MELTON MOWBRAY COUNTRY FAIR 1 “HOMEMADE”

MELTON MOWBRAY
COUNTRY FAIR
1st “HOMEMADE”
PRODUCE & CRAFT SHOW
show schedule
Sunday 29th june 2014
Children
& Adult Classes
All entry forms to be returned
to Sallie Hooper
c/o Les Rosbifs Bar & Grill
Six Hills Lane, SIX HILLS
LE14 3PR
Email: ogdgs@aol.com
Leicestershire Food Links’ new Produce & Craft Show “Homemade”
has been introduced as an expansion of our already popular “Big
Bake” competition which has been run for the last
4 years.
No true Country Fair should be without a homemade produce &
handmade craft show to enable local people to compete and be
proud of their skills and produce.
It is part of our heritage and important for us to maintain.
Therefore we are offering local competitors the opportunity to enter
classes highlighting preserving, growing, art & craft skills.
We do not want to run before we can walk and so this year classes
will be limited but we will introduce
4 trophies:- Best in show - Food Drink & Produce
-Best in Show Art & Crafts
- Best Junior Exhibit
-Schools Challenge
The competition is run solely by volunteers if you would like to help
at the event please contact Sallie on 01509 881386 or email:
ogdgs@aol.com
FREE ENTRY TICKET for those entering
4 or more adult classes by post
(see details attached)
FOOD & DRINK & PRODUCE
ADULT BAKING CLASSES
1.
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4.
5.
A loaf of bread using only Flour, Water, Yeast & Salt as supported
by the Real Bread Campaign
Minimum weight 400gm.
Made by hand and not in a bread maker
A speciality loaf
Minimum weight 400gms made by hand and not in a breadmaker
using the 4 key ingredients of bread as stipulated by the Real
Bread Campaign with additional natural ingredients – garlic, onion,
dried fruit etc.
4 Fruit Scones
A Signature Cake (Your own special cake – recipe required)
A plate of six Cupcakes with same decoration
CHILDRENS BAKING CLASSES
8-12 years
6.
A homemade decorated gingerbread person
Under 8
7.
A plate of 4 differently decorated biscuits (biscuits can be bought)
ADULT PRODUCE CLASSES
PRESERVES
8.
9.
10.
11.
Jar of Lemon Curd
Jar of Marmalade
Jar of Fruit Jam
Jar of Chutney (over three months old)
DRINKS CLASSES
12.
13.
14.
A bottle of non-alcoholic drink (cordial, lemonade, ginger beer etc)
in a clear glass bottle not less than 300ml. Ingredients and date of
making to be shown
A bottle of home-made beer in a glass bottle, not less than 300ml.
Ingredients and date of making to be shown
A bottle of homemade liqueur in a glass bottle, not less than
300ml. Ingredients and date of making to be shown
VEGETABLES & EGGS
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
6 unbroken home produced eggs on a plate – one to be broken by
judges for freshness
6 home grown Strawberries on plate
3 homegrown Beetroots
4 Homegrown Broad Bean Pods
Selection of 4 different home grown vegetables in a basket
ARTS & CRAFTS
FLORAL
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Mixed display of culinary herbs in a Jam Jar
Specimen Rose
Roses – 4 blooms
Best Hanging Basket (max 12 inches)
Best Foliage Plant in a Pot (max 10inches)
FLORAL ART
25.
26.
27.
An arrangement of Summer flowers and foliage
A flower arrangement in a Boot or Shoe
Lovely Leaves - An arrangement of mixed Foliage
VARIOUS ARTS & CRAFTS
28.
29.
30.
A knitted item or piece of clothing
A Bird Box
A miniature (No larger than 15cm square – any medium)
PHOTOGRAPHY
31.
32.
33.
Garden Visitors
Food
Pictures of Melton
JUNIOR CLASSES
13 – 16 years old
34.
Photo, drawing, painting of School dinners
35.
Cartoon drawing
8-12 year olds
36.
An animal or person made from fruit and/or veg.
37.
A miniature garden (shoe box lid size)
7 and under
38.
39
A picture made from handprints
A paperhat “It’s Summer”
PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHALLLENGE
40.
A collage “Summer Holidays” measuring up to 8ft x 4ft
Prize £30.00 Book Tokens
A class project for Primary Schools in and around Melton
Terms and Conditions
Postal Entry Fee
Staging of Exhibits
Entry for all adult classes will be £1.00 but this
year we have a special offer for all exhibitors who
enter 4 or more entries by post. We will be
offering one FREE Exhibitor’s Ticket to each
exhibitor paying £4 or more in Entry Fees. Please
send an A5 self-addressed envelope with your
postal entry for your entry ticket to be sent by
return. If you fail to send a self addressed
envelope you will not receive your entry
ticket.
Postal Entries must be in by Monday 23rd June to
enable us to forward your free ticket. Cheques to
be made payable to Leicestershire Food Links Ltd
SPECIAL NOTE:
Entry forms & entries submitted Saturday 28th
& Sunday 29th in person will NOT be eligible
for a free entry ticket,
The tent will be open between 5pm & 7pm on Sat
28th June and from 7.30am on the morning of the
show. Staging must be finished by 10.45am on
29th June and the area cleared for judging. You
Important information to exhibitors.
Cup Presentation
Prize money
Preserves & Cookery
will be given a 5 minutes warning before closure
and then asked to leave the area while judging
takes place. Prior to judging, an exhibit once
staged can ONLY be moved by the steward, and
Only if there is insufficient space in that or
adjacent classes.
An Entry Ticket will be required for the Fair
unless you have already been sent an Entry
Ticket via the Postal Entry scheme above.
If you are eligible for a free entry ticket please
make sure you send your entry form in early so
tickets arrive in time for the show. We will not be
held responsible for late or lost postal entries.
One entry form per exhibitor please.
No exhibits to be removed before 5pm and must
be cleared by 6pm on the day of the show. All
exhibits must be removed by the exhibitor or a
nominated person.
The judge’s decision is final.
All entries must be made or grown by the entrant.
Trophies will be presented in the produce tent at
4pm. A best in show certificate will indicate you
are a trophy winner. If you are lucky enough to be
a winner YOU MUST be available to collect your
prize or send a representative to do on your
behalf. Trophies CANNOT be awarded after the
presentation has taken place.
Unless otherwise stated First £3.00, Second
£2.00, Third £1.00. No third prize will be
awarded in classes with less than four entries.
Prize money may be collected from the produce
tent between 4.30pm – 5.30pm. Any uncollected
monies after 5.30pm will be deemed a donation
to the show funds.
No money can be collected after the show.
Jams and preserves must be shown in plain clean
jars, correctly labelled with the date and contents.
All preserves will be judged on taste, colour and
presentation. Only the jars must be staged on top
of the paper plate provided and must not be
moved. No advertising labels or dates to be seen
on any jars for judging. Lemon Curd should be
presented with a waxed disc and cellophane
cover. All food for tasting must be covered until
judging. Bread, Cakes & Biscuits must be
presented on a paper plate. Tin sizes are
approximate. Please note that not all exhibits will
have comment cards.
The committee does not hold themselves
responsible for any damage or loss to any
exhibit at the show.
Melton Mowbray Country Fair Produce Show
Sunday 29th June 2014
ONE EXHIBITOR PER ENTRY FORM
Postal Entries to reach us NO LATER THAN Monday 23rd June 2014
Personal Entries to be delivered no later than 10.15 am on Sun 29th June.
Name
Address
Telephone Number
Email
Age (if 16 or under)
Class
Description
Amount
No. of
Entries
Amount enclosed
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Special Note
One Exhibitor’s entry ticket will be issued to each Exhibitor paying £4.00 or more in Entry Fees.
All Postal entries must be received by Monday 23rd June .
An A5 Self addressed envelope MUST be sent with your entry for return of passes and additional tickets.
Cheques payable to “Leicestershire Food Links Ltd”