Longford & District Pumpkin Club
LONGFORD & DISTRICT PUMPKIN CLUB
Once again the Annual Judging and Awards Ceremony followed by a Pumpkin Feast took place at Wyaston Village Hall on the evening of Saturday 4th October 2025
69 Adults and 16 Children attended which is a record, this is over a quarter of the population of Longford. It was great to see a lot of children with their parents, which bodes well for the future of the event
Pumpkin entries totalled 29 which is about average, with the heaviest weighing 39.24kg and 35 in total in the flower, vegetable and cake classes
The winner of the Dave Hales Cup which is in memory of the lovely Dave Hales who was one of the founder members, was Andrea Leedham
Our Grand Fettlemaster Andy organised the ‘Fettlesome’ where all the pumpkin category winners take part and was won by Elinor Lovatt and which created a lot of laughs
BEST IN SHOW WAS WON BY ANDREA LEEDHAM AND RESERVE BY MARY HALL
A sumptuous feast was served with about 10 different main courses and 10 puddings cooked by generous local residents and a very enjoyable village evening was had by all
A big thankyou goes to all who helped to make the evening a great success, with special thanks to our judges Mike Jeffreson and Enid Hawksworth
To finish the evening we all sang the well known favourite SWEET CAROLINE, however we named it SWEET PUMPKIN VINE with our own words in a pumpkin theme
Needless to say it will not be a top 20 hit
WE RAISED AROUND £1,200 FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK
WHAT A RESULT, THANKYOU VERY MUCH
Results 2025
Pumpkin Classes
Weight: Winner Zak Baker 39.24kg Highly Commended Elinor Lovatt 23.90kg
Girth (Hales Cup): Winner Andrea Leedham 168cm Highly Commended Mick Tunnicliffe 139cm
Height: Winner James Frost 38cm Highly Commended Helen Jeffreson 37.5cm
Fettler: Winner Andy Dakin 113.2 Highly Commended Julie Smith 102.7
Colour: Winner Mary Hall Highly Commended Julie Smith
Roundness: Winner Mary Hall Highly Commended Elinor Lovatt
Decorated: Winner (adult) Patricia Tompkins Under 16 George Dakin
Flower Classes
Single Rose: Winner Sarah Sellars Highly Commended Sarah Sellars
Single Flower: Winner Christine Tunnicliffe
Small Arrangement: Tony Buckley Highly Commended Natasha Sellars
Fruit & Veg Classes
Single Fruit/Veg: Winner Tony Buckley Highly Commended Alan Hall and Kevin Johnson
Longest Runner Bean: Andrea Leedham
Best Decorated Veg: Winner (adult) Patricia Tompkins Under 16 Emily Griffiths
Sponge Cake
Under 16: Winner Billy Griffiths
Adult: Winner Natasha Sellars Highly Commended Pat Cree
Best in Show
Winner: Andrea Leadham
Reserve: Mary Hall
Longford and District Pumpkin Club Committee:
- Mick Tunnicliffe - Growers' Gaffer
- Andy Cree - Master Chancellor
- James Frost - Gopher to the Growers' Gaffer
- Andy Dakin - Grand Fettlemaster
- Garry Sands - Down-Under Loadmaster
- Alan Hall - Pumpkin Assayer