OUT & ABOUT / SCHOOLS WOODBRIDGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S FLOWER & PRODUCE SHOW
ST MARY’S SCHOOL WEEK HAS BEEN OUT OF THIS WORLD
Saturday, July 2 saw the highlight of Woodbridge Horticultural Society’s annual calendar – the flower and produce show at the community hall. This is always a colourful event and can appeal to a wide range of interests with classes for all, from flower arrangements, vegetables, jams, delicious cakes, sloe gin and pot plants to the heaviest gooseberry! Some entries suffered due to the poor weather conditions, with the regular sweet pea entrants saying they had nothing to bring to make a display. Other classes continued to gain more entries with photography, art and handicrafts showing a large increase in recent years. The children’s section was very eye-catching this year with brightly coloured and decorated pebbles and many sequins on display. The judges must have had a very hard task as the standard was high, but that goes for all the categories. The judge of the household section was hoping to get the recipe for something she had tasted. There is no better compliment that that! Something that was new this year was a staged display from the local orchid society which drew a lot of interest. Some of their members were on hand to give advice and mostly seemed to be saying how easy they are! It was also good to have a wonderful display from Katie’s Garden from Newbourne and to be able to buy some plants. Having looked around at all the entries what could be better than a cup of tea and some cake. Many people took advantage of this and waited to see if they had won a raffle prize or maybe a trophy for their entry. A great deal of hard work goes into staging this event, with many people coming forward to help in whatever way they can. It’s all worthwhile when visitors come through the door and say ‘how lovely’ it all looks. TROPHY LIST The Bristol Vase, Number 33........................................................ Kay Yule Banksian Medal........................................................................Enid Castle The Bull Hotel Rose Bowl......................................................Shirley Griffin Pat Ashton Trophy................................................................Shirley Griffin Carthew Challenge Bowl..................................................... Mavis Proctor George Andrews Cup............................................................. Richard Ford Ipswich Geranium Society Gold Cards................................... John Hooper The Reade Challenge Cup...................................................... John Hooper James Girling Cup..................................................................... Peter Hore Woodbridge Chamber of Commerce Cup................................June Allum Heywood Challenge Cup........................................................Jenny Harris Eric Harvey Cup................................................................ Lindi Carrington Shelcot Challenge Cup Tankard............................................. Anne Barrett Woodbridge Bowls Challenge Cup...........................................Enid Castle Mary Whitbread Trophy...........................................................Enid Castle
St Mary’s CEVA School in Woodbridge had a mysterious object crash-land in their field on Monday, June 20. Peculiar noises, smoke, hot spots, slime trails and a footprint all added to the strange goings on and the children discovered that metal objects were missing from their classrooms. Visitors from another world had arrived! The whole school embraced the topic of Space Week, which engaged all the children in different aspects of the curriculum, from creative writing and model making to investigative science. The children were enthralled by Paul Hill from Sirius Astronomy who worked with each class to inspire them about the universe and space travel. Children explored the best materials for a space suit, how a satellite works and how big the International Space Station is. Teacher Mrs Wilson said: “There was a real buzz around the school. The younger children were so excited by the idea of extraterrestrial visitors and using lots of scientific terms in their work. The older classes were very motivated in their investigative science and engrossed in their learning. It was an inspirational week.” Headteacher Mr Leese said: “I’m so proud of all the hard work the children have put into the topic and we are planning a big display in school to celebrate their achievements.” Mrs Wilson added: “I’d like to thank all the staff for their hard work and Houchell builders merchant for giving us all the materials for free.” The special visitors ended their time in Woodbridge by broadcasting a radio message to the school, thanking the children for helping them to fix their spaceship. Six-year-old Isabella Parkin said: “It’s been the best week ever, I made a comet and want to be an astronomer!”
Muriel Shipman Bowl........................................................ Margaret Dann RHS Bronze Medal................................................................. John Hooper The Bridgewater Pewter Tankard.........................................Janet Glaister Morse Bowl......................................................................... Valerie Kersey John Loder Challenge Cup.................................................... Mary Trayner Goldsmith Challenge Cup (hand)............................................Daisy Sellars EA Maddison Junior Cup...................................... Laura Osborne Kember Lily Fairweather Challenge Cup..............................................Daisy Sellars EA Maddison Intermediate Cup.............................................Daisy Sellars
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EA Maddison Senior Cup...................................................... Not Awarded
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