The
Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Borough Council, Cllr Audrey Wales, was
delighted to host the Mid & East Antrim in Bloom awards ceremony on Friday
28th October at the Carrickfergus Town Hall. At the awards ceremony
winners and runners up received their certificates and prizes and enjoyed
afternoon tea.
Cllr
Wales said “The Mid & East Antrim In Bloom awards are a chance to celebrate
the many months, and often years, of hard work individuals and groups put into
improving their gardens, towns, villages and schools. The Mid & East Antrim
In Bloom campaign encourages everyone who lives in the Borough to think about
their local environment and how flowers, plants and gardens can enhance it for
people and wildlife. By actively supporting our ‘In Bloom’ campaign and
competitions residents not only brighten our Borough but have been fundamental
to our success in Ulster in Bloom and Britain in Bloom.”
“There
are ten Mid and East Antrim in Bloom community competition categories in total.
The general competitions are open to all residents of the Borough and are the
Best Kept Front Garden, Best Kept Front Container Garden, Best Kept Community
Planting Scheme, Best Kept Allotment Garden, Best Kept Commercial Premises and
the Gardening for Wildlife Award. There are also four competitions specifically
for our Young People (16 & under) in the Borough. These competitions are
the Tallest Sunflower Competition, the Painting Competition (16 & under /
10 & under), the Poetry Competition and the Best School Gardening Project.”
“I am
pleased to say the campaign has been extremely well received this year and has
had over 1,000 entrants from all across the Borough. In 2017 we will continue
our Mid and East Antrim in Bloom campaign, continue to take an active role in
supporting community horticulture and continue to be an award winning Borough.”
To see a
full list of winners and runners up please visit www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/inbloom
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