Beautiful bulbs at annual show
SOUTHEND SWI members blossomed at the annual bulb show.
The event was enjoyed equally by everyone who entered the competitions and all who arrived later to see the entries and the wonderful work gone into the different articles.
The president, Kathleen Martin, introduced Pauline Simson to work her magic on arranging flowers in various dishes with pieces of wood and twigs helping to make the arrangements look beautiful.
The judges for the afternoon where Catherine Ralston, Moira Menzies and Pauline Simson, and they expressed their delight at the beautiful flowers and near perfect baking.
The handicrafts took the show to a higher level of perfection in sewing, knitting, drawing, painting, making jewellery, photographs and computer work.
Pauline Simpson presented the prizes to the following winners: Baking: 1 Fiona Rowland, 2 Kathleen Martin and 3 Jen Ronald. Bulbs: 1 Fiona Rowland, 2 Marion Warnock, 3 Eve Taylor and 4 Jen Ronald. Handicraft: 1 Christine Jardine, 2 Jen Ronald and 3 Alison Eynon. Most points overall: Fiona Rowland. Special prizes: Bulbs: Marion Warnock. Baking: Alison Eynon and Handicrafts: Jen Ronald.