A tulip festival in Walton-le-Dale burst into bloom for its seventh year running, raising a record amount for charity.

Gardeners from across Lancashire headed to Brighter Blooms in Gillibrand Street for the weekend event, hosted by Matthew Smith and his wife.

They raised over £3,100 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation and Fundatia Motivation Romania.

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Yvonne Stott, community and events fundraiser for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, said: “Our thanks to Matthew, his wife and everyone involved in making this year’s tulip festival so successful. 

“As a spring event, the weather can sometimes be a bit hit and miss but the warm sunshine really showed it in its true colours – a joyous blast of heart-lifting hues that made everyone want to linger.”

Matthew grows flowers, vegetables and fruit bushes which he then sells to the public and showcases at garden shows. He displayed more than 60 varieties of tulips in a rainbow of colours during the festival.

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Visitors were able to enjoy hot drinks and homemade cakes which were sold and served by volunteers from the two charities. They also hosted a raffle and sold the nursery’s honey to raise funds.

There were also performances by Preston People’s Choir, tutorials on fruit tree grafting by expert, Hilary Dodson and an information stand by members of the Hardy Plant Society North West Region.

Fundatia Motivation Romania supplies wheelchairs, mobility aids and independent living training to adults and children in Romania and the Rosemere Cancer Foundation funds equipment, staff training and research for patients throughout Lancashire.

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