A dream come true

Date Published: 13/06/2007

When OF&G Chief Exec, Richard, went to film a piece for the Beeb’s beakfast news he didn’t realise he was about to fulfill a childhood ambition.

But when he was led into the hallowed Blue Peter garden he was transported back to his days as a green-fingered (dunno about that, I made it up) youth. Just to make sure he wasn’t dreaming he set about grabbing some snaps on his phone and here, for the nostalgics among us, are the results:

Unfortunately it doesn’t appear to be the lush haven it once was under the legendary Percy Thrower’s hand. Shame.

But there are still some reminders of the halcyon days…