Staffordshire WIs Twinkle like Stars at County Show
After 12 months of preparation the Staffordshire Federation of Women’s Institutes County Show Committee sprang into action on Bank Holiday Monday and prepared a fabulous marquee in which Staffordshire WI members displayed their competition entries.
The theme for this year’s event was Nursery Rhymes.
The competition categories were well supported by Staffordshire WIs and all manner of art, craft, cookery and floristry were competing for the top spots. The standard of entries was fabulous, making the judges’ decisions difficult with only a quarter of a mark deciding the winners in some categories.
On Tuesday with the judging over, Staffordshire Federation hosted a Preview Evening which was well attended by dignitaries and WI members enjoying drinks and canapes, experiencing the beauty of the marquee and viewing the array of entries.
Wednesday and Thursday saw the main event and the WI marquee was visited by many members of the public who enjoyed looking at the competition entries and chatting to the member support team about the WI. There were stalls for them to purchase a variety of goodies and the children could make
themselves badges in the children’s corner.
The icing on the cake was the award of Second place that was given to Staffordshire Federation by the Showground Committee for their marquee. Very well deserved.
Every year we host a Craft competition in our WI marquee at the Staffordshire County Show.
Ladies from across the county compete in a variety of craft classes to showcase their skills in categories such as produce, handicraft, floral art, art and photography.
We also have a children’s competition, craft stalls and of course, a tea tent!
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