With only four weeks to go until Great Aycliffe Show, entry forms are still available for the popular Handcraft and Horticulture competitions. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 19 August. The Show will take place on the showfield, next to the Oak Leaf Sports Complex, on August Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 23 August and Sunday 24 August.  The competitions are free to enter, only skill and imagination are required!
This year’s handcraft sections include canvas work, decoupage, digital art and jewellery making, while home produce sections include sugarcraft, lemon curd and flapjack.  For keen growers, there are sections for a variety of vegetables and flowers, plus the closely fought Pot Leeks competition.
Prizes of £5, £4 and £3 will be awarded for first, second and third place entries in each category. In the Pot Leeks category, the first prize is a portable television, plus £30 prize money and a trophy, with second and third prizes of £20 and £10. Trophies are sponsored by Deco Trophies and Engraving; horticultural trophies are sponsored by Gregg Little Testing Centre.
Although judging takes place on the first morning of the Show, Saturday 23 August, all entries will be displayed to the public throughout the Show.
Entry forms may be obtained from the Town Council Offices, tel 01325 300700 or downloaded from the website at
www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk