In October we had the annual Root & Grain Show in the Village Hall. A good turn out with plenty of entries. Here’s a recap of the winners – well done to all those who took part!

Class                           1st                   

3 Purple Top Swedes – Walter Williams

Heaviest Turnip – Walter Williams

6 Round Potatoes – Walter Williams

6 Kidney Potatoes-  Walter Williams

6 Salad Potatoes – Old Manse

Heaviest Potato – Walter Williams

Best Cabbage – Old Manse

3 Carrots – Jan Binnie

3 Beetroot Round – Esme Marshall

3 Leeks – Jan Binnie

Best Marrow – Colonsay House

3 Parsnips – Jan Binnie

3 Onions – Esme Marshall

3 Shallots – Jan Binnie

3 Garden Swedes – Walter Williams

Bunch of Parsley – Esme Marshall

Best Cauliflower – Walter Williams

3 Tomatoes – Esme Marshall

3 Courgettes – Jan Binnie

3 Runner Beans – Jan Binnie

3 Garden Pea Pods – Jan Binnie

1 Head Broccoli – Esme Marshall

Bunch of mixed herbs – Old Manse

Best of any other veg. – Jan Binnie

3 Apples – Georgina H

Best of any other fruit – Jan Binnie

Best Lettuce – Jan Binnie

Funniest Shaped Vegetable – Old Manse

Class                     1st               

3 Cheese Scones – Sarah Moss

3 Drop Scones – Morag Grant

3 Oven Scones – Dave Binnie

3 Butterfly Cakes – Morag Grant

3 Ginger Nuts – Morag Grant

Madeira Cake  – Liz McNicholl

Victoria Sandwich – Annie Lawson

3 Fairy Cakes  – Morag Grant

Plain Gingerbread – Liz McNicholl

Date & Walnut Loaf – Diane Clark

Clootie Dumpling  – Carol McNeill

3 Empire Biscuits – Morag Grant

3 Sausage Rolls – Sarah Moss

White Loaf (using Breadmaker) – Annie Lawson

Brown Loaf (using Breadmaker) – Margaret H-G

White Loaf – Esme Marshall

Brown Loaf – Old Manse

3 White Rolls – Sarah Moss

Lemon Drizzle Cake – Morag Grant

Quiche – Annie Lawson

Baking gone wrong – Felix Musgrave- Dance

Class                     1st                 

1lb Marmalade – Dave Binnie

Any Variety Jam – Gill Graham-Stewart

Any Variety Jelly – Old Manse

Lemon Curd – Sarah Moss

Fruit Chutney – Sarah Moss

Pickled Beetroot – Old Manse

Any Other Pickle – Old Manse

Swiss Milk Tablet – Dave Binnie

3 Hen Eggs Brown – Barbara Hamilton

Snapshot – Chris Baker

Knitted Article – Sarah Hobhouse

Crochet Article – Carol MacNeill

Knitted Socks – Diane Clark

Christmas Gift  – Old Manse

H M A Ladies – Annie Carrigan

Pot Plant – Old Manse

Flower Arrangement – Margaret Hall-Gardiner

Home made wine – Irene Campbell

Junior Under 5                        1                        2                      3                  

3 Chocolate Krispies

3 Gingerbread men  – Izzy Johnston

3 Flapjacks

Drawing –  Izzy Johnston

Painting  – Izzy Johnston

HMA

School Made Article –  Izzy Johnston

Painted Pebble

Junior 5-8                                   1                         2                    3       

3 Chocolate Krispies –  Felix Musgrave-Dance / Rosie Musgrave-Dance  / Eve Liddell

3 Gingerbread men –  Felix M-D / Eve Liddell / Rosie M-D

3 Flapjacks –  Felix M-D / Rosie M-D

Drawing –  Eve Liddell / Rosie M-D / Felix M-D

Painting –  Eve Liddell / Rosie M-D / Felix M-D

HMA  – Eve Liddell / Felix M-D

School Made Article –  Felix M-D / Rosie M-D / Eve Liddell

Painted Pebble –  Felix M-D / Eve Liddell / Rosie M-D

Junior 9 -11                   1                       2                       3                      

Chocolate Krispies –  Ella Liddell

Gingerbread men – Seamus Dady / Ella Liddell / Jamie Leppard

Flapjacks – 

Drawing  – Seamus Dady / Ella Liddell / Seamus Dady

Painting  – Seamus Dady

HMA  – Seamus Dady

School Made Article –  Ella Liddell  / Seamus Dady / Jamie Leppard

Painted Pebble  – Seamus Dady / Jamie Leppard

CUPS                                                                                

Root & Grain  – Jan Binnie

Baking –  Morag Grant

Homecraft  – Old Manse

Junior Girls –  Eve Liddell

Junior Boys  – Felix Musgrave-Dance

Best Exhibit Root and Grain  – Jan Binnie

Best Exhibit Baking –  Carol MacNeill

Best Exhibit Homecraft  – Carol MacNeill

Best Exhibit Junior –  Seamus Dady

Ellen Kerr  – Morag Grant