THE ‘Halwill Flower and Produce Show’ was held on Saturday, September 3, and this year saw a wonderful selection of exhibits.

Halwill is rumoured to have held a show back in the 1950s and in 1987 a committee got together with the view to restarting the flower and produce show.

Since then there has been a show every year, either in the last week of August or the first week of September — depending on when the bank holiday is.

This year, on Saturday, September 3, the show was held once again with rows of exhibits ready for the judges to award prizes to. Margaret Darke presented those lucky winners with their trophies.

Results:

Vegetable Section: Best Exhibit — P Bray, potatoes; Hallwill Mill Challenge Cup — Brian Wonnacott; Top Tray — G Gerry; Thompson Cup, ‘Most Points’ in the veg section — Brian Wonnacott.

Fruit Section: Cup for ‘Most Points’ — (joint winners) Betty Darke and Brian Wonnacott.

Flower Section: Margaret Darke Trophy for ‘Best House Plant’ — Mrs V Balsdon, orchid; Susan De Bethune Memorial Cup for ‘Most Points’ in the roses section — Barn Park; Jane Wonnacott Cup for ‘best vase of cut garden flowers’ — Mrs D Bray; Rosebowl for ‘Most Points’ in flower section — Brian Wonnacott.

Flower Arranging Section: ‘Top Vase’ — K Mudle; Wright Cup, ‘Most Points’ — S Lamb.

Cookery Section: Doreen Norris Memorial Cup, ‘Special Cherry Cake’ — B Darke; Holway Cup, ‘Most Points’ — M Wilson.

Handicrafts Section: Metherell Gard Cup, ‘Most Points’ — A Hall and T Clarke.

Photographs Section: ‘Best Single Photo’ — Richard Powell; Trout Cup, ‘Most Points’ — Pat Smallacombe.

Children’s Section: Dart Cup — Beth Crocker; 2nd Matthew Crocker; 3rd Emily and Toby Lamb.

Other awards: Parish Council Cup, ‘Most Points’ in show — Brian Wonnacott; Dennis Hunt Novice Shield — Chris Towel.