v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine v 27th August 2026 • The HERALD • Page 59 DOWN THE GARDEN PATH RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook A J GLEESON BUILDING & GROUNDWORK DRIVEWAYS EXTENSIONS BRICKWORK GROUNDWORK BLOCK PAVING Colours & Designs to suit your requirements Local Work Available to View CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION New Forest & Southampton 023 8084 4180 Mobile: 07770 771475 Bramdene, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton Fred Hurst 023 8084 2191 or 07761 467217 • Grass Cutting • Garden Clearance • Hedge Cutting • Fallen Trees Cleared • Mini Digger Hire with Operator • Property Clearance • Small Demolition • Tractor Flail Cutting FULLY INSURED v FREE QUOTATIONS TIME FOR VILLAGE SHOWS by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club August is traditionally a month where the whole country celebrates its hobbies. Our local Village Show is organised by Bartley Horticultural Society, the main organiser being Maggie Fenwick with her amazing team of tireless helpers. According to records, the rst Show was in 1899 at Bartley Lodge, organised by the head gardener at the time. It’s continued to go from strength to strength, but wouldn’t happen if it wasn’t supported by everyone who enters. ere is a massive array of horticultural exhibits ranging from garden fruit and veg to garden owers and various indoor pot plants. One category, using vegetables, a biplane was created that looked good enough to use as a toy - or so my 3 year old grandson thought! e entries were so fresh and spectacular; a credit still brings a whole day of joy to the whole community and beyond! ank you! Upcoming Foresters Flower Club meetings: 3rd September: Members only Garden Party, 1st October: Demonstration by Katie Baxter “Tales from the Cutting Garden”, 10th October: 10am-1pm Autumn Workshop hosted by Foresters Flower Club, Tuesday 27th October: 2-4pm SWISH Party, hosted by Foresters Flower Club in aid of local charities, 5th November: A very special, surprise, Christmas Demonstration! For more information Debbie’s handtied arrangement of flowers and foliage from her garden Caption: Evee, 8, with her vase flower arrangement Nico, 3, with his decorated plate to everyone’s dedication and enthusiasm, despite the harsh weather conditions for most of the plants and owers this year! ere were many categories of oral displays, including a petite and a “Novice” section, for anyone who hadn’t won a prize before. It’s so interesting to see people’s interpretations of a subject and all their hard work that goes into the exhibit. Other areas included the “Bartley Bakes”: cakes, preserves, decorated cakes, avoured gins etc - all getting everyone’s tummies rumbling! Good job the refreshment tent was full of delicious goodies and right next door! Outside in the marquees was the children’s section - bucket of spuds competition, who produced the most weight of potatoes, weighed by the judges surrounded by children’s beaming faces in anticipation of who’s bucket tumbled out the most potatoes! Grow your own sun owers, decorated plate for the littlies and a 2 pint milk container decorated and containing an arrangement of garden owers were among some of the other children’s entries. What a joyous tent! Other tents included the cra tent, full of beautiful knitted, stitched, drawn, painted and photographed exhibits and tents for the Tombola and Ra e: what a ra e that was, too! We submitted 2 tickets for our Christmas demonstration for 1 lucky winner. e entries to the cra , art and photography sections were absolutely amazing, such high standards! en there was a “street vendor” street selling their wares and ice creams, Punch and Judy and a clown wandering around making free gi s for the children from balloons, what fun! is is such a wonderful occasion bringing the whole village together, young and old, with numerous trophies to recognise and award all the hard work gone into creating and nurturing the exhibits and prize money for rst, second and third places! Well done to all the hard work of the Bartley Horticultural Society and all their helpers over the 3 day weekend! A er 127 years, this Show, like all the others around the country, contact Debbie orne on: 07769 830752.
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