MANOR Farm Leisure’s annual five-day festival attracted 66 anglers from the United Kingdom and France.

The weather throughout the week was difficult with high winds, torrential rain and changing air pressure.

In a close contest, David Howard went into the last day with four section wins.

He drew peg 22 on the Ash pool but the wind took the fish away from him.

Howard took six points on the day and joint second overall with John Battersby, who had three section successes.

The festival winner was Terry Winstone with three section victories, a second place and a fourth.

He fished pole, pellet waggler and pellet feeder to overcome a strong field.

RESULTS Monday: 1 Howard (peg 13 Windmill) 166lb 0oz, 2 Chris Goergen (peg 14 Island) 116-12, 3 Warren Jennings (peg 9 Middle) 111-8, 4 Tom Hobbs (peg 21 Middle) 98-8.

Tuesday: 1 Neil Richards (peg 21 Middle) 130-12, 2 Winstone (peg 19 Island) 122-4, 3 Mick Lane (peg 13 Island) 112-0, 4 Tommy Pennington (peg 25 Middle) 109-4.

Wednesday: 1 Mitch Rawlinson (peg 6 Windmill) 102-8, 2 Winstone (peg 7 Island) 83-6, 3 Howard (peg 11 Middle) 80-0, 4 Steve Partington (peg 24 Windmill) 71-6.

Thursday: 1 Lane (peg 23 Middle) 114-0, 2 Jennings (peg 27 Middle) 103-10, 3 Steve Ford (peg 7 Island) 98-8, 4 John Battersby (peg 6 Windmill) and Alex Rouveure (peg 7 Middle) 94-6.

Friday: 1 Rawlinson (peg 25 Middle) 132-4, 2 Phil Powell (peg 21 Middle) 102-8, 3 Partington (peg 5 Middle) 83-0, 4 Winstone (peg 7 Island) 73-8.

Final placings: 1 Winstone (Bonehill Mill) 9 points, 2 Howard (Leigh Tackle & Bait) and Battersby (Garbolino Elton) 10, 4 Rob Dawber (Leigh Tackle & Bait), Lane (Cotswold Angling) and Jennings (Storeys) 12, 7 Goergen (France) and Ford (Daiwa/Old Ghost) 14.

Evesham Youth AC held the Townsend Lake Series third round at Priory Lake, Broad Marston.

Maurice Taylor, fishing meat, found the carp with 66-0 to win overall and top the seniors ahead of Colin Townsend (39-0) and Claire Kinnersley (34-0). Luke White (39-0) and Natalie Aylett (4-0) were best juniors, while the intermediate top three were Matt Kinnersley (59-0), Liam Dennick (52-0) and Owen Robinson (19-8).

Evesham Jubilee AS held a canal match on Worcester canal’s Perdiswell stretch.

Alan Gardner led with a mixed bag of bream, chub and roach for 12-11. Doug Smith managed 8-5 for second in front of Ian Pitman (5-1) and John Edgeley (3-2).