Rules

Diary Dates

RULES & REGULATIONS FOR EXHIBITORS

1. Exhibitors must complete and send the entry form provided to the show secretary. This must be received by him no later than the first post 7th September for the early show
2. Entries for the Bank Holiday Show will be taken on the day
3.Early entries for thelate show would be appreciated and will be accepted up to 9am on the day of the show.

4. No person shall have more than one entry in a class, except where otherwise stated.
5. The committee will not be responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits etc, but all due care will be taken of them.
6. Judges are not under obligation to consider exhibits that do not give the name of the cultivar, an error in naming should not in itself disqualify an exhibitor. Blooms arranged for effect need not be named.
7. All exhibits to be staged by 10am on the morning of the early and late shows, unless otherwise stated. No exhibit will be removed without the permission of the Secretary.
8. Exhibitors must apply to the Secretary’s table for cards that are to be placed in front of their exhibits with the exhibitor’s name facing downwards. Exhibitors are allowed to place their names on their own vases for identification purposes, after judging has taken place.
9. Staging times for the shows will be as follows:-
Bank Holiday Show:5pm to 9pm Sunday 28th and 8am to 9am Monday 29th August 2022
Early Show:5pm to 10pm Friday 9th and 7am to 10am 10th September 2022
Late Show: 5pm to 10pm Friday 11th and 7am to 10am 12th November 2022
At the end of the staging time all exhibitors must leave the hall
10. Vases will be provided for the late show championship class only to exhibitors from outside the area.
11. Trophies will only be awarded to those exhibits awarded a first prize
12. The Show Secretary has the power to reject any exhibit considered by him to be unworthy.
13. To exhibit in the Members classes you must be a member of the Darlington C&D Society

Members please note: Subscriptions must be paid by 1st September

14. Judging will be conducted under N.C.S and N.D.S current codes of rules, unless stated otherwise.

15. Objections to an award must be made in writing to the Secretary and accompanied by a deposit of 25p not later than 2pm on the day of the show. An arbitration board consisting of members of the committee shall deal with any such objection. If the objection is found to be groundless, the deposit will be forfeited. The board’s decision will be final.

THE JUDGES DECISION WILL BE FINAL

16. Two or more members being husband and wife, son or daughter, may exhibit providing they do not exhibit in the same class. Blooms for exhibition must be the property of the exhibitor and must have been solely grown by the exhibitor for not less than three months prior to the show. (Basket and Bowls excluded)
17. The following points system will operate 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Giant, Large Dahlias and Japs per bloom 12 8 4 2
All other flowers per bloom   6 4 2 1
Sprays per stem     6 4 2 1
Basket and Bowl    3 2
18. October flowering chrysanthemums may be exhibited at all shows
19. All trophies to be handed to the Show Manager on the eve or the morning of the relevant show

Exhibitors are advised to ensure that their exhibits strictly comply with the schedule before judging takes place.