Perton Village Show will return after 16 year break
From knitted royalty to giant vegetables – the returning Perton Village Show had something for everyone.
Despite having not been staged for 16 years, the event attracted hundreds of visitors and 400 entries across 84 classes.
These ranged from cookery, art, writing and photography to film, flower arranging and horticulture.
A novelty dog show was held on the grassed area next to Perton Library and there were a further 29 categories for juniors aged between four and 16. Organiser parish councillor Philip Davis told of how the village show had been a roaring success.
He said: "It was absolutely brilliant and was very busy throughout.
"In total, there were 80 entrants and around 400 entries. The 'best in show' was given to a knitted item of canal people.
"I particularly liked a sculpture of an aeroplane made out of baked beans tins."
The show was last held in 2000 and was stopped due to a lack of local support, but it now boasts hundreds of entries. The revived show was held on Saturday at the Civic Centre in Perton between 8am and 11am. Among the stunning entries were huge onions, artistic woodwork and homemade chutneys.
Councillor Davis entered into the heaviest marrow contest with one grown in his Codsall allotment and finished second.
There was also a competition to guess the weight of a marrow with people asked to donate 20p for each guess.
The money will be ploughed back into the event by organisers.
