The theme of the show for 2024 will be Hooked on Books.
| Section A | Class | Vegetables | |
| 1 | Collection of Vegetables (one each of four distinct kinds) | ||
| 2 | Five Potatoes | ||
| 3 | Five Runner Beans | ||
| 4 | Five French Beans | ||
| 5 | Three Chillies | ||
| 6 | Three Onions (dressed) | ||
| 7 | Five Radishes (with leaves) | ||
| 8 | Three Carrots | ||
| 9 | Two Squashes | ||
| 10 | a Truss of Cherry Tomatoes (ripe, unripe or mixed) | ||
| 11 | Five Tomatoes | ||
| 12 | Two Cucumbers | ||
| 13 | A Collection of Fresh Herbs (three distinct kinds in a half pint glass) | ||
| Section B | Plants and Flowers | ||
| 14 | Vase of Roses (no more than 5 stems) | ||
| 15 | One Buttonhole Rose (in a small vase) | ||
| 16 | Vase of Dahlias | ||
| 17 | Vase of Mixed Garden Flowers | ||
| 18 | Ten Stems of Lavender | ||
| 19 | Three Hydrangea Heads | ||
| 20 | One House Plant | Up to 7″ / 18cm Pot | |
| 21 | One Cactus Plant | Up to 7″ / 18cm Pot | |
| 22 | A Vase of Mixed Foliage | ||
| 92 | A Plant in Pot that Produces Edible Produce e.g. Tomato, Chilli or Pepper from a seed or plant from any source (Sponsored by SusWoT – Section O) | ||
| Section C | Fruit | ||
| 23 | Four Dessert Apples | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter Plate | |
| 24 | Four Cooking Apples | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter Plate | |
| 25 | A Plate of Four Pears | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| 26 | A Plate of any Red Fruit | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| 27 | A Plate of any other Fruit | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| Section D | Junior Gardeners | ||
| Up to Age 16 | 28 | Cress Grown in a Container of Your Own Choice | Up to A5 |
| Up to Age 16 | 29 | Sunflower Head | |
| Up to Age 16 | 30 | A Container of Floating Flowers | Up to 6″ /15cm Dish |
| Up to Age 16 | 31 | Hungry Caterpillar’s Feast on a Dinner Plate | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter |
| Up to Age 16 | 32 | A Vase of Named Herbs (3 or more Varieties) | |
| Up to Age 16 | 33 | Mr Man or Little Miss Character made from Fruit and/or Vegetables | |
| Section XXL | Big is Beautiful | ||
| 34 | Heaviest Three Cleaned Potatoes (weighed together) | ||
| 35 | Best Big Onion | ||
| 36 | Heaviest Pumpkin | ||
| 37 | Longest Runner Bean | ||
| 38 | Longest Carrot (root not foliage) | ||
| 39 | Longest Stick of Rhubarb | ||
| Section Special | Arthur Brice Trophy | ||
| Age 16 & Under | 40 | Mr. McGregor’s Garden – a Growing Garden in a 2 litre Ice Cream Tub | |
| Section E | Flower Arranging | ||
| 41 | Classic Fiction | [Up to | |
| 42 | Science Fiction | 20″ / 50cm | |
| 43 | Around the World in Eighty Days | deep & wide, | |
| Up to Age 16 | 44 | The Patricia Smith Award for Children having fun with Flowers An arrangement on the theme of ‘My Favourite Book’ | height unlimited] |
| Section F | Art for All (Any Medium) | ||
| Up to Age 10 | 45 | A Character from a Children’s Book | Up to A4/30cmx21cm/12″x9″ |
| Age 11-16 | 46 | An Illustrated Capital Letter | Up to A4/30cmx21cm/12″x9″ |
| Adults | 47 | A Book Cover | Up to 18″ x 20″ / 45cmx50cm |
| Section G | Colouring and Handwriting | ||
| Age 3-5 | 48 | See below for Picture to Download | tbc |
| Age 6-10 | 49 | See below for Picture to Download | tbd |
| Age 7-12 | 50 | See below for Poem to Download | ‘Open a Book’ |
| Section J | Children’s Arts and Crafts | ||
| Age 0-4 | 51 | Decorate Wooden Spoon | |
| Age 0-4 | 52 | A Pasta and/or Bean Collage | Max. A4/30cmx21cm/12″x9″ |
| Age 5-7 | 53 | A Bookmark Decorated with Pressed Flowers | |
| Age 5-7 | 54 | Make a Scary Ghost | A4/30cmx21cm/12″x9″ |
| Age 8-11 | 55 | A Treasure Island Model | A4/30cmx21cm/12″x9″ |
| Age 8-11 | 56 | Any Items Knitted, Crocheted, Sewn or Felted | Max. 65cm x 65cm / 26″ x 26″ |
| Age 12-16 | 57 | A Model made from any Construction Kit | Max. A4/30cmx21cm/12″x9″ |
| Age 12-16 | 58 | a Decorated Jam Jar Tea Light Lantern | |
| Section K | Cookery Preserves should be in a jar up to 1lb/454g, covered with a waxed disc & cellophane top OR a twist-on lid. The month and year of production should be noted on the label. For other classes, exhibits should be covered with a transparent cover (zip lock bag, glass lid or cling film) | ||
| 59 | Victoria Sandwich (Jam Filled, no Cream) | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| 60 | Plate of three Flapjacks | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| 61 | Plate of Six Cheese Straws | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| 62 | Plate if Three Chocolate Brownies | Up to 8″ / 20cm Diameter | |
| 63 | Pot of Jam | ||
| 64 | Pot of Jelly | ||
| 65 | Pot of Marmalade | ||
| 66 | Pot of Chutney | ||
| 67 | Pot of Curd (made no more than 6 weeks in advance) | ||
| 93 | A Vegetarian Dish (sweet or savoury) where the main ingredient is home grown Sponsored by SusWoT – Section O | Up to 8″ / 20 cm Diameter | |
| Up to Age 10 | 68 | Three Coconut Pyramids | |
| Up to Age 10 | 69 | Three Homemade Decorated Bear Biscuits | |
| Age 11-16 | 70 | Hungry Caterpillar Cake | Length Up to 10″/25cm |
| Age 11-16 | 71 | Five Meringues (No Cream) | |
| Age 1-16 | 72 | Three Flapjacks | |
| Men Only | 73 | A Cheese and Onion Pastie | |
| Men Only | 74 | Parkin | in a 1lb Loaf Tin |
| Section L | Needlework (must not exceed 26″x26″, 65cmx65cm) | ||
| 75 | A Cloth Zig-Zag Book for an Infant | Max Length 66cm/26″ | |
| 76 | An item of Cross Stitch | ||
| 77 | Any Article of Embroidery, other than Cross Stitch, by Hand or Machine | ||
| 78 | A Book or Kindle Cover – Knitted, Crocheted or Sewn | ||
| 79 | A Hat | ||
| 80 | A Book Character – Crocheted, Knitted, Sewn or Felted | ||
| 81 | Any Item Crocheted, Knitted or Sewn in Autumn Colours | ||
| Section M | Photography (Black&White or Colour – Unmounted & Unframed) | ||
| 82 | ‘Bookworm’ | [Maximum | |
| 83 | ‘Library’ | A5, | |
| 84 | ‘Beauty and the Beast’ | 8″ x 6″, | |
| 85 | ‘Words’ | 20cm x 15cm] | |
| 94 | ‘4 r’s Reduce, Repair, Recycle, Repurpose (or Reuse)’ – a video Maximum Duration 1.5 Minutes inspired by Al Gore’s Book ‘An inconvenient Truth’ Send to suswot2050@gmail.com by 5pm on the Tuesday before the show Entry Form & Fee to be in as usual by 5pm on the Tuesday before the show Sponsored by SusWoT – Section O | Max. 1.5 minutes | |
| Up to Age 16 | 86 | ‘Heroes and Heroines’ | Max A5 |
| Section N | Handicrafts (Must not exceed 26″x26″, 65cmx65cm) | ||
| 87 | An Item of Craft from an Upcycled Book | Up to 10″/26cm Diam. | |
| 88 | An Item of Pottery | ||
| 89 | A Paper ‘Plane made from an A4 piece of paper, judged by design and flight distance in the side garden 7:00 – 9:00 on Friday Night | ||
| 90 | A Pair of Book Ends | ||
| 91 | An Item from any other non-textile Medium | ||
| Section O | SusWoT Sponsored – Also Listed in Sections B, K & M | ||
| 92 | A Plant in Pot that Produces Edible Produce e.g. Tomato, Chilli or Pepper from a seed or plant from any source | ||
| 93 | A Vegetarian Dish (sweet or savoury) where the main ingredient is home grown | Up to 8″ / 20 cm Diameter | |
| 94 | ‘4 r’s Reduce, Repair, Recycle, Repurpose (or Reuse)’ – a video Maximum Duration 1.5 Minutes inspired by Al Gore’s Book ‘An inconvenient Truth’ Send to suswot2050@gmail.com by 5pm on the Tuesday before the show Entry Form & Fee to be in as usual by 5pm on the Tuesday before the show | Max 1.5 minutes |
Open a Book
Open a book
And you will find
People and places of every kind.
Open a book
And you can be
Anything you want to be.
Open a book
And you can share
Wondrous words you find in there
Open a book
And I will too
You read to me
And I’ll read to you!
Updated by the Webmaster 14 April 2024