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Northern Branch championships 2015
Held in conjunction with the North of England Society Autumn Flower Show
The 2015 Northern Branch Championships were held at the Harrogate Show Ground
on the 18 to 20 September. Like the National held two weeks before at Dundee the weather over the weekend was kind
to the exhibitors and the public attending the show. A total of 77 exhibitors entered the championships with 69 exhibiting, and some 230 dishes benched. There were some excellent vegetables on show from some of the best vegetable growers in the
Results
2 The Hart shield
Celery one dish of two
4 The Manchester & Dist. DA Perpetual Trophy Onions one dish of ve 1 to 1.5 kg
6 The Chris Robinson Trophy Mini Collection three kinds of veg two of each
8 Potatoes white one dish of ve
country. Members came from Scotland, Wales, South of England, the Midlands and one member had travelled all the way from Guernsey. This year also saw a number of new members from the north east and Leeds area exhibiting at Harrogate for the rst time.
The championships were held this year in a marquee as the hall which we normally use was occupied by others while hall 1
is knocked down and a new single arch building is erected in time for next year’s show. The marquee that we used was
a little bit cool in the mornings but we
gardeners are a hardy lot. The light level was much higher than in hall 2 which aided the judging, and the position of the marquee meant that exhibitors could park their vehicles closer to the show than normal.
The N V S silver medal was won by
Peter Clark from Yarm for his collection of
6 vegetables I of each kind. The Cockney Bowl for most points in the championship went to one of the Scottish exhibitors Ian Stocks. Ian for a number of years has been well known for long carrots and parsnips but is now picking up cards across the board
I Stocks
J Weedall
A Pease
P Ridsdale
K Ireland
R B Potter
Mr & Mrs Peel
F Shen eld
J Parsons
G Parry
A Taylor
M Winder
J Weedall
J Park
Mr & Mrs Peel
A James
Class Class Title First Second Third Fourth Fifth no
1 The Northern Shield Collection of six P Clark J Parsons I Stocks A Pease D Metcalfe veg, one of each kind
3 The Northern Committee Trophy J Parsons G Chewter S Plumb D Metcalfe Cauli owers, one dish of two
5 The Barry Hall Memorial Trophy K W Chambers P S E Hind A J Thompson Tomatoes, one dish of nine Mallingson
7 The East Yorks D.A. Perpetual Trophy T Legg G Parry I Simpson A Welham Carrots, one dish of stump rooted
9 Beetroot Globe, one dish of ve
10 Onions, one dish of ve Not more than M Winder
250grms
11 Potatoes, coloured one dish of ve
12 Shallots, Large Exhibition one dish of
twelve
13 Parsnips one dish of three
14 Carrots, Long pointed
One dish of three
15 Leeks, Blanched one dish of three
16 Tap Root collection
18 Beans French one dish of nine
19 Beans Runner one dish of nine
20 Cucumbers one dish of two
22 Shallots Pickling one dish of nine
23 Cabbages one dish of two
24 Pot Leeks one dish of two
K W Chambers M Winder
R B Potter
I Simpson
I Stocks
E Craik
I Stocks
Mr & Mrs Peel
S Plumb
G Watson S Plumb
G Chewter
G Cameron
G Parry
Mr & Mrs Peel
G Watson
S Plumb
R Jackson
K Abel
I Stocks
Mr & Mrs Peel
G Parry
T Legg
T Legg
D Metcalfe
I Stocks
G Watson
B Micklethwaite
G Watson F Farrar
Mr & Mrs Peel
J Smiles
K W Chambers
J Dale
J Dale
T Last
G Cameron
S Plumb
T Legg
I Brown
R Jackson
S Plumb
P S Mallinson
D M Robinson
I Simpson
J Smiles
J Lythe
I Simpson
S Plumb I Stocks
F Farrar
17 The Tom Henshaw Shield Onions P Clark E Hind J Pateman A Pease Large one dish of three
21 Marrows one dish of two J Park Mr & Mrs R M Hewertson P Ridsdale Rogers
The NVS Silver Medal and card for the most meritorious exhibit in the championships was awarded to P Clark for A Collection of six vegetables one of each kind
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