THE culinary skills of WI?members are legendary — and Bude is no exception.

The WI branch there last year announced its new competition, the Bude Bake Off.

This competition was the brainchild of the coordinator, Cynthia May, and the donator of the trophy, Ruth Petherick.

The intention is to encourage the basic cooking skills, which are advocated by the WI, and Ruth Petherick wished to donate a trophy as a thank you for the pleasure she has received from the organisation over her more than 30 years of membership.

The competition took the form of several baking competitions held over a year with points awarded for each entry.

The overall winners are: 1, Jenny Bond; 2, Janet White; 3, Jill Brown and 4, Beryl Vickery.