THERE was something for everyone in the horticulture tent this year, from the perfect flaky pastry to beautiful blooms of flowers.

Tables upon tables of homemade goods lined the tent as competitors tried their hands at making pies and sausage rolls, the best creamy fudge and intricate floral arrangements, while children were also given the chance to enter with animals made of vegetables, decorated kites, painted rocks and more.

In the club class, there was three entries with the winner scooping first prize being Camelford Town Band.

Their display followed a ‘Best of British’ theme, and did the theme justice with a Victoria sponge cake, flowers blossoming out of a trombone, a musician made out of spanners, Great British flags and a vintage photograph of Camelford Town Band.

There to accept the prize on behalf of the band was Charlotte Goatman, who told the Post more about the display: “Catherine did the flowers, Tom made the little man out of spanners, Donna Goodenough made the cake and I made the savoury food. The photo was taken in the Delabole fog.

“We’ve done all this before but this year it was about celebrating all things British, so of course we chose to focus our display around the band.”

With 55 out of 80 points, the band had really done themselves proud. Before dashing off to play with the band for the afternoon’s musical entertainment, Charlotte added: “I’m delighted — it’s our first victory!”

Secretary of the horticulture tent, Elaine Reynolds, gave out the cups to winners in the afternoon. She said: “As you can see we’ve had some fantastic entries this year and plenty of children’s entries as always, as well as some new competitors.”

Elaine’s son, Dexter, was one of those who had a successful day, with lots of firsts, seconds and thirds to take home! Showing off his kite, Dexter said: “Daddy got some card stuff and I had these paint pencils and you have to shake them, and then I drew a tractor and a piggy and some more pictures.”

Next was his rocket, picking up third prize, using blue stars, paper and the colour red to make some very realistic flames. He also made a pink pig out of a fizzy pop bottle, adding: “I like pigs.”

Further down the tent was Dexter’s interpretation of a bird and a seal made out of sweet potatoes, as well as a tractor painted onto a rock, a beautifully colourful floral arrangement and his own plate of sausage rolls and a pasty!

Elaine, who owns the florist shop Flowers from Bruallen in Delabole, told the Post: “The entries are up this year, we’ve had a phenomenal amount of entries with lots of new competitors.

“Everything has come together — there has been lots of colour and lots of fantastic entries.”