As Spring springs, it is time once again to focus one’s thoughts towards this year’s annual village show.

As usual it’s the last Saturday in June, so make sure you’ve got the 27th in your diaries.

I wonder how your preparations for the big day are coming along? Have you made your chutney yet? Are those prize potatoes benefiting from the “special fertiliser” you’ve been applying? What about the photographs – did you get that shot with the perfect light...?

Our preparations are coming along pretty well and we’ve arranged an exciting programme for young and old alike. We have a great theme celebrating the best of the British Flower Show with all the traditional, homely values that entails. The Show this year falls on the first ever Armed Forces Day and we will be joining in the celebrations with a “Red, White and Blue” fancy dress theme and a spectacular flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight.

I am lucky that, having taken over as chairman, I am supported by a fantastic committee, in particular Ian Grindrod who organised the triumph that was last year’s show. We are always keen to keep the show fresh by welcoming new ideas and members to the committee. Do get in touch if you’re interested – whether that’s in helping out on show day, or as part of the Horticultural Society committee organising next year’s show (none of the current incumbents have been press-ganged and most seem to enjoy our monthly meetings in local hostelries!).

We’ll keep you updated with our progress as the big day draws closer and, as usual, we’ll be coming door-to-door with programmes at the end of the month. In the meantime, I look forward to seeing you all at the show.

Best wishes

Chris Stammers
Village Show Chairman
01949 20077

May 2009