Ferryhill Town Council Presentation Evening Attracts Largest Ever Turnout

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, 7^th 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

3^rd Place – Mr Gordon Harris

2^nd Place – Mrs Celia Higginbottom

1^st 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

3^rd Place – Mrs R Hewitt

2^nd Place – Mr Ray Hamilton

1^st Place – Mrs Denise Atkinson

Best Back Yard

Commended

Dinaz & Firoz Hasnani

Highly Commended

Ms Danuta Rykowska

3^rd Place – Ms Holly Lemmon

2^nd Place – Mr & Mrs Peel

1^st Place – Mr Colin Dixon

Best Commercial Premises 

2^nd Place – The Ladder Centre

1^st 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.