ORGANISERS of this year's Devon County Show have been celebrating what they called a 'glorious come-back for glorious Devon's premier event', as the last of almost 100,000 show-goers made their happy way home from the Westpoint showground near Exeter.

A combination of a myriad of trade stands, some of the finest food and drink to be found at any show anywhere, an impressive range of agricultural machinery, perfect weather - plus what seems to have been a very conscious effort by Devon's people and businesses to rally round their county show after last year's third day cancellation, produced one of the biggest three day attendances in recent years.

All of the overflow car-parks were filled to capacity by Saturday afternoon.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: "This has been our 120th show, and amongst all of those shows, there can have been very few which have been more successful and enjoyable.

“We haven't just bounced back from last year, we have taken the show onto a new level, with more agricultural machinery and farming-related trade stands than for many years, a hugely successful new children’s feature in our Farm Wise initiative with Devon County Council, and more top quality local food and drink stands.”