BHAS Annual Show round-up 2023
Thank you to everyone who came and made the Annual show this year a success. It was fantastic to see so many entries from plot holders across the sites.
Below we have a range of photos from the day, including those of the cup winners:
Best newcomer’s plot – Rashadee Miller
Plot of the Year – Ben and Cath Gothard
Show Person of the year – Chris Lawrence
Thank you to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help set everything up and helped on the day.
BHAS Annual Show 2023
We are looking forward to welcoming you all to the Annual Show on Sunday 10th September. It’s a good opportunity to meet your fellow plot holders. We encourage everyone to participate and enter their plot grown produce. For anyone who hasn’t entered their plot grown fruit, vegetables, flowers or herbs before, please don’t be put off – this isn’t Chelsea Flower Show!
Event Information
Location: Hertford Avenue allotments (entrance opposite Richmond Park Academy)
10.00 – 11.45am All exhibits must be brought to the tent, together with an exhibitors card and arranged in the appropriate class. Please bring your own plates if possible.
12.00 Tent is closed for judging
13.15 Bring your own picnic lunch and the tent is open for viewing. Refreshments including tea, cake, squash and savoury snacks will be available.
15.00 Prize giving.
15.30 Exhibitors should collect their exhibits.
Food and refreshments
Again this year we are inviting you to bring your own lunch picnic to eat on your plot. We will, however, have tea, coffee, squash, cakes and savoury snacks available in the early afternoon from 13.15.
If you would like to contribute cakes, cookies or savoury snacks (e.g. sausage rolls, quiche, samosas) you are welcome to drop them off anytime from 10.00 onwards on the tea table (close to the entrance of Hertford Avenue). All contributions welcome!
Plant Stall
We will also have a plant stall at the show. Please consider planting up a flower pot or two over the next few weeks with any spare perennial plants or maybe some cuttings from fruit bushes ready to donate to the plant stall in September.
Show schedule and categories
Exhibitor’s cards can be collected from the Shed on Saturday 9th September between 11.00 – 12.00 or on the day from 10.00. Exhibits should be brought to the exhibition tent on Sunday morning between 10.00 – 11.45. We ask that exhibitors bring their own white plates, if possible.
For the full show schedule, including tips for exhibitors, please visit the website here.
Annual Show – 11th September 2022
For more details please click here.
Open Day – 15th May 2022
The BHAS Open Day will be on Sunday 15th May this year from 2 – 5pm. It’s been three years since we have been able to host an open day and we would like you to join us in welcoming all the new plot holders who have taken up plots since then.
What is the Open Day?
The Open Day is an opportunity to meet new plot holders, see what other members are growing and socialise with the allotment community. It also enables the wider East Sheen community to visit the allotments and get inspiration. It’s a great family event and we will be selling afternoon teas too, so come hungry!
Activities at the Open Day
- Throughout the afternoon we will have tea, coffee, squash and delicious cakes available to purchase.
- We will also have a plant stall and for the first time a seed swap. Please bring any seeds you would like to swap (labelled with name and variety, if not in a commercial envelope).
- For the first time we will also have an ‘Ask an Expert’ station. We will be on hand to answer all your general gardening and growing questions!
We need help with the following:
- Plants donations for the plant stall. Perhaps when you divide some plants at home or on your plot? Vegetable plugs are always popular too if you have any spare seedlings. If you have any seed packets to donate to help us start the seed swap, that would also be helpful.
- Baking cakes. If you could bake your favourite cake for us to sell as part of the afternoon teas that would be great. We would be grateful to receive whole cakes, tray bakes, brownies or cupcakes.
- Setting up/clearing away and serving afternoon teas. If you are free on the day to help set up or serve afternoon teas for an hour or so we would love to hear from you. Please reply to this email.
Please let us know if you can contribute anything by emailing us info@eastsheenallotments.com.
We look forward to seeing you all!
TALK: Fun with fungi
OPEN TO ALL
Amateur mycologist Pam Islip will give a fascinating talk on the fungi you can find out and about in our local area.
WHEN: 7.30pm 15th October 2019
WHERE: All Saints Church, 63 East Sheen Ave, SW14 8AX.
BHAS Allotment Society 