The De Beauvoir Flower and Produce Show (and Dog Show) has been taking place every year since 1979 (at least).

This year, for the first time, WE are jointly organising the show with De Beauvoir Gardeners and this means that we need some help and volunteers. We are not only running the cake stall (domestic delights) but helping with all aspects of the show which is a really lovely annual event – a village style show in the heart of London. It celebrates this corner of Hackney’s growing, creative and dog owning communities and is promoted through local schools to encourage children to bake, draw, grow and make – we even have cup cake decorating on the day.

As well as the usual flower, produce, baking and preserve categories there are new (WI) craft entries as follows:

• For children – A glove puppet made from a sock

and for everyone:

• Greeting card in any medium (e.g. sewn, painting, collage, photograph, crafting)
• A floral tea or egg cosy, stitched, knitted or crocheted
• Homemade piece of jewellery (brooch, necklace, bracelet or ring) on a garden theme

To make this year a success we really need your help in lots of ways:

• Volunteers to help for a couple of hours on a stall.
• Volunteers to help with setting up or clearing up. This includes husbands and burley teenagers to help with the heavy work of setting up gazebos, carrying books and tables – either in the morning or at the end (or both).
• As many individual entries in all categories as possible (we are not doing WI group entries this year) again encourage neighbours, relatives and children to enter too. CLICK HERE to see all the categories so you can start planning your entries now.
• Contributions of nice items for the tombola (bring items to the August and September meetings).
• Whole cakes and savouries to sell on the day.
• Bring your dog along and consider entering the floral fancy dress category.
• Promote the show on facebook or twitter using the links on this page.
• Put a poster up.

We will have sign-up sheets and be available for questions at the August social where we will also distribute posters and leaflets for those who have already signed up for leaflet distribution.