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Parish Show 2024

 The Annual Parish Show took place in Deddington Church on Saturday 31 August, a lovely sunny day.  It was a hive of activity during the morning with people bringing and displaying their entries, followed by the judging and soon the doors were opened to the public for them to admire and be inspired for next year!

The committee were delighted with the number of entries, after a slow start in the run-up to the day.  Although the Vegetables and Fruit sections were somewhat depleted due to the mixed weather in the growing season, the Cookery section and Flowers were as busy as usual and the crafts, including Art and Photography, gave a splendid show.  As usual the children excelled themselves and showed their artistic flair in all categories.

The committee would like to express their sincere gratitude to everyone who helped in setting up the previous day, throughout the show day and of course the task of taking everything down at the end and getting the Church ready for Sunday Service. The Show literally couldn’t happen without the support of the village – both in people participating and those who run the bottle and cake stalls, raffle, tea and cakes, the runners, stewards, judges and of course we were treated to the fantastic Brass Band playing throughout the show!  Special thanks to Vicar Nick and his wife Vicky for presenting the trophies and raffle prizes.  We are very grateful to our sponsors and local businesses for providing the wonderful array of raffle prizes. Profits from the day will be donated to local causes as usual. 

See you next year!

The Trophy winners were:

Welford Cup for Cookery: V Moyses, 2nd Cecilia White, 3rd Lesley Nelson
Marianne Elsey Cup for Flowers: Terry Timms, 2nd Lesley Nelson, 3rd Wendy Burrows
Oliver Hawes Cup for Vegetables: Stan Nelson, 2nd Peter Ayles, 3rd Maureen Dew, Claire Yates
SS Peter & Paul Cup for Fruit: Sarah Liebrecht, 2nd Maureen Dew, Kate Petty, Stan Nelson, 3rd V Moyses, Rebecca Deeley
John Cheney Art Cup: Steve Waterman, 2nd Jane Emery, 3rd Ken Wilkinson
Stella Marmion Craft Cup: Janet Macey & Jane Emery, 2nd Kate Petty, 3rd Sally Allbrook
Farmers’ Market Cup for Photography: Melanie Warren, 2nd Richard Betteridge, 3rd Sarah Parrett, Christine Parrett, Jane Emery
Show Champion Gardeners’ Cup: V Moyses, 2nd Stan Nelson, 3rd Jane Emery

Children’s Trophies:

5 years and under: Valkyrja Hallsgrimdottir-White, 2nd Aurelia Tacey-Green, 3rd Maggie Mason
6–8 years: Elliott Warren, 2nd Daisy Naylor, 3rd Charlotte Baldwyn
9–11 years: Leila Yates, 2nd Lillian Baldwyn
Wendy Burrows Cup for Teenagers: Miller Yates
Show Champion Maureen Forsyth Cup: Leila Yates, 2nd Elliott Warren, 3rd Valkyrja Hallgrimsdottir-White

For contact details, see the DIRECTORY

A history of the show is here