Photo by Helen Gooding
Kerbside view of Peacock House in Hunstanton 2009
Beautiful front gardens in King’s Lynn and Hunstanton are to be rewarded in this year’s West Norfolk in Bloom Front Garden Competition organised by the Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk and supported by Robin Tacchi Plants (of Diss), Thaxter’s Garden Centre (of Dersingham) and Gaywood Tesco (of Gaywood, King’s Lynn) . Cllr Elizabeth Nockolds, Cabinet Member for Sports, Arts and Open Spaces, and chairman of the King’s Lynn in Bloom committee said: “Front gardens play an important role in creating a welcoming first impression of an area and show that people take a pride in where they live. “The front garden competition is a great way of acknowledging residents’ efforts and the impact that their work has on the wider community.” To enter, people from King’s Lynn simply need to complete a nomination postcard, available from council offices and the Tourist Information Centre, and return it to the pre-paid address on the reverse of the card. King’s Lynn entrants can also call Cllr Nockolds on 01553 670264 to nominate their garden. Nominations must be received by 2 July. Cllr Nockolds added: “King’s Lynn Nominations can only be accepted from the owner of the garden, but if you know of a front garden in your area that is particularly lovely, I would urge you to collect a postcard and encourage the owner to enter – often people are quite modest about their own achievements and a nudge from a neighbour might persuade them to enter.” In Hunstanton the competition is being over-seen by the Hunstanton Gardeners’ Association. This year the association will view the town’s front gardens and nominate those which are deemed to make the most significant contributions to the overall street scene for entry into this year’s competition.eter Davidson, representative of the Hunstanton Gardeners’ Association explained the association’s approach to this year’s competition: “This competition is all about recognising the fact that everyone’s individual efforts contribute to the whole picture. It is not about horticultural excellence, but gardens that have a positive impact on the street scene. Because Hunstanton is getting such a good reputation for horticulture, having been a Britain in Bloom finalist for two consecutive years now, we felt that some people, who really should have their gardens recognised, were too shy to take part, hence our decision to hold a judges’ tour and draw up a list of nominations.” Robin Tacchi Plants (of Diss) and Thaxter’s Garden Centre (of Dersingham) are generously supporting the competitions this year and prizes are as follows:
KINGS LYNN:
1st selection of plants to the value of £100 from Robin Tacchi Plant Ltd
2nd Picnic table and chairs donated by Gaywood Tesco
3rd Football style kettle style barbeque donated by Gaywood Tesco
HUNSTANTON:
1st £75 voucher to be redeemed at Thaxter’s Garden Centre and plaque
2nd £50 voucher to be redeemed at Thaxter’s Garden Centre and plaque
3rd £25 to be redeemed at Thaxter’s Garden Centre and plaque
Gardens must be visible from the public highway. Judging will take place in July. The judges’ decision is final. Winners will be notified by telephone or email. Presentation events will be held in later in the summer.
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