Delivery of Programmes
I got a bit ahead of myself and should have altered my piece to say programmes are on the way from this week. Sorry about this! It does give me the opportunity to thank all the people involved in the deliveries, organised by Sarah Brewer. An awful lot goes on behind the scenes in organising both The Garden Show and Ipple Tipple. Thanks to everyone involved and our supporters. 😀
Karen
Karen Careswell
Chairman
Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
01803 813566
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Not long to Show Day!
IPPLEPEN VILLAGE GARDEN SHOW 18TH JULY 2026
The Show is nearly here and the preparations are really hotting up, hopefully so is the
weather! By now, everyone should have received their programmes, have planned their day at the Show and are busy preparing their entries.
The Draw tickets will be on sale from 1st July. The best place to buy them is at the Show, find us in the dark red gazebo, next to the main Show marquee. Don’t miss out on the chance to win the top prize of £100. If you’re not coming to the Show, please get in touch.
At the time of writing, there are other lovely prizes, donated by Lisa’s Cafe, The Tally Ho, The Welly, The Co-op, Dainton Park Golf Club, Dart’s Farm Butchers, Southern Timber, Sandford Orchard Winery, Austin’s, China Blue, Ipplepen Garage and Mane Haven hairdressers and beauty. I always want more prizes, so if you have anything spare or would like to donate anything suitable for a hamper, please get in touch.
Please ensure you get your entries in for the Garden Show by 9pm on Friday 10th July. This can be done online at www.ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk or by hand to Liz Hooker at 4 Tremlett Grove. Please help Liz out by submitting entries as early as possible.
Please make sure you check the rules and eligibility of your entries before submitting.
As you know, cups must be returned before the Show to Liz Hooker, Show Secretary at the above address. Please ensure this is done by Friday 10th also but earlier is better. Thank you in anticipation.
The Show opens at 1pm. The Maypole procession will depart the War Memorial at 1.45pm and the first dance will be at 2pm. Please be aware that the road will be closed for a short while at this time. There is a lot to enjoy including the Craft Tent, the Carnival Club’s Kid’s Zone and a whole lot of fantastic stalls. Please remember to bring cash as not everyone can take card payments.
If you have any questions, please make contact by email or phone, details below. I am looking forward to seeing you all and to another fantastic event. Fingers crossed for a great day!
Karen Careswell
Chairman
Ipplepen Village Garden Show
Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
01803 813566
Show Exhibitors Bookings are open
We’re now open for Village Show exhibitor bookings, and these can be made quickly and easily via our website:
BOOK HERE
You can book your space and pay at the same time. As always, non‑commercial village associations can have a free pitch, and any donations are very gratefully received.
If you’d prefer, bookings can still be made by emailing David Careswell at bookings@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
Although booking online really does help us and is our preferred option.
So, if you’d like to secure a place for your group, or you have a craft or commercial venture you’d like to showcase, please get your booking in soon to avoid missing out.
Many thanks,
Karen Careswell
Chairman
Ipplepen Village Garden Show Society
chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
01803 813566
Show News
Preparations are well underway for the Show, so here are a few teasers of the categories for the Floral Art and Handicraft sections.
Floral Art Section A
A hand tied arrangement.
A wreath for the door.
An arrangement suitable for a church window.
A display depicting the Garden Show.
Floral Art Section B
An arrangement to mark the 100th Anniversary of Winnie the Pooh.
A Miniature Garden on a dinner plate,
Handicraft
Sew an item of clothing.
A Landscape of any medium.
More details to follow in May.
We will be running the Grand Draw again, with the fantastic top prize of £100.00. I am always looking for more prizes and am always very grateful for donations. Please get in touch if you can help.
If you are part of a Village Group, now is a good time to start planning what you are going to do. The time is rushing by at an incredible rate.
We have a great team of volunteers and are always looking for more. I know you all have busy lives but it is just Show day and Sunday Morning where help is needed. Please get in contact, details below.
Put the date in your calendars now. 18th July 2026.
Karen Careswell
Show Chairman
01803 813566
Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
Ipplepen Village Garden Show Society
We hereby give notice of our Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Millennium Centre, Biltor Road, Ipplepen, TQ12 5QL, on Tuesday 18th November at 7.30pm. Once again, we are planning to run the Village Show next year, on Saturday 18th July 2026. This year we were blessed with fine weather, and we are pleased to report that we had a very successful day. As ever, we were overwhelmed with the support given by the Village and hope to keep building on this for the future. My grateful thanks to our fantastic volunteers, we can’t do it without you. We are committed to staging our historic Show and hope that the support shown thus far, will continue and grow. With this in mind, you are cordially invited to attend the above meeting and learn how you can be a part of the planning and running of next year’s event. We look forward to seeing you
Karen Careswell Chairman
Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
01803 813566
The Millennium Centre is the home of Saplings pre-school, next to the Village Hall.
Village Show 2026 Photography Competition Teaser
IPPLEPEN VILLAGE GARDEN SHOW
I’m sure you will all be glad to hear that following this year’s successful Show, it’s all systems go for 2026.
As you all know, the photography section of the Garden Show is very popular and I know that many of you will be gearing up for next year’s competition, especially as we have had a change of season. Autumn is a great time for fantastic colours.
With this in mind, here is a teaser for 2 of the categories for next year:
Adults:- Autumn splendour, a photograph showing the change in seasons from Summer to Autumn.
Children:- The colours of Autumn, a photograph showing the colours of the season.
Full details of all the categories will follow in due course.
My thanks to Bernard Collins, who runs this competition.
Next year’s Show is on Saturday 18th July 2026
Karen Careswell
Chairman
Advance Warning of Road Block. Show Day 19th July
Please take note! It is only for a short while but it’s recommended to avoid the area by car until the parade is finished. Thank you for your patience.
Grand Draw and more!
Sales of the Draw tickets are hotting up. We have less than 2 weeks to go … 😲 A reminder that I will be selling tickets in Lisa’s Cafe on Saturday 12th between 11am and 3pm, so come and get your tickets early or at all, if you won’t be at the Show ( what do you mean you can’t come??)
I’m sure most people will be there as normal, we do have a lot going on. There is the return of the Craft Market with lots of lovely items and we are hopeful of a return to glory of the Classic Vehicles. In addition to a lot of great stalls, we have our ever popular Face Painter, Faces, Glitz and Glam and new for this year, the Carnival Club are creating a Children’s fun area with traditional games including Hoopla. They are also running a tuck shop.
We are still getting a few late bookings, if you want to have a stall, please come direct to us on 01803 813566 or Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk.
You will be able to use bank cards to pay for entrance and for Draw tickets on the field. Many of the societies don’t take cards so make sure you raid your piggy banks in good time and don’t all hit the Co op ATM on Show day! All in all, cash is preferable.
On the subject of cash, don’t forget that this year’s top prize is £100, thanks to a very generous donor. I have also been given some great vouchers and some lovely prizes, including some books from our fabulous resident author, Sam Carrington.
DON’T FORGET 9.00pm Friday 11th is the cut off for entries and the date for return of cups.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Karen
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Village Show 19th July
Village Show 19th July.
What do you mean, only two weeks to go! We haven’t been able to run the Classic Car Competition for the last couple of years, so really hopeful that we can have a good display this year. It has always been a popular part of the Show and it would be great if it could return with a bang ( not literally..)
If you want to bring along your Classic or Vintage Car, please email your entry to David Brown at Brown.david@btinternet.com. Alternatively, bring you car along on Show Day and register in person with David.
Health and Safety are very key to the success of our Show, so please note that cars must be brought onto the field before 12pm and cannot be removed until after 4.30pm. All cars MUST be escorted on and off by a marshal.
On the subject of marshals, I am really pleased to announce that the marshals for this year’s event will be members of Newton Abbot Rotary Club. They will be recognisable by their Hi Viz and there will be a check point. Newton Abbot Rotary Club have been serving Newton Abbot for over 100 years, check out their website at:
https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/officers.php?ClubID=1047&YrID=121. ;
They do way too much great stuff for me to list here!
Thank you to the members who have agreed to help out and give up precious free time, it really is appreciated.
If there are any questions, please contact me on 01803 813566 or Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk.
See you at the Show!
Karen Careswell
Chairman
Show update…not long to go!
IPPLEPEN VILLAGE GARDEN SHOW 19TH JULY 2025
The Show is nearly here and the preparations are really hotting up, hopefully so is the weather! By now, everyone should have received their programmes and have planned their day at the Show and are busy preparing their entries.
The Draw tickets have arrived and they are on sale now. The best place to buy them are at the Show, find us in the dark red gazebo, next to the main Show marquee. Don’t miss out on the chance to win the top prize of £100. There are other lovely prizes of vouchers and tickets as well as some great items. I will be selling the tickets in Lisa’s Cafe on Saturday 12th July, 11am to 3pm and in The Hub on Thursday 17th July, 10.30am to 3pm. Please come and see me!
Please ensure you get your entries in for the Garden Show by 9pm on Friday 11th July. This can be done online at www.ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk or to Liz Hooker at 4 Tremlett Grove by hand. Please make sure you check the rules and eligibility of your entries before submitting.
As you know, cups must be returned before the Show to Liz Hooker, Show Secretary at the above address. Please ensure this is done by Friday 11th also. Thank you in anticipation.
The Show opens at 1pm. The Maypole procession will depart the War Memorial at 1.45pm and the first dance will be at 2pm. There is a lot to enjoy including the Craft Tent, the Carnival Club’s Kid’s Zone and a whole lot of fantastic stalls. Please remember to bring cash as not everyone can take card payments.
If you have any questions, please make contact by email or phone, details below. I am looking forward to seeing you all and to another fantastic event. Fingers crossed for a great day!
Karen Careswell
Chairman
Ipplepen Village Garden Show
Chairman@ipplepenvillageshow.co.uk
01803 813566