VIDEO: ‘I couldn’t believe it!’ - shock proposal for Bury bride-to-be

JPCT 040214 S14060718x Charlie and his fiancée Sarah, Charlie's Farm Shop, Bury -photo by Steve Cobb

Countless people were reduced to tears after a surprise proposal at the Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2013/14.

Charlie Hughes, of Charlie’s Farm Shop in Bury, popped the question to Sarah Butler after he won the Sussex Farmer of the Year Award last Thursday (January 30).

During his emotional acceptance speech, the 33-year-old said: “Firstly I’d like to dedicate this award to my dad, who sadly passed the baton to me too early, but I hope he’d be proud of where the farm is today.

“Secondly, my girlfriend Sarah has dedicated her life to me, it’s a timely point now to dedicate mine to her, so I do have a question for her. Sarah, will you marry me?”

The crowd erupted into huge applause and Sarah, 33, rushed to the stage where her husband-to-be got down on one knee.