Great 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, 26th September 2024.
Approximately 80 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 Stephenie Bowron in recognition of her ongoing commitment to Ferryhill.
A Raffle also took place at the event, which in total raised £164 for the Mayor’s charities: Ferryhill Scouts and Ferryhill Miner’s Utd. FC.
Ferryhill Town Council, who organised the event, would like to say a huge thank you to Windlestone Nurseries for 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
Danny Metcalfe
Gavin Batty
Karen Tomkinson
Keith Lumsdon
Paula Bihari
Art & Photography Exhibition
Winner of Best Artwork – Christine Bowmer with ‘Tranquility’
Winner of Best Photograph – Eddie Serrell with ‘The Boys are Back in Town’
Best Children’s Artwork (Joint Award) – Carson Turner & Amelie Turner with ‘Manfred Mantis’ & ‘Meowscream’
Ferryhill in Bloom
Front Garden
Commended – Elizabeth Large
Commended – Barry Mitchinson
Commended – Mick Mundell
Commended – Jean Hardy
Highly Commended – Gordon Harris
Highly Commended – Susan Todd
Highly Commended – Maureen Vincent
3rd Place – Patricia Kavanagh
2nd Place – Paul Slater
1ST Place – Rita Hewitt
Back Garden
Commended – Jean Hardy
Commended – Mr & Mrs Langthorne
Commended – Mick Mundell
Highly Commended - Paul Slater
Highly Commended – Karen Dowling
Highly Commended – Mrs Vivien Auton
Highly Commended – Gordon Harris
3rd Place – Jason Williams
2nd Place – Rita Hewitt
1st Place – Susan Osment
Back Yard
Highly Commended – Elizabeth Large
3rd Place – Sally Pattinson
2nd Place – Danuta Rykowska
1st Place – Joanna Orlowska
Commercial Premises
1st Place – The Garth
Allotment Competition
Best Plots
Storehouse Allotments – Mr Bell
East End Allotments – Stan Auton
Paxton Street Allotments – Alistair & Graham Pybus
Mainsforth Row Allotments – Mr & Mrs Bullock
Most Improved Plots
Storehouse Allotments – Darren Hume
East End Allotments – Hannah Lindsay
Paxton Street Allotments – Mr Graham
Mainsforth Row Allotments – Mr Dickinson
Best Overall Allotment Plot – Alistair & Graham Pybus
Best Overall Allotment Site – Mainsforth Row Allotments
Retiring Councillors
Stephen Bowron
