UPTON in Bloom was awarded more than £500, accumulated through a fundraising hamper draw.

Claire and Grahame Bunn, of Upton pub The Anchor Inn, supplied the hamper and sold the tickets to be in with the chance to win it, equating to a total of £575 raised.

Claire Bunn presented Jackie Surtees, chair of Upton in Bloom, with the cheque while the hamper was won by Dave and Angela Gosling.

Upton in Bloom also organised its own Christmas hamper draw, which raised more than £300.

Mrs Surtees said: "Thank you to everyone who supported Upton in Bloom over the Christmas period."