All Creatures Great and Small
Make, Grow and Bake
with Maltby Town Council
If your natural habitat is pottering down the garden tending to your prized plants or at home in the kitchen whipping up delicious baked goods, then why not think about entering this year’s Maltby Horticultural Show.
For green-fingered gardeners or those preserved in domestic bliss, the annual event celebrates local growers, makers and bakers who are proud of their homemade creations.
After a long summer of hard work down the allotment or garden, professionals and amateurs alike will be heading to the Edward Dunn Memorial Hall in Maltby this August to show off their achievements. With over 100 classes to enter, Maltby Town Council are encouraging everyone to get involved no matter their age or ability.
We all know horticultural shows mean funny looking fruit and vegetables. While there are categories for the heaviest marrow or the longest carrot, there are also sh-allot of other entries for perfectly ripe tomatoes, crisp cauliflowers and luscious leeks.
If flora is more in your aura,
then the categories will show off the prettiest dahlias, fuchsias and geraniums with a rainbow of scent and colour to leave the judges in wisteria.
For those whose creativity is measured in the kitchen, the domestic categories will weigh up the best scones, cakes and cookies plus savouries and spreads. There are also classes for keen photographers, avid knitters and even carpenters.
With schools out for the summer, set the kids an imaginative task to keep them busy by designing and making their favourite biscuits, colouring their neatest drawing or growing the ugliest vegetable to enter for free. They can even come down on the day to create a scarecrow or vegetable monster to enter into the competition. The top three winners in each class will receive a rosette and small amount of money for their efforts, with an optional end of day auction that entrants can donate their wares to raise money for charity.
For more information about entry or schedules, call Maltby Town Council on 01709 814060
The animals might have boarded in pairs for Noah, but at Maltby’s Animal Ark Pet Store, thousands of creatures have found forever homes since it first opened in 1928. Now run by new owner Abby Rees, The Animal Ark has expanded on its roots as the family pet store to bring a boatload of new ideas. A former veterinary nurse and SEN science teacher, Abby introduced their Travelling Zoo hands-on animal encounters; an on-site party room where you can meet and learn about the origins of everyone from Lagentha the barn owl, hedgehog Rex, sugar glider Haribo and Red the tortoise. Working with zoo biology graduate Dee and reptile specialist David, who’s been there for 19 years, Abby and her team work with young and old to introduce the calm natured animals. They can even come out to schools and nurseries to help with curriculum topics.
Along with keeping the belief
in good old fashioned service, Abby and the team also ethically breed all their own animals where possible, hand raising everything from fluffy yellow chicks to pygmy dormice and bearded dragons. If you’re looking for a new pet, the experienced team of animal experts are on hand to find the right animal for you and your home life. Tanks of tropical fish and shrimp sit serenely next to hordes of mini beasts and wild warriors. Inquisitive gekos and lizards peek out to look at the exotic chinchillas and sugar gliders from far-away lands. And Matilda the giant snake watches over everyone in the store. Whether you’re nipping in for some more dog food or hoping to find a critter that’s new, there’s everything all in one place at The Animal Ark.
We cater for all creatures and critters great and small
Large range of top quality pet food, accessories and bedding
Ethically bred and sold livestock
• Small animals and exotics
• Reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates
with Make, Grown and Bake
Saturday 19th August Edward Dunn Memorial Hall, Tickhill Road, Maltby S66 7NQ
Exhibits Staged Fri 6-8pm Sat 8-10.45am Public Viewing 2pm-4.30pm Winners Presentation 4.15pm
Open to everyone amateur and professional
Over 100 categories to enter Domestic | Fruit | Vegetables | Floral
Children’s categories free entry for u16s
Plus create a vegetable monster or scarecrow on the day *all materials provided
End of day auction to raise funds for Rotherham Hospice
For more information, or to enter call 01709 814060 or email
events@maltbytowncouncil.co.uk for a full schedule
Pampered pooch? New Polished Paws dog grooming room now open upstairs
Microchipping £10 per dog (full litters £80)
• Tropical and cold water fish • Birds and chickens
The Travelling
Zoo Experience Animal education and interactive sessions in our on-site party room
Meet Maltida the Boa, Basil the Skunk, rats Harry and Gromit plus more of their animal friends
Or let us bring the ark of animals to you – great for schools, nurseries and care homes
Prices from £50 (onsite) or £100 (offsite) for 1hr sessions with 6-8 animals
Call for more details
Open 7 days: Mon – Sat 9am-5.30pm Sun 10.30am-4.30pm 86 High Street, Maltby, Rotherham S66 7BN Tel: 01709 812 408
www.theanimalpetstore.co.uk www.travellingzoo.co.uk
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