"We were so upset by the cancellation of Shrewsbury Flower Show that we have organised our own floral event in Wem"

Members of her flower club in Wem were already hard at work planning their exhibits and were looking forward to showcasing their arrangements at the long-running event in The Quarry.

Determined to ensure their efforts were not in vain, Jacqueline, who owns Dasher Floral Creations in Wem High Street, decided to organise her own show and raise money for good causes at the same time.

“I’ve been running Dasher Flower Club for almost three years and last year we went to Shrewsbury Flower Show and entered as a team.

“We were planning to go again this year and had already started building our floral structure.

“When we heard that Shrewsbury Flower Show was cancelled, we were all a bit upset.

“After I had sulked for three hours, I had the idea of holding a floral showcase for people who had already started preparing for the flower show.

“A lot of people spend a lot of money on entering the show and really look forward to it.

“I knew it was not going to be like Shrewsbury Flower Show because that’s huge, but I wanted to do something for charity and something where people could still use what they were making.

“I also wanted to encourage other people and other groups to join us, like the sight loss group, the dementia group and schools,” she explains.

Helping Jacqueline to organise the event are Dasher Flower Club members Mandy Shingler, Karan Szaroleta, Pat Beddoes, Louise Green and former Wem town and Shropshire councillor Pauline Dee.