Residents awarded prizes for bloomin’ beautiful gardens

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

Chairman of the Saddleworth Parish Council, Cllr Enid Firth, was joined by Cllrs Bill Cullen, Pat Lord and David Caddick along with local gardening expert Frank Ashton to pick the best of the bunch.

Prizes were awarded in seven categories: large, medium, small, container, large and small community garden and Best Blooming Pub.

Read here to see who won the prizes in the competition last year.

Saddleworth in Bloom prize winners

Category and Prize	Winner	Location
Container
First prize	Mr Stuart Crossland	Manchester Rd, Greenfield
Joint Second prize	Mrs Ann Smith	Platt Lane , Dobcross
Joint Second prize	Mary & Arthur Hinchcliffe	Beech Avenue, Greenfield
Small garden
First prize	Mr Butterworth	Wimberry Close, Greenfield
Medium garden
Joint First prize	Mr Adamson	Burnedge Lane, Grasscroft
Joint First prize	Mr & Mrs Hall	Claytons Close, Springhead
Second prize	Mr & Mrs Beck	South Avenue, Greenfield
Third prize	Pauline & Eamon O’Daly	Church Rd, Uppermill
Large garden
First prize	Mrs Bruce	Horest Lane, Denshaw
Second prize	Ian & Margaret Hollingworth	Wall Hill Cottages, Dobcross
Large Community Garden
First prize	Mrs Sheila Cronley	Beech Avenue, Greenfield
Second prize	Mrs Myra Shiel	Grove Street, Greenfield
Small Community Garden
First prize	Love Lydgate	Lydgate Fold, Lydgate
Second prize	Dobcross	Crib Fold, Dobcross
Best Blooming Pub
First prize	The Swan	The Square, Dobcross
Second prize	The Old Original	Thurston Clough Road, Scouthead
Third prize	Old Bell Inn	Huddersfield Rd , Delph