A big thank you from Janice, Dot and Sue to those who donated produce, plants or flowers for Deal Hospital Fete. With your help their Friends of Deal Hospital stall raised a total of £434.73.
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Winners in the sunshine
Plotholders and their families and friends turned out for our annual barbecue today and enjoyed an afternoon in the sun.
Resident chefs Tony Fursland, Pat Stockhall and Pearl Barton made sure there was plenty of food to go round.
A highlight of the afternoon was the announcement of the winners in our annual competitions, all of whom are listed below the photos.
COMPETITION WINNERS
Full Plot
1st Ken and Kate Withington
2nd Charlie Peters
Tied 3rd Terry Johnson, Clive Smith
Half Plot
1st Ken and Kate Withington
Tied 2nd Pearl Barton, Ron Barton, Hazel Fulbrook, Iain Harper
Largest Root of Potatoes
1st Charlie Peters (5.35kg)
2nd Terry Johnson (5.25kg)
3rd Ian Nash (3kg)
Longest Stick of Rhubarb
Tied 1st Dave Ward, Hazel Fulbrook (30ins)
Tied 2nd Ian Nash, Dave Ward (29ins)
3rd Terry Johnson (27ins)
Sunday Lunch Plate
1st Terry Johnson
2nd Pearl Barton
3rd Tony Fursland
Largest Strawberry
1st Terry Johnson
2nd Ken and Kate Withington
Bunch of Flowers
1st Pearl Barton
2nd Ian Nash
3rd Dave Young
Funniest Vegetable
1st Ian Nash
2nd Dave Young
3rd Tony Fursland
Burgers and Bangers
It’s that time of year again! Our annual barbecue and competitions (details here: barbecue and competitions ) take place on Sunday – come rain or shine.
If you have time to spare, we need help from 10am on Sunday to set things up on the area beside the large container.
There will be a raffle during the afternoon. If you can donate any prizes please bring them along.
The barbecue starts at noon.
Deal Hospital Fete
If you have any produce, plants or flowers which you are willing to donate to a stall at Deal Hospital Fete on Saturday, please leave them by the notice board in the main car park.
Donations will be collected before 6pm on Friday and again before 9am on Saturday.
All proceeds will go to Deal Hospital.
Judging postponed
Our judge, Denis, was due to visit the site today to judge plots entered in the annual competitions. He has, unfortunately, not been able to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.
A new judge has been found and judging will take place as soon as possible.
A weekend’s work
A group of committee members and other plotholders set to work on the water-harvesting and composting area in the top car park at the weekend.
They painted the structure and levelled the ground behind it ready for the water barrels to be installed.
Strimming was also carried out on other areas of the site.
Pearl Barton kindly provided the volunteers with tea, coffee and bacon rolls when the work was finished.
Harvesting rain water
The water-harvesting and composting area in the top car park is now complete – bar the painting.
A number of covered barrels will be placed behind it to collect rain water from the roof.
A trench has been dug out for a pipe to carry water from them to two barrels which will be sited on the opposite corner of the car park to make the water easily accessible to nearby plotholders.
It is hoped that eventually additional barrels will be placed elsewhere on the site to enable more plotholders to use the harvested water.
Volunteers Needed
Help is needed at the site on Wednesday to put up a new marquee ready for the visit by the Brownies and Rainbows in the afternoon.
If you are able to help please meet by the large container at 10am.
barbecue and competitions
The annual barbecue and competitions will take place this year on Sunday, August 6, a couple of weeks later than in previous years to avoid any clash with Regatta Week events.
All plot holders and their families are welcome.
As usual the competition categories are: best full plot; best half plot; largest root of potato; longest stick of rhubarb; Sunday lunch (two each of five different vegetables on a plate including potato); largest strawberry; bunch of flowers; funniest/largest vegetable.
The entry fee is £2.
The entry form can be found here (Competition entry form2). Please give your completed form and entry fee to any committee member. Some printed forms will be available by the shed in the main car park for members who do not have their own printer.
Judging of the plots will take place on Tuesday, July 25 from 6pm. Other categories will be judged on the day.
The closing date for the plot categories is Tuesday, July 11.
Lost Hoe
Chris, on plot 19 (Allotment plot map) has lost a Jembie which looks like a Chillington hoe or Dutch hoe. He brought it back from Kenya so it has sentimental value for him. If you happen to come across it please contact Chris or email Pearl at pearlygran@yahoo.co.uk
*Chris and the Jembie have now been reunited!
