Fabulous fruit and vegetables were celebrated and dedicated servants were honoured at an annual village summer show.
Bolton le Sands Horticultural Society's 94th Annual Summer Show was held on Saturday at the Village Community Centre, with many people coming along to see the exhibits.
The show was opened by retiring President David Regan and his wife Lynn.
Lynn was presented with a bouquet by Amelia and Heidi Mckechnie, while incoming President, Barbara Bainbridge, presented David with a token of the society’s appreciation for his years in the role.
Long Service awards were presented to Pat Davey and Doreen Steele for 20 years service to the society. They are pictured below with society President Barbara Bainbridge.
Despite a slow start to the growing year there were plenty of fruit and vegetables on display, with some particularly fine peas and beans this year.
This year the Blue Ribbon was won by Martin Ellam for his extra long truss of tomatoes and the Banksian Medal was won by Bill Howarth.
Brenda Muir won the National Vegetable Society Silver Medal for a truss of plum tomatoes. Alex Rhodes won the National Sweet Pea Society Bronze Medal for his vase of sweet peas and Rebecca Wait won the National Dahlia Society Bronze Medal for a vase of pompon dahlias. Both Alex and Rebecca were first time exhibitors so it goes to show that the old hands don’t always win all the prizes.
Other awards presented at the show included those for the Village Garden Competition:
Len Parkinson Trophy for Best Large Garden - Belinda & Steve Garland
H & M Pennington Trophy for Best Small Garden - Jo Kidd
Arthur Briggs Trophy for Best Patio Garden - Sue Crookall
David Rodwell Shield for Most points in Village Garden Competition - Sue Crookall
150 people came through the doors to enjoy the exhibition and to partake of the coffee and cakes provided by the team from the WI.
Pictured below, judge Jack Gott and stewards Alex Rhodes and Sue Wood.
This year’s auction of donated exhibits was conducted by Social Secretary, Steve Slater, aided by auction runners Bel and Loki Rhodes. The auction raised £34, half of which will be donated to the society's charity of the year, Growingwell.co.uk
Louise Belcher, show secretary, said she would like to thank "all those who entered the show and those who came to see the show, but particularly those who helped set everything up and run such a wonderful event".
"It takes a lot of work and a certain amount of magic to turn an empty hall into a spectacular flower show," she said.
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