Large Turnout for Ferryhill Town Council Presentation Evening

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 Thursday, 28^th September 2023.

Approximately 100 people attended the event, which saw Town Mayor, Councillor Curtis Bihari 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 Town Mayor to Stephen (Gus) Hopper in recognition of a lifetime’s dedication to Ferryhill.

A Raffle also took place at the event, which in total raised £156 for the Mayor’s charities; Teenage Cancer Trust and Ferryhill Residents Associations.

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.

Winners of the competitions and retiring Councillors being presented were as follows:

Civic Awards – For Outstanding Services to the Community

Mr Arthur Edwards

Mr Peter Wilkinson

Mr Colin Larcombe BEM

Mr & Mrs McDonagh

Art & Photography Exhibition

Endeavour Woodcrafts – Winner of Art Exhibition with ‘The Tree of Acceptance’

Karen Tomkinson – Winner of Photography Exhibition with ‘Bleabeck Force, Upper Teesdale’

Amelie Turner – Winner of Children’s Artwork with ‘Wildcard’

Ferryhill in Bloom

Front Garden 

Commended – Nicky Gibson

Commended – Angus Ferguson & Nikki Woodhouse

Commended – Mr Paul Slater

Commended – Mr Mick Mundell

Commended – Mrs Marian Enticott

Commended – Ms Susan Todd

Commended – Mr L Hardy

Commended – Mrs Maureen Vincent

Highly Commended – Mrs Patricia Kavanagh

Highly Commended – Mr J Johns

Highly Commended – Mrs Denise Atkinson

3^rd Place – Mrs Rita Hewitt

2^nd Place – Mr Gordon Harris

1^ST Place – Mr Fred Cornbill

 

Back Garden 

Commended – Julie Cross

Commended – Mr L Hardy

Commended – Mr Mick Mundell

Commended –  Mrs Karen Dowling

Commended – Nicky Gibson

Commended – Mr Fred Cornbill

Commended – Mr Paul Slater

Highly Commended - Mr Jason Williams

Highly Commended – Mr Ray Hamilton

Highly Commended – Mrs Vivien Auton

Highly Commended – Mrs Denise Atkinson

3^rd Place – Ms S Osment

2^nd Place – Mrs Rita Hewitt

1^st Place – Mr Gordon Harris

Back Yard

Commended – Carol Hall

Commended – Mrs E Large

Highly Commended – Mr Bill Priestley

3^rd Place – Sally Pattinson

2^nd Place – Mrs Danuta Rykowska

1^st Place – Ms Joanna Orlowska

Commercial Premises 

2^nd Place – The Ladder Centre

1^st Place – The Garth

Allotment Competition

Best Plots

Storehouse Allotments – Mr E Michison

East End Allotments – Mr Stan Auton

Paxton Street Allotments – Mr A Pybus & Mrs G Pybus / Mr M Rykowski & Mrs D Rykowska

Mainsforth Row Allotments – Mr Archbold

Most Improved Plots

Storehouse Allotments – Sally Ann Woodhall

East End Allotments – Mr A Gugdin & Miss N Reid

Paxton Street Allotments – L D Turner & J Armstrong

Mainsforth Row Allotments – Mr W Carter

Best Overall Allotment Plot – Mr Archbold, Mainsforth Row Allotments

Best Overall Allotment Site – Mainsforth Row Allotments

 Retiring Councillors

John Lamb

Paul Anthony Donald