BEST BLOOMIN’ GARDENS

GREEN-FINGERED RESIDENTS showcased their spectacular handiwork across the community in this year’s Saddleworth in Bloom competition.

Judges Councillor Graham Sheldon, Chairman of the Saddleworth Parish Council, and local gardening expert Frank Ashton toured the villages to pick the best of the bunch.

Ann Smith, from Dobcross, was awarded ‘best container garden’ for the second year running while Edward Butterworth, from Greenfield, clinched ‘best small garden’ once more.

‘Best medium garden’ was won by John and Margery Hall in Springhead and ‘best large garden’ went to Norman Jolly from Delph.

Love Lydgate were named winners of the ‘best small community garden’ for their floral displays and ‘best large community garden’ went to Sheila Cronley of Greenfield.

And The Three Crowns in Scouthead topped their runners up prize last year by scooping ‘best blooming pub’ for their colourful hanging baskets.

The results were:

Container Garden
1^st – Ann Smith, Dobcross
2nd – Tony and Carol Higgins, Greenfield

Small Garden
1st – Edward Butterworth, Greenfield
2nd – Irene Chorlton, Dobcross
3rd – Horace and Betty Howarth, Dobcross

Medium Garden
1st – John and Margery Hall, Springhead
2nd – Eamon and Pauline O’Daly, Uppermill
3rd- Thomas Adamson, Grasscroft

Large Garden
1st – Norman Jolly, Delph

Best Large Community Garden
1st – Sheila Cronley, Greenfield
2nd – Myra Shiel, Greenfield

Best Small Community Garden
1st – Love Lydgate, Lydgate
2nd – Kath Lomas and Rachael Beadsworth, Grasscroft

Best Blooming Pub
1st – The Three Crowns, Huddersfield Road, Scouthead
2nd –  The Swan The Square, Dobcross
3rd – The Old Original Thurston Clough Road, Scouthead