CHADAHS 59th Annual Show 2008
The Annual Show for the Central Hornsey and District Allotments and Horticultural Society took place on Saturday September 6th 2008, at the Moravian Church Hall in Priory Road, N8, on the corner of Redston Road, close to the lower entrance to Alexandra Palace (buses 144, W3 and W7).
The Show is one of the largest in London and more popular than ever, and 2008 was its 59th year.
Along with exhibits of vegetables, fruit and flowers, arts and crafts and
the children's art competition, there was plenty for visitors to enjoy at stalls selling plants, vegetables, flowers, honey, hand-made cards and delicious teas with home-made cakes - not to mention the ever-popular Tombola and Raffle. Visitors were also able to test their wit and knowledge in the Gardening Quiz, the Caption Competition and Guess the Weight of the Cake and, at the end of the Show, bid for many of the exhibits in the Grand Auction.
The Show started at 2 pm, with prizes presented by the Mayor at 3.30pm. Entrance was 30p, or free to CHADAHS members and children aged 14 years and under.
There were entry classes for novices and seasoned gardeners as well as for children. Online entry and printable entry forms were available from this website, and paper forms from the Shepherds Hill and Alexandra Palace Allotments trading sheds. Completed entry forms had to be sent to the Show Secretaries by 10 am Thursday 4th September. Any enquiries concerning the show could be sent to: show@chadahs.org.uk
CHADAHS Annual Outing
Our Summer 2008 trip was to the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and was very popular indeed over-subscribed - click here for details in case you would like to visit yourself by train (Cambridge Station is quite close to the Gardens).
Our Summer trip in 2007 was to Wisley to see (among everything else) the new world size glass-house opened just two weeks earlier and its exhibits.
Shepherds Hill Annual Plant Sale
The Shepherds Hill allotments site organises a very popular annual plant sale in Spring. Always lots of good stuff, at good prices, and ready to go in the ground. The 2008 Plant Sale took place on Sunday 18th May and raised around £800, part of which will be given to local charities. Put a note in your diary now to look back here in Spring 2009 for details of next year's Plant Sale!
