The Club runs a monthly competitions. Points are awarded for 1st 2nd and 3rd in each class. The points are added up at the end of the year and cups are awarded to the winners in each class. A shield is also awarded to the member who accumulates the most points during the year in all classes.
This gives members the chance to show off whats in their collections and show new members what can be collected.
2023
DEC | A local Jug | up to 5 bottle openers | Up to 5 beers |
Class List for 2024
Non changing classes.
Class 4 is Best dug item.
Class 5 Best bought item.
Class 6 Sad find.
Variable classes.
Month | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 7 |
JAN | Up to 3 pictorial cream pots | Up to 3 dolls heads | A Galtee moore ginger beer | Up to 3 post cards |
FEB | Up to 3 flatbase hamiltons | The oldest item in your collection | Up to 3 swirly inks | A gold coin |
MAR | Up to 5 ointment pots | A coloured print pot lid | A coloured lip codd | An old brooch |
APR | Up to 2 10oz codds | Up to 3 internal screw stoppered ginger beers | A Zara seal | A smoking related item |
MAY | 3 items from 1 mineral water company | A sheared/ burst lip bottle (not ink) | Up to 2 crown cap hamiltons | Up to 5 local beer mats |
JUNE | A bears grease pot lid | 3 blue poisons | Up to 3 dumpy seltzers | A fossil |
JULY | Up to 4 coloured inks | Up to 2 quack cures | Up to 2 baby feeders | An enamel sign |
AUG | A local flagon | Up to 3 half pint beers bottles | Up to 5 items on a tray | A military item |
SEPT | 2 Sauce Bottles | A hot water bottle | Up to 3 green glass bottles | Up to 3 badges |
OCT | A pontilled bottle | 2 Chemist bottles | A Saltglazed item | A figural clay pipe |
NOV | An advertising item | A soda syphon | A match striker or Vesta case | An old toy |
DEC | An un-opened mineral or ginger beer | Up to 5 miniture sample bottles | A vintage tin | A vintage Christmas related item |
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