Following the judging of gardens and allotments in this years Ferryhill in Bloom Competition, Civic Award nominations, and Annual Art & Photography Exhibition, and to acknowledge the hard work of Ferryhill’s retiring Councillors, a Presentation Evening was held at The Masonic Hall in Ferryhill on Friday, 7th October 2022.
Over 100 people attended the event, which saw Mayor, Councillor Carole Atkinson present awards, certificates, and prizes to the winners, in what proved to be a vey successful evening, with residents, Councillors and Town Council staff coming together to celebrate different aspects of Ferryhill’s community.
At the end of the evening a special award was also presented by the Mayor to Alan Thompson in recognition of 23 years dedicated service as Parade Marshall for Ferryhill’s Annual Remembrance Sunday Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
Mayor, Councillor Carole Atkinson and Ferryhill Town Council, who organised the event, would like to say a huge thank you to Thinford Nurseries for once again sponsoring this year’s Ferryhill in Bloom Competition, providing gift vouchers for the winners, and to Viv and her team at the Masonic Hall, for providing an excellent venue for the event, with a delicious buffet.
A raffle organised to raise money for the Mayor’s Charities; Endeavour Woodcrafts CIC and the LADDER Centre, was drawn at the Presentation Evening, and managed to raise an impressive £137.00. Two prizes remain unclaimed. If you were present at the event and have raffle ticket strips 321 to 325 and/or strip 216 to 220 you are asked to call in at the Town Hall to collect your prize.
Winners of the competitions and retiring Councillors were as follows:
Gardening Competition
Best Front Garden Category
Commended
Mr William Maddison
Mr L Hardy
Mr Paul Slater
Ms S Osment
Mrs Maureen Vincent
Mr J. Johns
Mrs Marian Enticott
Highly Commended
Mrs Rita Hewitt
Mr and Mrs Peel
Ms Susan Todd
Mrs Patricia Kavanagh
Mr R Webber
Mr Fred Cornbill
3rd Place – Mr Gordon Harris
2nd Place – Mrs Celia Higginbottom
1st Mrs Denise Atkinson
Best Back Garden
Commended
Mr Bill Walker
Mr William Maddison
Mr R Webber
Mr L Hardy
Mr Paul Slater
Mrs P S Quinn
Mr Bill Porter
Mr Gus Hopper
Mrs Vivien Auton
Highly Commended
Ms Gaynor Williams
Mr Andrew Hartley
Mrs Karen Dowling
Ms S Osment
Mr Gordon Harris
Mr & Mrs Gargett
3rd Place – Mrs R Hewitt
2nd Place – Mr Ray Hamilton
1st Place – Mrs Denise Atkinson
Best Back Yard
Commended
Dinaz & Firoz Hasnani
Highly Commended
Ms Danuta Rykowska
3rd Place – Ms Holly Lemmon
2nd Place – Mr & Mrs Peel
1st Place – Mr Colin Dixon
Best Commercial Premises
2nd Place – The Ladder Centre
1st Place – The Garth
Allotment Competition
Storehouse Allotment Site
Most Improved Plot – Mr Kaddoura
Best Plot – Mr Mitchinson
East End Allotment Site
Most Improved Plot – Miss Hamilton & Mr Ambrose
Best Plot – Mr David James
Paxton Street
Most Improved Plot – Danuta Rykowska & Maciej Rykowski
Best Plot – Alastair & Graham Pybus
Mainsforth Row
Most Improved Plot – Ms Danielle Scott & Family
Best Plot – Mr John Archibald
Best Overall Allotment Plot – Alastair & Graham Pybus
Best Overall Allotment Site – Mainsforth Row – Joanne Avery
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
Best Artwork: Paul Eddy – Tommy Shelby, Peaky Blinders
Best Photograph: Edward Serrell – The Bridesmaid
Best Children’s Artwork: Megan Jenkins – Pixie
CIVIC AWARDS
Valerie Watson – Services to the Community
Derek Staines – Services to the Community
Dale Tomkinson – Services to the Community
Susan Jowett – Services to Sport
RETIRING COUNCILLORS
Margaret Seymour
Jane Makepeace
Ralph Petitjean
Stephen Varty
Arrangements are being made to ensure that those people who were unable to attend the Presentation Evening receive their certificates/prizes as promptly as possible.
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