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2015 National Championships
2015 saw the turn of the Scottish Branch to host the National Championships.
We are in an envious position that the choice of venue is a simple one. Dundee City Council have for many years now been extremely supportive as sponsors, and see us as a valuable addition to their Dundee Flower and Food Festival which attracts thousands of visitors over the three days.
Despite a dif cult growing season, the amount of top quality exhibits from almost all of the top NVS growers from the length and breadth of the UK was a real testament to their skills.
Peter Clark’s winning collection
NVS 2015 National Championships results
Peter Clark from Yarm has for many years been one of the leading contenders for silverware, and 2015 was to be no exception.
Peter took rst place in not only the main collection, but also in the Millennium Class, large exhibition onions and cucumbers.
Ian Stocks also had a highly successful Championships with red cards in the parsnip, celery and stump rooted carrot classes, with his stumps being adjudged ‘Best Exhibit in Show’.
Dundee also featured an Interbranch wheelbarrow competition which proved to be a resounding success both in terms of
competitiveness between the Branches, and also the level of interest generated by the general public.
The winners on this occasion were the Welsh Branch. A victory made all the more impressive by the fact that their fabulous display was created entirely by one person. Well done Sue McCall!
All in all an enjoyable and successful National Championships, and the Scottish Branch are already looking forward to welcoming everyone back in 2020.
Ian Stocks with his winning stump rooted carrots
Sue McCall and her superb wheelbarrow
Class 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Collection Peter Clark Jim Thompson John Branham Eric Craik
Millennium Class
Collection of 3 veg
Onions, Lge Exhibition
Peas
Carrots, long pointed
Shallots, Lge Exhibition
Parsnips
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Onions, 1kg-1.5kg
Shallots, pickling
Potatoes, coloured
Potatoes, white
Onions, <250g
Celery
Leeks, blanch
Beans, runner
Carrots, stump rooted
Cauli owers
Beans, dwarf French
Beetroot, long
Leeks, pot
Potatoes, NVS Amour
Potatoes, NVS Sherine
Beans, broad
Peter Clark
Alistair Gray
Peter Clark
Jim Gradie
Graeme Watson
Keith Chambers
Ian Stocks
Peter Clark
Keith Chambers
Ronnie Jackson
Sherie Plumb
Owain Roberts
Sherie Plumb
Niall Currie
Ian Stocks
Alistair Gray
Sherie Plumb
Ian Stocks
Graeme Watson
Andrew Jones
Graham Wagstaffe
Ronnie Jackson
Owain Roberts
Sherie Plumb
Ian Simpson
Owain Roberts
Graeme Watson
Alistair Gray
Frank Taylor
Mike Davies
Andrew Jones
David Thornton
Jim Thompson
Don Owens
Niall Currie
Unni Owens
Alistair Gray
Owain Roberts
Owain Roberts
David Thornton
Eric Craik
Andrew Jones
Ian Simpson
Peter Clark
Ian Simpson
Richard Curtis
Gareth Cameron
David Thornton
Owain Roberts
James Pearson
John Croot
Peter Clark
Neil Muirhead
James Pearson
Mark Perry
Fiona Shen eld
Graeme Watson
Neil Muirhead
Andrew Jones
Jim Thompson
Andrew Jones
Sherie Plumb
Jim Williams
Marcus Powell
Ted Low
Peter Clark
Don Owens
Jim Thompson
Ronnie Jackson
Ray Bassett
Mark Hall
George Scott
Peter Clark
Andrew Jones
Jim Williams
Mark Hall
Ian Stocks
Andrew Jones
Calum Little
Ian Stocks
Ray Bassett
Simon Smith
Sherie Plumb
Simon Smith
Gareth Cameron
Martyn Strange
Jim Mercer
Joe Proudlock
Ron MacFarlane
Jim Thompson
Owain Roberts
Ron MacFarlane
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
Marcus Powell
George Cumming
Niall Currie
Ray Bassett
Graham Wagstaffe
Eric Craik
Keith Chambers
Andrew Jones
Eric Craik
Jim Williams
Simon Smith
Jim Gradie
Mike Davies
Andrew Jones
Geoffrey Butterworth Keith Chambers
Jim McCartney
Andrew Jones
Sherie Plumb
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
Mark Perry
Mark Perry
Sherie Plumb
Mark Hall
Niall Currie
Graham Taylor
John Croot
Ian Archibald
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