Memorial Hall Leek Show

Les Young knows his onions! He won the first prize for the best leeks in the show, to no one’s surprise, and also carried off the trophy for the best onions. He needed Margaret to help him hold the trophies and the produce.

Dick Dodsworth, who died in July, was sadly missed but he did win one prize for the best mixed blooms due to the care of David Morris who watered his garden this summer and Penny Morris who picked and arranged the different flowers.The vegetables and flowers were judged, the prizes awarded and then followed a soup and ham sandwich supper. Now replete, the members and friends turned their attention to a quiz, the produce was auctioned and the evening concluded by a well-stocked raffle.

By Muriel Sobo

Ponteland Memorial Hall Leek Show

Les Young scooped the first prize in the leek show at the Memorial Hall Leek Show 2008 with leeks which were a country mile ahead of the opposition. He said it was because he grows a prime variety - Cumbrian - for his show leeks. He also knows his onions, scooping firsts in the three different classes. Well done, Les! Second with his leeks was Matt Briggs and third prize went to Hugh Chambers.

Dick Dodsworth is to flowers what Les Young is to vegetables. He says he grew up with the family involved in the commercial growing of flowers and has always had a keen interest. His display of a mixed bunch of flowers and foliage,and then his display of dahlias were both a riot of colour and won the first prizes. He also took first prize with a flowering plant and sneaked a first with his tomatoes.

Ponteland Memorial Hall Leek Show

The Ponteland Memorial Hall Leek Show and social evening was enjoyed by members, partners and guests. The judging was followed by a soup and ham sandwich supper and a testing quiz to identify photos of film stars of a certain vintage compiled by David Morris. The produce and flowers were auctioned off and the many raffle prizes distributed to the lucky ones. The trophy for the best leeks was won by Syd Cowan, the best leek in the show was Dick Dosdsworth's and Dick also won first prize for his spendid bunch of home grown flowers.

By Muriel Sobo