NORTHUMBRIA IN BLOOM SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS 2014 Outstanding Contribution (Salaried), formerly the Bob Wooley Award Ray Richardson Saltburn by the sea Paul Turnbull, Corbridge Gilliam Turner, Morpeth Pauline Walker, Durham Kevin Wilson, Lingdale. Outstanding Contribution (voluntary) - formerly the Presidents Award Barbara Cartwright, Moorsholm, Mike Jefferson Lingdale Ted Johnson South Bank Tom Pattinson Alnwick Erland Poldon, Washington Village Don ad Sheila Renton, Whickham Isabel Roberts, Horden Business Parks Cawledge Business Park, Alnwick – Silver Gilt Doxford Business Park, Sunderland – Gold Kirkcarrion Industrial Estate, Middleton in Teesdale – Gold Newcastle Businesss Park – Newcastle – Gold Rainton Bridge South Business Park, Hetton le Hole - Gold WINNER: DOXFORD BUSINESS PARK, SUNDERLAND Care/Residential/Convalescent Homes, Day Centres and Hospices Abbeyfield, Alnwick – Silver Athlone Court Sheltered Housing Complex, Blyth – Gold Athol House, Ponteland – Gold Benmar House, Morpeth – Gold Carntyne Residential Care Home, Hexham – Silver Gilt Chester Court Care Home, Bedlington – Gold Garden House Care Home, Spittal, Berwick – Silver Jubilee Lodge, Cramlington – Silver Gilt Meldyke Place, Stainton & Thornton – Silver Middleton Hall Retirement Village, Middleton St George – Gold Northumberland County Blind Association, Morpeth – Gold Nunthorpe Hall, Nunthorpe Village – Silver Pottergate Adult Learning Centre, Alnwick – Gold The Manor House Care Home, Whickham – Gold The Old Vicarage, Wooler – Silver Waterloo House Rest Home, Blyth – Silver Gilt Whitby Rise Care Home, Houghton le Spring – Silver Gilt WINNER: MIDDLETON HALL RETIREMENT VILLAGE, MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE Religious Establishments including Cemeteries and Crematoria All Saints Church, Ferryhill – Silver Alnwick Cemetery, Alnwick – Gold Chilton Cemetery, Chilton – Silver Eston Congregational Church, Eston – Gold Hexham Cemetery, Hexham – Silver Gilt Mayfield Cemetery, Cramlington – Gold St Andrew’s & St Mark’s Church, Newbiggin – Gold St Cuthbert’s Church, Blyth – Silver Gilt St Lawrence Church, Warkworth – Gold St Mary and St Cuthbert’s Churchyard, Chester le Street – Silver St Mary’s Parish Church, Moorsholm – Gold St Michael’s Church, Alnwick - Bronze St Nicholas’ Church, Cramlington – Gold St Paul’s Church, Alnwick – Silver Gilt South Road Cemetery & Crematoria, Durham – Silver Welcome Chapel, Cramlington – Silver Gilt JOINT WINNERS: ESTON CONTREGATIONAL CHURCH & ST LAWRENCE CHURCH, WARKWORTH Commercial Premises Church Point Caravan Park, Newbiggin by the Sea – Gold Il Piccolo, Corbridge – Silver Gilt Northumberland Gazette, Alnwick – Gold Old Hartley Caravan Park, Seaton Sluice – Gold Ord Country Park, Berwick – Gold Rose Villa Day Nursery, Whickham – Silver Gilt Rutherford & Co. Morpeth – Gold The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick – Gold The Conduit Café, Middleton in Teesdale – Gold The Fenwick Art Gallery, Warkworth – Gold Westfield Farm, Redcar – Gold WINNER; THE ALNWICK GARDEN, Public Houses & Hotels. John the Clerk of Cramlington – Silver Gilt Ramside Hall Hotel, Belmont – Gold Riverdale Hall Hotel, Bellingham - Silver Southern Cross PH, Marton West – Gold The Angel, Corbridge – Gold The Black Bull, Corbridge – Gold The Blagdon Arms, Cramlington – Silver Gilt The Coach Inn, Lesbury – Gold The Diamond Inn, Ponteland – Silver The Dun Cow, Sedgefield – Gold The Golden Lion, Sedgefield – Gold The Green, Cramlington – Silver The Harry Clasper, Whickham – Silver Gilt The Hermitage Inn, Warkworth – Gold The Manor, Ferryhill – Silver The Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice – Silver The Milbourne Arms Hotel, Holywell – Silver Gilt The Roker Hotel, Sunderland – Gold The Stainton, Stainton & Thornton - Gold The Teesdale Hotel, Middleton in Teesdale – Gold The Traveller’s Rest, Whickham – Gold The Waterford Lodge, Morpeth – Gold The White Swan, Alnwick – Gold WINNER: THE ROKER HOTEL, SUNDERLAND Conservation Projects DEFRA Willowburn Trading Estate, Alnwick – Gold Friends of Fairy Dell, Marton West – Gold Hardwick Park, Sedgefield – Gold Herrington Country Park, Sunderland – Gold Hetton Burn Conservation Area, Hetton le Hole – Silver Hetton Lyons Country Park, Hetton le Hole – Gold Holywell Pond, Holywell – Gold Princess Anne Park, Washington – Gold Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, Hetton le Hole – Gold Roseberry Crescent Plantation, Eston – Silver Stainton Quarry – Stainton & Thornton – Gold The Carrs, Ferryhill – Gold The Woodland Trust, Durham – Silver Gilt Watergate Park, Whickham – Gold Willowburn Wildlife Corridor, Alnwick – Bronze Wooler Common – Wooler – Gold Wydon Water, Hexham – Gold WINNER : HOLYWELL POND, HOLYWELL Bus/Metro/Railway Stations Almouth Railway Station, Lesbury – Gold Concord Bus Station, Washington – Gold Hexham Railway Station – Silver Gilt Morpeth Bus Station – Gold Nunthorpe Railway Station – Gold Saltburn Railway Station – Gold WINNER: NUNTHORPE RAILWAY STATION Parks Barley Mow Park, Sunderland – Gold Barnes Park, Sunderland – Gold Carlisle Park, Morpeth – Gold Green Batt Park, Alnwick – Silver Mowbray Park, Sunderland – Gold Ridley Park, Blyth – Gold Thompson Park, Sunderland – Silver Gilt Usworth Miners’ Welfare Park, Washington – Silver Gilt Welfare Park, Hordon – Silver Gilt JOINT WINNERS: MOWBRAY PARK, SUNDERLAND & RIDLEY PARK, BLYTH Shopping Precincts, Arcades & Business Improvement Districts Concord Shopping Area, Washington – Silver Gilt Durham Business Improvement District – Gold Manor Walks Shopping Centre, Cramlington – Gold Sanderson Arcade, Morpeth – Gold JOINT WINNERS: DURHAM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT & SANDERSON ARCADE, MORPETH Private Gardens, Geoff Anderson, Alnwick – Gold Eryl Daniels, Great Whittington – Gold Richard Glen, Newbiggin – Gold Greenside, Saltburn by the Sea – Gold Molly Griffiths, Saltburn by the Sea– Gold Chris and Pamela Haykin, Stainton & Thornton – Gold Gill Hughes, Nunthorpe – Gold Tommy Kay & Margaret Galley, Sedgefield – Gold Mr & Mrs Leeway, Marton West – Gold Ted & Nancy MacFarlane, Middleton in Teesdale – Gold Sue Medcalfe & John King, Moorsholm – Gold George Niven, Wooler – Gold Railway Cottages, Tweedmouth – Silver Gilt Dr Sally Sample, Warkworth – Gold Mr & Mrs Sargent, Waldridge – Gold Mr & Mrs Stuart Short, Middleton St George – Gold Mrs Barbara Skidmore, Lingdale – Silver Gilt Peter & Sheena Smith, Moorsholm – Gold David Streets, Marton West – Gold Alan Wall, Alnwick – Gold Alan White, Hetton le Hole – Gold WINNER: ALAN WHITE, HETTON LE HOLE Grounds of Hospitals, Universities, etc. Hassockfield, Medomsley – Silver Gilt Hexham Hospital – Gold Sunderland University – Gold University of Durham – Gold Winner: Hexham Hospital Sports Grounds Foxton Hall Golf Club, Lesbury – Gold Hexham Golf Course – Gold Mainsforth Sports Complex, Ferryhill – Gold Middlesborough Golf Club, Marton West – Gold Ponteland Bowling Green and Tennis Courts – Gold Redcar Racecourse – Gold The Bowling Club, Nunthorpe – Gold Willowburn Sports and Leisure Centre, Alnwick – Bronze WINNER: MIDDLESBOROUGH GOLF CLUB, MARTON WEST NORTHUMBRIA IN BLOOM DISCRETIONARY AWARD BISHOPWEARMOUTH NURSERY & LANDSCAPES, SUNDERLAND .