BRIGG GARDEN & ALLOTMENT PRIZE-WINNERS 2021 RECEIVE AWARDS

 

Prizes were presented in Brigg town centre for 2021's best-kept gardens, allotment and floral displays.
There was a change to the long-established late summer format, with trophies and certificates this time being presented to the winners in the Market Place, instead of gathering indoors at the Angel Suite.
Gardeners, flowerbed and hanging basket devotees being used to spending long hours outdoors, the al fresco prize-giving made a welcome change, in our opinion. The weather stayed fine, if somewhat blustery.
Brigg Town Council, as ever, arranged this popular competition.
Town Mayor Coun Brian Parker presented awards to the winners, most of whom were able to attend at noon on Thursday (August 26) and some members of the public gathered near the market day stalls and the Bandstand to watch the ceremony.
The Mayor was joined by Andrew 'Sass' Markham for the presentation of his family's Markham Shield for the best floral business display.
Town Clerk Kerry McGrath made the arrangements and introduced the Town Mayor.
Previous Angel Suite ceremonies have been held on Saturday mornings in late August or early September as part of coffee mornings.
In due course the council will have to decide whether it reverts to an indoor ceremony late next summer or holds the 2022 presentations al fresco.

WINNERS
Derek Capp - Front Garden
Jase Ladley - Allotment
Jenny Mumby - Hanging Baskets (unable to attend the presentation)
Raphael Turkington - Scarecrow
Old Courts Vets - Business in Bloom. View details and images here...

HIGHLY COMMENDED FRONT GARDENS
Irene Howson
Jenny Mumby
Karen North

HIGHLY COMMENDED HANGING BASKETS
Jase & Jenny at Horsefair Paddock
Karen North
Derek Capp
Irene Howson
Sammy Avison

PICTURED ABOVE: Top right, Jason Ladley with his trophy for having the best allotment; top left, Derek Capp, whose front garden on the Newlands estate was judged the best in the town. Also seen above are pictures showing part of Derek's front garden and one of his highly commended hanging baskets.

 

Derek Capp receiving his certificate and trophy for having the best front garden in Brigg from Town Mayor Coun Brian Parker.

 

Jason Ladley's allotment was judged to be the best in Brigg.

 

Congratulations from Coun Jane Gibbons and the Town Mayor to Raphael Turkington, who won the Town Council's new scarecrow competition.

 

Old Courts Road Vets won the Markham Trophy for the best floral display by a business, with Andrew Markham (centre) presenting the shield.

Irene Howson - highly commended for floral hanging baskets at her home.

Karen North - highly commended in the front gardens and hanging baskets categories.

Main award winners who attended Thursday's presentation ceremony, seen with the Town Mayor.

Some of the many members of the public who took a look at the al fresco presentation ceremony on market day, with Coun Jane Gibbons and Town Mayor Coun Brian Parker on the left.