The very first Kathleen Yeoman’s cup for the most promising young gardener was won by Megan Coombs.

Angela Miller scooped the Maggie Chamberlain Cup for her entries in the floral art section at Bishampton’s Summer Flower and Produce Show. In particular, she produced some lovely ideas for Strictly Come Dancing, The Good Life, and Jubilee Walk (see pic) which drew the judge’s compliments.

Elsewhere it was a clash of the Titans again with Rosemary Rickard and Pete Chamberlain vying for first place – finally Rosemary was pipped to the post with Pete the overall champion yet again to claim the Greengrow Trophy plus trophies in vegetables, fruit and pot plant sections.

However Rosemary was a worthy runner-up winning four cups – The Chairman’s Challenge Cup; the Hiller Challenge Cup (Flowers); the Country Cakes Cup (Photography), and Bishampton Stores Cup for Home Produce.

The Four Acres Challenge Cup for the tallest sunflower was one by Huw Mclelland and the Bevington Challenge Cup for the longest runner bean by How and Eden Miller.

The show was well attended with 257 entries for the 74 categories.

The accounts for this year’s Open Gardens event in June which was the Club’s most successful to date, yielded a healthy profit with £300 donations being presented to the Midlands Air Ambulance and Evesham & Lurcher Greyhound Trust.

The Club’s next two meetings will be Diane Bateman on October 4 doing a talk on Fascinating fungi followed by Paul Williams on 1st November presenting on Potatoes, Petunias, Peppers and Poisons.

Visitors to the talks which start at 7.30pm at Bishampton Villages Hall, are very welcome with an entry fee of just £2 per person. For further information, see our website at www.bishamptongardeningclub.org.uk, email info@bishamptongardeningclub.org.uk or telephone 01386 861438.

LESLEY MILLER