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Sunshine, ice cream and a huge range of events made this year's Heage Garden Party the best one yet, according to organisers.The 25th annual event, which took place on Saturday, raised £3,500 for Action Medical Research during the afternoon - the highest total ever achieved during the event.
Around 650 people passed through the gates at 57 Ripley Road, to enjoy the activities on offer and soak up the spring sunshine. At one point the hosts even ran out of ice cream, and someone had to be sent out to buy some more.
Jean Fardoe, who organised the event with her husband Glyn, said: "It was mega. It was the best one we've ever done. The main factor was the weather. It was fantastic.
"It was a great day. We really did enjoy it."
Pony and trap rides, a children's entertainer and a gardener's question time with the members of Ripley Gardening Club were some of the activities on offer at the event, which was opened by former England and Derby County footballer Roy McFarland and his wife Linda.
The Belper-based Folk Friendzy dance troupe provided entertainment during the day, and there was music, raffles, skittles, a penalty shoot out, and a flower demonstration.
A barbecue, cream teas and ice creams were on offer to visitors.
Jean and Glyn have been running fundraising garden parties for Action Medical Research for 25 years, after a friend's son died of a congenital heart defect at 18 months old.
Jean said: "It's a good cause and it's a social thing. It's a real community effort. Thanks to everybody."
Around 650 people passed through the gates at 57 Ripley Road, to enjoy the activities on offer and soak up the spring sunshine. At one point the hosts even ran out of ice cream, and someone had to be sent out to buy some more.
Jean Fardoe, who organised the event with her husband Glyn, said: "It was mega. It was the best one we've ever done. The main factor was the weather. It was fantastic.
"It was a great day. We really did enjoy it."
Pony and trap rides, a children's entertainer and a gardener's question time with the members of Ripley Gardening Club were some of the activities on offer at the event, which was opened by former England and Derby County footballer Roy McFarland and his wife Linda.
The Belper-based Folk Friendzy dance troupe provided entertainment during the day, and there was music, raffles, skittles, a penalty shoot out, and a flower demonstration.
A barbecue, cream teas and ice creams were on offer to visitors.
Jean and Glyn have been running fundraising garden parties for Action Medical Research for 25 years, after a friend's son died of a congenital heart defect at 18 months old.
Jean said: "It's a good cause and it's a social thing. It's a real community effort. Thanks to everybody."