RICHARD Hope was one of the star exhibitors at Bury’s Walnut Allotments annual show.

Mr Hope’s giant vegetables — marrows weighing 98lbs, a cabbage at 58lbs, onions at 3,342 grams and a truss of tomatoes at 1,866 grams — earned him a top trophy More than 30 people exhibited flowers and vegetables at the Mosses Centre.

Other main winners were: Jenny Walsh Trophy, D Brooks; Richard Robinson Cup, C Bateman; G & F Spencer Tray, R Waters; P Holland Cup, R Waters; Theodore Lees Trophy, M Collins and Garden Outreach; J Salisbury Tray, J Woods; V Whowell Cup, D Brooks; Bury Horticultural Cup, D Brooks; J C Kenyon Cup, D Brooks; John Hall Rose Bowl; D Brooks; W Brennand Trophy, Mrs C M BerryA Shaw Trophy, D Brooks; J A Crawshaw Cup, Mrs C M Berry.