Thousands of pumpkin pickers pack in to Shrewsbury patch enjoying Halloween boost
A pumpkin picking patch near Shrewsbury has sold six times the amount of pumpkins this Halloween as last year.
Joe Hamer of Arscott Farm in Pontesford said he has struggled to meet the demand as up to 3,000 people a day have turned up to pick pumpkins this year - despite the recent storms turning his patch into something resembling "the Somme".
"It has been mental," said Joe, who only diversified into seasonal picking produce last year following a move from being an agricultural contractor. "I suppose I have been a victim of my own success as last year was the first time I started selling pumpkins, but I have had 3,000 people a day here on a Sunday.
