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 cardboard and string
The age of the entrant must be clearly shown on the exhibit.
Prize : The best in show for each age group
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Fancy Dress Parade
All children attending the show are invited to come along in a homemade costume depicting a countryside character. 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.
Prize : The Shingler Cup for best costume
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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
Prize : The FL Jones Cup for best exhibit
Fruit and vegetable classes
Class 6 - 3 beetroot
Class 7 - 1 cucumber
Class 8 - 3 carrots
Class 9 - 6 french beans
Class 10 - 3 leeks
Class 11 - 9 shallots
Class 12 - 4 onions
Class 13 - 3 cobs of corn
Class 14 - Plate of stoned fruit
Class 15 - Plate of pears
Class 16 - 5 cherry tomatoes
Class 17 - 5 tomatoes
Class 18 - 4 cooking apples
Class 19 - 5 eating apples
Class 20 - An unusual shaped vegetable
Rose classes
Class 21 - Single rose
Class 22 - Vase of 3 roses
Class 23 - Rose corsage
Flower and plant classes
Class 24 - Flowering pot plant grown from seed in 2024
Class 25 - Foliage pot plant
Class 26 - 5 Hosta leaves
Class 27 - Pot cactus / succulent
Class 28 - A bunch of five herbs
Class 29 - 3 Dahlias (any variety)
Class 30 - A bowl of floating flower heads
Class 31 - A vase of mixed flowers
Floral arrangement classes
Class 32 - “Hot stuff”
(Maximum 15” x 15” x 15”)
Class 33 - Arrangement on a saucer
(Maximum 8” x 8” x 8”)
Class 34 - “Yellow”
(Maximum 10” x 10” x 10”)
Handicraft classes
Class 35 - A painting or sketch
Class 36 - A crochet item
Class 37 - A pot holder (single or double) Class 38 - A hand sewn needle case
Class 39 - An item made of cord or string
Class 40 - A bug house
All exhibits must have been completed in the last five years
Cookery classes
Class 41 - 5 cheese scones
Class 42 - 5 date squares (to given recipe)
Class 43 - Bara Brith
Class 44 - A Victoria sponge
Class 45 - An apple pie (pastry top and bottom)
Class 46 - 5 Rice Krispie cakes
Class 47 - 5 marzipan chocolate sweets
Preserves classes
Class 48 - A jar of soft fruit jam
Class 49 - A jar of stone fruit jam
Class 50 - A jar of marmalade
Class 51 - A jar of chutney
Class 52 - A jar of piccalilli
Class 53 - A bottle of flavoured oil
Photography classes
Class 54 - A pet portrait
Class 55 - Looking through
Class 56 - A sporting moment
Class 57 - A black and white photograph
Class 58 - A single flower
All exhibits must have been taken in the last three years
Agriculture classes
Class 59 - 6 eggs (any variety)
Class 60 - A bowl of hedgerow fruits
Class 61 - A small bale of hay.
Class 62 - A silage sample (500g)
Class 63 - Longest nettle
Class 64 - Photography - “Shropshire hills”
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
Class 65 - Waggiest tail.
(Judging starts at 1.45pm)
Class 66 - Cutest dog with a decorated lead - handler aged under 13.
(Judging starts at 2pm)
Class 67 - Golden oldie (aged five or more).
(Judging starts at 2.15pm)
Class 68 - Best young handler aged under 13
(Judging starts at 2.30pm)
Class 69 - Most Fabulous Fella - Best male dog
(Judging starts at 2.45pm)
Class 70 - Loveliest Lady - Best female dog
(Judging starts at 3pm)