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.