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Gallery 2025
Nailsea & District Horticultural Society
spring flower show
Saturday, April 5, 2025
RACHEL'S PHOTOS: Taken on a walk along the footpath from The Perrings to Backwell lake where the issues are the abuse of the free car parking by all day commuters and a poorly swan which looks egg bound and not with aviary 'flu have been mentioned on social media...
It was a brilliant sunny Saturday, April 5, for the Nailsea & District Horticultural
Society spring show staged in the atrium at Nailsea School.
Almondsbury master gardener Ivor Clarke swept the board in what is traditionally the daffodil show.
Joint show chairman Martyn Davis said: “More than 250 people came to Nailsea School on Saturday to see the horticultural society’s spring show.
“On a lovely afternoon there was plenty for them to see with more than 300 exhibits entered by 70 exhibitors.
“The dry milder weather of recent weeks had possibly caught out some of the less experienced growers whose daffodils had already bloomed and finished but there were some excellent blooms on display.
“Ivor Clark from Almondsbury brought some fantastic daffodils and went away with most of the top prizes.
“Other sections of the show were well supported, in particular the photography, cookery, and children’s classes where standards were very high.
“Visitors were able to enjoy tea and homemade cakes while listening to the Filton Community Brass band which was as usual on top form.”
The judges’ remarks are recorded on the floral art exhibitions and among the advice was ‘a delightful spring basket but when using tulips make sure they are well conditioned' and the first prize in the naturalistic design incorporating driftwood said 'congratulations your design is well balanced, interesting and truly makes one feel you are in a seascape mood'.
Printed schedules for the 2025 summer show at the same venue on Saturday, August 2, are out now. Nailsea People will post a link to the online version when it is available.
SPRING SHOW 2025
TROPHY WINNERS
BARBARA RANDALL TROPHY most points in members’ classes William Knight
DAFFODIL SOCIETY CENTENARY TROPHY best exhibit in Class I Ivor Clarke
THELMA HOWES MEMORIAL TROPHY most points in daffodil classes Ivor Clarke
JIM TIGWELL TROPHY best exhibit in Class 2 Ivor Clarke
FRANK CALCRAFT MEMORIAL TROPHY best exhibit in Class 3 Basil Billinger
TOM GREENWOOD TROPHY most points in horticultural classes other than daffodils Sue Irwin
DOROTHY LUCAS TROPHY most points in domestic classes Jane Knight
PHOTOGRAPHY TROPHY most points in photography classes Liz Youngs
Don Everritt Trophy most points in floral art Carol Towell
ZENA HART TROPHY most points in handicrafts Marie Evans
LITTLE ELGYPT WI TROPHY best exhibit in children's classes Harriet Wasiak
CHILDREN'S TROPHY u5s Mabel Player
CHILDREN'S TROPHY 5-7 years Jack Mason
Can you see your house pictured from balloon?
Mike Petteford aeriel images
April 2025
RED AND YELLOW AND BLUE AND GREEN: Balloons against a blue sky and green fields across Nailsea
Morning has broken at Backwell lake and beyond
Phil Williams early morning images
April 2025
eat:Nailsea returns to Nailsea for 2 bumper editions this year thanks to the financial backing of Nailsea Town Council and the support of the Crown Place Shopping Centre.
The first of two eat:Nailsea food and drink festivals for 2025 will be 10am-4pm on Saturday, April 26, at the High Street and Crown Glass Shopping Centre.
This will showcase 100 producers - including farmers' market favourites like ales, cheese and baked goods alongside street food, more exotic deli produce and high-quality makers.
eat:Festivals bring the very best West Country food and drink producers and artisans together.
At the event you can buy local food and drink direct from the producers in a welcoming environment.
The eat:Nailsea is dog friendly and the whole family are welcome and it will be fully accessible for buggies, scooters and pushchairs.
Always free entry - no pre-booking or reserving tickets.
Festival organiser Bev MIlner Simonds said: "We have loved getting to know Nailsea during the past six years and this year, thanks to the support of the town council, we are moving to two festivals a year.
"This one in the spring on the and a bumper festive edition on Saturday, December 6.
"The festival will have more 100 producers stretching through the Crown Glass Shopping Centre, past Waitrose and up the High Street to the Ivy Kitchen cafe.
"We were disappointed that the festive festival last year had to be cancelled due to the weather warnings, but this has spurred us on to grow the festival even more - adding in more entertainment, creating reasons to make a whole day of it.
"We have been searching the county for new producers, makers and growers and look forward to welcoming you to the festival on April 26.”
