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If you didn’t get down to see the art show at the Parish Hall today, then scoot along Sunday – there’s some great work by Whitchurch artists, and some who’ve traveled a little ways.
The show is organised by Hampshire Arts, who have arranged for a Jazz concert tomorrow evening, too. All work is for sale – support the arts and the artists!
All the entrants to the Whitchurch Arts Creative Pumpkins and Guys Competition were stunning. The members of Whitchurch Arts had a tough task to pick the grand prize winners.
Whitchurch Arts along with local businesses and the Whitchurch Festival donated a load of fabulous prizes – there were enough for everyone to delight in. A special thank you goes out to Julie at the White Hart for her creative shopping talent.
The prizes were given out at the start of the fireworks evening on the Meadow – photos are on the Whitchurch Festival and Whitchurch Meadow websites, and more photos are one theWhitchurchWeb.
Now, without further ado…the winners….
| The grand prize for the most creative pumpkins went to Tina Hills and her family – they grew some of their pumpkins themselves, too! The family won a Sunday dinner for four with wine at the White Hart Hotel. |
 Witch and Death - The Grand Prize Winners! |
| Second prize went to Lorraine Darling for her meticulously carved pumpkin depicting the star of the movie ‘Twilight’. |
 Twilight Pumpkin - 2nd Place |
| Third prize went to Abigail Davis and her family who created a pumpkin with wavy teeth. |
 Wavy Teeth - 3rd Place |
| Honourable mention went to the children who are minded by Kathy Hardy on Winchester St – they had a garden full of wonderful pumpkins. A great pumpkin patch! |
 Minder Minder - Honourable Mention for their Patch of Pumpkins |
Conductor Guy Five and His Pumpkin Train - Grand Prize for Guy
The grand prize for the most creative Guy went to Rising Fives – the children at the nursery spent considerable time and creative talent to make a conductor Guy for their train, which had two pumpkin passengers. Their prize is a dinner for two at the Blue Ginger, and a few fun toys for everyone to play with. The crowd at the Meadow let out a large cheer when their Guy was tossed onto the gigantic bonfire – it was consumed in seconds!
The Rising Fives Guy is tossed onto the bonfire by Kathy and Nicki
The runner-up went to Beth Price and her family. Beth opted to take her Guy home with her!
There have been some fantastic entries into our creative Pumpkins and Guys competitions. Its not too late to enter — full details and entry form are HERE.
Here are some of the entries so far…(last updated Friday evening):
The Heidi McLaughlin band has featured on our pages before, for good reason – they are a rockin’ good band to enjoy whenever and wherever they are in town.
Tonight, they were playing at the King’s Arms pub to a full house. It was a tight squeeze in more ways than one. They belted out their homegrown music and songs as well as classic rock and blues.
Spare a thought, though, for the lead singer who had to take swigs of cough syrup every three songs, and dodge more…
Artists and the public enjoy the art at the show.
The second Off the Walls art show, which is supported by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, and held last Saturday at the Gill Nethercott Centre, was first-rate: there were numerous local artists displaying their talented artistic skills for use with our “Off the Walls” project.
It was also a time to celebrate and share our first birthday with our members and the public, including the Mayor of Whitchurch and various representatives of local community groups and government. more…