BEST-KEPT BRIGG GARDENS ANNOUNCED

1st in the best-kept garden section, Mr C Flint, 16 Highfield Grove, receiving the Louis T Jarratt Memorial Rose Bowl, a certificate and £50 voucher for  Brigg Garden Centre from Town Mayor Coun John Kitwood. Below - Colin points to photos of his award-winning garden.

The best-kept garden and allotment in Brigg have been chosen, in a popular annual competition organised by the Town Council.

The winners were announced at the Angel Suite on Sunday.

Best-kept garden in Brigg for 2013 was tended by Colin Flint, of 16 Highfield Grove, while the prize allotment was Mr F Cooper's Plot 1 on Grammar School Road.

Town Mayor Coun John Kitwood presided at the Brigg Town Council Civic Award Presentations.

He began by thanking Brigg Garden Centre for its joint sponsorship of both sections with the Town Council and also regional manager Rod Austin for undertaking the final judging of gardens.

Also thanked was Vic Bowness for his final judging of the allotments.

Vic took over as judge following the death of Allistair Stothard, who had performed the task for a number of years.

Vic announced that Brigg Horticultural Society wished to introduce something new in 2014 by making onions available to be grown by the allotment holders.

Tom Glossop, Freeman of Brigg, was thanked for taking photographs of the best gardens - something he had done during his time as a councillor.

BEST-KEPT GARDENS

1st Mr C Flint, 16 Highfield Grove, receiving the Louis T Jarratt Memorial Rose Bowl, a certificate and £50 voucher for  Brigg Garden Centre.

2nd Mr and Mrs M Green, 18 O'Hanlon Avenue, certificate and £30 voucher.

3rd Mr and Mrs T D Glossop, Sandcrest, 50 St Helen's Road, certificate and £20 voucher.

Certificates of merit and £10 vouchers: Mr and Mrs D Eardley, 30 Almond Grove; Mr and Mrs D P Flynn, Bracken House, Lyng Place, Cadney Road; Mrs S Jickells, 9 Woodbine Avenue.

PRIZE ALLOTMENTS

1st Mr F Cooper, Plot 1, Grammar School Road, receiving the Mary Robins Memorial Rose Bowl, a certificate and £50 voucher for Brigg Garden Centre.

2nd Mr C Ginelly, Plot 22, Grammar School Road, certificate and £30 voucher.

3rd Mr S Mosey, Plot 23, Grammar School Road, certificate and £20 voucher.

Certificates of merit and £10 vouchers: Mrs J Scutt, Plot 26, Grammar School Road; Mr J Cosgrove, Plot 24A, Grammar School Road; Mr C Carter, Plot 6, Grammar School Road.

2nd in the garden section - Mr and Mrs M Green, 18 O'Hanlon Avenue, certificate and £30 voucher.

3rd in the garden section - Mr and Mrs T D Glossop, Sandcrest, 50 St Helen's Road, certificate and £20 voucher. Maureen is seen receiving the award on behalf of herself and husband Tom.

Garden section certificate of merit and £10 voucher: Mr and Coun Mrs D Eardley, 30 Almond Grove. Here Ann Eardley receives the certificate.

Garden section certificate of merit and £10 voucher: Mr and Mrs D P Flynn, Bracken House, Lyng Place, Cadney Road