Spring might be on the way but it’s not here quite yet. So, on today’s Nostalgia pages let’s remind ourselves of a time of year when there are plenty of blooms around. PRESENT: Les Bell, of Kirkby, with his prize-winning chrysanthemums at Barrow Horticultural Society Show in 1989 Barrow Horticultural Society held its annual show in September 1989. Show manager Ray Spittle said the standard was very high that year, with flowers good enough to do well in national shows. A trophy in memory of committee member Jim Rollinson was won by his daughter. WEIGH: Gary Roberts with his prize-winning pumpkin at Barrow Horticultural Society Show in 1989