THERE was some drizzle in the morning before Wootton Courtenay Flower and Produce Show, but the afternoon was fine and a very good crowd turned up.

This year the prizes were presented by David Lowman, who had revived the show with Mike Lipscombe in 2002 after a lapse of over 40 years.

After the Lipscombes left the area, David carried on by himself until 2011. It then lapsed for a year before being revived again by Major General Richard Barron and Veronica Clegg.

Since then it has gone on from strength to strength and this year was no exception.

Despite the near drought conditions, the show benches were groaning with vegetables, flowers, cookery and handicrafts.

The flower section was good, too, with some eye-catching arrangements and there were lots of entries for the cookery section.

The photography section had a great display entitled ‘Wootton Courtenay at Work and Play’. A late entry, which could not be judged, by Andy Giles was included in the running for the people’s choice and won with a photograph of the interior of the Village Shop.

The organisers were a little disappointed that there were no junior entries, especially as they had opened it to children visiting the village.

Another successful auction of produce ably conducted by Eddy Bishop ended a very happy and well attended day.

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