The Village Show
and family dog show
The Wattlesborough Village Show takes place on the first Saturday in September every year, come rain or shine.
This traditional British village show includes all the things you would expect in a rural community event - competitions for the best Victoria sponge, the best set of onions, the best children's scavenger hunt, the cutest puppy, lashings of tea and homemade cake. The perfect way to spend a summer Saturday.
Join in the fun, enter your prize jam or your odd shaped carrot. Never entered a village show before? Don't worry look at our tips for new entrants. It's not formal. It's fun.
Or simply come and meet up with friends old and new for a chat and some relaxation.
Printed copies of the schedule including entry forms can be found at the village hall
Children's classes
Get Creative
An item made from recycled materials.
The age of the entrant must be clearly shown on the exhibit.
Certificate and medal for the best in show for each age group
Fancy Dress Parade
All children attending the show are invited to come along in a homemade costume depicting something beginning with A. Children will be asked to parade at 3.30pm when judges will choose their favourite characters.
Parents are asked to make show officials aware should they not want their children photographed during this event.
Certificate for the best costume
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Find the following objects in nature and display them on a plate
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Something fuzzy
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Two types of leaves
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Two types of seeds
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Something that makes a noise
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Something straight
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Something round
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Something smooth
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Something rough
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Something you think is beautiful
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Something you think is treasure
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A stick
Certificate for the best exhibit
Fruit and vegetable classes
Class 1 - 3 beetroot
Class 2 - 1 cucumber
Class 3 - 3 carrots
Class 4 - 4 potatoes white or coloured
Class 5 - 3 leeks
Class 6 - 9 shallots
Class 7 - 3 onions
Class 8 - 3 Peppers sweet or hot
Class 9 - Plate of stoned fruit
Class 10 - Plate of pears
Class 11 - 5 cherry tomatoes
Class 12 - 5 tomatoes
Class 13 - 4 cooking apples
Class 14 - 5 eating apples
Class 15 - An unusual shaped vegetable
Rose classes
Class 16 - Single rose
Class 17 - Vase of 3 roses
Class 18 - Rose corsage
Flower and plant classes
Class 19 - Flowering pot plant
Class 20 - Foliage pot plant
Class 21 - 5 Hosta leaves
Class 22 - A bunch of five herbs
Class 23 - 3 Dahlias (any variety)
Class 24 - A bowl of floating flower heads
Class 25 - A vase of mixed flowers
Floral arrangement classes
Class 26 - “In the pink”
(Maximum 15” x 15” x 15”)
Class 27 - Arrangement in a tea cup
(Maximum 8” x 8” x 8”)
Class 28 - “On the wild side”
(Maximum 10” x 10” x 10”)
Handicraft classes
Class 29 - A handmade door wreath
Class 30 - A handmade bag (any sytle)
Class 31 - An embroidered hankie or napkin
Class 32 - A pot stand (any medium)
Class 33 - A hanwritten pangram - a message containing all the letters of the British alphabet
Class 34 - A whittled, turned or carved item of wood
Cookery classes
Class 35 - An apple pie
Class 36 - A Victoria sponge
Class 37 - A loaf of bread
Class 38 - 5 fruit scones
Class 39 - 5 oat biscuits
Preserves classes
Class 40 - A jar of soft fruit jam
Class 41 - A jar of stone fruit jam
Class 42 - A jar of marmalade
Class 43 - A jar of chutney
Photography classes
Class 44 - Wildlife
Class 45 - An instrument
Class 46 - Sunset / sunrise
Class 47 - Local landmark
Class 48 - On the move
All exhibits must have been taken in the last three years
Agriculture classes
Class 49 - 6 eggs (any variety)
Class 50 - A bowl of hedgerow fruits
Class 51 - A small bale of hay.
Class 52 - Longest nettle
Dog show classes
Register your dog before 1pm at the village hall door.
Please make careful note of the judging times for each class and arrive 15 minutes before your registered class
Waggiest tail.
(Judging starts at 1.45pm)
Cutest dog with a decorated lead - handler aged under 13.
(Judging starts at 2pm)
Golden oldie (aged five or more).
(Judging starts at 2.15pm)
Best young handler aged under 13
(Judging starts at 2.30pm)
Most Fabulous Fella - Best male dog
(Judging starts at 2.45pm)
Loveliest Lady - Best female dog
(Judging starts at 3pm)
Cutest pet other than a dog
(Judging starts at 3.15pm)