IN PICTURES: Loads of family fun at Malvern Autumn Show - The Malvern Observer

IN PICTURES: Loads of family fun at Malvern Autumn Show

Malvern Editorial 27th Sep, 2016 Updated: 20th Oct, 2016   0

THE BIGGEST red cabbage ever seen which weighed equal to an average seven year-old, celebrity guests and a bumper crop of gold medals were all to see at the weekend’s Malvern Autumn Show.

A feast of family entertainment included four world record-breaking giant vegetables, TV Chef Tom Kerridge, gardening guru Carol Klein and the appearance of Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke.

Also sharing expert knowhow were RHS Judges Jon Wheatley and Martin Fish while Big Allotment Challenge star, Jonathan Moseley headed up the show’s Autumn Floral Fiesta.

Ken Nottage, CEO of Three Counties said: “What a fantastic finale to our 2016 show season.




“What other show brings you World Record Breaking Giant Veg, culinary masterclasses with Tom Kerridge, dance demos with Anton du Beke and the very best in food and horticulture?

“The sun has shone throughout the weekend and the atmosphere has been tremendous.”


For the third year running the Malvern Autumn Show played host to the UK National Giant Vegetable Championships.

This year’s championships welcomed a record breaking number of entries, up 20 per cent on last year, with more than 360 entries from nearly 80 competitors.

A staggering four world records were broken and at least one UK record.

This year’s event saw two new categories introduced, Heaviest Bell Pepper and Heaviest Red Cabbage. And it was the latter which saw one of the world records smashed.

Triple world record holder David Thomas from Cornwall beat the previous record by almost 4.5kg with his monster red cabbage weighing in at a staggering 23.2kg, the same weight as the average 7-year-old-child.

The record previously stood for over 90 years, set by Mr. R Straw in 1925.

Other world record breakers include World’s Longest Carrot, 6.245m, World’s Longest Beetroot, 7.956m and World’s Longest Radish, 5.023m, all grown by Joe Atherton from Mansfield.

A UK Record for the Heaviest Kobra Gourd was set by Peter Marston, the gargantuan gourd weighed in at 16.92kg.

Martyn Davis, official judge for the Championships and National Vegetable Society representative said: “We’re thrilled that David’s colossal cabbage and the other record breakers have added such fantastic interest to the whole competition at Malvern Autumn Show.”

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