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13th
Radley Gardens Competition, 04 July 2009
Let's
keep Radley beautiful.
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The Parish Council's thirteenth annual Garden Competition
was held on Saturday, July 4th. The Council is most
grateful to the 12 judges, who freely gave their time
and came from Abingdon and Kennington. Most had judged
for us before. The Council is also grateful for sponsorship
from Robert Mattocks Roses of Lodge Hill for plants
for the winners, and to the following givers of donations:
Ezra Attia, Berinsfield Community Services, Customers
of the Bowyer Arms, Copycat Services, J Curtis &
Sons Ltd, Peter L Mansbridge and Son, Peachcroft Farm
and Ringrose Tree Services . Additional thanks goes
to Jenny Standen for coordinating the provision of an
excellent lunch and tea for the judges and guides. |
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| The judging criteria were slightly
amended this year to give a clearer distinction between
Commended and Highly Commended awards than had been in
the past, with the latter generally having to meet a higher
standard. As a result, there are fewer Highly Commendeds
awarded this year - one outcome of which was a significant,
and most welcome, reduction in the workload imposed on
the judges (and their guides) when selecting the overall
winners. However there has been no intended changes to
the standard required for receiving a Commended award.
At the end of the day, the outcome is entirely down to
the judges themselves and how the gardens were presented
to them on the day. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
A
photographic presentation of the winning gardens plus
all Highly Commended gardens.
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PDF Slideshow and Photo Gallery*
(file size approx 7.5MB) |
 Requires
Adobe Acrobat |
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| Photography by Basil Crowley LRPS CPAGB
(C) 2009 |
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| FULL
RESULTS |
AWARDS: BEST GARDENS |
Attia
Trophy: Dian & Michael Slay,
51 Foxborough Road |
Runner
up:
Jack & Shirley Griffin, 34 Sugworth Lane
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Highly
Commended:
Richard & Tina Iley, 25 Foxborough Road; Alex &
Mary Brown, 4 Lower Radley Caravan Park; Margaret &
William Bell, 20 Bigwood Park. |
Commended:
John & Jean Hopgood, 9 Foxborough Road;
Nick & Marilyn Kennedy, 5 Catharine Close; Karen
& Victor Gackowski, 6 Catharine Close: Anthony &
Veronica Fisher, 2 New Road; Daisy & Peter Turner,
102 Foxborough Road; Margaret & Mark Hills, 98 Foxborough
Road; Carol Milward, 3 Stonhouse Crescent; Sue Mattingley,
27 Stonhouse Crescent; Elsie & Roy Fox, 108 Foxborough
Road; Anthony & Olga Critchley, 5 Spinney Close;
Pat & Jim Murden, 17 Selwyn Crescent; Eve &
Peter Fennell, 8 Ferny Close; Vivien & William Eddy,
21 St James Road; Thomas Blackburn & Maureen Salter,
37 St James Road; Barbara & Colin Bark, 46 St James
Road; John & Ruth Walton, 40 St James Road. |
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AWARDS:
TUBS AND/OR HANGING BASKETS |
Tuckwell
Trophy: Victor
& Sylvia Bishop, 21 Pebble Hill |
Runner
Up: Leslie
& Nicky Jones, 57 Selwyn Crescent
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Highly
Commended:
Valerie & Brian Mott , 28 Ferny Close; Patricia
Wheeler, 49 Pebble Hill; Caroline & Graham Steinsberg
, Baker's Close, 104 Lower Radley; Maureen & Derek
Cook, 57 Foxborough Road; Dick & Sue Crabb, 16
Church Road; Dorothy & John Payne, "Woodside",
Woodlands,; Ray & Ros Clarke, Sycamore House,
1 Drysdale Close.
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Commended:
Andrew
Painton, 17 Church Road; Peter Ruiz, 19 New Road;
Stella Brooks, 13 New Road; Leigh Reed, The Bowyer
Arms; David & Evelyn England, 9 Turners Close;
Alison & Derek Russell, 41 Stonhouse Crescent;
Julie Ridge, 7 Spinneys Close; Alan & Pamela Grant,
14 Church Road; Yvonne Milward, 27 Selwyn Crescent;
Robert & Sheila Holt, 12 Ferny Close; Gary &
Karen Dighton, 55 Selwyn Crescent; Graham & Maureen
Plested, 7 Little Howe Close; Patricia Butler &
Dennis Mace, 30 Lower Radley Caravan Park; Janet &
Robert Twinn, 15 Bigwood; John & Susan Hillsdon,
16A Bigwood; The Occupier, 28 Bigwood
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AWARDS:
MOST COLOURFUL FLOWER GARDENS |
Parish
Council Trophy:
Bernard Woodward, 6 Bluebell Ride, Woodlands
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Runner
up:
June & Norman Cox, 41 Pebble Hill
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Highly
Commended:
Sue & Steve East, 23 Bigwood; Elaine & Gary
Cook, 40 Foxborough Road
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Commended:
Susan Alexander, 100 Foxborough
Road; Audrey Stocks, 9 Spinneys Close; Peter & Margaret
Heath, 11 Ferny Close; Edward McKeown, 30 Ferny Close;
Andrew & Victoria Wagner, 23 Ferny Close; Angela
& Michael Murdock, 34 St James Road; Jacqueline
& Peter Gore, 51 Lower Radley; Cyril & Mary
Jennings, 12 Lower Radley; Michael Chomyn, 8 Lower Radley
Caravan Park; Daphne & David Kerr, 46 Bigwood; Barry
& Mary Kitching, 53 Bigwood |
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SUMMARY |
| Altogether, 80 gardens were nominated
for an award, the distribution of awards between the categories
being as follows. |
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Best
Garden |
Best
Tubs and Baskets |
Most
Colourful |
| Principal awards |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Highly Commended |
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7 |
2 |
| Commended |
27 |
24 |
11 |
| Total |
32 |
33 |
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Note:
Due to changes in the selection criteria
for the Commended and Highly Commended
award categories, these figures should not be compared
with those for previous years.
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Judging
in progress for the Radley Garden Competition,
4 July
2009.
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| Sponsored by......................................
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| Robert Mattock's Roses
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| Ezra Attia
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| J Curtis & Sons Ltd
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| Berinsfield Community Services
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| Ringrose Tree Services
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| Copycat
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| Peter L Mansbridge and Son
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| Peachcroft Farm
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| The People of Radley
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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
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| Judges................................................
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| | Barbara Bingley
David Bingley
Veronica Carslaw
David Hastings
Angela Hughes
Ann-Marie
Lloyd
Michael Matthews
Barbara Mazey
Alison Peedell
Brian Peedell
Barry Stayte
Maureen Winkfield
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| Guides................................................
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| | Ann Blake
Eric Blanks
Bob Johnston
David Lloyd
Brian Mott
Guy Rogers
Denis Standen
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| Adjudicators.......................................
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| | Basil Crowley
Lynda Pasquire
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| Photography by................................
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| Basil Crowley LRPS CPAGB
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| Lynda Pasquire LRPS
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