RALLY DAY....

So the day has finally come and gone, the day that members have been busy preparing for the past three months.

Members booked in handicrafts, flowers and cookery entries showed stock and spent the morning doing visual and skills classes.

Showing Stock

Best of three Dairy Class

Reserve Champion lead by Andrew Redman, owned by William Timbury

Club Display

 Our Club Display also came first. This year the theme was best of british and so our display was all about beatrix potter. One Club member had completed 5 different crafts to put in the display such as the flowe rarrangement and the peter rabbit you can see in the picture. This now goes to the eastern area weekend in June to compete at the next stage in the competition. 

Skills Class - English Breakfast

Skills Class - Making a Bird Scarer

Skills Class - Making a Bird Scarer

Skills Class - Making a Bird Scarer

Skills Class - Poultry Trussing

 

Skills Class - Poultry Plucking

Skills Class - Making something out of Chicken Wire

Ellie Collett - 1st in Junior Class, an arrangement depicting a fairytale, where she recreated Rapunzel

Katie Parrish - 1st and Reserve best in show for her flower arrangement depicting a kingfisher

Flower Arrangement by Jack Tomkins

Emily Steaggles and Lucy Barnes with their Show Jumping Rosettes

Philip Barnes and Jack Tomkins taking part in the Grand National Competition in the Main Ring

The Float parade took place at the very end of the day. 7 floats pulled by tractors were driven around the main ring for the public and judges to see. Afterwards they were lined up in order and the flour and water fight began....

Silsoe Float - 4th Place

Leighton Float - 3rd Place

North Beds Float - 2nd Place

The day was a success for Silsoe as a whole! We did well in all sections of the Rally, won the ladies tug of war, won a fair few cups and overall came 2nd.

Results:

1st Leighton Buzzard

2nd Silsoe

3rd Biggleswade

4th North Beds

5th Woburn

6th Blunham

7th Bedford