IT has survived a drought, scarlet fever and a world war, but a horticultural society is still going strong and this year celebrated its hundredth show.

The club began 110 years ago and was created through donations from local firms, with just two categories in the first show.

Held at Birch Hall in conjunction with the Donkey Derby, Copted Hall loaned palms and ferns for decoration at the events.

For a long time there were two shows a year which included chrysanthemums and dahlias and exhibits from the Women's Institute.

But in 1900 scarlet fever hit the village and the show had to be postponed with only exhibitors allowed in the tent to bring their entries.

During the First World War there were no shows or recorded meeting and in 1921 it was cancelled because of the drought.

But this year the sun shone and everything ran smoothly.

Secretary of the society Tricia Haslehurst said: “The exhibitors staged high quality and unusual produce, the scarecrows looked fantastic but best of all we had many visitors.

"Well done to all the village societies and families who took the time and trouble to enter the scarecrow competition.”