The Chertsey Show - just turn up and win!

OK, so that's pretty much what we're going to have to do, given that I've left it until today to actually publish the draw and the show is this Saturday and Sunday, 14 and 15 August. Apologies all, but real life intervened and I was called upon to save the Earth.

Or something.

Anyhoo, all entries must be registered by this Thursday 12 August (details below) but you don't have to take your entries down until crack of sparrows on Saturday morning. That's loads of time, and don't go pretending you wouldn't have left it until this week to do anything even if I had published the draw a month ago like I said I was going to.

In actual fact, I've done a redraw to ensure all categories are for things that are achievable in the time available. Where necessary, I've finessed to play to strengths I know you already have. The draw is in the order of Children, Dogs then Adults. Drum roll and golden envelope please...

CHILDREN

Junior Otters may enter as many of the following categories as they like, given that they're on holiday from school and loafing around with plenty of time to kill.

Craft

• 2C Scarecrow made of recycling (max 2ft high, hanging or freestanding)
• 3C Draw or paint a picture of yourself
• 4C Make a model of your favourite animal
• 8C Take a photo of your best friend
• 9C Fun family portrait (photo)

Domestic

• 31D Victoria sponge (170g fat, 170g sugar, Flour, 3 eggs, red jam and vanilla essence)
• 32D 4 shaped and decorated biscuits
• 35D 6 decorated small cakes
• 34D 6 jam tarts

Horticulture

• 001V Any fruit and veg you have grown yourself
• 001S Tallest sunflower in a 1 litre pot (grown from seed)
• 140H A vegetable monster
• 141H A garden or farmyard in a shallow box (max 42cm x 30cm)

DOGS

We eschew the high falutin' talcum powder and silly haircut world of the professional dog show. No otter dog is a professional in disciplines other than cadging, working their way onto the sofa and rolling in fox shit. The fun dog show categories can be entered on the day, so please bring your fun dog.


ADULTS


Ann of the Lists - Domestic 04D Apple pie (6" to 8")
Uli von Lederhosen von Klinkerhoffen von Kleinsteuber - Craft 22C Planes, trains or automobiles - a photo of any form of transport, the more original the better
Sean the House Stealer - Domestic 25D Small jar of chutney
Max the House Stealer's Wife - Domestic 10D Cottage loaf of bread
Anna the Photographer - Craft 28C Portrait drawing, any medium
Craig Christ - Domestic 12D Two Cornish pasties
One-take Lumsden - Craft 15C Item of handmade jewellery
Ninja Can - Craft 25C Anything to do with the countryside (watercolour)
Phil the Pelican - Domestic 23D jar of marmalade
Janosch Our Second Favourite German - Domestic 01D Victoria sponge (170g fat, 170g sugar, Flour, 3 eggs, red jam and vanilla essence)
Franka Our Joint Second Favourite German - Domestic 02D 4 Cookies
Alan Shearer (Greenwood) - Horticulture 68V Mis-shapen fruit or vegetable
Dibs Greenwood - Craft 21C Photo portrait in black and white, adult, child or animal
Nicole di Dutchy - Craft 18C A handmade soft toy
Pat the Tractor - Craft 16C Article made of wood, acrylic or metal
Dark Side Lucy - Craft 23C 3 photographs with a common connected theme

Big Gay Al - Craft 16C Article made of wood, acrylic or metal
Kate the Eclipse - Domestic 15D Any dessert
Unusual Steves of the World -
Kayteochan - Domestic 14D Any exhibit of savoury cookery
Fat Lad - Domestic 03D Fruit cake 175mm, round tin

Anyone with beer left over from the Chertsey St George's Beer Challenge should enter in class Domestic 47D one bottle of homemade beer. Bottle must be labelled, size approx 50mm x 19mm. One label just below shoulder to show main ingredients. Second lable 25mm from bottom of bottle to show class and exhibitor's number.

Or if you don't like the suggestion you've been given, go to the Chertsey Show website: http://www.chertseyshow.co.uk/ and click on 'View Schedule' in the banner across the top. The schedule also has full rules of entry. Similarly, if I've forgotten you, please let me know what you've chosen to do so I can add you to the list above and we can all come along and cheer you when you take the top gong.

ENTRY

Craft
Contact the secretary, Miss Lucy Watkinson, 2 The Avenue, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3RL
Tele: 01932 342894 email : fandangofreda@btinternet.com. Entry fee: adults 50p per class, children 30p per class. All entry forms or telephone entries must be received by Thursday 12 August. No non-registered entries accepted on Saturday morning. Please bring your entries on Friday 13 August between 2pm and 7pm, or Saturday morning before 9am.

Domestic
Contact the secretary, Susan Murray, 32 Collingwood Avenue, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey. KT5 9PU. Tel: 020 8337 7309 email: chertsey@murraysonline.co.uk. Entry fee classes 1D - 27D and 41D - 48D 50p per class. Classes 31D - 36D 30p per class. Entry forms to be submitted by 9pm on Thursday 12 August 2010. No unregistered entries accepted on Saturday. Please do not put your name on your exhibit, only your exhibitor’s number which can be obtained from the Secretary. All beer exhibits are to be staged on Friday 13 August between 2pm and 7pm or Saturday 14 August between 8.30am and 9.15am. All Culinary Art and Children’s exhibits are to be staged on Saturday 14 Aug between 8.15 and 10am. Jam and preserve classes may be staged on Friday 13 Aug between 2pm and 7pm.

Horticultural
Contact the Secretary, Helen Dixon,  13 Hythefield Avenue, Egham, TW20 8DD. Tel: 01784 453997 or 453997 email: eghamzoo@talktalk.net. Entry fee: adult 50p per class, children 30p per class. Entries in to Secretary by 10 pm Thursday 12 August - post, email or telephone. No unregistered entries taken on the day. All entries are to be staged by 9am on the Saturday 14 August.