Category: Fund Raising

A big thank you to all those who baked cakes for the second Cake festival on the 12th March in the Village Hall. Forty two entries were placed into eight categories. The three independent external judges viewed and stated the entries and commented again on the very good standard achieved. One cake was deemed to be so good a judge returned to purchase it

The judges results were as follows:

Six Cupcakes-
1 Helen Rose,
2 Andrea Walman,
3 Lewis Owen;
who also won the under-16 1 Prize

Coffee & Walnut Cake–
1 Jenny Thomas,
2 Joint Lesley Munday & Carol Cocup,
3 Hilda Woolmington

Fruit Cake –
1 Jenny Thomas,
2 Mrs Bushell,
3 Lesley Munday

Chocolate Cake –
1 June Collins,
2 Gary Thomas,
3 Liz Meredith

Bible Cake –
1 Margaret Mace (only one entry)

Novelty Cakes –
1 June Collins,
2 Helen Rose,
3 Michelle Jones

Madeira Cake –
1 Gary Thomas,
2 Margaret Mace,
3 Joint Carol Cocup & Fred Beringer

Lemon Drizzle Cake –
1 Crystal Wakefield,
2 Hilda Woolmington,
3 Gary Thomas

Refreshments were available to those who came to view the cakes and with the generosity of most cake makers who donated the full proceeds of their cake sale to the charity, the total raised after deduction of costs was £163.

A big thank you to all those would be Mary Berry’s who baked cakes for the first Cake Festival on 1st March organised by the Friends of St Margaret’s Church. Forty nine entries were entered into seven categories. It seems no one was brave enough to enter their gateaux into the eighth category. The three external judges viewed and tasted the entries and commented on the very good standard achieved.

Their conclusion was
Six Cupcakes – 1st Francesca Goodman 2nd Margaret Mace 3rd June Collins

Victoria Sponge – 1st Elizabeth Meredith 2nd Crystal Wakefield 3rd Margaret Mace

Fruit Cake – 1st Jenny Thomas 2nd Lesley Munday 3rd Margaret Bufford

Chocolate Cake – 1st Gary Thomas 2nd Joan Hetherington 3rd Sue Batchelor

Bible Cake – 1st Margaret Mace 2nd Hilda Woolmington 3rd Sue Batchelor

Novelty Cake – 1st June Collins 2nd Margaret Mace 3rd Joan Hetherington

Celebration Cake – 1st Joan Hetherington 2nd June Collins

Ben and Stanley Bucknall jointly won Best Decorated Cupcake in one minute as they were the only entries prepared to have them judged. Other competitors ate their cake immediately.

Refreshments were available to those who came to view the cakes and with the generosity of most cake makers who donated the full proceeds of their cake sale to the charity, the total raised after deduction of costs was £177.90.