Haslington Best Kept Garden Award Ceremony was held in St Matthews Hall on Friday 24th September .
I would just like to mention a few people who helped to make the evening go with a swing. Thanks to Chris and Anna Betts, Pat Lofkin, Lesley Green (who spent hours of Wednesday writing the certificates but unfortunately was ill and could not attend the actual Awards evening) Yvonne Bushill, Bill and Carol Herriman, Richard Hovey and last but not least Joan Adams.
The evening was a great success, the judges were new and some different gardens received awards this year. Many people came to me to say thank you, what a great evening they had had and they were pleasantly surprised as they didn’t know this garden competition took place. Unlike some parish councils, we do not invite entries but go out and assess every garden in the parish.
There are undoubtedly some beautiful gardens in our Parish and the real credit goes to all the people who put so much effort into making their gardens so wonderful.
Below is a list the award winners. Well done everyone.
Doris Farral
Haslington:
Section |
Award |
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| Baskets | 1st | Primrose Avenue | Barbara Stevens |
| 1st | Henry Street | Ms K Vincent | |
| 2nd | Leyland Grove | Mr & Mrs Beard | |
| 3rd | Portland Grove | Mr & Mrs Timperley | |
| H/C | Crewe Road | Mr & Mrs Rowley | |
| H/C | Crewe Road | Mr & Mrs Woodcock | |
| H/C | Ashley Meadows | Mr & Mrs Blackwood | |
| H/C | The Brambles | Mr & Mrs Becket | |
| H/C | The Brambles | Mr & Mrs Stubbs | |
| H/C | Bradeley Road | 117 Bradeley Road | |
| H/C | Asquith Close | Mr & Mrs Dennel | |
| H/C | Ashley Meadows | Mr & Mrs Bell | |
| H/C | Hobbs Close | Mr & Mrs Smith | |
| H/C | Waterloo Road | Jackie Holmes | |
| H/C | Waterloo Road | Mrs B Aitken | |
| Medium Gardens | 1st | Primrose Avenue | Mr & Mrs Allen |
| 2nd | Primrose Avenue | Mrs J Palin | |
| 3rd | Primrose Avenue | Ms G Beard & Ms J Cunningham | |
| H/C | Repton Drive | Mr & Mrs Howarth | |
| H/C | Waterloo Road | Mrs K Pennington | |
| H/C | Waterloo Road | Mrs D Davies | |
| H/C | Waterloo Road | Miss S Higgins | |
| Small Gardens | 1st | Kinglsey Road | Mr & Mrs Johnson |
| 2nd | Attwood Close | Mr & Mrs Kirck | |
| 3rd | Hamilton Close | jnt Mr & Mrs Rowley | |
| 3rd | Jessop Way | Mrs Mary McDonald | |
| H/C | Balfour Close | Mrs F Coleman | |
| H/C | Jessop Way | Mr & Mrs Donegan | |
| H/C | Victoria Court | Mr & Mrs Walker | |
| H/C | Repton Drive | Mrs A Palin | |
| H/C | Oakland Avenue | Mr & Mrs Jones | |
| Intermediate Gardens | 1st | Primrose Avenue | Mr & Mrs Crutchley |
| 2nd | Palmeston Close | Mr & Mrs Allpress | |
| 3rd | Primrose Avenue | Mr &Mrs Swindells | |
| Pocket Handkerchief | 1st | New Street | Mr A Clough and Miss K Smith |
| 2nd | Oakland Avenue | Ms J Gadd | |
| H/C | Cloverfields | Mr & Mrs Steenkamp | |
| 3rd | Trinity Cottage, Crewe Rd | ||
| H/C | Wells Avenue | Mr & Mrs Coxon | |
| Landscaped | 1st | New Street | Mr & Mrs Belton |
| 2nd | Ashley Meadows | MrJ Wycheley | |
| 3rd | Mount Pleasant | Mr & Mrs Terry | |
| H/C | Cloverfields | Mrs Edwards – | |
| Pots & Tubs | 1st | Waterloo Road | Mr & Mrs D Bateman |
| 2nd | Ashley Meadows | ||
| 3rd | Henry Street | Mr T Davies & Mrs F Claridge | |
| H/C | Ashley Meadows | Mr M Hazlewood & Mr B Wallington | |
| H/C | Heath View | Mr & Mrs Houghton | |
| Waterloo Rd | Mr & Mrs Brawn | ||
| Large Gardens | Jnt 1st | Crewe Road | Mrs P Lofkin |
| Jnt 1st | Wells Avenue | Mr & Mrs Bebbington | |
| 3rd | The Dingle | 54 The Dingle | |
| Novelty Garden | Ashley Meadows | Mr & Mrs Proudlove | |
| Best Overall Garden | Waterloo Road | Mrs A Hodgkinson | |
| Best Farm Garden | Barnfield Holmshaw Lane | Mrs K Hillyard | |
| Best Business Premises | 1st | Bargain Booze | |
| 2nd | Primrose House | ||
| Public Houses | 1st | The Fox | |
| 2nd | The Foresters Arms | ||
| 3rd | The Hawk Inn |
Winterley:
| Baskets | 1st | Pool View | Mr & Mrs Birchall |
| 2nd | Pool View | Mr & Mrs Gill | |
| 3rd | Coppice Road | Mr & Mrs Wall | |
| H/C | Crewe Road | Mrs Jean Bebbington | |
| Farm Building | Kents Green Farm | Mr & Mrs Latham | |
| Landscape | 1st | Newtons Grove | Mr & Mrs Wolley |
| 2nd | Cross Lane | Brown | |
| 3rd | Newtons Lane | Mr & Mrs Fennessey | |
| H/C | Pool Lane | Mrs Dobbs | |
| Large Gardens | 1st | Pool Lane | Mr & Mrs Harrison |
| 2nd | Newtons Grove | Mr & Mrs Johnson | |
| 3rd | Pool Lane | Mrs R Offer | |
| H/C | Elton Lane | Mr & Mrs Lawton | |
| Medium Gardens | 1st | FairView Clay Lane | Mr R Blackburn |
| 2nd | Clay Lane | Mrs Murrell | |
| 3rd | Newtons Lane | Ms Tracy Billington | |
| H/C | Crewe Road | Mrs Jean Wilkinson | |
| H/C | Elton Lane | Mr & Mrs M Palin | |
| H/C | Crewe Road | 304 Crewe Road | |
| Novelty | 1st | Invermere Clay Lane | Invermere Mrs Jones |
| 2nd | Nesfield Drive | Pearl Hamlett-Wood | |
| Pocket Handkerchief | 1st | Newtons Grove | Mr & Mrs Gorman |
| 2nd | Hollyfields | Mr & Mrs Horsman | |
| Pots & Tubs | 1st | Crewe Road | Mr S Murphy |
| 2nd | Newtons Grove | Mrs M Timperley | |
| 3rd | Fishermans Close | Mr & Mrs Gilbery | |
| Small Gardens | 1st | Hollyfields | 11 Hollyfields |
| 2nd | Hollyfields | Mr & Mrs Houston | |
| 3rd | Hollyfields | 10 Hollyfields | |
| H/C | Fishermans Close | Mrs J Roberts | |
| H/C | Newtons Lane | Mr & Mrs Leydon | |
| H/C | Newtons Lane | Mrs H Ridley | |
| H/C | Crewe Road | H.C Deborah Ronson | |
| H/C | Hollyfields | 7 Hollyfields |
Oakhanger:
| Large Garden | 1st | School House Mr & Mrs Alabaster |
| 2nd | Green Pastures Mr Leech | |
| Medium Garden | 1st | Church Hall Cottage Mr & Mrs Robinson |
| 2nd | Brampton Lodge Mrs Jepson | |
| Small Garden | New House Miss Dunn | |
| Tubs & Baskets | Butterton Lane House Mr & Mrs Cureton |
Senior Citizens:
| Mere Close/Crewe Rd | 1st | 9 Mere Close |
| 2nd | 4 Mere Close | |
| 3rd | 3 Mere Close | |
| H/C | 1 Mere Close | |
| H/C | 10 Mere Close | |
| H/C | 2 Mere Close | |
| Orchard Court | 1st | 10 Orchard Court Mrs J Jones |
| 1st | 11 Orchard Mrs J Ancell Court | |
| 3rd | 9 Orchard Court | |
| H/C | 2 Orchard Court | |
| Cresslands/Waterloo Rd | 1st | 9 The Crosslands |
| 2nd | 45 Waterloo Road | |
| 3rd | 11 The Crosslands | |
| H/C | 35 Waterloo Road | |
| H/C | 37 Waterloo Road | |
| H/C | 4 The Crosslands | |
| H/C | 1 The Crosslands | |
| H/C | 7 The Crosslands | |
| H/C | 8 The Crosslands | |
| Walker Close | 1st | 2 Walker Close |
| 2nd | 4 Walker Close Pat Barton |
H/C = Highly Commended