An award-winning Anglesey vegetable gardener is planning to sail to the Isle of Man in a giant pumpkin.

Medwyn Williams, 67, of Llanfairpwll, is growing a 725kg gourd to be his craft in a stunt to raise money for the Help for Heroes campaign. The walls of his pumpkin vessel with be 15cm thick and it will be fitted with a seat and outboard motor.

Mr Williams, who has won the President's Award for his vegetables at the Chelsea Flower Show, London, will set off from his home on Anglesey. He said: "I am totally confident this can be done - we shall call her HMV Cinderella... Her Majesty's Vegetable. I have done tests with smaller pumpkins and they float well. I might just make it to the Isle of Man."

As long as he doesn't get too peckish on the journey!


Gourd help all who sail in her.

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