After a delicious buffet for all the attendees, the 2nd part of the Awards Evening was dedicated to the Local Gardening Competition. There were 61 entries this year over 8 classes, plus two schools who had previously had their own presentation afternoon ( see News item re. Schools Gardening Competition) at Kings Garden and Leisure Exmouth, who sponsored all the prizes for the Awards Evening. We are most grateful for their generous support.
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Certificates of merit were presented to all the entrants, with the overall class winner having the highest mark from those who achieved a Gold Standard of 85% or more.
Class winners were as follows:
Class 1. Containers / Hanging baskets/ Planters: PETER WEST
Class 2. Vegetable Plot: COLETTE EATON-HARRIS
Class 3. Front Gardens: ROBERT CANTER
Class 4. Rear Gardens: ELIZABETH WATERSON
Class 5. Wildlife Gardens: CHRIS STRONG
Class 6. Business Premises: THE BICTON INN
Class 7. Residential Care Homes: MANOR LODGE
Class 8. Sports Club / Community Effort: ALDBOROUGH COURT
The Class winners are pictured here alongside Exmouth in Bloom’s Chairman, Gerry Bassett, The Mayor of Exmouth, Steve Gazzard and the Overall winner Chris Strong, who was also awarded the Exmouth in Bloom Trophy for his Wildlife Garden.
