There were more than 700 entries on display at Barrow and District Horticultural Society’s 67th annual flower show in 1988, which was held in the town’s Civic Hall. Despite a windy and wet summer, entries were up by more than 200 compared with the previous year and organisers felt standards were higher than ever. “It’s probably the best standard we’ve had,” said Ron Jackson, chairman of Barrow and District Horticultural Society. There were large increases in the floral art and children’s sections, all of the entrants hoping to take home one of the 35 trophies on offer. Mayor and Mayoress John and Maureen Dick presented the prizes at the end of the show, after which all the flowers and There were more than 700 entries on display at Barrow and District Horticultural Society’s 67th annual flower show in 1988, which was held in the town’s Civic Hall.