you force me to
tell you how I got on – well I had 11 x 1st, 8 x 2nd and
4 x 3rds and won the Vegetable cup, the best vegetable entry cup (a Marrow),
and the overall Show cup. Kate won with her Bread and got 2nds for flower
arrangement, raspberries and another loaf of bread.
Being
on the committee is hard work as we had to tabulate all the entries on Thursday
night and write out all the entry cards. On Friday we had to collect display
boards from Rampton and in the evening erect all the benches and boards and as
the room at the Centre was being used for blood donations we were not able to
start until after 8pm. Then of course everything had to be dismantled after the
show.
Preparation
Handicraft Knitting
My Winning Rhubarb
Kate’s Winning Bread
My Winning Veg Collection
Onion & Carrot winners
Kate’s Flower Arrangement
Smug Smile!
Other
highlights this week include the walk on Tuesday and cracking a tooth which was
mended rather more painfully than I anticipated as the dentist removed the old
filling with a drill which felt like a road drill!
The
walk was local from Willingham through the Fen to the River Ouse at Aldreth
then back to the Porterhouse in Willingham. We just escaped the rain and the
pub was one of the most efficient we have visited recently.
Climbing to the River bank
River Ouse at Aldreth
Rampton Road, Willingham
We
are expecting Esther to bring Amelie and Albert up for a couple of days tonight
as they are staying with Esther and Emma for a week.
Best
wishes
Mike
& Kate
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