14/09/2026
Leek Club Show Day was a great success! Thank you to everyone for coming down & supporting us! A HUGE THANK YOU to our two Marquee & Event Sponsors Usedcars4less.co.uk & Davy Plastering & Rendering! And our category sponsors Castletown Estate, International Rubber & Tyre Recycling & The Crown & Thistle, Rockcliffe!
The event raised an AMAZING £2000.00 for Hospice at Home Carlisle & North Lakeland!
Congratulations to the 2026 Leek Winners!
🥇 Ian Park
🥈 Jess Johnston
🥉 Trevor Wilson
Best Onion in Show & Heaviest Onion
🏆 Trevor Wilson
Heaviest Head of Potatoes
🏆 Ian Park
We had an amazing 87 entries into our little extra categories which for the first year of giving it a go is pretty amazing! Here's the 2026 champions....
Best Jam - Judged by Ann Hay
Sponsored by Davy Plastering & Rendering
🥇 Robert Park - Bramble & Apple
🥈 Jo Fenn - Strawberry
🥉 Dot Brough- Raspberry
Best Chutney - Judged by June Wilson
Sponsored by Usedcars4less
🥇 Mel Heslop - Green Bean Chutney
🥈 Brenda Newbegin - Apple, Date & Red Pepper
🥉 Louise Robertson - Indian Spiced Apple
Leek based dish - Judged by Jemma Taylor
Sponsored by Castletown Estate
🥇 Richard Darling - Leek, Bacon & Cheese bake with Garlic & Leek Twist Bread
🥈 Jaic Millar - Leek Tarte Tatin
🥉 Kirsty Wintle - Leek, Chicken & Potato Gratin
Best Scone -Judged by Elaine Wilson
Sponsored by Davy Plastering & Rendering
🥇 Louise Robertson - Cheese
🥈 Alison Darling - Cheese
🥉 Hazel Graham - Cheese
All six entries were cheese scones!
Lemon Curd - Judges by June Wilson
Sponsored by Usedcars4less
🥇 Richard Fenn
🥈 Brenda Newbegin
🥉 Shiela McCormick
Locally taken photograph - Judged by Alan Cremin
Sponsored by The Crown & Thistle
🥇 Simon Park - Haaf Netting on the Eden
🥈 Shiela McCormick - St.Marys Church
🥉 Paul Graham - Village Green
Best Sponge - Judged by Judith Park, Louise Robertson & Ann Hay
Sponsored by International Rubber & Tyre Recycling
🥇 Joint 1st as a decision could not be made!
Katie Darling - Lemon & Viola Sponge
Linda Griffiths - Chocolate Sponge
🥈 Hazel Graham - Victoria Soonge
🥉 June Wilson - Ginger Sponge
Children's Art
Sponsored by The Crown & Thistle
🥇 Mollie Taylor - Under the Sea
🥈 Grace Griffiths - Animals
🥉 Finley Griffiths - Superhero
Children's Bakery
Sponsored by Castletown Estate
🥇 Dylan Graham - Animal Biscuits
🥈 Summer Mawson - Party Buns
🥉 Dylan Graham - Choc Chip Cookies
BEST IN SHOW
Jonathan Brett Young - Marsh mushroom Photograph
UNDER 12's BEST IN SHOW
Dylan Grahams Fruit Tractor
Each first place received a prize & there's rosettes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd!
A big thank you to all the businesses who supported our Charity Auction & Raffle! The Fish Cellar, Pioneer Foodservice, Inter Fresh, West Walls Brewing Co., Steven Wilson’s Butchers, Great Corby Brewhouse & to our brilliant auctioneer for the evening John Wharton!
Also to Robert & Ian Park for supplying the marquees & to Connor, Frazer, Fergus, Eddie, Jonathan & Lewis for putting them up & taking them down - team effort all round!
Funbus & Kerry Weir you were both BRILLIANT & we loved dancing the night away with you!
See you all next year for our 2027 LEEK FEST! Thank you 💚💚💚