WI Homeskills & Handcrafts Competitions – Balmoral Show 2018
Congratulations to the talented winners of the Homeskills and Handcrafts Competitions at Balmoral Show! The Home and Garden Sub-Committee and the Homecraft Sub-Committee were delighted with this year’s entries in the Floral Art, Cookery and Craft classes. The entries in the Children’s classes were also very impressive. As always, all the entries were of a very high standard but this year’s Competitions were also special because they had a ‘Musicals’ theme, adding an extra element of creativity and drawing lots of admiring glances from members of the public. Also adding colour to the marquee this year were some of our very own WI members who dressed up as eye-catching characters from popular musicals to help illustrate the theme! This was certainly a talking point and created a real sense of fun, as well as drawing lots of attention to the Competition entries and the WI marquee in general.
Floral Art
Class 1 – ‘Carousel’ – Table Centre (width not to exceed 50cm)
1st Janette Graham, Portrush WI
2nd Elizabeth Connor, Garvagh WI
3rd Cheryl Jess
Class 2 – ‘High Society’ – Arrangement in a stiletto shoe (width not to exceed 30cm)
1st Dorothy Arnold, Richhill WI
2nd Elizabeth Connor, Garvagh WI
3rd Jennifer Tweed, Moneyrea WI
Class 3 – ‘The Mikado’ – Japenese style arrangement (width not to exceed 30cm)
1st Vera Niblock, Ballyblack WI
2nd Barbara McGibben, Upper Finaghy WI
Class 4 – ‘Beauty and the Beast’ – Arrangement in a cup and saucer (width not to exceed 30cm)
1st Marie Cairns, Glenanne WI
2nd Jane Kilpatrick, Larne WI
3rd Gerri Lees, Portrush WI
Class 5 – Flowering plant in a pot (pot not to exceed 15cm)
1st Nora Lennon, Crossgar WI
2nd June Braniff, Portaferry WI
3rd Betty Homes, Garvagh WI
Class 6 – Foliage plant in a pot (pot not to exceed 15cm)
1st Nora Lennon, Crossgar WI
2nd Vera Niblock, Ballyblack WI
3rd Elizabeth Cleland, Crossgar WI
Other prestigious Floral Art awards presented were:
‘Best In Show Floral Art’ (Home and Garden Perpetual Trophy) – Dorothy Arnold, Richhill WI
‘Institute Gaining The Most Overall Points In Floral Art Competitions’ (Home and Garden Shield) – Crossgar WI
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Craft
Class 1 – ‘Guys and Dolls’ – Rag doll
1st Ann Eccleston, Jerrettspass WI
2nd Annie Cuddy, Pomeroy WI
3rd Jennifer Skelly, Moneyrea WI
Class 2 – ‘Cats’ – Embroidered picture (size not less than 750cm2)
1st Jennifer Skelly, Moneyrea WI
2nd Ann Eccleston, Jerrettspass WI
3rd Laura McAleese, Moneyrea WI
Class 3 – ‘Joseph’ – Multicoloured knitted scarf
1st Rosemary Paterson, Portaferry WI
2nd Jennifer Skelly Moneyrea WI
3rd Debbie McKibben, Downpatrick WI
Class 4 – ‘Titanic’ – Beaded necklace
1st Elaine Kirkpatrick, Larne WI
2nd Nora Lennon, Crossgar WI
3rd Carole Baird, Glenanne WI
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Cookery
Class 1 – ‘Oklahoma!’ – Pecan Pie
1st Ann Harnett, Waringstown WI
2nd Helen Dunlop, Maze Brookfield WI
3rd Nora Lennon, Crossgar WI
Class 2 – ‘The Sound of Music’ – Viennese Chocolate Torte
1st Debbie McKibben, Downpatrick WI
2nd Jennifer Tweed, Moneyrea WI
3rd Ellen McKee, Crossgar WI
Class 3 – ‘South Pacific’ – 9 inch Hawaiian Pizza
1st Margaret McCullough, Portrush WI
2nd Jennifer Tweed, Moneyrea WI
3rd June Braniff, Portaferry WI
Class 4 – ‘Brigadoon’ – 4 pieces of short bread
1st Betty Holmes, Garvagh WI
2nd Liz Patterson, Spa WI
3rd Helen Dunlop, Maze Brookfield WI
Class 5 – ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’– Jar of orange marmalade (340g)
1st Barbara Craig, Upper Finaghy WI
2nd Diane Murdoch, Broughshane WI
3rd Jacqueline Bennett, Killinchy WI
Class 6 – ‘Snow White’ – Jar of apple chutney (340g)
1st Jean Skuce, Maghaberry WI
2nd Ethna Douglas, Crossgar WI
3rd Fiona Patterson, Spa WI
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Children’s Section
(Age: 8 years and under)
Class 1 – ‘The Lion King’ – Animal made from fruit and/or vegetables
1st Ella Kelso
2nd Henry Dunlop
3rd Daniel McGucken
Class 2 – ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ – 3 decorated digestive biscuits
1st Reuben Rainey
2nd Jacob Linton
3rd Ella Kelso
Class 3 – ‘Shrek’– Character Mask (any medium)
1st John Rainey
2nd Daniel McGucken
3rd Jacob Linton
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(Age: 9-12 years)
Class 1 – ‘The Lion King’ – Animal made from fruit and/or vegetables
1st Claire Suffern
2nd Abbie Shocking
3rd Charlotte McGucken
Class 2 – ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ – 3 decorated digestive biscuits
1st Tara McKibben
2nd Abbie Stocking
3rd Beth Linton
Class 3 – ‘Shrek’– Character Mask (any medium)
1st Charlotte McGucken
2nd Beth Linton
