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Based in Southam, Warwickshire, Greg Howell specialises in high quality paintwork and custom refinishing. With over twenty years of experience in the trade and exemplary attention to detail, Greg Howell has produced some of the top show cars in the country.

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What’s going on in Southam and surrounding villages?

Southam Front Garden and Container Competition Winners 2016

Competition organised by Southam In Bloom Area One First Mr & Mrs A Calcutt, 44 Springs Cres Second Mr & Mrs G King, 5 Grange Cl Third Mr & Mrs Fennell, 18 Linley Rd Container Mr & Mrs J Soni, 26 Springs Cres Area Two First= Mr & Mrs R Hinkinson, 1 Coventry Rd First= Mr & Mrs R Oram, 1 Tollgate Rd Third Mrs W Armstrong, 40 Orchard Way Container Mr & Mrs K Jenkins, 11 Sycamore Grove Area Three First Mr D Arthur, 1 Gorse Lea Second Mr & Mrs J Washbrook, 28 St James Cres Third Mrs B Holroyd, 11 Gorse Lea Container Mr D Crane, 3 Old Ford Ave Area Four First Mrs J Ballinger, 11 Heather Close Second Mr & Mrs J Steele, 3 Meadow Rd Third Mr V Shepherd, 43 St Wulstan Way Container Mrs J Ballinger, 11 Heather Close Area Five First Mr M Underhill, 22 Abbey Lane Second Mrs J Almond, 21 Kineton Rd Third Mrs J Wood, 6 Tudor Lane Container Mr M Cowley, 41 Warwick Rd Area Six First Mrs M Lines, 64 Banbury Rd Second Mr D Yeates, 78 Stowe Drive Third Mrs S Burdett, 13 Browns Bridge Rd Container Mrs M Lines, 64 Banbury Rd Area Seven First Mrs C Brewer, 32 Hodnell Drive Second Mrs L Marshall, 9 Radbourne Close Third= Mr I De Lancey, 17 Priors Meadow Third= Mrs K Woodcock, 18 Priors Meadow Container Mr & Mrs G Crinage, Marston Side, Kineton Rd Area Eight First Mr & Mrs J Miles, 7 Barcus Close Second Mr & Mrs R Upton, 18 Drovers Way Third Brer House, 3 Rainsbrook Close Container Mr & Mrs K Lakey, 17 Drovers way Area Nine First Mrs M Leech, 47 Little Park Second Mrs B Haynes, 8 St James Rd Third Mrs C Tracey, 23 St James Rd Container= Mr & Mrs T Washbrook, 2 St James Rd Container= Mrs C Tracey, 23 St James Rd Commercial Section First Patricia’s + Daisy B’s Second Tool Connection Third The Bowling Green Public & Community First St James Nursery Second= St Wulstans Court Second= Wattons Lodge Overall Garden Winner - Calcutt Trophy - Mr & Mrs R Hinkinson 1 Coventry Rd Overall Container Winner - Presentation Cup - Mr D Crane 3 Old Ford Ave Chairman’s Award - Mrs C Brewer, 32 Hodnell Drive Commercial Section – Southam Garden Centre Shield - Patricia’s + Daisy

Southam Triathlon 2016 Spring Event: 23/24th April

Autumn Event: 3rd/4th September 2016 sees Southam host 2 sprint events in its 10th year. Our marshalled road course is all left turns and no traffic lights junctions providing fast times for those hardened triathletes and a good starting base for those first time out the blocks.

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