Tallest Sunflower Competition Winners Announced

The winner and runners-up of the Carrickfergus in Bloom Tallest Sunflower Competition have been announced.

The winner: Sophie Montogemery aged 11 from Carrickfergus whose sunflower grew to a massive 3 meters 60cm. The runners-up are Jenny Mitchell aged 8 from Carrickfergus whose sunflower grew to 3 meters 40cm & Emily Turner aged from Carrickfergus whose sunflower grew to 2 meters 93cm.

Stephen Daye, Parks & Countryside Officer explained "Carrickfergus Borough Council distributed in March, two thousand packets of Sunflower seeds to local school children as part of the Carrickfergus in Bloom initiative. After months of tender loving care by the young people it's great to see the end results. The time and dedication many entrants spend on tending their sunflowers is extraordinary and is a credit too them."

"Winners and runners-up will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony at the Town Hall in October to receive their certificates and prizes. At the ceremony we shall announce our plans for Carrickfergus in Bloom in the coming year."