Welcome to the Westbury-on-Trym Village Show website

Saturday 7th

September 2013


11am - 5pm


Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall 

 

A Message from Robert Chandler the WoT Village Show Chair

It gives me great pleasure to announce the 34th Westbury on Trym Village Show's theme will be Urban Wildlife with our very special guest of honour Mike Dilger - The One Shows wildlife expert.

Our dedicated committee of volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year to ensure we can fulfil our objective of celebrating village life in the heart of the city, always with the aim of approaching it in the most inclusive and entertaining way!

This year there are two key changes: following on from the survey of the WoT community, we have changed our name from WoT Flower Show to WoT Village Show. This is to better reflect the wide and interesting range of categories to enter and activities to take part in on the day.

The second change is there are more classes and activities for younger children and families.  There are 91 competition classes in total, which, as well as all your old favourites, now include best 30 second video, best photo taken on a mobile phone as well as creative activities in woodwork, metal work and enameling.  And to support the efforts of the local primary school gardening clubs we now have the Best Junior School Gardening trophy and prize.

This year we will have 14 events/activities to take part in on the day, all based on our Urban Wildlife theme.  Our live owl show will cause a hoot, and our honeybees are sure to make a buzz.  Learn to pounce like a panther with Animal Antics and the Avon Wildlife Trust, SusWot and WotSoc will be sharing their great local work with us, where you can peer at Wildlife through the Microscope encouraging you to learn about lichens and the like.  Most exciting we will be setting up a moth trap on the Friday night and then studying the types of moths we've captured in WoT on Saturday.  All moths will be released the following night.

Entertainment from the ever popular Mosaic Singers and Westerleigh Brass Band, both of whom need no introduction.

There will be the usual gastronomic delights to feast on during the day, including Ruth's scrumptious homemade fayre and WoT's very own BBQ masterchefs - Richard and Mark!

Loads of fun stuff, heaps of educational activities and yummy food to keep you going.  What's not to like?

I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday 7th September


Attractions

 

From our Kitchen

On Stage &
in the Village Hall

 In the Grounds

 

Fri P.M.

  

19:00 - 21:00

Competitors staging their entries to the Village Show

 

20:00

Moth Trapping with Neale Mellersh

 Sat A.M.

11:00

Tea, Coffee & Biscuits

11:15 - Official Opening  By Mike Dilger

11:30 - 12:15 Mosaic Singers

11:30 Book Signing - Watch this Space!

11:00  

Stalls in the grounds open:

- Avon Country Market
- Avon Wildlife Trust
- Bristol Beekeepers
- Meena's Healing Hands
- Phoenix Cards
- Plant Stall
- SusWot
- WotSoc

Entertainment:

11:00 - 12:00 WoT Moths with Neale Mellersh (the moths will be released after dark tonight)

 

 Sat P.M.

12:00 
Lunch

Hearty soup & roll

Ploughman's Lunch

14:00 onwards

A selection of cakes 

 

P.M. Robert Muston - Little Beasties (Pond Wildlife under the Microscope)

16:30 - Cup Presentation followed by Raffle

 Entertainment

12:00 - 13:00 Animal Antics

Lichen with Sheila Quinn

14:00 Flower Arranging demonstration with Lynne Hayes

14:30 - 16:30 Westerleigh Brass Band

 

Sat All Day

Tea and Coffee

Public viewing of Exhibits

Raffle tickets on sale

Collection of Prize Money (by 4:15pm)

Collection of Entries (5:00-5:15pm)

Entertainment

Wildlife up close :

Avon Owls
Hedgehog Rescue


 

Have you any time to spare?

Volunteers are always very welcome to help us :-
- on the committee to look after a class, particularly for the flowers, fruit and vegetable section
- on Friday 6th September to help set up the hall
- on Saturday 7th September to help on the day of the show
email mail@westburyontrymflowershow.co.uk

Would you like to donate a prize for the raffle?

Use the Contact Us page to tell us.

 


Thanks go to our major show supporters ........


Updated by the webmaster 17th May 2013