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THE beautiful blooms of summer were
on display at Budleigh Flower Festival.
The four-day “Celebrating Salterton”
extravaganza was staged at St Peter’s Church and featured displays by more
than 40 groups from the Budleigh area.
These were dazzling in their variety
with all kinds of flowers on show from simple meadow flowers to exotic gerberas
and anthuriums.
Organiser Chris Parish said: “It was delightful that
so many people in the town supported the event and the flowers were stunning.
Stunning displays “There have been flower
shows in the past, but these were church events, whereas this was very much a
town occasion.
“There were displays from the town’s council,
chamber of commerce, police fire brigade and cricket club. Thank you to everyone
for their tremendous effort.”
The festival ran from Thursday June 16 to
Sunday June 20. It was held to raise money for the Stroke Association, the Nserester
Orphanage in Uganda and St Peter’s Fabric Fund.
More than £2,000
was raised through collection tins, with proceeds from the festival’s other
events still to be counted.
A Friday supper was held with 110 diners tucking
into tomato soup, turkey and salad, followed by strawberries and cream.
This
was followed by a talk from Chris Bailes, a member of the Royal Horticultural
Society and the curator of Rosemoor Gardens, Great Torrington.
Mr Parish
said: “He showed us that a keen gardener can overcome the salty air and onshore
breezes to create a wonderful garden by the sea.”
On Saturday, more
than 250 people packed into the church for a concert by four singers from the
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