Celebration event at Flamingo Flowers in Weston

Celebrations were in full swing for employees at a flower firm, as more than 300 people came together to support the hard work of staff members.

A colourful carnival theme was enjoyed by everyone at Flamingo Flowers in Weston, as the company got together to host a celebration to show their appreciation.

Employees got stuck into the festival atmosphere by enjoying a variety of carnival games which included coconut shy, mini golf, hook a duck, feed the clown, higher or lower and more.

A raffle was held which gave many members of staff the chance to win prizes such as Amazon vouchers, a spa day for two, an Air Fryer, Breville Blender, £100 voucher for the George Hotel in Buckden and lots more.

In total the raffle helped raise £945 which the company has donated to Tonic Health, a wellbeing charity based in Spalding.

On the day employees enjoyed tucking into a selection of food options that went down a treat, these included cheese burgers, pulled pork and hot dogs – all served with chips.

Everyone enjoyed a good boogie as live performances from Ray Cridland and Shaun Neal created a fun carnival atmosphere.

South Holland Ambassador Star Perry and her deputy Holly Kendrick attended the event to explain what the Spalding Flower Parade is and its history – as Flamingo Flowers plan to contribute a float for next years event.

Both Star Perry and Holly Kendrick agreed that it was a lovely event. They said: “It was great to see so many people be recognised for their long service which are huge achievements, but also to see everyone smiling and having a good time. – There was so much to do, see and hear.

“We had an amazing time and are really grateful we could be a part of this special day.”

To conclude the event, on September 13, Flamingo Flowers handed out over 50 awards to recognise all of the hard work of the long serving employees. Mark Clayton has worked with the company in engineering for 30 years and received a special award to commemorate this.