Pembrey

Gardening and crafts show Pembrey and Burry Port Gardening Club hosted its 36th annual gardening and crafts show at Pembrey Memorial Hall. A marquee housed an encouragingly good number of entries of vegetables, flowers, fruit, floral art and children’s classes. There was, this year, a particularly well supported bonsai trees class. The Memorial Hall, itself, housed attractive entries of handicrafts, cookery, preserves, wine, art, woodwork and photography. A large number of spectators arrived in the afternoon to view the 135 classes of exhibits; enjoy tasty refreshments; purchase garden plants and produce; try their luck on the raffle and have their blood pressure checked at a mobile unit manned by Cefn Sidan Rotary Club. An afternoon of variety! Show presidents were county councillor Emlyn Dole, leader of Carmarthenshire Council, and Pembrey and Burry Port Town Mayor, councillor Bob John. The mayor presented silver trophies to the winners: John Wheatland, (Garden News Top Tray). John Wheatland (Garden News Top Vase). Nick and Linda Lewis (flowers-open). Nick and Linda Lewis (vegetables-open). John Wheatland (three onions grown from seed). Mildred Williams (six runner beans). Evelyn Jones (fruit). Delyth Reynolds (exhibit by club member-open). Kathleen Elliot (exhibit by club membernovice). Keith Daniel (pot plant). Nick and Linda Lewis (gladioli). Nick and Linda Lewis (chrysanthemums). Delyth Reynolds (fuchsia). Iona Hughes (hanging basket). Ann Reddington (floral art). Jennifer Peel (handicrafts). Terry Bowen (woodturning). Terry Bowen (woodwork). Keith Jones (wines). Vanessa Etherington (art). Anthony Baggett (photography). Helen Willis (cookery). Helen Willis (preserves). Paige Knot (children’s beachcomber tray). Lacey Morgan (children’s decorated and planted wellington boot). Paige Knox (children’s art). Nick and Linda Lewis (most points in show). Pembrey School’s art winners were: Tomas, Betsy Howells-Davies, Taylor Evans, Elizabeth Foster, Emily Bailey, Elsa Gee, Jack Kirby, Charlotte Sims, Lexi-Louise Deveraux, Harry Fowden, Mali Jenkins, Kaiah Marsh, Macey Holden, Freddy Green and Arianna Protheroe. Pembrey Community Growing Association’s garden plots were open to visitors. Paul Willis was the winner of ‘The Best Plot Challenge Shield’ whilst Mike Bunyan won the ‘The People’s Vote Best Plot.’ Congratulations to all winners and thanks to all competitors, judges, supporters and visitors.