Soggy Start To Thame Show

DESPITE a very wet and muddy start, thousands of visitors braved the weather for the 138th Thame and Oxfordshire County Show, and were rewarded with sunshine by the middle of the afternoon.
The Knights of Arkley gave a truly spectacular display of swordmanship and jousting in the drizzle to an awestruck and very appreciative audience sheltering beneath their wax jackets, wellies and umbrellas; a display sure to be repeated in future years if the ?Ooooooo?s and Ahhhhh?s of the spectators are anything to go by.
In one of the main-stays of the Thame Show, the Cattle sections, two local farmers were among the main winners. Rose and Son of Emmington, owned by Pam Rose, came 1st in Class 3, with their magnificent Holstein Fresian and A G Wright & Son, of Haddenham won Best Herefore Bull as well as the Gourleay Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Champion Hereford.
The Domestic section, with its home-made cakes, outsize fruit and vegetables, flowers and the rest is very popular among local exhibitors and visitors alike and drew many admirers who if it were not for the rain, might not had ventured in that particular marquee. The main winners were:

Best exhibit in Novice classes 1-4, T Seymoor
Hedley Purser Perpetual Challenge Trophy for most points in Open classes, C&E Pullen
Wyvale Trophy for best collection of veg Class 28, P Rooney
Thame Show Trophy for Best exhibit in Fruit section, R A Price
Steradent Award Poignard for most points in Flower section, J Cheers
Thame Show Challenge Cup for Best Dahlias, J Norwood
?ditto????? Cookery section, Mrs B Greenway/Beverley Reilly
Wenman Perpetual Trophy for Best Sweet Wine R. Davis
Wright Perpetual Trophy for Best Dry Wine, David Quinn
Thame Show Trophy for Floral Decoration, Cheryl Ward
Thame Show Trophy for Honey, Ian James
Thame Show Trophy ? Handicraft, Janice Carey