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    Watercress firms save the day for Hampshire bride

    Producers step in to whisk 25-year-old Jenny Honiatt to the church when crowds threatened to obstruct her route

    A Hampshire bride had the country’s finest watercress producers to thank for arriving at her wedding on time.

    Jenny Honiatt from Alresford unwittingly booked her wedding to Dave Crockford on the same date as the annual Watercress Festival, only to find the 15,000-strong crowd an obstacle to her reaching the church.

    Step forward The Watercress Company, Bakkavor & Vitacress Salads who arranged for her to be escorted in a Rolls Royce led by a brass band through the throng. Proceedings at the festival were even stopped to allow the 25-year-old toy shop manageress to make it through on time.

    “I am extremely grateful to the festival organisers for kindly sending a beautiful Rolls Royce to whisk me, and my dress through the crowds safely,” the bride said.

    She even went on to include watercress within her wedding bouquet.

    Charles Barter of the Watercress Alliance, made up of festival sponsors The Watercress Company, Vitacress Salads and Bakkavor, said: “We discussed Jenny’s dilemma at one of our committee meetings and unanimously agreed we had to help get her to her wedding on time!  The festival does take over the town for the day and we couldn’t allow it to spoil their wedding day. We wish Jenny and Dave all the very best for their future together.”

    The Watercress Festival marks the start of the British Watercress season and of National Watercress Week, which runs from 18-24 May.  

    Organisers reported a record attendance for this year’s festival. Highlights included the World Watercress Eating Championship which this year was won by David White, who took 1 minute 59 seconds to eat two 80g bags of watercress.  

    Unfortunately, his effort fell short of the world record.

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