The Flower Festival was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by visitors and participants alike.

We have included quite a few pictures here which, although they do not do justice to the occasion (there does not seem to be a way to depict smell via the Internet just yet!), do at least provide a flavour of the creativity involved in the Festival. Other people may well have better pictures than these. We would love to show them on the site. We will also try to provide more text in support of the pictures - and apologies if there are any inaccuracies. This was all done rather quickly in order to get the pictures available to you all.

Good use was made of locally growing plants. The foxgloves, for instance, were superb. The whole thing was especially evocative of the moorland all round us. A big 'thank you' to all those who put the effort into creating such wonderful exhibits.

Please enjoy the pictures. As usual they are 'thumbnails' for you to choose from and click on to download a larger image.

The Widecombe Bellringers produced this interpretation of bells.
Also from the Bellringers
The Widecombe Ladies Sewing Circle
The History Group, including the model longhouse and a detail of the mural showing behind.
Another view of the History Group.
Widecombe Fair, showing Uncle Tom and the rest.
Spot the Clapper Bridge
A lovely display of red poppies from the Royal British Legion.
From Princetown United Church
Leusdon Church, the model provides an excellent setting.
The Moorland Merrymakers and a wonderful evocation of props and Alice in Wonderland.
The Sports Group
Devon Air Ambulance Trust, vital for our safety.
Holne Church (Charles Kingsley was born at Holne Vicarage).
Another part of the Holne Church exhibit
Huccaby Chapel was also used as a school. These items are all kept in the Chapel.
Part of the Widecombe Fair exhibit
Part of the National Trust exhibit.
Widecombe School memorabilia
Paintings of Widecombe from the children
More paintings from the children
The Team Ministry's calming exhibit
A detail of the Team's exhibit
The font.
I couldn't resist the beautiful stained glass window
Another window.
Life's big events depicted
More of life's big events
A general view
Another general view
General view from the pulpit.
The National Trust, very much a part of Dartmoor
The children's posies

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