A record amount was raised for charity at this year's Silsden Horticultural Show held last Saturday.

The £402 proceeds of the event at Cobbydale Social Club will be shared between the NSPCC and Cancer Research.

The money was raised at the prize presentation and auction of exhibits.

The show committee wants to thank its sponsors for their invaluable support.

Prizewinners: best exhibit in show (dahlias) and best exhibit in flower section, Alan Greenwood; silver tray for best pot plant, Harry Carr; best exhibit in vegetable section (cucumber), Charlie Pollard; Cobbydale Social Club Shield for most overall points in show, David Wright; Buffs silver cup for best bean, Eric Heseltine.

l Left, Alan Greenwood's prizewinning medium cactus dahlias come under close scrutiny from judge George Porter at the Silsden show.