September 2013
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Maureen clinches Best Front Garden award
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radley Stoke in Bloom (BSiB) has judged its first Best Front Garden Competition. The judges were very impressed with the exceptionally high standard of all the gardens nominated, located through-out the town. Thank you to the residents who took part in the competition and to everyone who nominated gardens. The 2013 winner was Maureen Hopkins from Merryweather Close, whose garden demonstrated exceptional detail and variety of planting Maureen was presented with her prizes by Mayor Brian Hopkinson at the Bradley Stoke Carnival on Monday 26th August. The prizes are a trophy engraved with her name, which will be kept for a year, a certificate, £25 worth of gardening vouchers and
a three course meal for two at the Willow Brook Centre Harvester. And thank you to all those who donated prizes: councillor Andy Ward for the trophy; Bradley Stoke Physio (vouchers); and Adam Giles (Restaurant Manager) for the meal. The judging criteria were: wellkept frontage, quantity/quality of planting, general neatness or paths, lawns, driveways; and any detail of outstanding character BSiB have monthly workdays held on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Our next workday is Saturday 21st September, meeting at 10.00am by the ‘Bradley Stoke’ town sign by the Hilton Hotel off the Aztec West roundabout (postcode BS32 4JF) where we will be putting up
Flower border in Maureen’s winning front garden
and planting a planter. If you are able to come along and help you would be very welcome - feel free to bring your own hand tools and gloves if you have them, all other
tools will be provided. And bring a packed lunch, although tea and coffee will be provided. For further information, please contact us at bsib@hotmail.co.uk
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