The 100th Ainsdale Horticultural Society Summer Show takes place in Ainsdale this Saturday! (2nd July 2022).
We’d love to see your pictures from this event – if you’re there please post them into our Stand Up For Southport Facebook group. If you have any old photos of Ainsdale Show, we’d love to see those too!
The Floral Queen and Attendants supported by all the local Youth Groups will process through the Village led by the Skelmersdale Brass Band.
The procession leaves Ainsdale Village Church at 10.40am.
Well-known gardening expert Christine Walkden will officially open the 100th Show and will crown the Floral Queen.
The Executive Committee is expecting a bumper crowd and some fantastic exhibits from adults and children in over 150 classes including, fruit, flowers, vegetables, art, craft, confectionery, floral art and photography. Over 50 trophies and medals are on offer as well as prize money in each class.
A full programme of events will take place in the Arena including school displays, gymnastics, dancing and singing, a magic show and a dog display.
An Elvis Tribute will take part in the Catering Marquee at 7.30pm on Show Day and these tickets are also available from the village shops.
Christine Walkden will give a talk at St John’s Church in Ainsdale this Friday 1 July at 7.30pm on the subject of “Making the Most of your Garden”. Tickets, priced £5, are available at village shops The Chocolate Box, Autobarn and Bloomin’ Crafty or online at Eventbrite. Payment may also be made at the door on the night.
There will also be a Children’s Pet Show on Friday 1 July at 6.30pm on the Village Green.
Saturday 20 July 1912 was the date of the first Ainsdale Horticultural Society Annual exhibition, with prizes worth £50.
The show was held in the grounds of the Lakeside Hotel (site of the Sands Hotel). The show was opened by the wife of the local MP, Mr Dalrymple-White.
The Show has been held 98 times in the following 100 years with gaps for wartime and the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been held in a number of locations including the grounds of the Ainsdale Club, The Field (corner of Shore Road and Sandringham Road) and St John’s Church.
An Ainsdale Show spokesperson said: “Everyone involved with the Society are rightly very proud of this achievement and are looking forward to a fabulous show on the Village Green.
“Covid has affected the cost of equipment needed for the show and this year has seen costs inevitably increase. We don’t anticipate this being our last Show but the Executive Committee has yet to discuss what format future shows will take in order to reduce the costs.
“We do look forward to a really good 100th Show and making memories the local adults made as children in the past and hopefully the present children will make for their future.
“Don’t miss this very special show. Tickets purchased before 10pm on Friday 1 July are discounted and can be bought from village shops The Chocolate Box, Autobarn and Bloomin’ Crafty or online at Eventbrite.”
For more details about Ainsdale Show please email Ainsdalehorti@gmail.com or check the website www.ainsdalehorticulturalsociety.org.uk
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