The Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society has donated £1,300 to two local community groups, with the money raised from its latest flower and produce show.

The two groups to benefit were the Woodroffe School Gardening Club in Lyme Regis and the Flamingo Community Pool Jubilee Project in Axminster.

The donations were announced at the Society’s Autumn Show held at Uplyme Village Hall on Thursday, October 7.

Jim Johnson-Hills, who accepted a £300 donation to the Woodroffe School Gardening Club, spoke about what the money would be spent on.

He said: “[It will cover] immediate purchases including onion sets and garlic bulbs, oyster mushroom grain spawn and growing bags, plus a decent amount of spring and early summer bulbs."

The Horticultural Society actively supports the gardening club and has previously provided money for tools, equipment, and trees for the school orchard.

Rachel Jordan, one of the Flamingo Pool’s trustees, accepted a £1,000 donation and encouraged all those present to make use of its facilities, which includes a hydrotherapy pool.

The Jubilee Project is raising £250,000 to install renewable and sustainable energy sources to keep the pools running as economically and efficiently as possible while minimising environmental impact.