ILMINSTER Lions Club has thanked everyone for their continued support of its annual summer fete, which has now raised more than £100,000 down the years for good causes.

The fete on Saturday was blessed with great weather, which was crucial as most of the stalls and attractions were outside for the first time in years.

This was the 30th anniversary fete for the club, which is raising money to buy a piece of kit for the Beacon Cancer Centre at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, with money raised from the fete going towards that project.

Cheques for £250 were presented by Lions chairman Roger Taylor to the RNLI and Chard Scouts.

Lions’ fundraising chairman Martin Smith said: “It’s difficult to put an overall figure on how much has been raised in total over the years at the fete, but it is safe to say that we wouldn’t have been able to do this without the generous support of the people of Ilminster, the surrounding area and local businesses.”

At the fete, there was a display from the newly-formed Ilminster Majorettes, plus a football tournament with Ilminster Youth FC.

Members of Ilminster Fire Service were on hand to give children a tour of a fire engine, while there was also a magician and Punch and Judy show to entertain the fete-goers.

Ilminster’s deputy mayor Cllr Tony Walker attended the fete.