EAST MIDLANDS IN BLOOM 2015 FLORAL RESULTS

Small Village Entry name Points Medal Elmton, Derbyshire 150 Silver Gilt St Crispin Retirement Village, Northamptonshire 142 Silver Little , 137 Silver Ranby, 106 Bronze

Village Middleton by-Wirksworth 156 Silver Gilt Lark Hill Village 153 Silver Gilt in Bloom 123 Silver Wessington Together 113 Bronze

Judges Awards: Middleton-by-Wirksworth The residents of Duke Field housing complex for their front gardens Lark Hill Village To Horizon Landscapes for the Maintenance Grounds at Lark Hill Habrough in Bloom To Habrough in Bloom for the creation of Bridget’s Garden Wessington Together For Wessington Nature Reserve Group for the maintenance of the nature reserve

Large Village Market Bosworth 180 Gold in Bloom 178 Gold Little Eaton in Bloom 157 Silver Gilt Barrow upon 132 Silver 100 Bronze

Judges Awards: Market Bosworth in Bloom To Market Bosworth in Bloom for the Richard III display Caistor in Bloom Neil Birks for his voluntary work within the community and his commitment to Caistor in Bloom Little Eaton in Bloom For general streetscape cleanliness throughout the village To the Barrow upon Humber Bloom committee for their commitment to improving the village Burgh Le Marsh Friends of Burgh Windmill for the restoration of Dobson’s Windmill

Small Town sponsored by Amethyst Horticulture

Uppingham 180 Gold Bakewell 173 Gold Draycott 168 Silver Gilt Long Sutton 168 Silver Gilt Darley Dale 162 Silver Gilt 162 Silver Gilt 159 Silver Gilt Earl Shilton 153 Silver Gilt Quorn 152 Silver Gilt Village 150 Silver Gilt Blidworth 142 Silver Alford Town 135 Silver Parish Plan 134 Silver Winterton 131 Silver Waddington 129 Silver

East Midlands in Bloom results 2015 1 Judges Awards: Alford J B Flower Designs for creating and supplying numerous hanging baskets throughout Alford Bakewell Monyash Allotments for the on-going work in developing this site, the water harvesting unit and community building Blidworth PTE Andrew Cutts Garden Memorial Bracebridge Heath St Johns for the wonderful display of 'wellie boot' and pot planting in Events Group the school play area Crowland Alison Littlechild for her inspiring display of fruit and vegetable growing in her front garden Darley Dale Flower in the Field Project which encourages people with mental health issues to 'dabble' with soil and plants as a fun activity Draycott in Bloom Draycott in Bloom Volunteers for the raised bed in the grounds of the retirement bungalows and the planting adjacent the Parish Rooms Holbeach in Bloom Casey Lenton of Holbeach Academy for the excellent research and iconic design of a sign for Holbeach Nature Reserve Long Sutton Cowpers Gate Community Garden for the well designed and beautifully maintained site Messingham Village All Saints Church for the beautifully maintained grounds Quorn Quorn War Memorial for the beautifully designed, planted and maintained gardens Uppingham in Bloom Garden House Hotel for their beautiful rear garden which can be enjoyed by residents and 'passers-by' Waddington St. Michael's Church and volunteers who maintain the cemetery and church grounds to a high standard Winterton in Bloom Winterton Bowling Club for the well maintained grounds and the beautiful hanging baskets and tubs

sponsored by Amethyst Horticulture Town 183 Gold Bourne 164 Silver Gilt Oakham 151 Silver Gilt Clowne 115 Bronze 115 Bronze

Judges Awards: Bourne For the beautifully planted bed on South Street providing all year round interest Clowne in Bloom For partnership working involved in the development of Clowne Linear Park Earl Shilton in Bloom Liz Kyriacou of Chris's Fish & Chip Shop for the tremendous gardens open to and appreciated by all Immingham in Miriam & Brian Clarke and Alderney Way residents for the well maintained open space and gardens Bloom featuring recycled planters Oakham Oakham in Bloom Volunteers for their sustained contribution throughout the town and in particular Library Green North Hykeham in Millenium Green Volunteers for their regular monitoring and maintenance of this lovely amenity Bloom

sponsored by Amethyst Horticulture Large Town Belper 174 Gold Market Harborough 174 Gold Spalding 172 Gold Boston 171 Gold Long Eaton 171 Gold 168 Silver Gilt Ilkeston 167 Silver Gilt Newark 164 Silver Gilt Buxton 153 Silver Gilt Louth 151 Silver Gilt Syston 147 Silver Gainsborough 146 Silver

East Midlands in Bloom results 2015 2 Judges Awards: Boston To the Gardens and Volunteers at Fydell House Buxton in Bloom To the friends of Buxton station for the revitalisation of the Railway Station Belper For the contribution of the Belper Choir to the judging day Gainsborough Gainsborough Golf Club for involvement and assistance in Gainsborough in Bloom Ilkeston The restoration of the flower garden on Victoria Park Long Eaton For the continued improvements to West Park and it's Green Flag achievement Louth in Bloom Dave Higgs and Park Avenue Community Gardens Market Harborough in Bloom The volunteers of St Nicholas Little Bowden and their beautiful church grounds Newark Willow Holt wildlife site Sleaford Westgate Park chalet site Spalding in Bloom Floral enhancements at Springfields Retail Shopping Outlet Syston Archdale Street Park for its imaginative design and layout

Small City sponsored by Amberol Ltd

Loughborough in Bloom 181 Gold 179 Gold Oadby & Wigston 171 Gold Chesterfield 166 Silver Gilt

Judges Awards: Chesterfield For the independent, Community-based Bloom group. Grimsby For the development of Longitude Wood, a former landfill site. Loughborough in Bloom The numerous community groups working across the City to enhance their areas, and support the wider Bloom campaign. Oadby & Wigston The increased levels of community support for the Bloom Campaign

City sponsored by Amberol Ltd

Mansfield 166 Silver Gilt Northampton 165 Silver Gilt

Judges Awards: Mansfield The development and renovation of the City Centre in partnership with Mansfield BID Northampton The Knights Heritage Trail around the City

Large City sponsored by Amberol Ltd

Nottingham 182 Gold

Judges Awards: The Cornerhouse for Katherine Fisher's extraordinary 'High Rise' Urban Bee-keeping Project

Urban Community Evington in Bloom 158 Silver Gilt Littleover in Bloom 142 Silver in Bloom 111 Bronze

Judges Awards:

Evington in Bloom To Liz for the Buckets, Boots, Baskets and Barrow Festival held at St. Denys Church Littleover in Bloom To all the residents and businesses that embraced the "Alice in Wonderland" theme and Peter Valentine for his support Old Clee in Bloom To Malcolm and the "In Bloom" group for bringing the community together

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Coastal 182 Gold 156 Silver Gilt Sutton-on-Sea 124 Silver 107 Bronze

Judges Awards: Mablethorpe to Karen and the "in Bloom" group for their dedication to improving the local area Sutton-on-Sea to Kath and the "In Bloom" Group for their commitment to improving the local area Cleethorpes to the Parks and Street Cleansing staff who maintain the area to an excellent standard Skegness to Lisa and the volunteers who are making a difference within their local community

Business Improvement District John Williamson trophy sponsored by Amberol Melton Mowbray Bid Company 165 Silver Gilt Nottingham BID 160 Silver Gilt Mansfield BID Company Ltd 158 Silver Gilt Beeston in Bloom 143 Silver

Judges Awards: Beeston in Bloom BID For developing a corporate design theme in floral features, street furniture, publicity materials to enhance Beeston's identity Mansfield BID For the International Clean Up Mansfield initiative. Company Ltd. Melton BID in Bloom For the Boyes Wall Art Project remembering the fallen in WW1 Nottingham BID For the outstanding, superbly presented Bee Friendly Nottingham campaign

BRITAIN IN BLOOM 2015 East Midlands in Bloom Regional Finalists Caistor Uppingham Grimsby Cleethorpes Melton Mowbray BID

Results to be announced on 16th October at the BiB National Awards in Sunderland

Discretionary Awards East Midlands in Bloom Award for Horticultural Kingsway Gardens, Cleethorpes Excellence within Parks East Midlands in Bloom Award for Best Wildflower & Redhill Quarry, Middleton by Wirksworth Conservation Area Taylors Bulbs East Midlands in Bloom Award for the Earl Shilton in Bloom Most Improved Entrant East Midlands in Bloom Award for the Least Littered Nottingham Business Improvement District Environment Barcham Trees East Midlands in Bloom Award for the Strutts Centre, Belper Best New Permanent Landscape Frank Constable MBE Award for Best Residential Mr & Mrs Leitch, "The Grove", 69 North Street, Winterton Garden East Midlands in Bloom Committee Award In recognition of 30 years of Market Bosworth in Bloom East Midlands in Bloom Committee Award Jeff Blanchard of Cleethorpes in Bloom, for dedication and commitment to the Bloom Campaign for over 16 years EMiB John Williamson Trophy, Best Business Melton Mowbray Business Improvement District Improvement District

East Midlands in Bloom results 2015 4 East Midlands in Bloom Best School Garden 2015 Grassmoor Primary School, Grassmoor, Derbyshire East Midlands in Bloom Best School Wildlife Garden Oak Field School & Sports College, Nottingham East Midlands in Bloom Best School Ornamental Coomb Briggs Primary School, Immingham Garden East Midlands in Bloom Best School Fruit & Vegetable The Priory School, Spalding Garden East Midlands in Bloom Best Hotel/Pub Garden or Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough Display East Midlands in Bloom Best Retail/Commercial Linkage Green Café & Bowling Green, Mablethorpe Premises

EAST MIDLANDS IN BLOOM BEST SCHOOL GARDEN AWARD Name of School Bloom Entry Medal Award Asquith Primary School Mansfield Silver Gilt Bidworth Oaks Primary School Blidworth, Nottinghamshire Gold Chaucer Junior School Ilkeston, Derbyshire Gold Cobden Primary School Loughborough Silver Gilt Coomb Briggs Primary School Immingham GOLD Best Ornamental Garden House School Spalding Gold Grassmoor Primary School Grassmoor, Derbyshire GOLD BEST SCHOOL GARDEN 2015 Headlands Primary School Northampton Silver Lyncrest Primary School Northampton Gold Market Harborough Church of Academy Market Harborough Silver Middleton Community Primary School Middleton by Wirksworth Silver Gilt Northgate School Arts College Northampton Silver Oak Field School & Sports College Nottingham GOLD Best Wildlife Garden Reynolds Children’s Centre Cleethorpes Gold Ridgeway Infant School Littleover Gold Ridgeway Primary School Ridgeway, Derbyshire Silver Roliston C of E Primary School Rosliston, Derbyshire Silver Gilt Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage, Leicestershire Silver St. Peter’s Church of England (VA) Junior School Littleover Silver Gilt The Priory School Spalding SILVER GILT Best Fruit & Vegetable Garden Wynndale Primary School Mansfield Silver Gilt

EMIB Frank Constable MBE Award for Best Residential Garden Bloom Entry Address AWARD MEDAL Burgh Le Marsh 11 Chapman Avenue, Burgh Le Marsh, Lincolnshire PE24 5LY Certificate of Achievement Caistor 7A Mill Lane, Caistor, Lincolnshire LN7 6UA Silver Gilt Chesterfield 153 Moorland View Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 3DD Gold Cleethorpes “Rose View”, 15 Highthorpe Crescent, Cleethorpes DN35 9PZ Silver Gilt Littleover 36 Whittlebury Drive, Littleover, Derby DE23 3BF Silver Mansfield 2 Meadow Bank, Leeming Lane North, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire Gold NG19 9QX Market Bosworth Aylesbrook Cottage, 88 Station Road, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire CV13 0LT Silver Gilt Messingham 27A Well Street, Messingham, DN17 3RT Silver Gilt Newark 1 Chester Close, Boundary Road, Newark NG24 4AY Gold Northampton 53 Farmclose Road, Wootton, Northampton NN4 6HL Bronze Oadby & Wigston 35 High Leys Drive, Oadby, Leicester LE2 5TL Silver Old Clee 2 Howard Grove, Old Clee, Grimsby DN32 8JE Silver Gilt Spalding 34 Park Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 1NH Gold Winterton “The Grove”, 69 North Street, Winterton, Scunthorpe, Gold & CATEGORY DN15 9QL WINNER East Midlands in Bloom results 2015 5 East Midlands in Bloom Best Pub/Hotel Garden or Display

Name of Entry Bloom Entry AWARD MEDAL The Grange Farm Oadby & Wigston Bronze The Spiders Web Old Clee Bronze The Falcon Hotel Uppingham Gold Ringwood Hall Hotel Chesterfield Gold The Three Swans Hotel Market Harborough Gold & CATEGORY WINNER 2015 Royal Oak Inn Silver White Hart Hotel Caistor Silver The Old White Hart Newark Silver The Sun Inn Northampton Silver The White Swan Littleover Silver The Black Horse Market Bosworth Silver Gilt The Fleece Inn Burgh Le Marsh Silver Gilt The Anchor Inn Alford Silver Gilt Coach and Horses Draycott Silver The County Hotel Immingham Silver Gilt Queen Victoria Syston Silver Gilt The Punch Bowl Spalding Silver Gilt The Beacon Public House Loughborough Silver Gilt Il Rosso Mansfield Silver Gilt The Angel Inn Blyth, Nottinghamshire Silver Thoresby Hall Hotel Nottinghamshire Silver Gilt

East Midlands in Bloom Best Retail/Commercial Premises

Barry Fitch Butcher Little Eaton Gold Chris's Fish & Chips Earl Shilton in Bloom Gold Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop Nottingham Bronze Immingham Community Recycling Centre Immingham Silver Gilt J. Stamp & Sons Market Harborough Gold John Storer House Loughborough Silver Leicester Racecourse Oadby & Wigston Silver Gilt Linkage Green Café and Bowling Green Mablethorpe Gold & CATEGORY WINNER Marshall's Yard Gainsborough Gold Springfields Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens Spalding Gold Systemic Print Management Ltd. Caistor Silver The Wharf Regeneration Area Newark Silver Gilt The Willow Restaurant & Tea Rooms Alford Bronze Tip Top Toe Beauty Salon Old Clee Bronze

East Midlands in Bloom Children’s Art Competition Name Place Class Title School County Isobel Morgan 1st Reception, years 1 & 2 Daisy Daisy Our Lady's Academy Nottingham Sienna Moran =2nd Reception, years 1 & 2 no title The Glapton Academy Nottingham Kayan Mapara =2nd Reception, years 1 & 2 Stripy Colourful Lily Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester Krisha Odedara =3rd Reception, years 1 & 2 Autumn Trees Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester Alexa Rose Farrand =3rd Reception, years 1 & 2 Daffodils in the Wind Grassmooor Primary School Derbyshire Saanvi Bhandari HC Reception, years 1 & 2 Precious Dancing Lily Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester Faye Tolan HC Reception, years 1 & 2 No title Fernwood Infant School Nottingham Two Blossom Trees in Paige Kirya HC Reception, years 1 & 2 Our Lady's Academy Nottingham spring Mansi Pandya HC Reception, years 1 & 2 Wavey yellow daffodils Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester Isabelle Louise Riley HC Reception, years 1 & 2 Cheerful chicks in spring South CE Nottingham

East Midlands in Bloom results 2015 6 Charlie Moran 1st Years 3 & 4 Daffodils The Glapton Academy Nottingham Mohammed Raheem 2nd Years 3 & 4 Wild Flowers Mellers Primary School Nottingham Akhtar Fox playing in autumn Ruby May Walker =3rd Years 3 & 4 Fernwood Junior School Nottingham leaves Jasmine Morgan =3rd Years 3 & 4 Blue Flower The Glapton Academy Nottingham Luke Murray HC Years 3 & 4 Summery Favourite Buxton Junior School Derbyshire Gundega Plegere HC Years 3 & 4 Things in Autumn Buxton Junior School Derbyshire Ewan Latham-Platt HC Years 3 & 4 Winter Woodland Buxton Junior School Derbyshire Bethany Bower HC Years 3 & 4 Summer Night Garden Coomb Briggs Primary School N E Lincolnshire St Mary's Voluntary Catholic Emmanuela Kantenga HC Years 3 & 4 The Four Seasons Nottingham Primary Krishna Patel HC Years 3 & 4 Flowers in Bloom Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester Mollie-Mae Hallam 1st Years 5 & 6 Bountiful Flowers The Glapton Academy Nottingham Oliver Breakspear =2nd Years 5 & 6 Arshel P The Glapton Academy Nottingham Dexter Light =2nd Years 5 & 6 Flowers in the Window Buxton Junior School Derbyshire Nadia Van der Walt =3rd Years 5 & 6 no title (Blue Tit) Middleton Primary Nottingham Evie Panter =3rd Years 5 & 6 Spring Colours Coomb Briggs Primary School N E Lincolnshire Isaac Kirk HC Years 5 & 6 Crowded Window View Buxton Junior School Derbyshire Skye Morten HC Years 5 & 6 Beautiful Season Tree Buxton Junior School Derbyshire Cole Dominic Healey HC Years 5 & 6 The Flower Balloon The Glapton Academy Nottingham Nathan Jackson HC Years 5 & 6 A Relaxing Corner Coomb Briggs Primary School N E Lincolnshire

East Midlands in Bloom Children’s Digital Photography Competition

Name Place Class Title School County

Charlotte Harris 1st Reception, years 1 & 2 Red & Black Frog Hopper Rosliston C E Primary Derbyshire

Runner 5th Market Harborough Esme Durham Reception, years 1 & 2 French Lavender Leicestershire Up Brownies

Evie Maric HC Reception, years 1 & 2 Frilly Red & Green lettuce Grassmoor primary Derbyshire Shooting Stars in Garden Darcie Skellett 1st Years 3 & 4 Rosliston C of E Primary School Derbyshire Space Runner Jake Rodgers Years 3 & 4 Snowdrops Grassmoor Primary Derbyshire Up Anthony Cartwright HC Years 3 & 4 Tree Shadow South Wilford Endowed School Nottingham

Taylor Siddall 1st Years 5 & 6 Up Close to Purple Allium Grassmoor Primary School Derbyshire Runner Frozen Stance on a Winter Niamh Bradbury Years 5 & 6 Grassmoor Primary Derbyshire Up Morning Scented Sweet Pink Peas Emily Mills HC Years 5 & 6 Grassmoor Primary Derbyshire Magic Blooms Hannah Colton 1st Years 7 & and above Daffodils The Farnborough Academy Nottingham Runner The Nottingham Emmanuel Laura Ward Years 7 & and above House Sparrow Nottingham Up School Dionne Goodman HC Years 7 & and above Iris Berries The Farnborough Academy Nottingham

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