Keighley Horticultural Society show is a blooming success

The event was held as part of Keighley Show, at Marley playing fields.

A society spokesperson says: "Crowds flocked into our marquee, which was packed with more than 400 exhibits of flowers, fruit and vegetables. This was double the number compared to last year.

"The society was delighted to welcome national champion growers who had travelled to the event from various parts of the country.

"Especially pleasing this year was the high number of novice and children's entrants – these are the future of show gardening."

The show also included a display of photos, literature and artefacts from across the decades to mark the society's 190th anniversary.

Earlier this summer, the society – which is one of the oldest horticultural groups in the country – had issued an appeal for anyone with memorabilia to get in touch.

Trophy winners were: Sir Bracewell Smith Trophy for best exhibit in show, Ian Sutherland; Keighley Horticultural & Allotment Association Challenge Trophy and Noel Kitchen Memorial Trophy, Ray Freeman; National Allotment & Garden Society Trophy, David Fowler; Keighley & District Society Members' Trophy and Duxbury Trophy for chrysanthemums, David Hargreaves; Keighley News Trophy for best exhibit in fruit and Constance Shapiro Memorial Trophy for best exhibit of roses, Stewart Shackleton; Prince Smith & Stell Trophy for best exhibit in novice flower category and Dunderdale Trophy for best exhibit in flower sections, Julia Forster; FS Otty Memorial Trophy for best exhibit in novice veg category, James Oxley; Brooke Trophy for best spray chrysanthemums, Alan Smith; Proctor Trophy for best vase of gladiolus and Vincent Brown Memorial Trophy for best vase of sweet peas, Mike Cunningham; Bob Lewis Memorial Trophy for best vase of carnations and John Edward Thomas Memorial Trophy for most successful exhibitor, John Smiles; Sr W Prince Smith Trophy for winner of vegetable championship class and RD Whitaker & Sons Trophy for the heaviest onion, Mark Brown; Silvia Cole Trophy for best exhibit in the children's classes, Leo McLaughlin.

Medal winners: National Dahlia Society Silver Medal, National Dahlia Society Bronze Medal and National Chrysanthemum Society Silver Medal, David Fowler; National Dahlia Society Bronze Medal, Keith Marsh; National Chrysanthemum Society Bronze Medal and National Chrysanthemum Society Certificate of Merit, Alan Smith; National Gladioli Society Silver Medal Card, Mike Cunningham; The Rose Society UK Bronze Medal, Stewart Shackleton; National Vegetable Society Silver Medal, Ray Freeman.