Thank you!

 

We’d like to say a massive thank you to our wonderful community for supporting us at the 2024 Buckland St Mary Flower Show. What a great turn out, we were delighted!

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It’s always a bit nail biting waiting for entries to come in on Thursday evening, but we managed to exceed last years' numbers and get another 20 items through the door. It was wonderful to see some new people entering too….and to see those people scooping some of our 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Hopefully, you’ll be encouraged to have another go next year.

 

For those of you who enter religiously every year, thank you so much for supporting us once again. Without your support we wouldn’t have a show, you are very much appreciated for the hard work you put into this.

 

It was wonderful to see so many members of our community sat chattering the afternoon away in the summer sun. Chattering is always made easier by a cup of tea and a generous slab of cake. Thank you for waiting on us family Needham and for everyone that kindly donated cake and prosecco. Everything was delicious and in good supply.

 

A massive thank to all of our judges, stewards and helpers. It takes a huge amount of resource to put on the show and once again you gave us your time and brainpower generously.

 

This year we were raising funds to buy new equipment for the show and to support Open Door, a homeless charity in Taunton recommended by Ann Hales. Many items were bought ahead of show time for us to enjoy yesterday, these included a new gazeboo, photo boards and trestle tables. We’ll also be able to buy another gazeboo and more tables as well as giving £400 to the charity. This is a great result and allows us to keep the show running safely. Thank you for your generosity everybody!

 

A huge thank you to La Campagna, Jordan’s Courtyard, The Cotley Inn, Steve Campbell's Snooker, Ottilies Flowers and Cottage Flowers for giving so kindly to our raffle (and to Sue Marsden for helping us make the raffle slicker with the random number generator….all these mod cons that make things run smoother).

 

One of our overwhelming memories from the day was the camaraderie of the community at the end of the day, when so many people stayed to help us clear away. It took us 3 days to set it up and no more than 45 minutes to take it all down again. It made such a huge difference to us not having to face such a daunting task at the end of the day. We were all overwhelmed by the massive support of everyone who rallied to help. Thank you for your community spirit, you are all brilliant people.     

 

Finally, a big well done to all of our winners and especially to Pauline Bartlett who won the most points in show.

 

Details of all winners and a handful of photographs from the day can be found under the tabs above.

 

Thank you everyone. It’s a wrap….until next year.

 

Julie, Kathy and Sal xx

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