Sixth Annual Garden Fete

Ladies and Gentlemen of Amberleigh,

It is with the greatest of pleasure that on behalf of our most esteemed Lady Elizabeth & Lady Caroline, we proudly announce Amberleigh’s Sixth Annual Garden Fete.

The situation shall be once again, on the west lawns near the parkland at Comely Park, surrounded by chestnut and hazel trees which shall be hung with colourful bunting between them. In the centre of the Green, will be the White Marquis, where aromas of hot & cold refreshments will be served in fine china. A long side table shall provide sumptuous deserts, cakes, soups, pies, sandwiches & savouries. At the front we may all enjoy lilting melodies from the Bexford Woodwind Quintet.

Surrounding the marquis will be green & yellow tents that shall house all your creative entries on display for the judging competitions where you may catch a glimpse of our fair hostesses. We would welcome as many entries as you would like to make.

There shall be hay bales for seating set in between locations where you can hear our local Apple Scrumpy Band, whilst eating a hot chop or buttered baked potato sipping on an ale or cider all from the Rose & Crown Inn's red striped tent, Mrs Wallis will see you well taken care of, she has some delicious fare in this tent, follow the irresistible aromas. Under the bunting surrounds will be vendors with bric a brac, homewares & produce for sale, & just opposite you will find Musical displays of clog dancing, The Mummers shall chorus with songs of yore, enjoy the Morris Dancing with their bells & sticks & whistles and brightly coloured green, red and yellow ribbons, and hear Mr Beckett Blackburn's poetry and Mr. Clutterback with Shakespeare's Sonnets. To liven things a little more, The Penn Brothers Four, shall put forth a swordsmanship tournament & welcome young and old to try their artful luck in practice; and for the little masters and misses, a beribboned May Pole, the puppet show, Punch & Judy, with the tombola, coconut shie, and other games, for everyone to enjoy.

I have posted a scroll on the notice board on the village green for the varied competition sections. May you all feel at home in participating in “A Friendly Competition Amongst Our Neighbours”.

Your humble Servant,

Master of Ceremonies

Launcelot W. Penn Esq.

Here are the categories for your perusal. You may enter in as many sections as you desire. The more the merrier, we would love to see all your entries so we can post them on our private Pinterest board. You will get the chance to choose which entries shall win each category by sending a copy to Anna who will post a special Poll vote set up after the swap closes. May the best entries win your approval.

• Best Cake, Sweet or Savoury Pie, Tart or Quiche
• Best looking 2-tier cake stand for tea with 1 level sweet selection and 1 level with a savoury selection
• Best Loaf of Bread, Bagels, Buns/Rolls or Scones (American Biscuit) NB:(buns/rolls and scones may be savoury, eg, Cheddar scones, Garlic Knots, potato buns, Turkish Pida, Amish rolls etc)
• Tastiest Pudding, sweet or savoury
• Most Beautiful handmade jewellery item
• Loveliest Floral entry: Photos of gardens, flowers or flower arrangements
• Cleverest Paper Craft
• Most Engaging Poem or Sonnet or Haiku
• Best miniature item, in 1:6, 1:12 or 1:24 scale
• Most Prettily sewn or embroidered item, in keeping with our era
• Most Popular Painted or drawn image, in keeping with our era (meaning no modern items)
• Handsomest Home Handicraft, such as woven items, cosplay, soap making, basketry & etc. All crafted items, not fitting in other categories, and can be modern items.

Just to clarify for those that are new, this is an EMAIL ONLY SWAP

You will have ONE partner to send your photos.

You may enter as many of these categories as you like and take a clear photo of each of your entry’s sent in an EMAIL to your swap partner and ALSO forwarded in an email to Anna who will create a Pinterest page showcasing all of our lovely items in a private way.

• If you are entering the cake or pie competition you will send a photo of your creation with a slice cut out so that the inside as well as the outside may be seen.

• The 2 tier cake stand is an adventurous category that we hope you will have creative fun in making at least 3 different tasty somethings on each level

• Best Bread/rolls etc category why not dive into your own diverse backgrounds and show us an ethnic baked delight you make at home

• We have brought back the POETRY category for those missing it.

• You may enter any swap-bot swap article you have made in any fitting category, from past years or present, we would love all of you to participate in at least one category, and this may widen the scope for you to enter without too much effort, if time is limited.

So to recap - To your partner, you will EMAIL a photo or photos of what you have entered in the competitions with a description. & a copy to Anna.

Use your imagination and most of all enjoy yourself. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have.

Anna, Nickalli and Jane