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The event was held at St Luke s Hall in November. Chairman Rob Spittle commended six-year-old Laura Masson and her eight-year-old brother, Lee, of Strathmore Avenue, Walney, on their entries in the children s section. They won a number of trophies. It was Laura s first competition, but not for Lee, who had been winning trophies since he was five. The pair both attended St Columbus Infant and Primary School and had their own little plot on their grandfather s allotment. They grew apple and orange trees, turnips, carrots and radishes there. Lee, an avid Liverpool FC fan, was encouraged by his grandfather, Alf Masson, to start entering shows and, along with his sister, now entered about five a year.