Growing flowers, veg and babies in 1950

By 1950, the baby boom was officially over but these little angels were still the apples of their parents’ eyes. The picture was taken at the Fernhurst Horticultural Club’s annual flower and vegetable show, which was held in the grounds of Vicarage Park. While the villagers showed off some impressive lettuces, mammoth marrows and more buckets of hydrangeas than one table should ever have to hold, the centre of attention went to the contestants in the baby show. A report in the Observer said “practically every youngster in the village under the age of three years had been entered by proud parents”. Proudest of all would have been Mr and Mrs Coombes, whose son Jeremy was judged to be champion baby. Young Jeremy was part of the 18 months-three years class, which also saw Joan Cowen and Shanda Upperton receive prizes. In the six-18 months class, Christopher Tallam took first prize and Timothy Randall was second. First prize winner in the under six-month group was Elizabeth Vermady with Deidre Scott coming second. It’s hard to believe that every one of those bouncing baby boys and girls are now pensioners. The prizes were presented by Mrs Guy Morgan, wife of the society’s president. It was a good day for Mrs Morgan, who won prizes for having the best collection of vegetables, the best carrots and the best runner beans. Can anyone name any of these babies or their proud mums? Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage at www.chichester.co.uk/ 2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ChichesterObserver 3) Follow us on Twitter @Chiobserver 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! The Chichester Observer - always the first with your local news. Be part of it.