Launcells Horticultural Show
Added at 11:10 on 06 June 2025
Image text: As a Parishioner of Launcells, you are invited to take part in the 56th Launcells Horticultural Show on Saturday 16th August 2025 in the Parish Hall. Doors open at 2.00pm.
The date for this years Launcells Horticultural show has been set for Saturday 16th August.
The Schedules and Entry forms are now available to download using the links above and also on the Launcells Community facebook page. You can also email Brian on burn.farm@btinternet.com and he will email a copy to you.
For those of you who are new to the area, anyone who lives in the Parish of Launcells can enter the Show. There are classes for vegetables, flowers, flower arranging, pot plants, photography, handicrafts, cooking and preserves and also children’s classes too.
Entry forms must be submitted by the Wednesday before the Show. On the morning of the Show the hall is open at approximately 8am for entrants to display their items. The judges arrive and start their judging at 10am so all entries must be in place by then. At 2pm the hall is open for anyone to come and see the Show and to see who has won what! During the afternoon the cups are awarded to the winners, prize money is presented.There is also a raffle. Teas, coffees and cake are served throughout the afternoon.
Many shows in the area have folded due to lack of people willing to run them and people taking part, so we are very lucky in Launcells to still have a very successful show each August. We do need new and existing exhibitors to take part though so please start putting your thinking caps on and look through the schedule to see what you can make or grow. If you have never exhibited before there will be lots of help available both on Show day and before - please don’t hesitate to ask.
It is also important that we encourage the young people of the Parish to take part as they will, hopefully, be the adults of the future who keep the show going! If your child has made something at school (a picture for example) that they are particularly proud of, save it and enter it in the show.
We look forward to seeing everybody on the 16th August!
Mandy Pollard
STOP PRESS !!!!!
There is a new section in the Show Schedule!!!!! After a comment made that adults would like to enter in the children’s classes, there is now a section where adults can enter a miniature garden, an animal made from fresh fruit and vegetables, a junk model boat, a handmade birthday card and a painted stone or pebble!