HUNDREDS of people descended on Rowde, near Devizes, on Sunday for a garden fair which has been growing in popularity since it was started in 2006.

Organisers were delighted that the sun shone for the 13th Rowdeford Garden Fair and showed off the school's delightful surroundings to their full affect.

Many people wanted to make sure they got the pick of the plants and other goods for sale and started queueing well before the official 10am opening time.

Rosie Berry from the organising committee said: "The garden fair was held on a glorious sunny day in the beautiful surroundings of Rowdeford School. The traffic on the A361 was backed up in both directions as cars were pouring in and the keen gardeners were soon queuing to get to their favourite stall well before the official opening time"

She said that the committee is confident that the £10,000 fundraising target will be met and the cash will go towards further improvements to the school's Outdoor Learning Centre which was built with funds raised by the Rowdeford Charity Trust.

But amid the happy atmosphere and beauty of plants and animals there was also worry among the crowd about the news revealed last week that Rowdeford special school could be under threat.

Wiltshire Council is considering the future of Rowdeford along with two St Nicholas in Chippenham and Larkrise in Trowbridge. Campaigners made the most the crowd to drum up support for a petition and set up a stall to give people information.