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 4^th 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