Slough Horticultural Show 2019

It is all in motion, this year promises to be even better and bigger than last year.

We would love to have Arts, Crafts and Hobby stalls
​and we welcome Charity Organisations.
Please share this news with friends and family far and wide.
Already confirmed to be at this years Show
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British Airways Brass Band
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British Airway Pipe Band
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Raffle Prizes are already coming in,
many thanks to those who have been so kind to donate prizes already.

To donate prizes for the Raffle on the day please contact
SloughHorticulturalShow@gardener.com
The Slough Horticultural Show 2019 is celebrating with theme of the show being “A past remembered” and focusing on the outbreak of WW2, the Home Front and Dig for Victory with the emergence of Slough as a major contributor to the war effort.

The reason Allotments came into being explained below. 
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Almost everyone living in Britain during the Second World War had to cope with severe food shortages.

Britain was unable to import large quantities of food, and weekly staples such as meat, butter and cheese were in scarce supply. 

In January 1940, food rationing was introduced in order to ensure that this limited food supply was distributed evenly and sustainably. A wide array of food, from biscuits to eggs, was rationed.

Food rationing was based on a ‘points’ system, meaning that the number of points allocated per food type would change depending on the scarcity of the food in question.

It was common for someone to reach the front of a queue only to be told that their item had run out. 

Food was also prioritised based on who were most in need.
​Expectant mothers and or those with young children would be the first to receive rations such as eggs or milk.

They would also receive extra vitamins to ensure they received an adequate amount of nutrients.
This was remedied mainly with orange juice or cod liver oil. 

Waste not, want not' was the ethos of the era. Any scraps of food left over were even collected by local councils in order to feed pigs or chickens. 

Although plenty of food was rationed, fruit and vegetables were not.
However often items,such as onions and tomatoes, were hard to find.

The ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign meant that green spaces across the country, from private gardens to public parks, became allotments. These grew a variety of different fruit and veg.  

Dr Carrot, alongside characters such as Potato Pete, was used to promote the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign, and encourage families to eat vegetables. 

Their images ran alongside strap lines prompting members of the public to consider the food they consumed or, often crucially, the food they didn’t. They were plastered on billboards across the UK. 

Even when the war ended, rationing continued. It was only in the early 1950s that the majority of food was freely available again. It took the best part of a decade until the final commodity, meat, was de-rationed in 1954.   
Last year was the 80th anniversary of three trees planted as part of the Charter celebration
&
80 years ago the first Hurricane planes were built in Langley.
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The Mayor of Slough Cllr Paul Sohal and The High Sheriff of Berkshire Graham Barker Esq unveiled a memorial plaque for the 80th anniversary of Slough Royal Charter, which created the borough of Slough.
Members of Slough Air Cadets stood as the guard of honour for the ceremony.
Photographs by Lea Metcalfe, Media Officer to
​Slough Allotment Federation.
A Huge thank you goes too:
Elite Drummers
Michelle B
Apna Virsa
Datchet Border Morris
153 Air cadets 
Pop Goes the Choir 
Tropical Heatwave
Blarney Pilgrims
​And many more.
Tesco & Waitrose for their donations to the Tea Tent.
And all the volunteers who helped set up,
the two lovely ladies in the Tea Tent who worked so hard without a break all day
​and all those who helped where ever it was needed.
You made the day great too!
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