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What a Blooming Success!
29 September 2014
Friday 26 September saw over 100 local residents, businesses, councillors and dignitaries attend East Grinstead in Blooms Annual Awards held at the Meridian Hall, East Court. This years awards were presented to the winners by East Grinstead Town Mayor, Nick Hodges. Attendees were finalists in this year’s gardens competition and the awards night gave Bloom the chance to reward local residents and businesses for their efforts in making the town look wonderful throughout the year. Julie Mockford, Chairman remarked “It was fabulous to see so many residents and businesses attend this years awards and be able to thank them for all their hard work in making the town look wonderful this year. We couldn’t have done it without the support of everyone in the town”.
This year has been a wonderful year for East Grinstead having won an impressive 9 awards the South & South East in Bloom awards earlier this month including Silver Gilt for the town and Best War Memorial in the South & South East.
Judging for this years gardens took place in early July by a team of Bloom committee members who were looking for gardens meeting specific criteria for each category. Samantha Baldery, Secretary said “The judges had a very hard time choosing the winning gardens this year, there were so many beautiful gardens”. Blooms judges walk every road in East Grinstead each year searching for the towns best gardens, but this year also enlisted the help of the towns residents through Twitter and Facebook asking for nominations which provided some beautiful gardens that were shortlisted. “The use of social media this year has dramatically increased and our followers have been fantastic – nominating some wonderful gardens” commented Samantha.
East Grinstead in Bloom would like to thank everyone for attending the awards, particularly, Town Mayor Nick Hodges. Julie said “I am looking forward to seeing what businesses and residents can pull out of the bag next year. The competition was hot this year, but next years promises to be even better”.
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This years winners were:
| Category | Winning Name/Group |
| Young Gardener Award | |
| Aiden Brown, Halsford Park School | |
| Best Commercial Premises | |
| Highly Commended | The Denture Studio |
| 3rd | Bluebell Railway |
| 2nd | Stildon Brendoncare |
| 1st | The Felbridge Hotel |
| Best Pub | |
| Highly Commended | The Sussex Arms |
| 3rd | Dunnings Mill |
| 2nd | Tommy Flynns |
| 1st | Bar Kuba |
| Best Group | |
| Highly Commended | 23 Sackville Gardens |
| Highly Commended | 24 Sackville Gardens |
| 3rd | 21 Windmill Lane |
| 3rd | 23 Windmill Lane |
| 3rd | 1 Millfield Close |
| 2nd | 1 Copyhold Road |
| 2nd | 3 Copyhold Road |
| 2nd | 38 Brooklands Way |
| 2nd | 40 Brooklands Way |
| 2nd | 24 Brooklands Way |
| 1st | 45 Stuart Way |
| 1st | 47 Stuart Way |
| 1st | 49 Stuart Way |
| 1st | 51 Stuart Way |
| Best Landscape Garden | |
| Highly Commended | The Old Flint House |
| Highly Commended | Estcots Farmhouse |
| Highly Commended | 1 Faraday Avenue |
| Highly Commended | 43 Sackville Gardens |
| 3rd | 1 Overton Shaw |
| 2nd | 10 Austen Close |
| 1st | 45 Elizabeth Crescent |
| Best Micro Garden | |
| Highly Commended | 15 St Johns Road |
| Highly Commended | 48 Railway Approach |
| 3rd | Barbry, 43 Lingfield Road |
| 2nd | 30 Kennedy Avenue |
| 1st | 26 Buckhurst Way |
| Doreen Munt Memorial Cup Garden | |
| Highly Commended | 9 Blount Avenue |
| 3rd | 13 Blount Avenue |
| 2nd | 26 Lister Avenue |
| 2nd | 28 Lister Avenue |
| 1st | 29 Holtye Road |
| Best Seasonal Colour | |
| Highly Commended | 35 Dorset Avenue |
| Highly Commended | 41 Dorset Avenue |
| Highly Commended | 18 Stuart Way |
| Highly Commended | 39 Elizabeth Crescent |
| Highly Commended | 127 Charlwoods Road |
| Highly Commended | 17 St Edwards Close |
| Highly Commended | 21 Moat Road |
| Highly Commended | 3 Beechfields |
| Highly Commended | 30 Greenstede Avenue |
| Highly Commended | Estcots Cottage |
| 3rd | 38 Brooklands Way |
| 3rd | 40 Brooklands Way |
| 2nd | 51 Stuart Way |
| 1st | 7 The Close |
| Best Front Garden | |
| 3rd | 24 Hackenden Lane |
| 2nd | 27 Mill Way |
| 2nd | 29 Mill Way |
| 1st | 45 Brook Close |
| Champion of Champions Award | |
| 26 The Stennings | |
| 71 Garden Wood Road | |
| 73 GardenWood Road | |
| 3 North End | |
| South & South East in Bloom Certificates of Excellence | |
| East Court Grounds Team | |
| Noreen Daw | |
| The Felbridge Hotel | |
| Mount Noddy Allotments Association | |
| Bluebell Railway | |
| St Swithuns | |
| Sackville College | |
| East Grinstead Town Council | |
| 26 The Stennings | |
| 71 Garden Wood Road | |
| 73 Garden Wood Road | |
| 3 North End | |
Arthur Weller – collecting the South & South East in Bloom award for Best Allotment.
Tim Baker – Director of the Bluebell Railway collecting his award for Commercial Premises (3rd place)
Kevin & Noreen Daniels – 26 Buckhurst Way – 1st Place Micro Garden
Margaret Cook – collecting the prestigious Doreen Munt Memorial Cup for her beautiful front garden
East Court Grounds Team collecting their Award for all their hard work at East Court this year.
Mary Birmingham of 26 The Stennings collecting her Champion of Champions award.
