The 4 Pages That Were Not Printed In The N.D.S. 
Winter Bulletin 2001
Information Supplied
 By Dave Bates

Yeovil Bound

Back to the mainland again, and we arrive at the Yeovil & District C&D show.  
The committee were extremely pleased with the number of entries and the
quality of the blooms at their 40th Early show, more so as some of the
exhibitors had to travel a distance, despite the fuel crisis at the time.  
Mrs. Gill Geary of Winchester won the South West of England Championship and
silver medal with her exhibit of Jomanda, Trelyn Kiwi and Charlie Two.  The
Society's 40th Anniversary Class, for 2 vases of red blooms, was won by Mike
Cook of Yeovil with two vases of Karenglen.  The bronze medal was awarded to
Clayton Beale for his exhibit of Trelyn Kiwi, White Pastelle and Mascot Maya.
 The Pompon Championship was won by Mrs Wendy Rawlins of Motcombe for the
third successive year.

Into The West Country

On now and into the West country and with a very strong championship class
and increased entries from last year it all made up a great success for the
Tiverton C & D  Society show held in the Heathcote Community Center
Paul Kiddle took the top honours with his stunning vase of Hamari Gold to
take the silver medal and made it a double when he got the bronze medal for I
Lyke It and Primrose Diane.  Other winners were:- J. Patrick, mediums for
Sunlight and Gill's Pastelle, P. Kiddle, Smalls, Primrose Diane and I Lyke
It, S. Clarke, Miniatures, Cornel and L.A.T.E., S. Johnson, pompons, Willo's
Violet and Pop Willo.
There were six entries in the public judging class, all of a very high
standard where Ivor Kitchener's entry got most votes.  The Evening show entry
was not quite as strong due to the wind and rain preceding the event, but
nevertheless the judge, Terry Bratcher was impressed with the standard.  
Again, Paul Kiddle came out on top with a good vase of Pink Suffusion for the
bronze medal.

Cornish Quality

At the West Cornwall Dahlia Club 6th annual show held in the Chacewater
Garden Center near Truro.  111 vases were staged which contained some
outstanding quality exhibits.  The winner of the West Country Cornwall
Challenge class was the husband and wife team, Ted and Rosemary Curnoe with a
superb display comprising Kenora Challenger, Hillcrest Kismet, Senzoe Ursula
and Wootton Impact. The exhibit was awarded the best exhibit in show.  Other
awards were, best decoratives Paul Fisher's Loretta; best cactus/semi-cactus,
Ted & Rosemary Curnoe's Barbara Pastelle; best any other class, Doreen
Hodges's superb Lemon Zing.  Best Novice exhibit was Bill Curnoe's Aurora's
Kiss.  Most points in show award went to Ted & Rosemary Curnoe who staged
over a third of the blooms.  The late Ray Adley was the winner of the two
vase class with Lillian Hamilton and Cherwell Goldcrest

Well Known Exhibitor's Death

The Cornish Dahlia Society show was held at Grampound Village Hall, near
Truro, but despite the poor weather leading up to the day, the quality of the
blooms was excellent.  The Cornish Open championship was won by the late Ray
Adley with Mabel Ann, his own raising, Grenidor Pastelle, Edna C and Primrose
Diane, he also went on to win the Ellis Memorial trophy and the silver medal.
 The Cornish Seedling class was won by Ken Craddock and the single Seedling
class by Ray Knight.  Frank Knight took home the trophy for most points in
the members section.  In the Novice section, John Lacey had the best exhibit
and the most points.  Other trophy winners were Peter Bateson, small
decoratives; Ivor Kitchener, Waterlily and the Basket classes; Paul Fisher,
best vase of small cactus and the best exhibit in class22.  Unfortunately due
to the fuel crisis the late show was cancelled.
Sadly we have to report the sudden death of Ray Adley after the show, who
will be sorely missed in the local area. He was best known nationally as the
raiser of the giant decorative, Mabel Ann.

Fred's Good Day

Our next move is to head up the country and we call in at the North Somerset
show at Timsbury where the national individual champion Fred Bishop had a
field day when he won the four and three vase classes; the silver medal for
the best exhibit and the runner up bronze.  Also the Welsh silver and bronze
medals for the best and runner up individual vases with Trelyn Kiwi and
Karenglen respectively.

New Class and Trophy

Up the road a bit further and we visit the first major show in the Bristol
area, the Bristol Civic show held traditionally on the Durdham Downs.  This
year a new championship class was included with a trophy given by Richard
Cook in memory of his father Alan Cook, who was an outstanding exhibitor both
locally and nationally in his lifetime.  The winner of the trophy was Fred
Bishop of Whitchurch, Bristol who showed Kenora Challenger, Kiwi Gloria,
Eastwood Moonlight and Ruskin Diane
The Bristol Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society show held in mid September had two
new Millennium championship trophies given by the New Zealand Dahlia Society,
as well as Millennium rosettes for all class winners.  The winner of the four
vase championship was Dave Skelton from Haresfield showing Kenora Challenger,
Trelyn Kiwi, Sir Alf Ramsey and Hallmark.  The winner of the three vase
championship was Keith Stemp of Frome who showed. Sunlight Pastelle, Kiwi
Gloria and Ruskin Diane.  Dave Skelton won the Pompon championship with
Hallmark, Iris, William Gregory, Moor Place, Diana Gregory and a superb vase
of Willo's Violet which was judged to be best vase of Pompons and also best
vase in the show.  The overall points winner was Frank Newbery from Pensford
Bristol.

Brief Visit To Wales

Our next stop is a brief visit to Monmouth in Wales at the Monmouth show
where the Welsh silver medal was won by Mr Venn with a good vase of Cornel,
committee member Trevor Philips got the bronze with his Willo's Violet.
Back on to the M5 and-then the M6 and we find ourselves in the company of the
evergreen Noel Bracewell and we follow him around his judging appointments in
the Mersey side and N.W. area with the following report.

A Judging Trip with Noel