On 17th October 2011 this year 'Its your Gardens' awards was held at South Hill Park Wild Theatre. Yan, Edna, Stan and myself went along on the behalf of Ploughlands. We were all very pleased to receive our RHS 'Outstanding' award and to win the 'Best Community Garden' category. It was a good evening out and the Town Council have done a wonderful Job at running the Bracknell in Bloom for the first time. A big thank you to all involved and a special thanks to Anne Mckay who worked very hard in making Bracknell in Bloom such a success this year. Please see below for our 'Your Gardens Award 2011', we also received some garden centre vouchers which we will enjoy putting to good use in the spring.
News Article about the evening:
Bracknell Says a Blooming Big Thank You
On Monday evening the Your Gardens Awards and Bracknell in Bloom Thank You Evening took place at South Hill Park’s Wilde Theatre.
The evening was hosted by Helen Barnett, marketing manager for Bracknell Regeneration Partnership and Mary Harris, Town Clerk and Chair of the Bracknell in Bloom committee.
Helen Barnett commented: “It was fantastic to be able to say thank you to everybody for all their hard work and commitment and to show them our Gold award. All of the participants should feel extremely proud of what we have achieved and the award would not have been possible without their dedication.
“In addition, the Your Gardens awards are a great way to celebrate all of the fabulous gardens and allotments we see across Bracknell.”
Mary Harris said: “It was great to see so many people at the evening and to share the Gold award with them, without shared pride in maintaining the quality of Bracknell’s environment this success would not have been achievable.
A big thank you must go out to Gavin Jones the landscape contractors working to restore the historic park at South Hill Park and Ringway Bracknell Forest’s landscape contractors who jointly sponsored the evening.”
Helen Barnett gave the first award of the night to Mary Harris. Mary accepted Bracknell’s Gold award in the small city category in the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Thames and Chiltern in Bloom competition on behalf of the town.
Special awards were also given to Angela Huntingdon, who received the Thames and Chiltern Regional Award for Floral Input on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council’s landscaping team. Angela is responsible for choosing and arranging the town centre’s colourful flower displays.
Ploughlands Community Garden and Warfield Environment Group were also awarded as part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ campaign. The campaign provides an opportunity for smaller voluntary community groups to get involved in the wider Britain in Bloom initiative.
The audience then enjoyed a presentation entitled ‘A walk in the Parks, South Hill to London 2012’ delivered by Andy Smith, Contracts Director for Gavin Jones. Andy gave the audience their first glimpse of how spectacular the completed Olympic Park will look when it opens to members of the public in 2012.
The Your Garden competition awards were presented on the night on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council. The local gardening competition is now in its 18th year, and has a wide range of categories for entrants.
The first category was for the Best Front Garden. Fighting off tough competition, Christina Francis was judged as the overall winner for her stunning floral front garden.
The Best Community/Neighbourhood Gardens category was won by Ploughlands Community Garden. Their garden was awarded for its excellent use of colour and the clever environmental provisions that can be seen in the garden.
The Best Commercial Premises award was picked up by The New Leathern Bottle Public House in Jealott's Hill. With an abundance of colourful hanging baskets and troughs, the pub was awarded for its eye-catching presentation.
Bracknell’s Best Young Gardner was given, for the third year in a row, to Jack Shelley, who created a very inventive miniature show garden.
This year, there was a category especially for School Gardens, which welcomed a great number of entrants. Only one winner could be chosen, however, and the deserved winners were Holly Spring Junior School Gardening Club.
The hugely competitive Tallest Sunflower competition was also a very popular category. The winner, with a sunflower measuring an impressive 12.8ft (3.89m), was Mr Robert Petford.
A Special Environment Award was this year presented to Mrs Barbara Bowyer for her amazing garden.
The Best Newcomer in the Community Garden category was awarded to Dennis Pilcher House. Their garden hosts a variety of planting areas as well as a number of environmental provisions.
Best Newcomer in the School Garden category was given to Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery school. Their newly created garden included a formal area and a wildlife habitat.
Next came the Best Allotment Competition, which is a hugely popular award despite its infancy.
The most environmentally friendly allotment went to Ted Love, noting in particular his water harvesting.
The award for the Most Attractive and Well Designed allotment was given to two sets of allotment holders. The first award went to Linda Tizard and Allan Miles and the second was presented to Mr J Rainey.
A Highly Commended certificate was also given to Robert Petford for his allotment which is filled with fruit and vegetables.
The winner of Best Allotment went to Richard and Linda Bennett for their allotment at South Road.
After the presentations, the evening was rounded off with a buffet for all the evening’s attendees.
Sponsorship:
Your Gardens Awards Presentation and Bracknell in Bloom Thank You Evening 2011: Gavin Jones Ltd and Ringway
Bracknell in Bloom 2011: Bracknell Town Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Bracknell Forest Homes, Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, Bracknell Market, Bracknell Forest Standard, Courtney Coaches, South Hill Park Arts Centre and ReOrsa.
Your Gardens part of Take Pride: Longacres, The New Leathern Bottle, Bracknell Town Council, The Look Out Discovery Centre, Coral Reef Waterworld, Ringway
Media support by Bracknell Forest Standard
The evening was hosted by Helen Barnett, marketing manager for Bracknell Regeneration Partnership and Mary Harris, Town Clerk and Chair of the Bracknell in Bloom committee.
Helen Barnett commented: “It was fantastic to be able to say thank you to everybody for all their hard work and commitment and to show them our Gold award. All of the participants should feel extremely proud of what we have achieved and the award would not have been possible without their dedication.
“In addition, the Your Gardens awards are a great way to celebrate all of the fabulous gardens and allotments we see across Bracknell.”
Mary Harris said: “It was great to see so many people at the evening and to share the Gold award with them, without shared pride in maintaining the quality of Bracknell’s environment this success would not have been achievable.
A big thank you must go out to Gavin Jones the landscape contractors working to restore the historic park at South Hill Park and Ringway Bracknell Forest’s landscape contractors who jointly sponsored the evening.”
Helen Barnett gave the first award of the night to Mary Harris. Mary accepted Bracknell’s Gold award in the small city category in the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Thames and Chiltern in Bloom competition on behalf of the town.
Special awards were also given to Angela Huntingdon, who received the Thames and Chiltern Regional Award for Floral Input on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council’s landscaping team. Angela is responsible for choosing and arranging the town centre’s colourful flower displays.
Ploughlands Community Garden and Warfield Environment Group were also awarded as part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ campaign. The campaign provides an opportunity for smaller voluntary community groups to get involved in the wider Britain in Bloom initiative.
The audience then enjoyed a presentation entitled ‘A walk in the Parks, South Hill to London 2012’ delivered by Andy Smith, Contracts Director for Gavin Jones. Andy gave the audience their first glimpse of how spectacular the completed Olympic Park will look when it opens to members of the public in 2012.
The Your Garden competition awards were presented on the night on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council. The local gardening competition is now in its 18th year, and has a wide range of categories for entrants.
The first category was for the Best Front Garden. Fighting off tough competition, Christina Francis was judged as the overall winner for her stunning floral front garden.
The Best Community/Neighbourhood Gardens category was won by Ploughlands Community Garden. Their garden was awarded for its excellent use of colour and the clever environmental provisions that can be seen in the garden.
The Best Commercial Premises award was picked up by The New Leathern Bottle Public House in Jealott's Hill. With an abundance of colourful hanging baskets and troughs, the pub was awarded for its eye-catching presentation.
Bracknell’s Best Young Gardner was given, for the third year in a row, to Jack Shelley, who created a very inventive miniature show garden.
This year, there was a category especially for School Gardens, which welcomed a great number of entrants. Only one winner could be chosen, however, and the deserved winners were Holly Spring Junior School Gardening Club.
The hugely competitive Tallest Sunflower competition was also a very popular category. The winner, with a sunflower measuring an impressive 12.8ft (3.89m), was Mr Robert Petford.
A Special Environment Award was this year presented to Mrs Barbara Bowyer for her amazing garden.
The Best Newcomer in the Community Garden category was awarded to Dennis Pilcher House. Their garden hosts a variety of planting areas as well as a number of environmental provisions.
Best Newcomer in the School Garden category was given to Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery school. Their newly created garden included a formal area and a wildlife habitat.
Next came the Best Allotment Competition, which is a hugely popular award despite its infancy.
The most environmentally friendly allotment went to Ted Love, noting in particular his water harvesting.
The award for the Most Attractive and Well Designed allotment was given to two sets of allotment holders. The first award went to Linda Tizard and Allan Miles and the second was presented to Mr J Rainey.
A Highly Commended certificate was also given to Robert Petford for his allotment which is filled with fruit and vegetables.
The winner of Best Allotment went to Richard and Linda Bennett for their allotment at South Road.
After the presentations, the evening was rounded off with a buffet for all the evening’s attendees.
Sponsorship:
Your Gardens Awards Presentation and Bracknell in Bloom Thank You Evening 2011: Gavin Jones Ltd and Ringway
Bracknell in Bloom 2011: Bracknell Town Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Bracknell Forest Homes, Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, Bracknell Market, Bracknell Forest Standard, Courtney Coaches, South Hill Park Arts Centre and ReOrsa.
Your Gardens part of Take Pride: Longacres, The New Leathern Bottle, Bracknell Town Council, The Look Out Discovery Centre, Coral Reef Waterworld, Ringway
Media support by Bracknell Forest Standard
News Article Text from Bracknell.com, Love Bracknell.
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