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The Parish Council’s eighteenth annual Garden Competition was held on Saturday, 28th June 2014. The Council is most grateful to the judges, who this year came from Abingdon and North Hinksey and also to the guides who shepherded the judges round the village. Additional thanks go to Jenny Standen on behalf of the Parish Council for providing an excellent lunch and tea for the judges and guides with the assistance of Marion Nathan. And to Les Hemsworth.
The Council is grateful for the sponsorship which enabled the competition to take place again this year from: RWE npower, First Great Western, Berinsfield Community Business and Mr Ezra Attia.
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The judging criteria remained the same as they were in previous years. The weather was less kind to the judges and to the gardens this year with frequent heavy showers during the morning. However the afternoon was generally dry with some sunshine. 75 gardens received awards, which is substantially fewer than in previous years (possibly an effect of the inclement weather during the morning) with the most awards received in the Best Tubs and Baskets category.
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FULL RESULTS
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AWARDS: BEST GARDEN
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 51 Foxborough Road – Winner of Best Garden Category |
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 51 Foxborough Road – Winner of Best Garden Category |
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Attia Trophy: 51, Foxborough Road
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Runner up: 16, Church Road
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Highly Commended: 34 Sugworth Lane, 24 Pebble Hill, 7 Turners Close, 19 Sugworth Crescent, 46 St James Road, 57 Foxborough Road, 9 Foxborough Road, 34 Stonhouse Crescent, Woodside Woodlands, 2 Spinneys Close, 20 Sycamore Crescent, 23 Bigwood Park, 7 St JamesRoad, 4 Pebble Hill, 11 Lower Radley
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Commended: 62 Foxborough Road, 108 Foxborough Road, 87 Foxborough Road, 2 New Road, 4 St James Road, 8 Little Howe Close, 1 St James Road, 10 Ferny Close, 27 Ferny Close, 42 Bigwood Park
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AWARDS: TUBS AND/OR HANGING BASKETS
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 40 Foxborough Road – Winner of Best Tubs and Hanging Baskets Categor
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 40 Foxborough Road – Winner of Best Tubs and Hanging Baskets Category
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Tuckwell Trophy: 40 Foxborough Road
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Runner Up: 57 Selwyn Crescent
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| Highly Commended: 21 Pebble Hill, 4 Fir Trees, The Brackens Drysdale Close, 9 Turners Close, 7 Willow Way, 19 New Road, 12A Lower Radley Caravan Park, 9 Pebble Hill |
| Commended: 3 Sugworth Crescent, 3 Oak Avenue, 1,Blossoms Glade, 6 Blossoms Glade, 38 Sycamore Crescent, 27 Sycamore Crescent, 16 Sycamore Crescent, 98 Kennington Road, Sycamore House 1 Drysdale Close, 3 New Road, 49 Church Road, 40 St James Road, 7 Little Howe Close, 23 St James Road, 23 Selwyn Crescent, 7 Lower Radley Caravan Park, Baker’s Close 104 Lower Radley, 30 Bigwood Park, 35 Bigwood Park |
AWARDS: MOST COLOURFUL FLOWER GARDEN
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 9 Bigwood Park – Winner of The Most Colourful Garden category
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 9 Bigwood Park – Winner of The Most Colourful Garden category
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Parish Council Trophy: 9 Bigwood Park
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Runner up: 28 Ferny Close
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Highly Commended: 5 Oak Avenue, 27 St James Road, 6 Bluebell Ride, 23 Lower Radley, 100 Foxborough Road, 5 Catharine Close, 14 Church Road, Gooseacre Farm Cottage
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Commended: Hidcote Gooseacre, 5 Gooseacre, 10 Gooseacre, 7 Spinneys Close, 4 Spinneys Close, 3 Spinneys Close, 3 Stonhouse Crescent, 34 St James Road, 11 Ferny Close
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SUMMARY
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Best Garden
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Best Tubs and Baskets
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Most Colourful
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| Principal awards |
2
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2
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2
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| Highly Commended |
15
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8
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8
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| Commended |
10
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19
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9
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| Total |
27
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29
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19
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| Sponsored by……………………………….. |
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Lafarge Tarmac |
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Berinsfield Community Business
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First Great Western
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Mr Ezra Attia
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| Organised by……………………………….. |
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RADLEY PARISH COUNCIL |
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| Hospitality …………………………………… |
Lunch and teas provided by… |
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Jenny Standen on behalf of Radley Parish Council, assisted by Marion Nathan, and Les Hemsworth.
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| Judges………………………………………… |
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David Bingley
Barbara Bingley
Sue Blake
Pauline Dewhirst
Anne-Marie Lloyd
Glenys Morris
Briony Newport
Angela Hughes
Beryl Stayte
Barry Stayte
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| Guides………………………………………… |
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Eric Blanks
Bob Johnston
David Lloyd
Carol Milward
Sally Raven
Denis Standen
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| Adjudicators………………………………… |
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Phyl Howard
Jane Dymock
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| Photography by………………………….. |
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Basil Crowley LRPS CPAGB
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