NORTH WEST DAHLIA SOCIETY COMMITTEE 2016

PRESIDENT Mr George Towler110 Burnmoor Crescent, Ingleton, LA6 3BP. Tel: 01524-241126

VICE PRESIDENT: Jimmy Heginbottam

CHAIRMAN: David WoodhouseBurnscale Cottage,Roeburndale East, Nr Lancaster LA2 8QS

Tel: 01524-221840

SECRETARY: Andrew RichardsonCatterall Hall Cottage, Catterall, Preston, PR3 0PA .Tel: 01995-601772 (richardson755@btinternet.com)

Anita Gott, Hilary Rigby, Andrew Western, Jimmy Jones,Mike McQuillan, Eddie Hindson, Elaine Hindson

Ian Sutherland’s Championshipwinning entry Wisley 2016

Jimmy Heginbottam’s Best Vasein Show NWDS 2016

Phil Watson’s Runner-upChampionship class Wisley 2016

Steve Burns 3rd prize Championshipclass Wisley 2016

Ray Weeks’s Reserve Best GiantHarrogate 2016

NORTH WEST DAHLIA SOCIETY ACCOUNTS 2015

INCOME EXPENDITURE

Annual Dinner £ £

Dinner 35 @ £22.50 787.50 Crooklands 700.00Heads & Tails 34.00 Tips for Hotel Staff 25.00Raffle 191.00 Vouchers 20.00 Quiz Prizes 58.00

£ 1,012.50 £ 803.00

Profit at Dinner £ 209.50

Annual Show

Donation on Door 30.20 Hire of Hall 155.00Outside Flowers 26.10 Bowls & Baskets 8.86Flowers after Show 145.00 Printing 166.22Teas 79.90 Stamps 19.44Raffle 124.30 Judges’ Expenses 10.00Entry Fees 188.70 Lunch Expenses 36.00Sponsors 158.75 Bacon Butties 28.91 Prize Money 388.00

£ 751.95 £ 812.83

Loss at Show £60.88

NORTH WEST DAHLIA SOCIETIES AGM 5TH DECEMBER 2015

A minute’s silence was held in respect for dahlia growers who had passed away this year,especially our own Bill Gott who will be sadly missed

Apologies

Jack Gott, Ian Sutherland, Frank Taylor, Don Suttcliffe Elaine Hindson and MikeCunningham, John Bottomly, John Oxley and Ernie Caukwell who had set off but had toturn back because of the floods

Minutes of the 2014 AGM were read and signed as correct.

PROPOSED by Eddie Hindson and SECONDED by George Towler

Matters Arising

No matters arising.

Chairman’s Report 2015

David started by thanking Jack Gott and Ian Sutherland for speaking at our 2014 AGM.

Thanks to all the helpers at our annual meal especially Frank and Joyce for providing theentertainment. Thanks to Barry Smith for his talk on how he grows dahlias and pom ringsalso to all members who sold plants at the May talk and made donations to the society.

Thanks to everyone involved in another successful show. Thanks to Gordon Hodgson for avery informative talk in October on growing dahlias from seed. And last but not least thankyou to the committee for making everything run so smoothly.

SHOW SECRETARY’S REPORT 2015

You don’t need me to tell you what a good show it was most of you were there:

31 exhibitors 287 entries 480 vases

Thanks to all the judges and stewards for another successful show’. The new judgingsystem had worked well, but the quality and quantity of exhibits still took time to complete.

Special thanks to Anita and staff for an excellent lunch and George and Hilary and staff forthe bacon butties and the raffle. Thanks to everyone who helped set up and take down theshow and for selling flowers at the close.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Anita Gott reported that the annual show had shown a deficit of £60.88, which wasconsidered very successful and the club overall made a profit of £148.62.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Jimmy Heginbottom was proposed as the new vice president.

Anita Gott was proposed as the new treasurer.

All other officials were elected en-bloc proposed by Jimmy Heginbottom and seconded byEddie Hyndson.

AOB

No other business.

NORTH WEST DAHLIA SOCIETY 49th ANNUAL SHOW RESULTS 2016

CLASS 1:- CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS (sponsored by Ian Sutherland

Ian Sutherland Barbarry SurpriseStephen Burns Mary’s JomandaJimmy Heginbottom Trelyn KiwiAndrew Robinson Kenora Challenger

CLASS 2:- 6 GIANT DECS (SEPARATE VASES) (sponsored by Ray Weeks)

David Matthewman Sir Alf Ramsey x 3Ian Hill Fairway SpurMike Cunningham Bryn Terfel x

CLASS 3:- 3 GIANT CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS (SEPARATE VASES)Sponsored by Mike McQuillan

David MatthewmanJohn Jack Janal Amy x 3David Matthewman

CLASS 4:- 2 VASES MEDIUM DECS 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIES,ONE VARIETY PER VASE (sponsored by David Woodhouse)

NO ENTRIES

CLASS 5:- 2 VASES MED CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MOREVARIETIES, ONE VARIETY PER VASE (sponsored by Graham Mcfarlane

Jimmy HeginbottomStephen Burns Cream Moonlight x 2John Oxley

CLASS 6:- 2 VASES SMALL DEC 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIES MOREVARIETIES , ONE VARIETY PER VASE

NO ENTRIES

CLASS 7:- 2 VASES SMALL/SEMI CACTUS 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIES,ONE VARIETY PER VASE

Phil WatsonJimmy Heginbottom Kiwi Gloriax 2Ian Sutherland

CLASS 8:- 3 VASES POM POMS 5 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIES, ONEVARIETY PER VASE (sponsored by Mike Cunningham)

Jack Gott Moor PlaceMike Cunningham Hallmark Vino

CLASS 9:- 2 VASES MIN DECS 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIES,ONE VARIETY PER VASE (sponsored by George Towler

Ian Sutherland Barbarry D’amourIan Sutherland George Marston,

CLASS 10:- 2 VASES SMALL/MIN BALL 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIESONE VARIETY PER VASE(sponsored by Stuart Clensey)

Jack Gott JomandaJimmy Heginbottom Cornel

CLASS 11:- 2 VASES WATERLILY 3 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIESONE VARIETY PER VASE (sponsored by Jack Gott JRG Dahlias.co.uk)

Jack Gott Weston PirateDave Woodhouse Weston StardustGraham Hill

CLASS 12:- 1 VASE 3 SMALL DECs AND 1 VASE 3 SMALL/MIN CACTUS/SEMICACTUS ONE VARIETY PER VASE

Jack Gott Nepos,vivian Russell

CLASS 13:- 2 VASES COLLERETTES 5 IN A VASE ONE OR MORE VARIETIES,ONE VARIETY PER VASE (Sponsored by Jack Gott JRG Dahlias)

John Bottomley Pooh,John Bottomley Anne BreckenfelderStephen Burns

MEMBERS SECTION

CLASS 14:- LAKELAND CLASS (sponsored by Andrew Western)

John Oxley Trengrove MilleniumGraham Mcfarlane Eastwood MoonlightPhil Watson Winholme DianeIan Sutherland Trelyn Kiwi

Jomanda

CLASS 15:- 3 GIANT DECS IN SEPARATE VASES (Sponsored by Hilary Rigby)

David MatthewmanRay Weeks John Hill x 3Ian Sutherland

CLASS 16:- 1 GIANT DEC (Sponsored by Hilary Rigby)

Ray WeeksIan Hill Bryn TerfelDavid Matthewman

CLASS 17:- 1 GIANT CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS

Mike CunninghamDavid Matthewman Pink JupiterDavid Matthewman

CLASS 18:- 1 VASE 3 LARGE DECS

David MatthewmanDave Woodhouse Cherwell GretaI Hill

CLASS 19:- 1 VASE 3 LARGE CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS(Sponsored by Graham Mcfarlane))

Jimmy HeginbottamM. Mcquillan Kenora Challenger

CLASS 20:- 1 VASE 3 MED DECS(Sponsored by Geoff Gardner)

John Oxley Trengrove MilleniumDave Woodhouse

CLASS 21:- 1 VASE 3 MED CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS

John OxleyPhil Watson Cream MoonlightMike Mcquillan

CLASS 22:- 1 VASE 3 SMALL DECS

Phil WatsonJohn Oxley Leopold ChloeDave Woodhouse

CLASS 23:- 1 VASE 3 SMALL CACTUS (sponsored by Eddie Hindson)

Ian SutherlandAndrew Robinson Kiwi GloriaJohn Oxley

CLASS 24:- 1 VASE 3 SMALL CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS

Stephen BurnsJack Gott Oakwood GoldcrestDave Woodhouse

CLASS 25:- 1 VASE 3 MIN DECS

Dave WoodhouseIan Sutherland Dikara SuperbJ Heginbottam

CLASS 26:- 1 VASE 3 MIN CACTUS/SEMI CACTUS

Jack GottJ Heginbottom Weston KelpieDave Woodhouse

CLASS 27:- 1 VASE 3 SMALL BALL

Jack Gott Blyton Softer GleamDon Wilkinson

CLASS 28:- 1 VASE 3 MIN BALL

Stephen BurnsJack Gott JomandaAndrew Robinson

CLASS 29:- 1 VASE 5 POM POMS (max 52mm)

Stephen BurnsStephen Burns Rhonda SuzanneJohn Oxley

CLASS 30:- 1 VASE 5 COLLERETTES (sponsored by Anita Gott)

John BottomleyRay Weeks PoohJohn Bottomley

CLASS 31:- 1 VASE 3 WATERLILY

Dave WoodhouseJohn Bottomley Kilburn GlowJohn Bottomley

CLASS 32:- 1 VASE 3 LARGE POMS MAX 83MM

NO ENTRIES

OPEN CLASSES

CLASS 33:- 1 VASE UNAMED SEEDLINGS

Barry Davies (Barbarry Primrose Hall)Stephen BurnsGordon Hodgeson

CLASS 34:- 1 VASE 2 SPORTS WITH PARENTS

NO ENTRIES

CLASS 35:- BASKET OF DAHLIAS (FRONTAL EFFECT)

To be judged by the general public (Sponsored by Anita Gott)

Jack GottNorth West Dahlia SocietyDave WoodhouseGardener & Cutter

CLASS 36 :- ONE BOWL OF DAHLIAS (ALL ROUND EFFECT)

Jack GottAndrew Richardson

CLASS 37:- 1 VASE 3 BI-COLOURS

Jack GottT E Hindson Hayley JaneT E Hindson

CLASS 38:- 1 VASE OF DAHLIAS NOT CLASSIFIED IN PREVIOUS CLASSES

Mike Mcquillan Renora Frills (Fimbrilated)Jack Gott

CLASS 39:- SINGLE BLOOM IN A PICTURE FRAME (sponsored by Anita Gott)

George Towler Weston Spanish DancerJohn BottomleyMike & Lisa Cairns

INTERMEDIATE SECTION

CLASS 40:- CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS 3 VASES 3 BLOOMS PER VASE(Sponsored by Andrew Richardson)

Fishwick & Carr Narrows TriciaMike & Lisa Cairns Rycroft JanM. Mcquillan Mary’s JomandaDon Wilkinson

CLASS 41:- 1 GIANT OR LARGE DECORATIVE

Mike Mcquillan Mabel AnneFishwick & Carr

CLASS 42:- 1 GIANT OR LARGE CACTUS

Mike & Lisa CairnsMike Mcquillan Kenora ChallengerMike & Lisa Cairns

CLASS 43:- 3 MEDIUM DECORATIVE DAHLIAS, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Fishwick & Carr Mascot Mayo

CLASS 44:- 3 MED CACTUS/SEMICACTUS, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Gardener & CutterGardener & Cutter Hillcrest CandyFishwick & Carr

CLASS 45:- 3 WATERLILYS, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Mike & Lisa CairnsGeorge Towler Taratahi RubyFishwick & Carr

CLASS 46:- 3 SMALL DECORATIVES, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Don Wilkinson (Best Smalls in Intermediate)Don Wilkinson Senso UrsulaT E Hindson

CLASS 47:- 3 SMALL CACTUS/SEMI M CACTUS, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Don WilkinsonMike Mcquillan Trelyn KiwiDon Wilkinson

CLASS 48:- 3 MINIATURE DECORATIVES, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Don WilkinsonMike & Lisa Cairns Hazeldene SaraDon Wilkinson

CLASS 49:- 3 SMALL OR MINIATURE BALL, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Don WilkinsonDon Wilkinson JomandaMike & Lisa Cairns

CLASS 50:- 3 MINIATURE CACTUS, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Gardener & CutterDon Wilkinson Gracie SFishwick & Carr

CLASS :- 51 VASE 3 POM POMS 52mm OR 83 mm, ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Don WilkinsonGeorge Towler Gurtla TwighlightGeorge Towler

CLASS 52 :- VASE OF 3 COLLERETTE DAHLIAS ONE OR MORE VARIETIES

Gardener & CutterGeorge Towler Pink Pat & PercGardener & Cutter

TROPHIES AND AWARDS 2016

JAMES WEB TROPHY (Class 1) Ian SutherlandTHOMAS ARMSTRONG CUP (1) (Class 2) David MatthewmanGORDON GASGARTH (Class 4) N/AMORECAMBE CORPORATION (Class 5) Jimmy HeginbottamMRS HALHEAD MEMORIAL (Class 6) N/AMRS F CURRIE CUP (Class 7) Phil WatsonWILLIAM GOTT TROPHY (Class 8 ) Jack Gott FT CURRIE CUP (Class 9) Ian Sutherland RONSON TROPHY (Class 10) Jack Gott

THOMAS ARMSTRONG CUP (2) (Class 11) Jack GottJACK GOTT SHIELD (Class 13) John Bottomley LAKELAND TROPHY (Class 14) John Oxley GOUGH MEMORIAL TROPHY (Class 27) Jack Gott ERIC LUND TROPHY (Class 29) Stephen Burns THOMAS ARMSTRONG TROPHY (3) (Class 37) Jack Gott MAURICE TOPHAM TROPHY (Class 40) Fishwick & Carr MILNTHORPE RBL TROPHY (Class 49) Don Wilkinson SOUTHWELL TROPHY (Points) Jack Gott PRESIDENTS TROPHY (Best in Show) Ian Sutherland DIXON TROPHY (Best Bowl of Pom Poms) Jack Gott BOSWELL TROPHY (Best Smalls in Intermediates) Don Wilkinson FRIENDSHIP CUP (Best Exhibit in Intermediates) Fishwick & Carr BIRMINGHAM TROPHY (Best Small Decs in Show) John Oxley FULLARD TROPHY(Best Mediums in Members Section) John Oxley CHEETHAM CUP (Best Giant in Show) David Matthewman KEN HINDSON SHIELD (Best Small Cactus in Show) Jimmy Heginbottam

NATIONAL DAHLIA SOCIETY MEDALS

SILVER MEDAL – BEST EXHIBIT IN SHOW IAN SUTHERLAND

BRONZE MEDAL – BEST VASE IN SHOW JIMMY HEGINBOTTAM

BRONZE MEDAL - BEST INTERMEDIATE FISHWICK & CARR

SOME MORE NOTABLE WINS

Ingleton Show David Matthewman silver (3 poms Vino) and bronze medal( 2 SirAlf Ramsey and 1 Bryn Terfel)

Bilsborrow Andrew Richardson silver with 3 Trelyn Kiwi

Ambleside Eddie Hindson BIS ,most points and Presidents choice (3waterlilys ) Rosemary Webb

Westmorland Hort soc Anita Gott Best Dahlias 3 poms

Bolton le Sands Mrs Davies bronze medal with a display of Dahlias

Storth Jack Gott best dahlia exhibit with 3 Collerettes (Susan Gilbert)

Southport Steve Burns Championship Exhibit (Eastwood Moonlight, Trelynkiwi Winholme Diane Rhonda)

Arnside Jack Gott Silver with bowl of Kilburn Glow and bronze with 3Kilburn Glow

Milnthorpe Jack Gott Best exhibit in show (bowl of Kilburn Glow) and bronzewith 3 Ruskin Avenger

Chipping Ian Sutherland silver with Kiwi Gloria, Barberry Surprise andGeorge Marston & Bronze medal with 3 Deborahs Kiwi

Kendal Jack Gott Silver medal with 3 Sheps Memory

MY WAY OF GETTING NEW VARIETIES OF COLLERETTES FROM SEED

First find a good seed parent to be the mother plant, ie: the one dahlia to save the seed from.I have found that a single dahlia named Apopa Sky is my mother plant, I have nothing to hidethe way we do it.

I take a look around the plot for a good collerette that has not started to give pollen yet, I picksay six different ones and bring them back to the mother plant.

I fasten a small container around a stake next to the mother plant and place the six cutflowers in the container with water in it.

then I cut all the Apopa Sky flowers off that have any pollen showing.

Next stage is for the bees and butterflies to come and work for me, then for about ten daysthe bees and butterflies are moving pollen from the cut flowers on to the mother plant. Oncethis process is done and the old flowers have finished ie: petals have come out, we keepsqueezing the water out of the mother plant seed heads until we can see that the seed isforming, you can feel the end of the seed head as it starts to harden.

We then cut the seed head stem just as if you were cutting a flower to put in a vase, thenplace in the greenhouse in a container with no water in it so the seed can ripen further. Thisis well worth a try.

Some collerettes we have succeeded with this way are, Karen G, Kirsty G and Sunshine Girl.Last year 2015 we had six that we have saved and look promising so this next year 2017 youwill see them I hope on the show bench.

From this year’s seedlings I would say we have about ten to grow on to see how the look.

Also some nice singles that we will grow again.

Normally we pull all the singles that are no good up, but this year a beekeeper up in Scotlandis getting them to help his bees.

Hope you have enjoyed my little bit of INFO.

Jack Gott

For JRG Dahlia

THE SOIL AND FERTILISERS

Is there such a thing as a perfect plot of land on which to grow Dahlias?, maybe but mostDahlia growers have to make do with that piece of land which is available to them, which inmy case was the swamp that I had acquired at the rear of my property. This piece of landhad three or four inches of soil which sat upon a very thick bed of solid yellow clay andalthough there is a slight gradient the drainage was non existent.

After removing the sod I soon discovered that large areas were infested with leeches whilsta passing yokel informed me 'thee be wasting time and effort mate, even the farmer couldn’tgrow ought in there'.

Well the land did have one major advantage over an allotment in that it was on my doorstepso I proceeded to lay paths down the centre and around the perimeter of the land.

Every time that I decide to construct anything on this land I always take the opportunity toimprove the drainage and increase the depth of the soil, hence the concrete paths were laidupon three feet of rubble. Forty years later I have just put twenty five tons of hardcore intothe piece of garden where my new greenhouse is going to stand, the displaced soil wasspread onto my seedling beds. As a rule of thumb the perfect soil should be a third clay, athird grit sand and a third humus with a suitable P.H. for the intended crop to be grown. Theclay was present and over the years a conservative estimate of over a hundred tons of gritsand has been worked into the land. For the first ten years, although no longer available, thiswould have been West Yorkshire Grit which having the appearance of demerara sugarlooked fertile but as we know sand contains no nutrients.

The humus was provided by way of copious amounts of farmyard manure delivered almostweekly and dropped onto the vacant ground next to a side gate near to the bottom of my newdahlia patch. The plot was entirely covered with a thick mulch of strawy manure, even duringthe growing seasons, although at times the bottom leaves of the Dahlias would blacken fromthe ammonia fumes if the manure was still a little on the fresh side. Eventually the adjacentvacant ground was built upon and the loads of manure could only be dropped onto the roadin front of our home which did not impress our neighbours. This unsatisfactory arrangementlasted a while until one rainy day a tractor arrived with a load of pig manure which beingsodden slid off the trailer into a very large smelly pancake. I had been feeling under theweather and before the rain had stopped I had retired to my sick bed with a bad case oftonsillitis which lasted several days. At the time the local neighbourhood dogs would wanderfreely and unbeknown to me they had found the aroma of the steaming pancake soirresistible that they just had to roll in it and enter their masters home to show how clever theyhad been. Since that time, much to the relief of our neighbours, I now rely upon my compostheaps to provide the humus needed for the Dahlia plot.

Dahlias grow well in any slightly acid fertile soils but there are times when we may need tosupplement the available nutrients in the soil by the application of either organic or inorganicfertilisers. They should be used carefully as they can produce unwanted effects and it is quiteeasy to overdose when using inorganic fertilisers which may interrupt osmosis, cause wiltingand even the death of the plants. Plants grown in pots or tubs are particularly at risk andshould be given far weaker doses of fertilisers as to those given to plants growing in the openground. Inorganic fertilisers can be grouped into three classes which contain either of themacro nutrients, nitrogen, phosphate or potassium and are manufactured or derived frommineral deposits. They are not pure forms but are salts having two portions, for examplenitrate of soda, the nitrogen part is a fast acting stimulant whilst the unwanted sodium maymake clay soils sticky. Besides the three main nutrients of secondary importance arecalcium, magnesium and sulphur while copper, iron, manganese,molybdenum, zinc andboron are the main trace elements.

Plants are made up of four main elements and the first three hydrogen, oxygen and carbonare widely available to plants as water and carbon dioxide and although nitrogen makes upmost of the atmosphere it is in a form that is not usually available to plants. Legumes havebacteria on their roots that can fix atmospheric nitrogen by converting it to ammonia and Iwould suggest that the difference between rainfall and tap water is that the former containsnitric acid produced by lightening which in my experience gives plants a boost, resulting insoft growth after a heavy downpour. When we apply unbalanced fertilisers to the soil it maycreate deficiencies in the other nutrients so it important to understand what effect the mainnutrients have on plant growth. Nitrogen produces lush plant growth and is important in the

production of chlorophyll, phosphorus is important for root development while potassiumhelps create strong healthy growth and the promotion of flowers and fruit. If problems arisenutrient deficiencies can be rapidly corrected with dilute solutions applied as a foliar feed,strong solutions may burn the leaves.

The present top Dahlia exhibitors have through good soil management, use of covers andthe application of a knowledge based fertiliser regime produced vases of dahlias that reachthe pinnacle of perfection that most of us can only dream about. Northern Judging Chairmanand twice winner of the National Individual Championship Ian Sutherland has kindly agreedto disclose when and how he applies those vital nutrients that give his Dahlia exhibits theedge overs most of his competitors. Ian's use of fertilisers starts in the spring when he appliesa top dressing of Vitax Q4 after having first worked mushroom compost and calcifiedseaweed into the soil by use of a Rotavator. Those areas of the plot used for growing largerclassifications such as giant, large and medium Dahlias are also covered in a scattering ofchicken pellets. One month after planting all the plants, with the exception of miniatures, aregiven one nitrogen feed, later all darker varieties are given magnesium sulphate andSulphate of Iron at a rate of 2-1 teaspoons per two gallons of water which is fed to eightplants, the rest of the growing season the plants are liquid fed with tomato fertiliser or comfrey.

The temperature or acidity of the soil can lock nutrients up and make them unavailable toplants and it is important to remember that most applications of organic or inorganic fertiliserswill result in the lowering of the P.H. of the soil. We can rectify soil acidity with the applicationof lime which is usually done after the land as been dug in winter, the lime being left on topof the soil to work its own way down to lower levels. Liming as well as increasing the P.H.(Potential Hydrogen) and improving the uptake of plant nutrients can also be a good sourceof calcium and magnesium. Limes such as Calcium Hydroxide, when applied correctly, actas a Biocide which will have a controlling effect on the soil borne fungal deceases that affectDahlias.

Happy Gardening Barry

DON'T FORGET!!!!!!!

NORTH WEST DAHLIA SOCIETY AGM 3rd DECEMBER 2016at THE NEW INN , ENDMOOR 1.00 PM

GRAHAM McFARLANE WILL SHOW HIS PHOTO'S OFNEW VARIETIES AND WINNING EXHIBITS AROUND

THE COUNTRY(and we need a new treasurer)

NORTH WEST DAHLIA SOCIETYANNUAL MEAL 14th JANUARY 2016 6.45 for 7.15

 PORK, APPLE AND CALVADOS PATE(With chutney and oatcakes)

PRAWN AND MACKEREL COCKTAIL(Greenland prawns and mackerel in a tangy Marie rose sauce

HOMEMADE CREAM OF VEGETABLE  SOUP(sprinkled with chives)

CREAMY GARLIC MUSHROOMS(Sauteed mushrooms infused with herbs and garlic finished with cream  served on garlic bread)

STEAMED FILLET OF SCOTTISH SALMON(With roasted asparagus, lemon and caper sauce)

ROAST TOPSIDE OF SOUTH LAKELAND  BEEF(Served with Yorkshire pudding)

SLOW ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN(served with a Dijon masala  sauce)

CUMBRIAN BRED TURKEY WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS

MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE TART(Topped with caramelised onions)

All the main course dishes are  accompanied  with  a selection of fresh market vegetables and potatoes

VANILLA AND RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE

CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

 CROOKLANDS HOME MADE  TRIFLE

 LEMON MERINGUE PIE

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 COFFEE WITH MINT CRISPS

 We need to know numbers by2/1/2017, with your choice of starters main course and sweets

 Contact Anita on 01539-563249 or Sunnyside , Woodhouse Lane, Heversham, Milnthorpe,Cumbria LA7 7EW

cheques made payable to NWDS

John Bottomley's Medal Winners Wisley 2016

David MatthewmanBest Giants in Show 2015

and Master Judge 2016

John Oxley winner of the prestigiousLakeland Trophy 2015 & 2016 Jack Gott most points in show 2015