Area Show a Great Success

The Area Show is over for another year. Awards were presented at 4pm on Monday 26th May.
There were over 1,300  Peoples' Choice votes
which engaged the public in looking closely at the designs.
The results are as follows. For photos of all the designs please see our Kent Floral Art Facebook Page or go to the Gallery section of this website.
With grateful thanks to our sponsors
 
Chris Thomas 
Deal and District Flower Club
Folkestone Flower Arrangers -Club
Herne Bay Flower -Arrangement Society
Hythe Flower Club
Margate Flower Club
Nicola Prior
Rainham Flower Club
Romney Marsh Flower Arrangers
Sevenoaks Flower Club
Sue Thompson (President)
Vanguard Contemporary -Design Group
Verity Prior
Whitstable Flower Club
WMH Leisure

SPECIAL AWARDS
 
Best in Show:
Vicki Hodgkiss (Class 2)
Runner Up to Best in Show:
Helen Hare (Class 6)
Most Innovative Design:
Helen Hare  (Class 6)
Best Use of Colour:
Anna Ardolino &
Sue Zacharia  (Class 2)
Best Use of Garden Plant Material:
Anne Luckett  (Class 5)
Best Craft Exhibit:
Cicely Finnis (Class 4)
Novice & Flower Arranger Award:
Pamela Beckett (Class 8)
Judge's Choice:
Susan Shaw (Class 7)
People's Choice:
Jean Schofield  (Class 6)
Club with Most Entries:
Rainham Flower Club

Class 1:    Optical Illusion
 
1st              Zoe Hawkins              Herne Bay
2nd             Anne Luckett             Romney Marsh
3rd             Carol Springett          Rainham
VHC          Tan Harrington           Dover
HC            Joy Bishop                 Maidstone
 
Class 2:    Balancing Act – may be staged by 2 people
1st     Vicki Hodgkiss                                    Canterbury and Vanguard
2nd    Anna Ardolino & Sue Zachariah          Herne Bay
3rd    Maxine West-Burr and Cicely Finnis   Dover
VHC Pat Potter  & David Williams              Gravesend
HC  Pat White                                            Maidstone, Wateringbury   
 
Class 3:    Hiding Under – petite
1st     Helen Armstrong       Sevenoaks, Wateringbury
2nd    Susan Shears              Rainham
3rd    Vicki Hodgkiss          Canterbury, Vanguard
VHC Carol Springett          Rainham
HC   Iris Shaw                    Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard
C      Verity Prior                Rainham
 
Class 4:    Nature’s Charms - craft exhibit
1st     Cicely Finnis             Dover
2nd    Dee Hickman             Canterbury
3rd    Anne Luckett             Romney Marsh
VHC Helga Cukure             Canterbury
HC   Jill Smith                   Rainham
C      Jessica O’Sullivan      Maidstone
 
Class 5:    Camouflage - an exhibit using predominately foliage
1st     Anne Luckett             Romney Marsh
2nd    Marina Thorne           Rainham
3rd    Donna Palmer            Maidstone
VHC Rosina Horton            Folkestone
HC   Nicola Prior               Rainham
C      Verity Prior                Rainham
 
Classes 3 and 4 could be brought ready assembled
 
 
Class 6:    Morning Mist – Pedestal
 
1st     Helen Hare                 Gravesend, Vanguard
2nd    Verity Prior                Rainham  
3rd    Jean Schofield            Wateringbury
VHC Iris Shaw                    Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard
HC   Jill Smith                   Rainham
 
Class 7:    Floral Interpretation
 
1st     Sue Shaw                   Maidstone
2nd    Zoe Hawkins              Herne Bay
3rd    Helga Cukure             Canterbury
VHC Christine Thomas       Canterbury
HC   Maxine West- Burr    Dover
C      Chris Lawrence          Herne Bay
 
Class 8:    Card Trick (Novice)
 
1st     Pamela Beckett          Canterbury
2nd    Chris Lawrence          Herne Bay
3rd     Susan Shears              Rainham
VHC Jean Haves                 Dover
HC   Marina Thorne           Rainham
C      Karen Card                Wateringbury
 
Class 9:    Shadow Play
 
1st     Iris Shaw                    Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard
2nd    Helen Hare                 Gravesend
3rd    Cecilia Sleap              Romney Marsh
 
Class 10: It’s All Done by Mirrors
 
1st     Robin White              Sheldwich
2nd    Pat Potter                  Gravesend
3rd    Rosina Horton            Folkestone
 

 
Class 11:  The Unexpected – Imposed
 
1st     Sharon Owen             Maidstone
2nd    Genista Spencer         Canterbury, Sheldwich
3rd    Christina Hawes         Rainham
VHC Rosina Horton            Folkestone
HC   Iris Shaw                    Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard
C      Donna Palmer            Maidstone
 
Class 12:   Out of the Hat! (an open Junior class)
Could be brought ready assembled
Ages 5 to 8 years
1st     Sebastian Barter Mayeux    Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
2nd    Eddie Spitty                       Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
3rd    Libby Simmons                  Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club                  “
HC   Rose Bennett                     Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Hannah Stramowska           Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Georgia Smith                    Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Seren Gesua                        Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Penny Wynne                     Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Willow Baldock                 Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Ivy Wynne                          Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Mugilan Balaji Srinivasan  Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
 
Ages 9 to 12 years
1st     Freya Wise                          Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
2nd    Layla Bannister                   Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
3rd    Molly Simmons                  Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
HC   Summer Baldock                Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Rocco Gesua                      Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Francesca Savin                  Independent
C      Evelyn Wise                       Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Adithi Balaji Srinivasan      Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Amelie Smith                     Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
C      Elena Barter Mayeux          Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
 
Ages 12 – 16
1st     Jack Barrell                        Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
2nd    Max Baldock                      Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club
 
VHC = very highly commended, HC = highly commended, C = commended.