Giant pumpkin feeds Halloween mania
The Bull At Broughton in Broughton, near Skipton, has taken delivery of the huge 705lb vegetable.
Nigel Haworth, above, a Michelin star chef and joint proprietor of Northcote Group, was at The Bull to collect the pumpkin from Class One Fresh Produce.
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Hide AdGiant pumpkins have become increasingly popular and there is strong competition to grow the world's largest. The current world record was set only yesterday in Wisconsin with a pumpkin weighing a whopping 1,810lbs.
The UK record has just been broken by the Paton Brothers based in Hampshire with a 1,503lbs giant.