Welcome to the Penistone Agricultural Show – Handicraft Section
| Closing date: | FRIDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2026 – 21:00hrs Class Cards will be available Friday evening or on show day morning. If exhibitors wish to have them posted out, please email to arrange this. ENTRY IS FREE Prizes: Rosettes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each class 2 Best In Show – 1 for Children / Young People’s Class, 1 for Open Class |
Theme
The theme across all classes* for 2026 is ‘All creatures great and small, and imaginary’.
Please consider this when you make your exhibit, you can interpret this however you wish and title your exhibit to demonstrate your idea. Allow yourself to take inspiration from the nature around you, far and wide, and even mythical and imaginary.
If possible, consider sustainability for choices of materials/media. Please do try to create something specifically for this and stick to the theme.
Delivery and staging of your exhibit
Whilst tables and some staging are supplied, please consider how you will display your exhibit and if you need extra items such as coat hangers, pegs, cushion inserts, hooks etc to make it look its best. Make sure you consider how you will securely attach your class cards to your item without distracting from its look. Class cards will be available between 4-6pm on Friday 11 September or on show day morning before staging is completed.
There will be access to the Handicraft tent on Friday 11 September between 2 & 6pm. You are welcome to come and drop and stage your exhibit between these times.
Show day access Saturday 12 September is between 7.15am & 8.45am. Gates to vehicles are closed at 9.00am prompt.
Judging
Judging commences at 9.00am with no exception. All exhibits to be staged no later than by 8.45am and all exhibitors to have vacated the tent by no later than 8.50am with no exception.
Tent opens to public following judging is concluded at approximately 11-11.30am. Exhibitors will then be able to access the tent and see the results.
Showing guidance (T&Cs)
In all classes please note all the below points to aid with a fully successful event;
- The Judge’s decision is final. All judges are volunteers and therefore please respect their decision.
- No exhibit to be removed before 4.30pm – this rule is strictly enforced and the stewards won’t be able to change this timing. If you are unable to stay until this time please contact the Handicraft Secretary to discuss. If weather is inclement, this may be opened early, but only on the position of bad weather and no other reason.
- The Committee, Secretary and Stewards are not responsible for exhibitor’s property, but every care will be taken to support and protect the exhibits. All these members are volunteers, please respect their support and time.
- Class cards must be attached/displayed with the exhibits, detailing the title of the exhibit, name of entrant, class number (as scheduled below), exhibitor number (provided following entry), age where required.
- All exhibits in the Handicraft section must be the work of the exhibitor (pre-school, infants and juniors with reasonable assistance parent/teacher/responsible person’s support) and not have been exhibited at Penistone Agricultural Show before.
- Open classes (1-30) entrants can be of any age on show day, including the age of those in the Children & Young People classes.
- Children & Young People classes (31-54) are stated the age of the entrant.
- An exhibit cannot be entered into more than one class. This does not restrict entry to multiple classes.
- Handicraft exhibits are for competition purposes only and not for selling for business purposes (no labelling or business cards allowed). Exhibitors will not be allowed to sell their exhibits inside the marquee; this rule will be strictly enforced.
- Please collect your exhibits after 4.30pm and before 6pm on show day. Please specify on the appropriate box on the application form if you do not wish to collect your exhibit, these will be disposed of ethically and environmentally, all exhibits left without notification will be kept for 2 weeks after the show and if not arranged to be collected will be disposed of ethically and environmentally.
LIST OF TROPHIES:
- The Stanley Senior Shield (perpetual) to be awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Open Classes – Soft Crafts (1-10)
- The Parker Memorial Trophy the Best Exhibit in the Open Classes – Light / Structured Crafts (11-20).
- The Frank Wagstaffe Perpetual Trophy for Best Exhibit in Open Classes – Wearable Crafts (21-30)
- The Alphabet Cup donated by S J Summerfield for the Best Exhibit in the Pre-School Classes (31-36)
- Solid Silver Cup presented by the Ingbirchworth Women’s Institute for the Best Exhibit in the Infants Classes (37-42)
- The Platinum Jubilee Shield to be awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Junior Classes (43-48)
- Teenage Tankard for the most outstanding exhibit in the Teenage Classes (49-54)
- The Penistone Grammar School Trophy to be awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Teenage Classes (49-54)
ALL TROPHIES for 2026 will be awarded and kept for 12 months by the winners. They will be required to be returned by no later than the morning of 2027 show. Each trophy will be signed out by the winners for audit purposes. Please note, this may change but won’t affect the winner’s status.
| Judge: | Cicely-Rae Jackson |
Classes
- 1 – An decorative embroidery item – any canvas media including hand and machine techniques
- 2 – A soft furnishing patchwork or quilting item
- 3 – A decorative homeware crochet or knit item
- 4 – A soft toy – any media
- 5 – A Needle felted picture
- 6 – A Needle felted item
- 7 – A Greeting Card for any occasion (any design, material, technique or size)
- 8 – A handmade Christmas tree decoration
- 9 – A Handmade cushion cover – any shape up to a maximum size of 16×16 inches (or equivalent if not square
- 10 – A decorative homeware item made from lace
See General Information & Guidance
| Judge: | Chrissie Yates |
Classes
- 11 – A 3D picture – any media, any canvas
- 12 – A picture using watercolour, pencil(s) or charcoal/chalk – any canvas
- 13 – A picture using oil paints, pastels or acrylic paints – any canvas
- 14 – A picture using any other media including print and mixed media – any canvas
- 15 – A house or garden item made out of glass – any technique (fussed, stained, mosaic etc)
- 16 – A house or garden item made out of clay – any type (ceramic, air dried, kiln, poly etc)
- 17 – A house or garden item made from wood (may use other elements to embellish or join, but must be predominantly wood)
- 18 – A house or garden item made from metal – any type (may use other elements to embellish or join, but must be predominantly metal)
- 19 – A black & white photograph
- 20 – A colour photograph
See General Information & Guidance
| Judge: | Mrs Kay Conway |
Classes
- 21 – A set of earrings – any media, any gender, any style (maximum of 4 in a set)
- 22 – A necklace – any media, any gender, any style
- 23 – A bracelet – any media, any gender, any style
- 24 – A ring or set of rings (maximum 3) – any media, any gender, any style
- 25 – A hand knitted or crocheted garment – adult, any gender, any style
- 26 – A hand knitted or crocheted garment – child, any gender, any style
- 27 – A sewn shirt or top – adult, any gender, any style
- 28 – A sewn shirt or top – child, any gender, any style
- 29 – Any accessory item made predominately from leather/pu leather – if possible sustainability should be considered
- 30 – Any accessory item made from any other media
See General Information & Guidance
| Judge: | Mrs Sally & Mr David Rogers |
Exhibitors to be under 5 years of age on day of show
Age to be stated on entry form
Classes
- 31 – Picture any media (not exceeding 18” x 12”) – not collage
- 32 – Decorated Paper plate
- 33 – A card made with handprint artwork
- 34 – A hanging decoration with embellishments
- 35 – A model made with any media
- 36 – A collage picture (not exceeding 18”x12”)
See General Information & Guidance
| Judge: | Mrs Sally & Mr David Rogers |
Exhibitors to be aged 5 + 1 day and under 8 years of age on day of show
Age to be stated on entry form
Classes
- 37 – Picture any media (not exceeding 18” x 12”)
- 38 – Create a card with a 3d element – any occasion, any technique, any media
- 39 – A decorated empty jar and lid – consider the theme and connection with The BFG!
- 40 – A decorated plant pot – any type any size up to approx. 12” high
- 41 – A collage made with things found out and about
- 42 – A model made from any media
See General Information & Guidance
| Judge: | Mrs Sally & Mr David Rogers |
Exhibitors to be aged 8 +1 day and under 12 years of age on day of show
Age to be stated on entry form
Classes
- 43 – Picture any media (not exceeding 18” x 12”)
- 44 – A pop up card for any occasion – any media, any size, any technique
- 45 – A model using Air dry or Polymer clay
- 46 – A door wreath for any occasion (maximum size 12” diameter or equivalent) – any shape, any media
- 47 – A hanging mobile with 4 arms – any materials, consider sustainability and nature
- 48 – Handwriting –
- William Wordsworth’s ‘The kitten at play’ – passage as below, presented in any way
See General Information & Guidance
Class 48 Handwriting- William Wordsworth’s ‘The kitten at play’ – passage as below, presented in any way:
The Kitten at Play
See the kitten on the wall,
Sporting with the leaves that fall,
Withered leaves, one, two and three
Falling from the elder tree,
Through the calm and frosty air
Of the morning bright and fair.
See the kitten, how she starts,
Crouches, stretches, paws and darts;
With a tiger-leap half way
Now she meets her coming prey,
Lets it go as fast and then
Has it in her power again.
Now she works with three and four,
Like an Indian conjurer;
Quick as he in feats of art,
Gracefully she plays her part;
Yet were gazing thousands there;
What would little Tabby care?
William Wordsworth – 1804
| Judge: | TBC |
Exhibitors to be aged 12 +1 day and under 16 years of age on day of show
Age to be stated on entry form
Classes
- 49 – Picture any media (not exceeding A3)
- 50 – A model using any media to include natural elements
- 51 – An item with moving parts – any style, any media
- 52 – A decorative/toy crochet or hand knitted item
- 53 – A black and white photograph
- 54 – A colour photograph
See General Information & Guidance