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THE TIMES Special Souvenir 2013 Edition Year on year it is wonderful to see the results of local authorities and so many volunteers who work tirelessly to make their part of Scotland a cleaner, greener, more sustainable place to live, work and visit. Keep Scotland Beautiful is proud to award these efforts. Trophy winners Premier Award The Rosebowl Beautiful Perth Dufftown in Bloom Pitlochry in Bloom St Andrews in Bloom Class Awards City – Aberdeen in Bloom Small City – Beautiful Cumbernauld Large Town – Beautiful Perth Medium Town – Burgh Beautiful Linlithgow Small Town – Pitlochry in Bloom Urban Community – Dyce in Bloom Flatted Community – Restalrig & Lochend House Residents Association Coastal Town – St Andrews in Bloom Coastal Village – St Monans Large Village – Dufftown in Bloom Small Village – Muthill in Bloom Wee Village – Beautiful Kilconquhar Business Improvement District – Kirkcaldy 4 All Discretionary Awards New Entrant Trophy – Growing Kirkcaldy Community Horticultural Award – Comrie in Colour Jim Murdie Trophy for Permanent Landscaping – Aberdeen in Bloom (Duthie Park) Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Trophy – Carnoustie Community Council (War Memorial) The Wright Sustainability Award – Beautiful Perth (Friarton Recycling Education Project) Visit Scotland Award for Tourism – Wigtown in Bloom Scottish Natural Heritage Biodiversity Award – Brighter Bothwell (Organic Community Garden) Community Involvement Award – Plains Community Futures Group (Community Allotment) David Welch Memorial for Something Special – Newburgh in Bloom (Edible Project) www.beautifulscotland.org City Large Town Aberdeen in Bloom Beautiful Perth Aberdeen City Perth and Kinross Aberdeen in Bloom’s real motivation Perth in Bloom has a strong link with the in taking part is to encourage citizens local council. The partnering and liaison with to enjoy their gardens and take pride other groups and organisations within the in their local communities and the city. city makes for a vibrant and proactive whole, Duthie Park regeneration is excellent and which works very positively for the city. A congratulations on the first Green Flag. The new heather collection is vieing for the Piper Alpha memorial garden is extremely position as the largest in Scotland. Aberdeen in Bloom colourful and shows a vast variety of roses. Cupar in Bloom The large number of friends groups and Growing Kirkcaldy local environmental and residents groups is Fife Fife to be congratulated, as is the involvement As a newcomer to the Beautiful Scotland A bustling town, Cupar is a crossroads for of schools in a variety of projects. campaign, Kirkcaldy is to be commended for the centre of Fife. It has a good shopping and commercial area and Cupar in Bloom Bonnie Dundee the commitment shown by all the participating organisations. The liaison with Fife Council adds value to the overall ambience of the Dundee City and the local group helps get things done town. The support to the group from local Sustainability projects at the University and the results are plain to see throughout businesses is to be commended. continue to be excellent and improving, the city. Beveridge Park offers a great bog Gala in Bloom and the introduction of food waste recycling garden and traditional Victorian bedding. and reverse vending machines are good Scottish Borders examples, as is the introduction of solar Galashiels is the main commercial and powered litter bins. The large number shopping hub for this part of the Scottish of Friends groups is to be commended Medium Town Borders. It has historical significance and a as these are obviously of great benefit good town centre which is centered around and have been working wonders across Bank Street Gardens. Gala in Bloom has Dundee. There are also four parks with Burgh Beautiful Linlithgow links across the town with other active Green Flag status. West Lothian groups which, amongst other tasks, assist The group work for the enhancement of with cleaning of local waterways. the environment within Linlithgow. The collaboration between the group and other Lanark in Bloom Small City organisations including West Lothian Council, South Lanarkshire Scotrail, local businesses and individuals Lanark occupies an elevated position Beautiful Cumbernauld come together to deliver an interesting, green above the river Clyde and is a very busy and diverse town. Wildlife corridors and North Lanarkshire place. Lanark in Bloom group, while small quirky planting enhance the town. in number, has been able to call on other Cumbernauld’s reputation is rather unfairly assistance and collaborates well with the based on the old shopping centre but, Crieff in Leaf local council and other local groups. In thanks to the work of Cumbernauld in Perth and Kinross the next few years, Castlebank Park will Bloom and associated organisations Crieff is a busy town in a beautiful part become a destination worthy of the town. working hard, the undoubted beautiful of Strathearn. ‘Crieff in Leaf’ is taking on surroundings will come to the fore. The additional tasks which the local authority is Milngavie in Bloom open spaces and mature woodland, as well not able to sustain. The group has a core of East Dunbartonshire as wetland habitats, make Cumbernauld a volunteers who work hard to keep the town haven for wildlife of all types. Milngavie has its own identity even though looking good day to day, but they can (and it is very near to Glasgow. Civic pride is do) call on others to assist for one off tasks. Dunfermline in Bloom palpable and the local Milngavie in Bloom Fife is going a long way to enhance this feeling. The group works across the town in all The ancient City of Dunfermline has a areas, assisting and acting as a catalyst for beautiful centre based around the Abbey other groups. and Pittencrieff Park, with another park at the other end of the city centre. There Strathaven in Bloom are ambitious plans in place through the South Lanarkshire Business Improvement District (BID). Dunfermline as a whole has pockets of The commitment of this group is plain to green space and committed local residents see across the town. The collaborative who are making a difference. working with the local council, especially in the local park, has delivered a Green Flag, but more importantly has enabled the park to be enhanced despite financial cut backs. Crieff in Leaf Collaboration with the High School is strong. 2 www.beautifulscotland.org Prestonfield and Cameron Small Town House Community Gardening Group Brighter Bothwell City of Edinburgh South Lanarkshire Condorrat Tenants & Residents Association Prestonfield and Cameron House This active group’s motto is ‘Let’s just do Gardening Group is a very small active it!’ and they certainly do just that. There group which manages to achieve a lot in its are colourful floral displays in the town Urban Community local community. The group is working very centre and a range of environmentally closely with the City of Edinburgh Council friendly public spaces. The Brighter Condorrat Tenants & in a joint approach to achieve their goals. Bothwell group works effectively with other Residents Association sections of the community throughout the North Lanarkshire year. The community organic garden and the work at local schools are particularly Condorrat Tenants and Residents noteworthy. Association is a lively group of multi- Flatted Community talented members who work very hard with Friends of Bridge of Allan the younger members of the community, Restalrig & Lochend House Stirling with very limited resources, to achieve high Residents Association impact displays. The projects the group Now in their fourth year, The Friends of City of Edinburgh carries out predominantly uses recycled Bridge of Allan continue to make progress materials to great effect. The impact of the work carried out is enhancing their town. Problems with immediately evident upon arrival at this flooding are being dealt with in partnership Cove in Bloom flatted community, with well-maintained with appropriate agencies. The effect Aberdeen City green areas surrounded by colourful of the baskets along the main street is planted borders. Inventiveness is shown superb and gives a colourful welcome Cove in Bloom is a first time entrant, having in the reuse of materials, and the residents to visitors. The Friends have widened moved up from It’s Your Neighbourhood. are involved in a number of local groups their activities to the benefit of the local The group has already made improvements which ensures a voice in important issues. environment by involving a range of local in the local area for residents and visitors to groups. Cove, and the Lauriston Allotments are of a very high standard. This is a small group Pitlochry in Bloom of volunteers with great aspirations for the Perth and Kinross future. Coastal Town Pitlochry makes a welcome and Culter in Bloom Broughty Ferry in Bloom successful return to Beautiful Scotland Aberdeen City after a year out and success in the Britain Dundee City in Bloom champions group. Tourism is This group is very enthusiastic and well The group assisted by other community a vital part of the local economy and the organised, involving a wide range of groups groups continue to work hard for the group makes a significant contribution to in their work in the community. To be benefit of the town. There are colourful, the attractiveness of the town to the many commended is the wild flower meadow area well-planted beds in the Windmill Garden; visitors. Links with, and support from at the ‘station’ and the great work carried out on-going improvements and additions the business community are particularly in conjunction with the local school. at Barnhill Rock Garden; the King St strong in Pitlochry. Events are organised residents garden continues to delight; an all year round to extend the tourist season Cumbernauld Village Action edible garden at the library; and continued and enhance the quality of life for local for the Community improvements at the Wildflower Garden.