THE 2015 Thurrock in Bloom awards have been presented. Check out our pic gallery here of the stunning entries from around the borough.
Gallery online here: http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/thurrockpics/httpwwwthurrockgazettecoukadminarticle_id13809803/5/
And the winners were...
Front Garden: Mr & Mrs Fowler;
Allotment Garden: Mark Gibbons;
Hanging Basket/Container: Tracey Andrews;
Doorstep: Jayne Green;
Community Project: Belmont Allotment Schools & Community Project;
School Allotment Garden: Chadwell St Mary Primary;
School Hanging Basket/Container: Hassenbrook Academy;
School Wildlife Garden: Chadwell St Mary Primary;
Senior Citizen Complex: O’Donoghue House;
Schools & Young People (incorporating Environmental Garden): Chadwell St Mary Primary;
Outstanding Contribution by a Citizen: Lin Swords.
The Allotment Garden category is sponsored by Smiths Orchard Garden Centre, with the winner receiving ‘Uncle Ernie’s Memorial Trophy’ inmemory of Helen Bradwell’s grandfather, who was a keen allotment holder.
1st prize went to Mark Gibbons, 2nd prize to Andrew Klecha and 3rd prize to Colin Miller.
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