Thursday, 28 September 2017

Community is blooming in Mid & East Antrim

The winners and runners-up in the Mid and East Antrim In Bloom general categories - Best Kept Front Garden, Best Kept Front Container Garden, Kept Community Planting Scheme, Best Kept Allotment Garden, Best Kept Commercial Premises, and the Gardening for Wildlife Award – were announced on 24 August.


Our In Bloom competitions showcase the best of our Borough, from front gardens to allotments, local businesses and community groups, all working to enhance our towns and villages. There is also the Gardening for Wildlife Award which celebrates those doing their bit for biodiversity.

The quality and diversity of the entries to the competition this year were extremely high. Well done to everyone.

The winners and runners up, listed below, will be invited to the Mid & East Antrim in Bloom awards ceremony in October.

Best Kept Front Garden
Winner:  Elizabeth Boyd, Cullybackey
Runner-Up: John O’Neill, Carrickfergus
Runner-Up: Janet Wilson, Ballymena

Best Kept Front Container Garden
Winner: Eric Bailey, Islandmagee
Runner-Up: Josie Adams, Whitehead
Runner-Up: Alex Foye, Larne

Best Kept Community Planting Scheme
Winner: Windsor Community Garden, Whitehead
Runner-Up: Ballygally Biodiversity Group
Runner-Up: Lizzies Flower Bed, Glenarm

Best Kept Allotment Garden
Winner: Adrian Johnston, Greenisland Allotment Gardens
Runner-Up: Stephen Hanna, Eden Allotment Gardens
Runner-Up: Alfie Hamilton, Larne Allotment Gardens

Best Kept Commercial Premises
Winner: The Nest, Broughshane
Runner-Up: The Smithfield Arms, Ballymena
Runner-Up: Martha & Mary’s Vintage Tea Room, Ahoghill

Gardening for Wildlife Award
Winner: Julie Hayes, Ballymena
Runner-Up: Cullybackey Community Partnership
Runner-Up: Charles Sheils Charity, Carrickfergus

Well done everyone!

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