PAWLETT residents packed out the Village Hall for a blooming marvellous Flower Show.

There were a wide variety of awards on offer with competitions for the bulbs, crafts and photography for both children and adults at Saturday's event.

Sandra Jeffries picked up a number of awards for her bulbs, while Rosemary Hicks stood out in the crafts category thanks to her superb watercolour.

George Edwards won the Children's Cup for Under 11's while Grace Simmonds came top in the 12-16 year-olds section.

Shona Winter, secretary for the Pawlett Flower Show said: "We have a wide range of awards on offer, including bulb, domestic, photography and much more.

"It is a closed show open only to residents and their grandchildren. The judges have remarked that the calibre or entries is excellent given there are just 500 residents eligible to take part," she said.

"Our next show will be coming up on August 12.