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Competitions

The West Show has a wide variety of exhibit classes for both adult and junior residents of St Saviour, St Pierre du Bois and Torteval to enter.

Our large selection of classes includes agriculture, horticulture, cookery and arts and crafts.

What can I enter?

All of our classes are grouped into sections, each with prizes and trophies to be won. View our Schedule of Exhibit Classes for the full list of classes that can be entered.

* can be entered by Guernsey residents outside of St Saviours, St Pierre du Bois or Torteval

  • Plants Grown in Pots
  • Cut Flowers
  • Flower Arrangements
  • Junior & Young Adult classes
  • Fruit
  • Vegetables
  • Farm Produce
  • Eggs
  • Preserves & Dairy Produce
  • Wines
  • Cakes & Baking
  • Arts & Craft
  • Flower & Vegetable Gardens
  • Bean Jar
  • Photography
  • Restored Agricultural Machinery & Engines*
  • Cattle*
  • Goats*
  • Sheep & Pigs*
  • Fur & Feather*
  • In Hand*

Schedule of Exhibit Classes

The Schedule of Exhibit Classes booklet provides a full list of all the classes you can enter.

We will release our 2025 Schedule in May.

Get involved and enter

1. Choose what to enter

All of the classes to enter can be found in the Schedule of Exhibit Classes booklet.

2. Complete an entry form

Fill out an entry form with the list of classes you wish to enter.
Please note: a membership ticket is required to enter.

3. Enter and Pay

Submit your entry from on the relevant dates with your entry fees. You will receive an exhibit card and envelope for each entry.

4. Take your exhibits to the show

Bring your exhibits to the showground on the Wednesday of the show before judging commences.

5. Judging

Our Exhibit Tent and Animal Tent will be closed to entrants and the public until judging has completed.

6. Did you win?

When the tents reopens, you can find out if you have won any prize money or trophies. See the Schedule of Exhibit Classes for details on collection.

Get involved and enter

1. Choose what to enter

All of the classes to enter can be found in the Schedule of Exhibit Classes booklet.

2. Complete an entry form

Fill out an entry form with the list of classes you wish to enter.
Please note: a membership ticket is required to enter.

3. Enter and Pay

Submit your entry from on the relevant dates with your entry fees. You will receive an exhibit card and envelope for each entry.

4. Take your exhibits to the show

Bring your exhibits to the showground on the Wednesday of the show before judging commences.

5. Judging

Our Exhibit Tent and Animal Tent will be closed to entrants and the public until judging has completed.

6. Did you win?

When the tents reopens, you can find out if you have won any prize money or trophies. See the Schedule of Exhibit Classes for details on collection.

Submitting your Entry Form

We will update this page with confirmed dates when we have released our Schedule of Exhibit Classes for 2025 in May.

Collection of Prizes

We will update this page with confirmed dates when we have released our Schedule of Exhibit Classes for 2025 in May.

Rules for Exhibitors

Please ensure you have read our Rules & Regulations for Exhibitors before entering in our competitions.

Members of the Society intending to compete in the various sections of the Show are strongly recommended to read the following Rules and Regulations in conjunction with rules 8 to 12 of the Fundamental Rules of the Society. Any omission in, and the interpretation of, these Rules and Regulations shall be decided upon by a quorum of the Committee.

All persons wishing to enter exhibits into the show must be resident in the western parishes of St Saviour, Torteval or St Pierre Du Bois, and be in possession of a current membership ticket.

All entries shall be made on the entry form provided in the Schedule or available on the website and shall be handed in on the dates and times specified in the Schedule. Cards will be given to each exhibitor in respect of tent exhibit classes. Exhibitors are requested to ensure that the cards are complete and placed with the entry in the correct class. No responsibility will be accepted for any error in placing cards incorrectly.

All exhibits must be the bona–fide property of the exhibitor, unless otherwise stated in the Schedule.

Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and fur and feather exhibits must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least 30 days prior to the Show.

Pot plants must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least 60 days prior to the Show.

All cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, etc., must have been grown by the exhibitor.

The Committee reserves the right to inspect any exhibit entered in the Show, at any time between the date of entry and the date of the Show. Any exhibitor refusing to comply with the conditions of this rule will not be permitted to exhibit and shall forfeit their entry fee.

All cattle, goats, sheep and pigs shall be on the showground by 9.30am on the Wednesday of the Show and shall remain there until 3.00pm the same day.

Fur and feather exhibits shall be penned either between 7.30pm and 9.30pm on the day prior to the Show, or by 9.30am on the Wednesday. The Animal Tent will close promptly at 9.30am for judging to commence at 10am. Late entries will not be permitted access to the Animal Tent.

Owners of any fur and feather exhibits will be permitted to remove their exhibits after 8.00pm on the Wednesday of the show if they do not wish to leave them overnight. They are not obligated to return their exhibit on the Thursday. Their exhibit must be penned before 9.30am on the Thursday if they are returned.

All tent exhibits may be staged after 4.00pm on the afternoon of the day prior to the Show and between 8.00am and 10.00am on the Wednesday. Junior exhibitors must arrange their exhibits at the Show, strictly without assistance.

All exhibits (other than cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and cage birds) shall remain in the tents until 8.00pm on the Thursday and may only be removed after 8.00pm. Any exhibit remaining after 8.45pm may be removed and sold at the auction and the Committee will accept no responsibility for any item that is not collected by this time.

No exhibitor shall be allowed to remain in either the Exhibit Tent or Animal Tent whilst the judges are officially engaged. The public will be allowed to view the judging of cattle and goats taking part in the enclosed areas outside the Animal Tent.

Should any person elected as a judge enter in the same classes as those for which they have been selected, they will be replaced by another for such classes.

A member of the Committee, or such other person appointed by the Committee as steward, shall accompany the judges and shall afford such aid as required, but shall not influence them or express an opinion as to the relative merits of the exhibits.

The judges have the power to withhold or modify any prize or prizes where they deem the exhibits to be of insufficient merit.

In the event of insufficient entries, the Committee reserves the right to amalgamate such classes as it deems appropriate.

In cattle, goat, sheep, pig and fur and feather classes, only first prize winners may compete in the first instance for cups or special prizes. Before awarding the reserve, the second prize winner shall be brought back into the competition.

During the Show the whole of the exhibits will be in the custody of the Committee, and must not be handled or touched by any unauthorised person under any circumstances.

The greatest possible care will be taken of all exhibits but the Committee will not be held responsible for mistake, loss, damage, accident or death or any other event which may occur to any exhibit in transit to or from, or during the time it is present at the Show.

The Committee reserves the right to order that a cow be milked if it deems it to be necessary.

The Society reserves the right to substitute a prize in kind in place of cash, provided that the value of the prize shall not be less than the cash prize which it replaces.

Holders of cups and trophies shall be held responsible for their condition whilst in their possession and shall return them to the Society between 31st July and the Wednesday of the Show, or at such other time as will be notified.

Any trophies not returned to the Society as above will be declared lost, therefore the holder will be invoiced by the Society for the cost to purchase a replacement of similar design and material, together with engraving costs.

FAQs

We’ve answered a list of common questions you may ask when thinking about entering our competitions. Click on the question to view the answer.

The confirmed dates and time to submit your entries will be announced when our Schedule of Exhibit Classes for 2025 is released.

Printed copies of our Schedule of Exhibits Classes can be located at many of our ticket outlets. These locations will be listed here when they’re available to collect.

Alternatively, our booklet is available to view online which can be accessed from this page.

Exhibit can be placed at the West Show on the Tuesday afternoon before the show (12th August, after 4.00pm) or on the Wednesday (13th) morning before 9.45am.

Your exhibits can be collected on the Thursday (14th) evening after 8pm.

Island-wide residents of Guernsey can only compete in our Cattle, Goats, Sheep & Pigs, Fur & Feather and In Hand sections.

You must be in possession of a two day admission ticket. The ticket includes a membership number which will be required on the entry form to enter any classes. This can be purchased in advance from a ticket outlet or when you submit your entries.

Prizes won in 2025 an be claimed during either of our prize giving nights. We will confirm these dates, times and location in a our Schedule of Exhibit Classes.

The public will not be allowed inside the Exhibit Tent or Animal Tent while judging is taking place on Wednesday. (from 10am until approximately 1pm)

Cattle and Goat judging will be available to watch outside the Animal Tent from 10am on Wednesday. The In Hand section will be judged in the Main Arena on Thursday from 10am.

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