Pumpkin

Despite its immense size, the gourd fell just short of the beating the world record, which was set in 2023.

Staff at Bunkers Hill Garden Shop in Kidlington say that children have been left close to tears after the Green Goddess went missing the day before Halloween.

Tom Nelson and dad Ian have been growing pumpkin and squash for 30 years but seven years ago they started organising a pumpkin festival.