This year's Flower Show was held on Saturday 10th September at Trinity Hall, Devonshire Road.

As always things get under way with the setting up of show tables by a willing band of volunteers under the guidance of Show Manager, David Brown.

 
Followed by the staging of exhibits by the exhibitors on Friday evening and Saturday morning

Then the all important  judging

 
And finally the presentation of awards and trophies by the Society's President, Glyn Gregory.

2022 Prizewinners

Dahlias

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NDS Silver Medal for best exhibit in Dahlia classes                            Mick Cooper                     

President's Cup for most points in Dahlia classes                               Mick Cooper                      

General

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Baxi Cup for most points in the flower classes                                   Chris Nightingale                    

Rivington Cup for best vase of garden flowers in classes 21 & 29        George Owen             

Cacti

A & G Trophy for most points in cacti classes                                    Carole Tate                      

Fuchsia

BFS Rosette for most points in fuchsia classes                                  George Owen

Tom & Alice Leyland Trophy for best exhibit in fichsia classes             David Brown                                          

Vegetables

Corless Cup for most points in vegetable classes                               Mick Cooper                      

NVS Medal for best exhibit in the vegetable classes                           Mick Cooper                     

Kerfoot Trophy for best exhibit in the vegetable classes                     Mick Cooper

Novices                            

Fernbank Trophy for best exhibit                                                      Andrew Nightingale                   

The 125th Anniversary Trophy for most points in Novice classes         Andrew Nightingale           

Children

The C.H. Lowe Trophy for most points in Childrens' classes                William Balch          

Craft

Edwina Brown Trophy for most points in Craft classes                        Stephanie Kitchen  

Gardening Society Classes

James Sumner Roger memorial Trophy for best exhibit                      David Brown

Confectionary

Riversdale trophy for most points in Confectionary classes                Sarah Haisley & Margaret Jenner

Margaret Calderbank Trophy for best exhibit                                    Chris Jenner   

Floral Art

Audrey Dawson Memorial Trophy for best exhibit in Floral Art           Sheila Edwards-Williams

Harry Mayor memorial Trophy for most points in Floral Art               Sheila Edwards-Williams

Lyn Goulding Cup for best exhibit in Children's Floral Art                  Eleanor Jenner

Under 18s

Claude Lowe Memorial Trophy for most meritorious exhibit (u18)      Eleanor Jenner

Harley Trophy

Gold medal and Banksian Medal                                                      Chris Nightingale

Siver Medal                                                                                   Moe Sawyer

Bronze medal                                                                                Brian Lucas

Bronze Medal                                                                                Catherine Bromley & Roger Whittle