BRIGG GARDENS AMONG BEST IN NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

Two Brigg gardens have been rated among the best in North Lincolnshire.
The winners of the North Lincolnshire Best Kept Garden Awards 2016 were announced during a ceremony at Normanby Hall earlier this week.
The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Coun Trevor Foster, presented awards to the 17  winners and runners-up.
The North Lincolnshire Best Kept Garden Awards celebrate the hard work and dedication of our area’s gardeners and have been running every year since 1983, but have a history that dates back to before the Second World War.
The Mayor said: “I was lucky enough to visit a number of the gardens entered into this year’s competition and the beautiful and innovative gardens that we’ve seen is truly outstanding.
“I hope others feel inspired by these fantastic gardens. I would encourage everyone to get out into your own garden and flex your green thumbs. Who knows, maybe next year your garden could be crowned one of the best kept in North Lincolnshire!
“The standard of this year’s entries was phenomenal and it was a very tough deliberation process to decide the winners. All our gardeners should be very proud of themselves and I hope that they will continue to pursue their passion and enter their garden into the competition again next year.”
The winner from each category received a £100 voucher for Brigg Garden Centre, with the runner-up receiving a £50 voucher and third place winning one for £25.

Winners in each category were as follows:

Best School Garden
Winner: Leys Farm Junior School, Scunthorpe
Runner-up: Lincoln Gardens Primary School, Scunthorpe
Third Place: Holme Valley Primary School, Bottesford

Best Eco Garden
Winner: Shelagh Seddon, Goxhill

Best Garden Maintained by Someone with a Disability
Winner: Lucy and Dennis Richmond,  Scunthorpe

Best Allotment
Winner: Roy Hindmarsh, Scunthorpe
Runner-up: Emma Green, Scunthorpe
Third place: Maureen Williams, Scunthorpe

Best Small Garden
Winner: Barbara Butler, Scunthorpe
Runner up: Lucy and Dennis Richmond, Scunnthorpe
Third place: Jane Kitching, BRIGG - Pictured above receiving her award from the Mayor, Councillor Foster

Best Medium Garden
Winner: Lyn Dawes, Scawby
Runner up: Mr and Mrs Chandler, Scunthorpe
Third place: Sara Jickells, BRIGG

Best Large Garden
Winner: Richard Prior, Appleby
Runner up: Thomas Brown, Melton Ross
Third place: Mrs Lois Hindmarsh, Scunthorpe

The North Lincolnshire Best Kept Garden Awards are sponsored by North Lincolnshire Council and Brigg Garden Centre.

Brigg Blog's thanks go to Chris O'Rourke at North Lincolnshire Council for supplying details of the presentations and also the picture of Coun Jane Kitching receiving her award from the Mayor.