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FLOWER SHOW SETS CREATIVE CHALLENGE TO ALL VILLAGERS
The team behind the Claygate Flower and Village Show is already plottng, planning and organising this year’s event which will set the Recreation Ground buzzing all afternoon on Saturday July 12.
It will feature all the usual family favourites: entertainment in the arena, the fairground, the dog show, local businesses, refreshments, classic cars, charity and community groups, tug-of-war and children’s sports, to name but a few.
But central to this well-loved show is the Grand Exhibition Marquee, where exhibitors young and old can enter and display all they have created during the year.
Organisers are keen to encourage more people to enter exhibits – there’s a category for everyone, whether it’s home-made jam, a holiday photograph, courgettes, roses from the garden, a cake made from a vegetable, or a craft – a sculpture, needlework, collage. And much more. To get the ball rolling, Flower Show committee members and helpers will be handing out seeds to anyone attending the wonderful Claygate Street Market in The Parade on Sunday March 30.
CLAYGATE COUNTRY FIVE RUN
On the Sunday before the Flower Show, hundreds of runners will be taking part in the annual Claygate Country Five Run on Sunday July 6. It follows a beautiful course around Claygate, exploring footpaths through the woods and across Claygate and Arbrook Commons. It attracts runners from far and wide and groups from running clubs – and everyone, no maer how fast or slow, is welcome to sign up. The run begins and ends on the Recreation Ground.
For information about these two events, or to become involved with helping, please get in touch via email at info@claygateflowershow.co.uk or visit https://www.claygateflowershow.co.uk/ or https://www.claygateflowershow.co.uk/claygate-country-five-run
