NEW Highland SRGC Show in Nairn 28th April 2012

[Maggi Young]

 NEW!! HIGHLAND SHOW
For many years the "old Inverness"  Group, now the Highland Group., has held a local show for local members,

This year is the first Highland show that is a national SRGC show.

28 April 10.30am to 3.30 pm
(Show Opens 12.30 pm)

VENUE: Nairn Community Centre, King Street, Nairn IV12 4BQ

LOCATION: King Street is the main A96 trunk road passing
through Nairn. The CC is 200m north of the bus
station. There is limited parking immediately
adjacent to the hall but ample across the road.
PLANT SALES: Begin at 11.00 am

[David Nicholson]

We'd normally say "pictures please someone" but under present circumstances just a report would do. Hope it went well folks.

[Maggi Young]

Yes, if there are photos we will have to be patient    but it will be good to know that all went well.

[Stan da Prato]

It did go well thanks to the work of the local group - who were also responsible for a particularly  impressive section 2 - and there are photos. 

[Maggi Young]

Great news ,Stan.
The local group show has always been a delight to see so it's no surprise that the local members supported well and showed their skills.

Photos from the show will be something to look forward to when we get our picture posting capability restored . 

[Carol Shaw]

We had a fantastic show with some superb plants on the benches Sam Sutherland won his first Forrest medal with a very well flowered Astragalus utahensis whilst Carole & Ian Bainbridge took the Culloden Cup for Best Primula in Show with Primula rusbyi ellisiae. Stan da Prato went home with the Highland Trophy for the most first prize points in Section I.

Tina Finch won the new Dunbarney Salver for Best Plant in Section II with Morisia monantha whilst Olive Bryers received the George Roslyn Shirras Tankard for most first prize point in Section II and also received the Bronze Medal.

David & self took home the Weir Shield for Best Plant in Section I from a member of the Highland or Moray Groups and also the Askival Trophy for Best Bulb in Show for Fritillaria pontica.

Well done to all the Highland and Moray members who ensured that Section II was groaning with great plants.

A great way to spend my birthday and thank you to everyone who helped at the Show and put plants on the benches. Next year we hope to see a few more exhibitors from the central belt.

David will post some photos later.

[Maggi Young]

Not entirely sporting that you should have to spend your birthday working so hard, Carol, but it sounds as though the effort was more than worth it!

Congratulations to all the prize winners - how exciting for Sam to get a first Forrest at the first national Highland show... that'll be worth a cake in future years' celebrations 

I know that Astragalus utahensis is a super plant... Sam likes these "posh peas" as I call them, and grows them well.

Well done , to you and all the team and the exhibitors! 

[ichristie]

Hi all, I judged at the New Highland show where several very good plants wer on the benches we had 7 plants to look at for The Forrest medal which was won by Sam Sutherland my Meconopsis x cookei Old rose was a runner up. I will post pictures that I have incuding Mr happy snapper Stan da Prato.
 cheers Ian the Christie kind

[David Nicholson]

Caption to picture 2 showing "tearful" member.   "Well, b****r it, I'll win something one day"

[Carol Shaw]

Thank you for judging Ian and for reminding me there were 7 plants pulled forward for the Forrest Medal, including our Frit.

Maggi hard work yes but the great turn out to view the Show and buy plants from the trade stalls made it well worth while. 

I look forward to many years of the Highland Show.

[Maggi Young]

It's not every show that has seven plants good enough to be pulled out for consideration for the Forrest! Another good sign for your show, Carol!! 

[Carol Shaw]

Yes I think it is a very good sign... There really were some stunning plants. The P & J sent a photographer and will be in the Highland and possibly Moray editions tomorrow I was 'interviewed' by phone and e-mail today. The local paper also sent a photographer and just took a call asking for details. Nairn is doing an archive of everything that occurs in the town during the jubilee year so there was another photographer along plus one of the local councillors. It will all help to raise the Show's profile and that can only be a good thing.

[Maggi Young]

Yes I think it is a very good sign... There really were some stunning plants. The P & J sent a photographer and will be in the Highland and possibly Moray editions tomorrow I was 'interviewed' by phone and e-mail today. The local paper also sent a photographer and just took a call asking for details. Nairn is doing an archive of everything that occurs in the town during the jubilee year so there was another photographer along plus one of the local councillors. It will all help to raise the Show's profile and that can only be a good thing.

 Fantastic news.... no such thing as bad publicity, eh? 

[Carol Shaw]

Fantastic news.... no such thing as bad publicity, eh?

Not in this case no...

[Stan da Prato]

I shall start with pictures of award winning plants - hopefully the exhibitor's name will be visible.