Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Sorry you are unable to come to the weigh-in Peter, but congrats on the size of the pumpkin and glad it is being put to good use.
For those who are growing a pumpkin in the competition here are the weigh-in details:
2012 Tilmanstone Pumpkin Competition Weigh-In
The Weigh-In for the HEAVIEST PUMPKIN (from plants supplied)
will be held on
Saturday 27 Oct, at 11am in Tilmanstone Village Hall
(following the market).
PRIZES for the three heaviest
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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80, no Reg, mine is considerably bigger than the one in your picture.
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 80...# 82...the Pumpkin in the photo was purely for the paparazzi......the other Pumpkins,although grandson is a strong lad
and his dad could not lift and in no way could they carry............
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Great photo there Reg - handsome boys
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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don't forget to send us some pics of the weigh in kath, i seem to remember the event was very colourful last year.
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Will try Howard! Not such a good year for pumpkin growing this year I think !
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Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Good luck for the weigh in Kath,
nice to see your pictures Reg hope all the family is keeping well.
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My biggest pumpkin, the one earmarked for the competition, developed a hollow space inside and this morning has got lovely grey mould on its outside!
So the 'third' pumpkin from the same plant will have to be the one I take on Saturday to the weigh-in, it will make an entry but no where near a prizewinning size!
Have got some M & S tokens for the three heaviest at the weigh-in !
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Kath will there be a wheel barrow at the hall?
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Looking forward to the weigh-in tomorrow at 11am at Tilmanstone Village Hall. Prizes ready !
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Kath,forget the wheelbarrow..........a forklift will do............
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the weather forecast is sunny for tomorrow, hope everyone has a good time.
don't forget to put up any pics kath.
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Good luck everyone
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Winner as (third time winner) Geoff Jarvest (weight 112 lbs), who just pipped Reg Hansell at the post.
Congratulations to Reg whose pumpkin weighed 101.6 lbs !! And Wendy Hansell's weighed 53-lbs. Very well done.
There were about 12 pumpkins brought to the weigh-in, many fine specimens!
Here is a photo of Jackie and Les bending down to read the weight of Reg's pumpkin on the flat scales!
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Jan Higgins
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Nearly made it Reg better luck next year.
For those interested there was what looked like a very nice pumpkin soup recipe on BBC1 Saturday Kitchen this morning.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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quite a variety of shades to them, congratulations to the winner, let's hope reg doesn't bear a grudge.
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Congratulations to all, mine is only about 50lbs, but it will make lots of soup for the menu and then get carved to go in the window, will post a picture in due course.
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Congratulations Mr. Jarvest , and encouraging for you Reg. Better luck next time.
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