Harrogate and District Branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild have created a 6ft model of the Great Yorkshire Show made entirely from sugar.
The colourful display depicts the Yorkshire’s premier agricultural event. The arrangement was created by the eighteen members of the guild and has taken since January to complete.
The guild showed their creation in the North of England Cake and Decorating show, under the brief ‘Celebrating the Glories of Northern England.’
Their display won silver and is now on show in The Stray Ferret office window, in the centre of Harrogate, for a month.
The sugarcraft display of the Great Yorkshire Show in The Stray Ferret window
The display is all handmade, inedible, and will not melt due to the high sugar content.
Other entries in the competition depicted Blackpool tower, The Angel of the North and Keswick mountain rescue.
There are multiple sugarcraft disciplines on the table including royal icing, flood work, sugar paste coating, marzipan modelling, bas relief, decoupage, gelatine work and cocoa painting.
The guild has existed for 35 years and Lesley Dalton has been chair of the Harrogate branch for more than 25 years.
Ms Dalton said:
“Someone suggested doing the Great Yorkshire Show and we all thought that was brilliant. I am absolutely thrilled with all of the work we’ve done; I am so proud of the girls they have done an amazing job.”
Sugarcraft members, Left to Right: Judy Banks, Lorraine Stewart and Lesley Dalton
The majority of members first began sugarcrafting after making birthday cakes for their families and enjoyed the practice and wanted to improve their skills.
Ms Dalton said:
“The guild isn’t a very good name it makes people think we are extremely experienced. We are always looking for new members, if you enjoy decorating cakes come and join us and you can learn and better your skills. If you like the look of it come and join us.”
The guild meet every month on the second Monday, except August and December, in Harlow community village hall at 7.30 pm.
The Great Yorkshire Show created by the Harrogate and District Branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild
Sugarcrafted animals in the Great Yorkshire Show display
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