As at Northam show,

Sweet peas won the blue ribbon for the best exhibit at Shebbear’s annual flower and vegetable show, held in the Village Hall. The sweet peas were exhibited by Mr E P Trible.

Prizes for the best cultivated productive garden in Shebbear and Buckland Filleigh were won by Messrs J T Mitchells, E G Moor and W J Baker.

Entries totalled 960.

The show was officially opened by Mrs R Fortescue Foulkes, who was introduced by Rev Alfred Olds, chairman and general secretary of the show.

Special prizes were won by: Anthony Blight, Mr E G Moore, A Ackland, R Pratley, Mr R S Luxton, Mr F Millman, Mr W J Pengelly, Mrs C Horne, Mr K Worth, Mr T Broad, Mrs C Griffin, Miss M Allin, Mrs Olds, Mr W R Newcombe, Mr D Davey, Mr Michael Spencer, Mrs Dymond, Mrs M E Harris, Mrs G Sluggett, Valerie Curtis. Special prizes in the children’s classes were won by Rosina Luxton, Elizabeth Buse, A Trenaman, G Knapman, Timothy Vanstone, W Weeks, Syliva Davey, Christine Adams and Bridget Thurley.

Principle winners were: Mr A Ackland, Mr R Pratley, E G Moore, J H Jones, R Luxton, W R Newcombe, T Broad, J T Mitchell, W R Prouse, F Blight, Master Anthony Blight, W J Baker, J Metter, Master Trevor Chamberlain, J Boundy, Peter Sluggett, E P Trible, F Millman, O J Fulford, S C Morris, C G Bailey, N M Southcott, Miss M Badcock, E Blight, R Luxton, R K Fortescue Foulkes, N Knight and Mrs R A Wallington. Fruit, flowers and arrangements: W J Pengelly, J T Mitchell, E G Moore, W R Newcombe, Mrs G Worth, Mr F Blight, Mr F Millman, Mrs W Ackland, Mr W J Baker, Mrs C Horne, Mrs K Worth, Mrs R A Wallington, Mrs R Luxton, Mrs Heard, Mrs R Ackland, Mrs Olds, Mr T Broad, Mr E P Trible, Mr C G Bailey, Mr C S Morris, Miss M Hooper, Mrs E G Ley, Mrs F Foulkes, Mrs R F Foulkes, Mrs B L Vanstone, Mrs C Griffin, Mrs G Sluggett, Miss C Quance, Mrs M Trible and Mrs J Trible.

Cookery, eggs, handicraft, honey, etc: Miss J Griffin, Miss N Allin, Mrs J Trible, Miss Tidball, Miss I N Andrew, Mrs Dymond, Mrs M Mill, Mrs Tidball, Miss I M Tucker, Mrs Olds, Mrs K Chamberlain, Miss M E Harris, Mrs G Sluggett, Mrs WJ Pengelly, Mrs I N Andrew, Mrs V L Vanstone, Miss J Thompson, Mr W R Newcombe, Mrs Fortescue Foulkes, Mrs E M Penna, Miss M L Ellis, Miss B Ching, Mrs A Ching, Mrs Johnstone and Mrs R Luxton.

Teenagers’ and children’s classes: Valerie Curtis, Pat Cork, Miss M Badcock, Monica Newcombe, Alan Andrew, D Johnstone, Michael Spencer, Sylvia Davey, Rosina Luxton, Elizabeth Buse, Christine Adams, Angela Balkwill, Geraldine Gerry, Thirza Hare, Daphne Moore, Helen Glass, Hazel Wheeler, Pamela Jeffery, Trevor Chamberlain, Nicholas Hammett, Richard Blackmore, M Kelly, Billy Buscombe, C Balkwill, Shirley Phillips, Janet Heard, W Weeks, Diane Nancekivell, M Robinson, A Trenaman, Colin Valanker, R Tuach, Timothy Vanstone, Penelope Ward, Dulcie Curtis, R Daniel, W Davies, M Wheeler, Peter Sluggett, Bridget Thurley, Pat Pratley, G Knapman, Michael Curtis, Rita Davey, Philip Sluggett, Susan Chard and Betty Cork.

Gazette article dated 28 July 1961