produce and handicraft show on Monday welcomed more entrants than usual this year, contributing to the wonderful display for the 150 visitors and helpers to view. There were 22 vegetable and fruit classes from which Mrs G Rochfort's dessert apples were judged to be best single exhibit. The 23 cut flower classes included chrysanthemums, roses, annuals and perennials as well as hosta leaves, pot plants and Mr L Devereux's dahlias judged best in show.

There were 47 entries for the floral art classes, which had two innovative challenges for arrangements, one to be displayed within a picture frame and another for a 25th anniversary celebration using only grey foliage and white flowers. There were also classes for miniatures, grasses displayed in gift bags and one to depict autumn. The preserves and cookery section included 12 lemon drizzle cakes, tarts, pate, relish, flapjacks as well as jams, fruit jelly and marmalade. The handicraft section showed patchwork and needlework, greetings cards, paintings and photographs all to a high standard. There was also a display of embroidered squares with garden themes which are to be assembled to form a banner to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the club this November.

During the afternoon tea was available, and there was a produce table stocked with cakes, preserves and fresh produce all supplied by members, as well as plant stalls and a raffle.

Show secretary Mrs Thelma Hunt arranged the event and the judges were Mrs J Cook, Mr E Hutchins, Mr J Huntriss, Mr G Phillipson, Mr Tom Pargetter, Mrs J Rowell and Mrs J Spencer. The Rev Alan Davies presented the prizes to the overall winners:

Top tray- 1 Mr E Moss, 2 Mr A Wincote; Top vase - 1 Mr A Hale, 2 Mrs G Rochfort, 3 Mrs P Cross; RHS Banksian medal - Mrs G Rochfort; Dr Smelson cup - Mr E Moss; Lady Pollen cup - Mr G Rochfort; Committee cup - Mrs M Bell jointly with Mrs B Maslin; Novice cup - Mr M Davies; The George Bell cup - Mrs G Rochfort; Playing fields cup - Mr L Devereux; Edwin and Ethel Hall trophy - Mr E Moss; Joyce and Pamela Wallis bowl - Mrs J Stewart; WI Challenge cup - Mrs M Mallin; £5 voucher - Mrs E Thompson; £3 voucher - Mrs L Collins.

WEDNESDAY CLUB: Following the summer break members were welcomed by the chairman.

At Mary Phillipsons Wine and Cheese Party, £359 was raised to be shared between St Lawrences Church and King Georges Village Hall funds.

For the Christmas Bazaar, members were requested to provide, if possible, unwanted costume jewellery to sell.

Joan Chaloner gave members information of an outing arranged for October 5 to Selgrave Manor - George Washingtons ancestral home.

The speaker for the meeting was Joy Pinder, a retired head teacher of Starbank Primary School, Small Heath, Birmingham, a multicultural school of 670 pupils, who gave a talk entitled Entertaining the Queen. Joy explained how this had been arranged for pupils and staff to entertain the Queen in November 1988 when she visited an exhibition at the NEC.