SHOW CLASSES
Our 2025 Classes are listed below
For all the exhibitor rules see our Show Rules Page
For 2025 ENTRY FEE 50p per exhibit Prizes: 1st £2 ; 2nd £1
Children’s classes Free Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd
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VEGETABLES
Class: 1 3 White Potatoes
2 3 Coloured Potatoes
3 3 Beetroot
4 6 Radish
5 3 Carrots - Long Or Stump
6 6 Pods Of Peas
7 6 Pods Of Broad Beans
8 6 Runner Beans
9 3 Courgettes
10 6 Shallots - Pickling (30mm Diameter Max)
11 6 Shallots - Other Than Pickling
12 A Marrow
13 3 Onions - Grown From Seed Or Sets
14 1 Lettuce - Any Variety
15 The Vegetable You Are Most Proud Of
16 6 French Beans
17 A Misshapen Vegetable
18 5 Tomatoes
19 5 Small Tomatoes (Cherry Type Or Similar)
20 1 Cucumber 21 A Dish Of Soft Fruit - One Variety
22 Four Vegetables (One Of Each Variety) - entrant must not have placed in any previous Vron Gate Show
23 A Basket Of Mixed Garden Vegetables (Size 3ft x 3ft Max) 24 The Vron Gate Show Top Tray - For A Collection Of Three Types Of Vegetables.
FLOWERS
The Lewis Mountain Rose Cup for classes 25-27
The Major Trophy for class 31-32 The FJL Cup for most points in classes 44-45
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Class:
25 A Single Rose 26 A Container Of Hybrid Tea Roses
27 A Container Of Fragrant Roses
28 A Bowl Of Floating Flower Heads
29 A Single Sweet Pea
30 7 Sweet Peas
31 3 Dahlias (Any Kind)
32 A Vase Of Mixed Dahlias
33 3 Gladioli
34 A Planted Garden Container
35 3 Cut Stems Of Geranium (Pelargonium Type)
36 A Vase Of Annuals
37 A Flowering Pot Plant
38 A Foliage Pot Plant
39 A Vase Of Wild Flowers
40 A Potted Fushia
41 A Container Of Garden Flowers
42 A Single Hosta Leaf
43 The Vron Gate Show Top Vase
- A vase of 6-9 flower stems of at least 2 kinds of flowers
44 A Potted Cactus Or Succulent
45 A Miniature Water Garden (Size 24” x 24” Max)
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COUNTRY PRODUCE
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The Roger Wilcox Memorial Cup for most points in classes 46-55
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Class:
46 A Jar Of Jam (Any Variety)
47 A Jar Of Marmalade (Any Variety)
48 A Jar Of Honey (Any Variety)
49 A Jar Of Lemon Curd
50 A Jar Of Fruit Jelly (Any Variety)
51 A Jar of Piccalilli
52 A Jar Of Tomato Relish
53 A Jar Of Chutney (Any Variety, At Least 2 Months Old)
54 A Bottle Of Alcohol (Distilled Or Undistilled)
55 A Bottle Of Non-Alcoholic Beverage eg cordial/juice etc All liquid exhibits to be in a standard clear glass punted bottle with a flanged or plastic topped cork. All bottles to be labelled with a plain label.
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COOKERY
The H.&G.F. Chester Cup for most points in classes 56-69
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Class:
56 A Victoria Sponge With A Twist (Any Added Flavour Or Filling)
57 3 Chocolate Brownies
58 A Tray Bake Of Your Choice (3 Pieces Of Cake To Be Displayed)
59 A Savoury Pastry Parcel
60 6 Truffles (Any Variety)
61 6 Pieces Of Homemade Fudge
62 A Quiche Lorraine
63 A Homemade Sourdough Loaf
64 A Date And Walnut Loaf
65 4 Cheese Scones
66 5 Shortbread Fingers
67 3 Chocolate Chip Cookies
68 Free From Savoury Bake (Please State What It Is Free From)
69 Free From Sweet Bake (Please State What It Is Free From)
70 The ‘Wooden Spoon’ For The Bake That Didn’t Make The Show
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CHILDREN CLASSES FREE ENTRY
Prizes: 1st £2 ; 2nd £1.50 ; 3rd £1
CHILDREN - UNDER 5’s
Class:
71 A Pasta Collage On A Plate
72 A Handprint Animal Picture
73 A Potato Printed Picture
74 A Decorated Wooden Spoon
75 A Painted Stone Or Pebble
76 Things I Found On My Walk (Displayed In An Ice Cream Tub)
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CHILDREN - AGE 5-7
Class:
77 A Vegetable Character
78 A Garden On A Plate
79 A Rocket From Recycled Materials
80 A Decorated Ginger Bread Figure
81 A Painted Stone Or Pebble
82 A Lego Monster (Size 20cm x 20cm Max)
CHILDREN - AGE 8-11
Class:
83 A Painting Or Drawing Of An Animal (Size A4)
84 A Print Of A Humorous Selfie (From The Last 6 Months)
85 My Favourite Photo 86 A Decorated Pizza
87 A Hotel Fit For Bugs (Size 20cm x 20cm Max)
88 Design A Lego House (Size 20cm x 20cm Max)
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PHOTOGRAPHY
The F & M Hall Cup for most points in classes 89-102
Class:
89 A Shropshire Landmark
90 Reflections (Taken With Your Camera Phone)
91 A Photograph Taken At Any Previous Vron Gate Show
92 Light Trails
93 Arches
94 A Photograph Incorporating Water
95 Fill The Frame (A Photograph With More Of Your Subject, Reducing The Amount Of Background Or Negative Space Shown)
96 Machinery At Work
97 A Photograph Titled “Generations”
98 A Photograph Titled “In The Distance”
99 A Wildlife Photograph
100 A Sunrise
101 A Black And White Photograph
102 A Macro Photograph (A Macro Photograph Is All About Showcasing A Subject Larger Than It Is In Real Life)
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HANDICRAFTS
The P.A. Jones Cup for most points in classes 103-113
Class:
103 A Painting (Any Subject)
104 A Teddy Bear
105 Something New From Something Old
106 A Bookmark
107 A Shopping Bag
108 A Birthday Card
109 A Table Runner
110 A Cushion Cover
111 A Key Ring
112 A Crocheted Tea Cosy
113 Your “Sip and Paint” Painting
Handicrafts Classes for 2026 - all items must be homemade A Twiddlemuff, A Cross Stitch To Celebrate The 60TH Show, A Phone Holder, A 60th Celebration Card, An Animal Made From Pom Poms, A Macramé Item, An Item Made From Wire, Bunting To Celebrate Our 60th Show (5ft in length)
SENIORS
A Cup for most points in classes 114-120
Class:
114 A Single Garden Flower
115 The Oldest Photograph I Own
116 An Item I Have Made
117 A Welly Rack (Any Material)

118 A Knitted Or Crocheted Item
119 My Prettiest Plate 120 A Poem Titled “Vron Gate Show”
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FARMING
The Marche Challenge (Farmers) Cup for most points in classes 121-130 The Haywood Cup for class 131
Class:
121 A Vegetable Grown In A Welly

122 The Longest Nettle (Including Root)
123 6 Eggs (Including Bantams)

124 12 Heads Of Wheat

125 12 Heads Of 2 Row Winter Barley

126 The Largest Dock

127 An Old Farm Hand Tool

128 A Turf (Size 12 X 12 Max) 

129 1 Small Bale Of Hay (2025 Crop)

130 Handmade Bird Box
131 1 Potato Grown In A 3 Gallon Bucket - Judged By Crop Weight.
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VINTAGE VEHICLES
The Elwyn Lewis Mountain Cup for best agricultural vehicle
The Les Hurdley Cup for best vintage vehicle
All vehicles must be insured by the owner to attend at the show.
Only those persons with a valid driving license are permitted to drive vehicles in the parade and must be insured for road use. Vehicles must be on the show field at 12pm and will not be given access to leave until 5pm.