MORE than 100 paintings by local artists and a church full of flowers were on show at Matching Flower and Art Festival.
The event at Matching Church and the Ancient Feast Room in Matching Green was held across August 31 and September 1 and enjoyed a steady flow of visitors coming to see the displays.
Jane Yates, a member of the Friends of Matching Church and the festival organising committee, hailed it as a great success.
The 57-year-old said: "It was really good.
"The flower displays were wonderful and the church looked beautiful. The theme for our displays was nursery rhymes. We had everything from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to Ring A Ring Of Roses.
"It was a really fun theme to play with and everyone came up with a great display representing their nursery rhyme.
"The weather was good, which always helps, and we had excellent food laid on by our caterers."
The event raised cash to maintain the church and feast room.
Mrs Yates, of High Laver, said: "We are still counting the money raised but it should be a good amount.
"The art displays were very impressive and lots of people came to see their work. A lot of the paintings were of local scenes.
"This year we had a fun run as well. This was to try and get younger people involved. It was a great success.
"The feast room and church are in such a lovely location and the grounds are so beautiful. I'm glad lots of people came to enjoy it."
