The 2009 championships took place on the 12^th and 13^th September in the grounds of the National Botanical gardens of Wales near Carmarthen.

This turned out to be an exceptional venue and the weather was very kind to us as well. The management and staff of the gardens were extremely helpful with nothing too much trouble for them and we would like to thank them for their co-operation.

The event was sponsored by the garden as well as a number of local firms and the seed firm D T Brown and we are indebted to them for their support. Even though the entries were slightly down on the previous year the standard of vegetables on show were as good if not better than usual and we would like to thank the exhibitors for their efforts since without them there would be no show.

WELSH BRANCH CHAMPIONSHIPS – Carmarthen 2009

NVS 1 Collection of six

1. J Branham
2. Jim Thompson
3. T Last
4. Derek Aldred

NVS 2 Parsnips

1. Andrew Jones
2. T A Pearce
3. Jim Thompson
4. J Branham

NVS 3 Carrots long

1. Don Owens
2. David H Jones
3. Alan Hopkins
4. Jim Thompson

NVS 4 Potatoes white

1. Sherie Plumb
2. W J Williams
3. Ronnie Jackson
4. J Shugar

NVS 5 Potatoes coloured

1. Sherie Plumb
2. Jim McCartney
3. J Branham
4. Ronnie Jackson

NVS 6 Carrots stump

1. Derek Price
2. Ian Simpson
3. T B Humphrey
4. W J Williams

NVS 7 Long Beetroot

1. Alan Hopkins
2. J G Jones
3. Jim Thompson
4. Richard Curtis

NVS 8 Celery

1. Alan Hopkins
2. T Last
3. Andrew Jones
4. J G Jones

NVS 9 Runner Beans

1. C Maisey
2. Sherie Plumb
3. Andrew Jones
4. Don Owens

NVS 10 Leeks

1. Derek Aldred
2. D Price
3. I Mace
4. Mal Jones

NVS 11 Tomatoes

1. David H Jones
2. Don Owens
3. J Branham
4. I R Moore

NVS 12 Cauliflowers

1. James Pearson
2. Sherie Plumb
3. J Gradie
4. Alan Hopkins

NVS 13 Peas

1. Andrew Jones
2. Jim Thompson
3. Derek Aldred
4. Ian Simpson

NVS 14 Cucumbers

1. Alan Hopkins
2. John Shugar
3. Jim Thompson
4. Andrew Jones

NVS 15 French Beans

1. Jim Thompson
2. Alan Hopkins
3. T B Humphrey
4. I Mace

NVS 16 Onions under 250g

1. R Jackson
2. Andrew Jones
3. John Oliver
4. Allen Young

NVS 17 Onions over 250g

1. J G Jones
2. Mal Jones
3. Ralph Hall
4. Andrew Jones

NVS 18 Shallots pickling

1. Richard Curtis
2. Jim McCartney
3. Andrew Jones
4. Sherie Plumb

NVS 19 Shallots larger than pickling

1. Andrew Jones
2. Richard Curtis
3. J Robinson
4. Don Owens

NVS 20 Collection of onions

1. Andrew Jones
2. Mike Palmer

NVS 21 Collection 3×18pts.

1. Charles Maisey
2. Sherie Plumb
3. Jim Thompson
4. Allen Young

NVS 22 Millennium class

1. Allen Young
2. W J Williams
3. Andrew Jones
4. James Pearson

NVS 23 Collection 3 x 20pts.

1. Derek Aldred
2. J Robinson
3. J Branham
4. R Jackson

NVS 24 Table Marrows

• Allen Young
• Don Owens
• Andrew Jones
• David Jones

NOVICE CLASSES

NVS 25 Globe Beetroot

NVS 26 Tomatoes

1. I R Jones
2. Alan Terry

NVS 27 Collection

1. Alan Terry

JUNIOR CLASSES

NVS 28 20 points

NVS 29 18 points

N VS 30 up to 15 points

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Class 1 Welsh Onion Championship

1. I Mace
2. J G Jones
3. Jim Thompson
4. R Criddle
5. Brian Rance

Class 2 Leek Championship of Great Britain

1. Derek Aldred
2. Derek Price
3. I Mace
4. Mal Jones
5. T Last

Class 3 National Potato Champ of Great Britain

1. Sherie plumb
2. John Branham
3. Jim McCartney
4. Trevor Last
5. Gareth Cameron

Class 4 National Tap Root Champ of Great Britain

1. Jim Thompson
2. Alan Hopkins
3. John Branham
4. Don Owens
5. Trevor Last

These photographs are courtesy of Trevor Last