Area Show Results 2023
Our Wessex and Jersey exhibitors did us proud this week with their wonderful exhibits in the Area Show at The New Forest Show near Brockenhurst in Hampshire.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best in Show - Jean Roberts Salver (NFS)
Class 6 Twists & Turns - Jacqui Arm Aldershot Flower Club
Runner Up to Best in Show - Heather Kille Trophy (NAFAS)
Class 7 Contrasts - Helen Joyce Academy of Floristry
Best Use of Garden Plant Material - The Ringwood Challenge Cup (NFS)
Class 4 Down to Earth - Jane Thatcher Brockenhurst Flower Club
Best Use of Colour - The Joan Orton Salver (NAFAS)
Class 2 Good Enough to Eat - Trudy Holt Academy of Floristry
Best Use of No Floral Foam Angela Fox Decanter (NAFAS)
Class 7 Contrasts - Janet Arm Aldershot Flower Club
Wessex & Jersey Chairman’s Choice (Pip Bensley) Janet Smith Award (NAFAS)
Class 7 Contrasts - Barbara Child Brockenhurst Flower Club
Wessex & Jersey President’s Choice (Marion Catt) Isobel Knight Award (NAFAS)
Class 7 Contrasts - Maureen Lawes Romsey Flower Club
Show Chairman’s Choice (Janice Viveash) Jubilee Cup (NAFAS)
Class 6 Twists & Turns - Lynn MacKenzie Lyndhurst Flower Club
People’s Choice Anna Broster Trophy (NFS)
Class 8 Elements - Lymington Flower Club
CLASS 1 EARTH’S TREASURES - SPONSORED BY WELLOW FLOWER CLUB
Lady Dent Cup (NFS)
A petite exhibit. No floral foam to be used. Space allowed width 17cm, depth 17cm, height 25cm.
1st Elizabeth Richards Salisbury Flower Club
2nd Jan Meloy Hayling Island Flower Club
3rd Jane Thatcher Brockenhurst Flower Club
Very Highly Commended Jean Warren Fleet Flower Club
Highly Commended Joy Lovelock Non NAFAS Member
Commended Val Hockley Fareham Flower Club
Commended June Helyer Brockenhurst Flower Club
CLASS 2 GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT - SPONSORED BY ROMSEY FLOWER CLUB
Margaret Padden Cup (NFS)
A pavé/tapestry exhibit. Space allowed width 35cm, depth 35cm, height optional.
1st Trudy Holt Academy of Floristry
2nd Jacqui Arm Aldershot Flower Club
3rd Yvonne Barnes Fareham Flower Club
Very Highly Commended Sue Taylor Winterslow Flower Club
Highly Commended Joan Gittings Salisbury Flower Club
Commended Janet Arm Aldershot Flower Club
CLASS 3 ENJOY THE SUN - SPONSORED BY CAROLE NORMAN
Novice Cup (NFS) and Pam McNichol Salver (NAFAS)\
A novice exhibit. Space allowed width 90cm, depth 69cm, height 92cm.
1st Lesley Morrow Foresters Club - Non NAFAS Member
2nd Maggie Thompson Lymington Flower Club
CLASS 4 DOWN TO EARTH - SPONSORED BY BROCKENHURST FLOWER CLUB
Beattie Fair Cup (NFS)
A contemporary exhibit. Space allowed width 90cm, depth 69cm, height 92cm.
1st Jane Thatcher Brockenhurst Flower Club
2nd Liz Farrington Wessex Free Spirits
3rd Jacqui Arm Aldershot Flower Club
Very Highly Commended Joy Lovelock Non NAFAS Member
Highly Commended Jan Meloy Hayling Island Flower Club
Commended Elizabeth Richards Winterslow Flower Club
Commended Barbara Child Brockenhurst Flower Club
CLASS 5 OVERFLOWING - SPONSORED BY HAMBLE FLOWER CLUB
Loveless Cup (NFS)
A cascade/waterfall exhibit. Space allowed diameter 92, height optional.
1st Liz Farrington Wessex Free Spirits
2nd Sue Taylor Winterslow Flower Club
3rd Lynn MacKenzie Lyndhurst Flower Club
Very Highly Commended Jo Richards Academy of Floristry
Highly Commended Kelly Shaw Porton Flower Club
Commended Ann Faircloth Blackfield Flower Club
CLASS 6 TWISTS & TURNS - SPONSORED BY LYMINGTON FLOWER CLUB
Joan McGill Cup (NFS) for first Sybil Emberton Trophy (NAFAS) for second
A hanging exhibit. Space allowed width 120 cm, depth 120cm, height optional. No Floral Foam.
1st Jacqui Arm Aldershot Flower Club
2nd Lynn MacKenzie Lyndhurst Flower Club
3rd Helen Joyce Academy of Floristry
Very Highly Commended Lucille Street Verwood Flower Club
CLASS 7 CONTRASTS - SPONSORED BY FLEET FLOWER CLUB
The Compton Bowl (NFS) for first, Renee Ganger Salver (NAFAS) for second
A pedestal exhibit. Space allowed width 122cm, depth 122cm, height optional.
1st Helen Joyce Academy of Floristry
2nd Janet Arm Aldershot Flower Club
3rd Jean Warren Fleet Flower Club
Very Highly Commended Helen Hardy Winterslow Flower Club
Highly Commended Val Hockley Fareham Flower Club
Commended Hazel Evans Lymington Flower Club
Commended Marion McCarthy Non NAFAS Member
CLASS 8 ELEMENTS - SPONSORED BY MARION CATT
The Gosling Memorial Cup (NFS) for first, The Wessex Challenge Bowl (NAFAS) for second, The Homewood Rose Bowl (NAFAS) for third.
A exhibit. Space allowed width 180cm, depth 182cm, height 243cm.
1st Hayling Island Flower Club
2nd Lymington Flower Club
3rd Salisbury Flower Club
Very Highly Commended Forest Edge Flower Club
Highly Commended Fareham Flower Club
Commended Brockenhurst Flower Club
CLASS 9 NATURE’S PALETTE - SPONSORED BY JANICE VIVEASH
The Brownlow Cup (NFS)
A exhibit. Space allowed width 120cm, depth 20cm, height optional.
1st Gill Pelton Salisbury Flower Club
2nd Janet Arm Aldershot Flower Club
3rd Ann Fairclough Blackfield Flower Club
CLASS 10 FREE & EASY - SPONSORED BY BAINES STILLER GARDEN DESIGN
The Viveash Vase (NFS)
A hanging exhibit. Art in the Environment. Space allowed width 120cm, depth 120cm, height 180cm.
1st Maureen Lawes Romsey Flower Club
2nd Martina Coleman Forest Edge Flower Club
3rd Jane Thatcher Brockenhurst Flower Club