600lbs of pumpkin raises £1,200 for charity

Oct 22 2007 Liverpool Daily Post

Trevor Wilson from Holmstead Farm with Lynda Brislin from the North West Air Ambulance at the Annual Giant Pumpkin Competition _320

PUMPKINS weighing more than 600lbs helped raise cash for the North West Air Ambulance on Saturday.

Now in its 13th year, the annual Mere Brow Giant Pumpkin competition, held at Homestead Farm's Shop, on Wiggins Lane, in Ormskirk, raised more than £1,200.

There were 21 contestants and the winning pumpkin, grown by Gerrard Wright, from Tarleton, weighed in at 640lbs.

Organiser Trevor Wilson said: “We had a really successful day and raised quite a bit more money than in previous years – it normally stands at £600 to £800.

“We hope we have the same success next year.”