Winners of the Eldon Garden Competition 2016 were presented with their awards on Tuesday 27th September at 6.30pm at Eldon Community Centre.
Judging took place a couple of months earlier when gardens throughout the parish were inspected.
The Parish Council provides certificates and at least £25 in Argos vouchers annually to winners of each category.
The winners were as follows: Dawn Stapleton and Michael Donnelly of New Row who won Best Kept Garden and £50 worth of Argos vouchers; Mr and Mrs J Allison of Pasture Row who won Best Flower Garden; Mrs J A Rigg of Eldon Bank and Mr and Mrs S Davey of Office Row were joint winners of the Best Vegetable Plot; and Mrs E Fletcher of Pasture Row and Mr P Iley of Eldon Bank were the joint winners of Most Improved or New Garden.
Councillor John Gibson, Chairman of the Parish Council said: “The annual competition aims to encourage local people to create better gardens and make Eldon a more attractive place in which to live. It was particularly heartening to see some good vegetable plots this year, with two plots of equal merit.
There is also a call for more people to use the Eldon Community Centre.
From 9am-10am on a Wednesday, there are Active4Life sessions at Eldon Community Centre. These sessions have been described as exercise with a social feel and include tea and coffee.
The sessions are for adults only and have been funded by the Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Partnership. For more information or to secure a place, contact Marie Urwin on 03000 262797.
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