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The pumpkin farm with too many pumpkins

With Halloween coming up, many London families will be looking forward to picking their own autumn pumpkins.

At Norpar Barns, near Romford, east London, they have had a much larger than usual crop.

In fact, they have got so many pumpkins, it is all a bit of a squash.

Story by Anna O'Neill

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28 October 2024

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