Everything’s Coming up Roses for Team

 Ponteland Bloom Awards Photo by Trevor Walker

 

PONTELAND’S fabulous flowers finally struck gold in a regional competition.

The town council-led team has won silver gilt certificates in the previous three Northumbria in Blooms, but this year it has gone one better.

The gold award was given to Joyce Butcher, Chairman of the authority’s Northumbria In Bloom Working Party, at the ceremony in Spennymoor Leisure Centre.

Ponteland’s special category entries also did very well as Cecil Court achieved gold in the Residential Community section and Ponteland Bowling and Tennis Club won the top award in the William Leech category.

The Diamond Inn received a silver gilt in the Whitley Bay Guardian Trophy.

Town council Clerk Kath Mavin said: “The council would like to thank all those who helped make this award possible, in particular our contractors Iain Clough, Michael Champion and Derek Sherlock.

“Appreciation is due to Northumberland County Council and the members of the Neighbourhood Environmental Team who make such a difference in Ponteland and of course the Northumbria in Bloom Working Party deserve thanks for their sterling efforts which have paid off.

“Thanks are also due to all the businesses, organisations and volunteers who helped to make our area look so special during the last few months.”

Ponteland has two entries in the Britain in Bloom – It’s Your Neighbourhood awards. They are Athol House and Friends of Ponteland Park.

Presentations will take place on Thursday, October 25, at Spennymoor Town Hall.

Mrs Mavin added: “The council is sure that these two entries will do well and very grateful to the work of Mary Short and her team of volunteers at Athol House and to the Friends of Ponteland Park who work so hard with the council to improve the park for residents.”

Source: Morpeth Herald

Gold Award for Ponteland in Northumbria in Bloom Competition

Judges have awarded Ponteland a ‘Gold’ for Best Small Town as part of this year’s Northumbria in Bloom competition. 

The results were announced at a ceremony in Spennymoor, County Durham (Tuesday 11 September).
Congratulations to all concerned, particularly Iain, Michael and Derek who strive to keep the village in a first class condition and of course to Joyce Butcher who leads the Northumbria in Bloom working party, and Kath Mavin our Town Clerk for their hard work.

Also grateful thanks to our sponsors, volunteers and businesses who contributed to both Northumbria in Bloom and the Diamond Jubilee this year.

Ponteland in Bloom 2007 Results

The judges for the Village in Bloom contest made their final assessment of Ponteland on September 10th. Interested gardeners made their own judgements on the various displays all around the village centre. Athol House sheltered housing has its own green-fingered ladies who won a trophy last year for their efforts in bringing colour and bloom to their gardens. The Ponteland Lions were so impressed by their displays that they gave them a £75 donation to help buy more plants. Mary Short, Thea Morrison and Kathy Bailey have found growing conditions quite tough this year because of the weather but were very pleased to be awarded a silver gilt medal in the best Sheltered Housing/Care Home. Well done ladies! Photo shows Thea Morrison and Mary Short in the garden of Athol House.

By Muriel Sobo