The History of the Hawkesbury Show
The Hawkesbury Show has been an annual event for the village for over 130 years. This section will provide you with some more information about the shows history, Annual Awards, Past Winners, and Historic Carnival Kings and Queens.
- Annual Awards: Cups, Trophies & Certificates
- Past Chairman’s Award Winners
- Carnival Royalty and their Attendants
The Society
Hawkesbury Horticultural Society, Founded 1885
His Grace, the Duke of Beaufort
President
Mr Richard Kingston
Vice President
Mr Alan Smith
Vice President
Mr Terry Truebody
Vice President
Mr David Harris
Vice President
Keith Player
Chairman
Sally Bleaken
Vice Chairman
Julian Round
Hon Treasurer
Charene Winbow
Entries Secretary
Vicky Rispin
Show Bookings Secretary
Mel Thompson
Show Secretary
Siobhan Biglands
Committee Member
Danielle Boulton
Committee Member
Tom Kempster
Committee Member
Tamsin Magrath
Committee Member
Louise Lumsden
Committee Member
Fiona Dunkerly
Committee Member
James Dunkerly
Committee Member
Our grateful thanks go to the following for their support for the 2023 Show:
His Grace, the Duke of Beaufort; Badminton Estate; Hawkesbury Stores; Hawkesbury Post Office; Hawkesbury Parish News; Compere Martin Gardener; All volunteer Judges & Stewards, Gate stewards, results recorders and certificate writers; Derek Aston of Yate Supplies, Auctioneer Mr Nick Cragg (Country Property); Sir James Dyson, Andy and Hayley Godwin; Jonathan and Kaye Hawkins; Mrs Audrey Cole; Tom Cole; Robin Watts; Simon and Katherine Kempster; Louise Roberts; Ronja Richards; Tim Watts; Max Bleaken; Miles Batten and Giles Bleaken (M & G Countryside Development), Mrs Glady Dix and all the wonderful volunteers, too many to mention, but without whom the bar would not function;
A BIG thank you to everyone who helped set-up and clear away, and, finally, to all the prize winners who kindly donated their cash prizes back to the Show funds.