NATIONAL FRUIT SHOW 2023 – PRIZEWINNERS
TOP FRUIT
Name Bardsley Horticulture Ltd
1 Alfred Shread Cup for Bramley in Class 1
2 The Twyman Prize for Bramley presented by Agrii
3 Squire Salver for Bramley in Class 2
4 The Avalon Fresh Ltd Prize for Bramley
72 Podger Norton Trophy for the Best Exhibit of Culinary Apples
75* Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples
77 Fyffes Salver for the Best Exhibit of Bramley
89 John Acock Memorial Rosebowl for exhibitor with most points in culinary classes
Name AC Goatham & Son
19 Cornwallis Cup for Cameo
21 WASP Bin Trophy for Braeburn or any Sport
25 Invicta Petroleum Shield for Any Other Variety Dessert Apple
Name J L Baxter & Son
31 East Kent Packers Cup for Concorde Pears
33 Segro Salver for Any Other Variety Pear
73 Bayer Rose Bowl for the Best Exhibit of Pears
76 Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Pears
Name B Piper & Partners
29 AMG Trophy for Conference Pears
83 Cantagrians Cup for the Best Exhibit from an ex-student of Hadlow, KFI or KHI
Name Katie Langridge
5 Dufaylite Developments Cup for Culinary Apples
6 The Wealden AM Prize for AOV Culinary Apples
42 Arthur Goatham Memorial Trophy for Bramley Exhibitor under 40
Name Mallions
7 The Systhane Cup for Cox’s Orange Pippin or Any Sport of Cox
8 The Landseer Ltd Prize for Cox’s Orange Pippin or any Sport of Cox
15 Pask Cornish & Smart Cup for Gala or any Sport
86 Dan Wuille Cup for best colour and skin quality for the variety in the culinary Apple Classes
Name Claygate Farms Ltd
9 Vernon Hayes (Seeds) Challenge Cup for Cox’s Orange Pippin or any Cox Sport
10 The Wealden AM Prize for Cox’s Orange Pippin or any Cox Sport
78 UKF Fertilisers Cup for the Best Cox’s O P or Any Sport in Classes 4,5,18
Name A J Bray
13 Fuller Water Systems Trophy for Jazz
14 Worldwide Fruit Prize for Jazz
35 Henshall Rose Bowl for Dessert Apples, Novice Class
69 NFU South East for the Best Exhibit of Apples or Pears in the Show
70 Roderick Sarson Memorial Trophy for the Best All Round Exhibit of Apples
71 Stokes Bomford Rose Bowl for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples
74 Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples
82 Fiennes Cornwallis Trophy for the Exhibitor gaining the highest no. of points in all Classes
85 W Bruce Challenge Cup for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples excluding Cox & Sports in Class 20
Name Plumford Farm
17 Foreman Salver for Russets: Egremont or St Edmunds
81 John Thwaites Bowl for highest no. of points in all classes to Kent Exhibitor, North of the M20
Name D J & V L Knight
23
George Harlow Cup for Any Other Variety Dessert Apple
80 Winch Memorial Challenge Cup for the highest no. of points for Weald of Kent exhibits in all Classes
Name Clive & Richard Edmed
27 Ernest White Cup for Comice Pears
Name Isobell Barrett
39 Western International Market Shield for Dessert Apples, Exhibitor Aged Under 40
40 The Sue Daly Novice Trophy
44 The David Burd Memorial Trophy for the entrant gaining most points in Classes 18/19/20/21 (total)
Name Banfield
88 BIFGA Prize
91 The J R Breach Prize Best Entry of Nuvar Cheerfull Gold-Stardance – Cabaret
SOFT FRUIT CLASSES
Name Windmill Hill Fruits Ltd
56 BerryGardens Prize for Strawberries – Everbearers
Name New Forest Fruit
57 Joan Buttfield Trophy for Best overall entry of Strawberries
Name Kelsey Farms
58 F Edmed & Sons Prize for Raspberries
59 CPM Ltd Trophy for Best Overall Entry of Raspberries
Name Clock House Farms
60 The East Malling Trust Prize for Blackberries
61 The Bloomfields Cup for best overall entry of Blackberries
WALNUTS
Name T R Tame & Son
65 Bennett Opie Ltd prize for Walnuts
COB NUTS
Name Stockbridge Nutteries
63 The Rural Planning Practice AOV Cobnuts
54b John Bardsley Tankard for Best Entry of Cobnuts
APPLE JUICE COMPETITION
Name Bentley’s Castle Fruit Farm
92 The Four Jays Group Trophy for best blended apple juice
93 The A&P Hill (Fruit) Trophy best single variety apple juice
94 The Crown Trophy best blended juice (two or more types of juice)
CIDER COMPETITION
Name Dowdings
66 The Engage Agro Trophy – Best Traditional Cider – Sweet Still
Name Dudda’s
67 The Engage Agro Trophy – Best Mixed Blend Cider – Apricot
Name: Double Vision
68 The Engage Agro Trophy – Best Pear/Perry – Fine Kent Perry
Name: Turners
69 South East Farmer Trophy – Best Sparkling Cider – Fine Cider
HEAVIEST APPLE COMPETITION
Winner: Clock House Farm Ltd
HEAVIEST PEAR COMPETITION
Winner: L Stevens & Son
TASTIEST APPLE COMPETITION
1st Prize presented by The Fruit Grower
Name & Variety Simon Bray – Jazz
2 Runners Up: 2nd J K & V L Knight, 3rd Clock House Farms Ltd
TASTIEST PEAR COMPETITION
Name & Variety Claygate Farms Ltd – Concorde
2 Runners Up 2nd Bardsley Horticulture Ltd, 3rd Clive & Richard Edmed
SOUTH EAST FARMER BEST TRADE STAND
Name: BASF
SOUTH EAST FARMER BEST MACHINERY TRADE STAND
Name: N.P. Seymour
BEST SHELL SCHEME STAND
Name: Biddenden Vineyards
BONANZA WINNER: Claygate Farms Ltd
Varieties:
Best in Show Jazz AJ Bray 98.5 points
Best Bramley Bardsley Horticulture Ltd 96.5 points
Best gala Mallions 97.25
Best Cox Claygate Farm 97.25
Best Braeburn AC Goatham & Son 98
Best Pear J L Baxter – Concorde 96
