The Mayor of Shrewsbury was delighted to honour the town’s top gardeners in the Town Council’s annual Town of Flowers Awards.
Residents and businesses were invited to the Mayor’s Parlour in Shrewsbury Castle on Tuesday [Nov 26] for an awards presentation to honour the winners of this year’s contest.
Competitors were judged in a range of categories including best residential front garden, best commercial premises, best allotment and best schools grounds award.
Entries were judged throughout the summer by members of the Shrewsbury in Bloom committee.
In the Residential Front Gardens category, the judges were impressed with the high standard of the entries once again this year. With the difficult conditions encountered by so many gardeners across the country during the hot start to the summer and wet conditions later on, the Shrewsbury in Bloom judges had a difficult decision to make. After much deliberation, the judges declared Mr J Evans the winner of the category, with last year’s winner Ms D Chandler and Mr and Mrs Pugh as very worthy runners-up.
Competition amongst the eleven allotment sites in the town is strong and this always makes for difficult judging in the Allotments Competition. This year, the Championship Cup was awarded to Mr and Mrs Ellis whilst Mr Wall was a very close runner-up.
With a record-number of entries in the Commercial Properties category, the Shrewsbury in Bloom judges awarded The Dun Cow on Abbey Foregate the winners of this competition with their vibrant floral displays, which looked good all summer. Terry Jones Solicitors on Abbey Foregate were awarded second place maintaining their high standards for their premises.
Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Phil Gillam, extended his thanks to everyone who had entered the competition and acknowledged their hard work this year. He said: “We have such dedicated residents here in Shrewsbury, who all help to play their part in the town’s entry in the Bloom competitions.
“I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered and for playing their part in helping to make Shrewsbury the town of flowers. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate our enthusiastic green-fingered residents throughout the town.”
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