Mortimer West End & District Annual Show

Mortimer West End & District Annual Show Produce, Arts and Crafts Annual Show held at Mortimer West End Village Hall. The hall is then closed while the judging takes place.

Come and show us how green-fingered you are, and enter our competitions for prize-winning vegetables, fruit and flowers. Or show us your artistic side, and enter some flower arrangements, handicrafts, photographs or art work. You can also show off your baking skills and we have lots of fun handicrafts for children to try their hand at. (It's a great way to keep them busy during the long summer hol

idays!)

Or if none of that is for you, then just come along and admire the skill of others! If you decide to enter the competition, then you need to bring your entries along to the hall between 8.30 am and 10.45 am. At 2.30 pm the doors open again and everyone is welcome to come and see all the amazing entries we get each year. Tea, coffee and a great selection of cakes are also available, as well as a raffle and some fun stalls. And then, at about 4.00 pm it is time for the array of cups and shields to be presented to the winners. Come and have a fun day out at Mortimer West End! Schedules detailing the categories and classes are available at shops in Mortimer, on this page and on the Mortimer Village Partnership web site near the show date.

We have a vacancy on the committee for the position of Treasurer
03/11/2025

We have a vacancy on the committee for the position of Treasurer

Here is a list of all the prizewinners and cup winners. Thank you all for entering and participating in this years show.
31/08/2025

Here is a list of all the prizewinners and cup winners. Thank you all for entering and participating in this years show.

A winning cake!
27/08/2025

A winning cake!

25/08/2025
22/08/2025

Mortimer West End & District Show
Timetable:-
8:30 – 10:45 Entry Staging
10:45 – 2:30 Judging (in private)
2:30 Doors Open
4:00 – 4:30 Prize giving

There is a small entry fee of 40p per exhibit (children are free) and entry in the afternoon from 2:30pm is £1, both of which goes towards the costs of holding our wonderful event each year. Tea, refreshments and homemade cakes will be served throughout the afternoon.

Don’t Forget:
• Fill in BOTH SIDES of your entry ticket for each exhibit
• Only one entry per catagory per person
• Entries to any class must not have been previously shown in The Show

15/08/2025

Class 9. DOMESTIC – THE MORTIMER WEST END W.I. CUP
All fresh food must be covered with our cake domes where possible.
Items marked * have a recipe at the end of the Schedule.
Temperatures and times are for guidance only. Please also see NOTE below.
84. Jar of honey
85. Jar of jam
86. Jar of chutney
87. 5 Cheese scones
88. Madeira cake
89. Fruit cake
90. Marmalade cake*
91. 5 Jam tarts
92. Ginger cake
93. Cheese and celery loaf *
94. 5 Chocolate biscuits *
95. 4 White bread rolls
96. Man of the House – 5 Chewy date and coconut bars *

NOTE:
All jars and bottles should be free from all commercial trademarks.
They should be clean and unblemished. Labels should be neat, straight, and of a suitable size. Labels on jars should state contents, (not ingredients) month and year of making

CHILDREN UP TO AND INCLUDING 7 YEARS AS AT 31.8.2025

99. 4 decorated cupcakes – base cake can be bought

CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 8 TO 14 YEARS AS AT 31.8.2025
102. 5 thumbprint cookies*

* Please see our show schedule for recipes.

07/08/2025

Class 5. HANDICRAFTS – THE TOM WEEKS CUP
Exhibits must not have been previously exhibited in The Show
55. Knitted item
56. Bag, any medium
57. Item of jewellery
58. An item of felting (needle or wet)
59. A Card
60. A Card – decoupage or quilling
61. Handmade Christmas decoration, for a Christmas tree
62. An item made with a sewing machine
63. A stuffed toy
64. An item of pottery
65. Piece of quilting, appliqué or patchwork
66. Cross stitch or tapestry picture
67. A scale model, kits can be used
68. Handmade item of woodwork
69. An item of glasswork – i.e. copper foiling or fusing

CHILDREN UP TO AND INCLUDING 7 YEARS AS AT 31.8.2025
97. Animal made from fruit and/or vegetables
98. Picture of a butterfly – any medium
99. 4 decorated cupcakes – base cake can be bought
100. Decorated wooden spoon to look like a monster
101. Book marker

CHILDREN FROM THE AGE OF 8 TO 14 YEARS AS AT 31.8.2025
102. 5 thumbprint cookies*
103. A Lego® model, staged on a tray or board no bigger than A4, no kits
104. A piece of artwork, any medium, max size A4
105. Animal made from fruit and/or vegetables
106. You made it, let’s see it! No size limits !

31/07/2025

Photography and Art classes
Class 6. PHOTOGRAPHY – THE VIEWFINDER TROPHY
70 Something in red
71 Animal Portrait
72 Landscape (not Seascape)
73 Summer
74 Any other subject

Class 7. ART – THE LEISURE CUP
75 Abstract any medium
76 Watercolour painting
77 Coloured pencils
78 Painting or drawing in mixed medium (not otherwise covered)
79 Painting in acrylic / oil

21/07/2025
MORTIMER WEST END & DISTRICT ANNUAL SHOWBANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY – 23RD AUGUST 2025You can exhibit vegetables, fruit, flowe...
04/06/2025

MORTIMER WEST END & DISTRICT ANNUAL SHOW
BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY – 23RD AUGUST 2025

You can exhibit vegetables, fruit, flowers, handicrafts, photographs, artwork, baking (all 40p per exhibit) and fun stuff for kids (free to enter) and there is prize money and cups to win!
There's something for everyone!
We look forward to seeing your handiwork!
Entries to the show are welcomed from anyone in the neighbourhood.
You don’t have to be a resident of Mortimer West End.
Or you can just come along in the afternoon to admire the work of others (£1 entry).
Please spread the word!

The schedule (posted below) will also be available as a pdf in the calendar at www.mortimervillage.org.uk and as a booklet (look out for the green cover) at a number of local shops.

If you would like to enter something into the show, the entry slips are also below. You need to print the two pages back to back to get double-sided labels, with the example slips at the top of each page.
Alternatively there is a printed version in the middle of the schedules available in the shops.
Or if you can't get any entry slips before the day, don't worry, there will be some available at the village hall.

Just bring your items to the desk in the entrance hall, where there will be someone to check your labels and collect your entrance fee and then direct you to to the correct tables to display your exhibits.

The timetable for the day is:
Entries: 8.30 am – 10.45 am
Judging: 10.45 am – 2.30 pm
Viewing: 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Prize Giving: 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm

We look forward to seeing you there!

Address

Mortimer West End Village Hall
Reading
RG72HZ

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