PICTURES: Village fair and ‘amazing’ flower festival

Mary Duncan-Burden's floral tribute to the Mendip Morris dancers at St Mary's Church,Yatton. Flower festival. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

St Mary's Church, in Yatton, threw open its doors for two days of entertainment.

Historic cars were parked up for people to browse, church tours were run and beautiful floral displays were also set up.

Festival organiser and church warden Pat Denni with fellow church warden Mike Cooke. St Mary's Church,Yatton. Flower festival. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Organiser Val Dickens said: "We had a good mix of people attend and lots were interested in the bell-ringing stall which also controlled the tower tours - again many people did the climb up to the turret, the views would have been amazing after the rain.

"The flowers were totally amazing and the theme was Yatton organisations."

Fiona Mann and Bridget Jarvis with their cricket club inspired display at St Mary's Church,Yatton. Flower festival. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

While there was an element of fun with a raffle taking place, there was a serious reason for the event.

St Mary's Church,Yatton. Flower festival. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Val said: "The money raised will go towards paying for urgent repairs to three church windows.

"But we also want to improve the kitchen and other things, so the work goes on."

Julie and Robert Manley, Ann Long and Nora Broomfield on the raffle stall. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)

Rev. Nigel Thomas with Jean-Louis Maurin and his Volvo 544 and John Ball with his Bently Derby from 1934. Picture: MARK ATHERTON (Image: Archant)