Floral Competition
Winners of this year’s Herefordshire Council Floral Decorations Competition and the Hereford Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Society ‘Summer Judging’ Competition will receive their awards during a special ceremony to be held at Hereford Town Hall on Thursday, 9th October.
Herefordshire Council has organised the ceremony, which starts at 7.30pm, in order to thank the city’s traders and allotment gardeners for their contribution and commitment to making Hereford a more vibrant place for residents and visitors alike.
The Mayor of Hereford Councillor Mrs. Ursula Attfield will present both sets of awards, which were judged by Herefordshire Council Parks & Countryside Service and the Hereford Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Society.
The winners are as follows:
Floral Decorations Competition:
Group 1 – Banks & Offices: Beaumonts Solicitors
Group 2 – Hotels & Public Houses (Large Premises): The Grandstand
Group 3 – Hotels and Public Houses (Small Fronted): The Lichfield Vaults
Group 4 – Small Fronted Shops: John McKellar
Group 5 – Large fronted Shops: Rockfield DIY
Group 6 – Multi-fronted Premises: Maylord Orchard Shopping Centre
Allotments Summer Judging Competition:
Cyril Franklin Cup for Most Points awarded for Summer Competition - W C Jones
Corn Exchange Cup 2nd Highest Points awarded - T Yapp
Lewis Cup 3rd Highest Points awarded - R Preece
Ron Allcock Perpetual Cup Best 1st/2nd Year Gardener - R Dixon
Allotments Site Cups and Awards:
Ash Avenue – 1st Cup for Highest Points awarded - Plot 8 T. Yapp
College Road – 1st Cyril Franklin Challenge Bowl – Plot 19 WJ Lloyd
Corporation Farm – 1st Cup for Highest Points – Plot 24 GD Morris
Drybridge – 1st Herbie Pile Challenge Cup for Highest Points – Plot 17 WC Jones
Eign Mill – 1st Oswin Cup for Highest Points awarded – Plot 2 Mrs. CM Boucher
Holmer Road – 1st Cup for Highest Points awarded - Plot 26 R Preece
Rockfield Road – 1st Cup for Highest Points awarded - Plot 20 R Baldwin
Westfaling Street – 1st Hereford Allotment Society Cup Highest – Plot 10 AJ Griffiths Wordsworth Road – 1st Bill Jones Memorial Cup for Highest Points – Plot 6 PJ Gregg
Geof Tarring, who judged the competition on behalf of Parks & Countryside, said: “The Parks & Countryside Service wants to show just how much we appreciate the contribution of all the traders and businesses to the whole appearance of the city.
“The success of Hereford in Bloom being awarded Gold this year is demonstrable evidence of this shared commitment, which we hope will continue next year.”