THE Blackdown WI Flower and Produce Show was well supported with exhibitors coming from a wide area to take part.

The floral art section especially had a lot of entries and as always the judges commented on the high standard of exhibits.

The winners were:

- Dolly Studley Overall Cup, Ian Hallett 

- Sparks Cup for Vegetables, Ian Hallett

- Foxbury Floral Cup, Valerie Lawrence

- Floral Art Cup, Hilary Minson

- Malam Home Produce Cup, Julia Borland

- Snell Photography Cup, Anne Cooke

- Kimbrey Handicraft Cup, joint winners Joan Symonds and Jane Rudkin

- Saunders Children’s Cup 12-16, Kerry Ann May

- Saunders Children’s Cup 11 and under, Sophie Raymond.

- A new class for a basket/trug of five vegetables 1st, Pete Rowley, 2nd, Sylvia Creed-Castle, and 3rd Ian Hallett.

This year for the first time the show had a People’s Choice and the Floral Arrangement (Ruby Wedding) by Hilary Minson got the most votes.

The committee thanked everyone who had made the show such a success. The retiring secretary Charlyne Barrett was presented with a garden voucher. Her successor will be Sue Hibbard.