WINNERS OF THE 2020 VIRTUAL VILLAGE SHOW
FLOWER ARRANGING WINNERS
BOTTLED BLOOMS
WINNER Lynette Chapman
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COMMENT - 3 very beautiful, perfectly formed roses with evidence of healthy
foliage and bottled very well!
SWEET PEAS
WINNER Catherine Laxton
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COMMENT - A splendid, vivid colour spectrum of Sweet Peas, long stemmed and classically presented.
SPECIMEN ROSE
WINNER Sharon Cripps
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COMMENT - A stunning, complex rosette rose in prime bloom.
POTTED PLANT
WINNER Caroline Warren
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COMMENT - Stumped here on variety but a fabulous burst of early summer lily-shaped blooms and vivid colour in a well proportioned planter
CACTI OR SUCCULENT
WINNER Caroline Warren
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COMMENT - Impact of well formed and maintained Echeveria elegans enhanced by presentation in attractive , complimentary planter.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WINNERS
COURGETTES
WINNER Caroline Warren
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COMMENT - A hat-trick for Caroline with 3 glossy, healthy, flower - intact courgettes
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RUNNER BEAN
WINNER Malcolm Cavanagh
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Very good specimen of early season Runner bean
VEGETABLE DISASTER
WINNER Sarah Cavanagh
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COMMENT - Everything going wrong with this allium - congratulations !
SOFT FRUITS
WINNER Rebecca Newman
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COMMENT - I love the vintage presentation enhancing these perfectly matching sized,
plump, perfectly ripened raspberries and glossy redcurrants.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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INSECT PHOTO
WINNER Julie Deer
COMMENT - Tough competition with many entries but capturing this stunning Swallow - tail butterfly with such complimentary flora and clarity is a really special photograph.
LOCKDOWN JOY
WINNER Karen Whittingham
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COMMENT - Another tough class of competition but there was real joy and uplift opening this image to deeply remind us of the privilege of living in the Suffolk countryside, with space, fresh air and sense of freedom when out walking
during these tough times of lockdown. A classic, big, Suffolk sky with great colour and definition in this simple yet stunning landscape composition.
WHAT LOCKDOWN HAS MEANT
WINNER Edwina Butterton
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COMMENT - This black and white image captured much in a single shot. Being in our gardens, being with our children, more time for fun and valuable family time whilst being restricted at home. A mesmerising moment captured.
HANDICRAFT
AMAZE US HOBBY
WINNER Rachel Brame
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COMMENT - A class of so many incredible skills , talents and hobby absorptions. Tough to judge but this beautifully made crocheted scarf is really breathtaking with its uniformity, colour palette and skill.
KNITTED OR CROCHETED
WINNER Vivienne Baird
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COMMENT - Another tough class of immense talent and originality but this admirable and very accomplished knitted jacket pips at the post, showing immense skill and accuracy from a very talented knitter.
ART
PLAYING CARD DESIGN
WINNER Steve Green
LATEST WORK OF ART
WINNER Anne Farrell
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COMMENT - This picture tells the viewer a story which is left for their interpretation. An ambitious and emotive piece of art with good figuaritive proportion and detail of form
DRAWING IN PENCIL
WINNER Geraldine Millar
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COMMENT - I believe an artwork has to not only show technical skill but also originality and stimulation for the viewer. I love the thought provoking of possible age, name, colouring and context that this skilled drawing evokes alongside the obvious drawing talent
BAKING
CELEBRATION CAKE
WINNER Orla Whittingham
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COMMENT - One of the toughest classes to judge as all cakes here are fantastic and mouth-watering! We will always think of rainbows representing lockdown as our skies are hopefully now turning blue “over the rainbow’ and this fun, vivid 7 coloured and layered rainbow cake commemorates perfectly this extraordinary time in all our lives