Chalfont St Peter Garden Club Summer Show

The club has held a Summer Show since soon after World War Two. Formerly in September, it has for many years now been held on the Saturday before the late August Bank Holiday, in 2011 it will on is 20th August.

The Venue is the Chalfont St Peter Community Centre, situated beside the A413 just north of the Greyhound roundabout.

We have just over a hundred classes, which include Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Container plants, Domestic classes including jams and chutney, Floral Art classes, Novices classes, Novelty classes such as the heaviest marrow, and Junior classes for children.

We attract over Sixty exhibitors who between them show about 500 exhibits. We offer cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places and have a large range of cups to reward excellence either in a particular class, or over a specified range of classes.
 

Last years entry fees were 25p per class, with a maximum of £4. Our current biggest exhibitor exhibited in 56 classes last year. Our show is an OPEN show, that is, anyone can enter: you don’t have to be a member although we naturally welcome new members! In recent years, we have attracted some very experienced exhibitors from outside, given that sadly, some other Garden Clubs are no longer running their shows.

Our seven Judges are all very experienced experts in their respective fields and appropriately qualified.
Standards are high, but that should not inhibit newcomers to showing. Our most prolific exhibitor started by entering the Novice classes not too many years ago. Our best exhibitors are very willing to give encouraging advice to those less experienced in showing. We have experienced stewards who job includes offering advice to exhibitors to prevent a small error from causing a disappointing failure.
Visitors are welcome from 2pm on the day, for a modest entry fee of 50p. There is free car parking at the Centre. As well as the exhibits, we have cream teas and a raffle with attractive prizes. This year we shall have an exhibition by local Bee keepers, with honey for sale.

We produce a schedule that gives full details of all the classes, together with the Rules that govern the Show which is run to Royal Horticultural Society procedures.

A free copy of the Schedule is available to any genuine enquirer who is considering entering or visiting the show. Contact the Show Secretary via our Website any time from June 1st until mid August.