Upchurch Best Kept Garden 2018 - The Winners

Overall Winner Paul and Pauline Knights - 66 Beckenham Park

All gardens in the Parish that could be viewed from the front were judged on Saturday the 21st of July 2018.

The judging took place without interviews with the occupants - so if you were shopping or on holiday your garden would have still been judged!

The winners and highly commended gardens in the following 3 categories are:

Overall Winner

Paul and Pauline Knights - 66 Beckenham Park

Small Garden

Winner
Margaret Packer - 11 Chaffes Terrace

Highly Commended
Rebecca and Kevin Pitt - 1 St. Mary's Mews

Highly Commended
Chris and Trudy Whelan - 2 St. Mary's Mews

Highly Commended
Geoff French - 1 Callows Cottages

Hanging Baskets and Containers

Winner
Paul and Pauline Knights - 66 Beckenham Park

Highly Commended
Fred Kemsley - 6 Beckenham Park

Highly Commended
Mr and Mrs Friend - 56 Beckenham Park

Highly Commended
Annmarie Hoare and Josephine Brigden - The Crown Public House

Flowers and Shrubs

Winner
Eddie and Helen Tydeman - 134 Chaffes Lane

Highly Commended

John Lewin - 21 Drakes Close

Highly Commended

Ted Mew - 24 Crosier Court

Highly Commended

Leslie Long - 130 Chaffes Lane

Margaret Packer - 11 Chaffes Terrace

Geoff French - 1 Callows Cottages

Annmarie Hoare and Josephine Brigden - The Crown Public House

Rebecca and Kevin Pitt - 1 St. Mary's Mews

Chris and Trudy Whelan - 2 St. Mary's Mews

Fred Kemsley - 6 Beckenham Park

Mr and Mrs Friend - 56 Beckenham Park

Eddie and Helen Tydeman - 134 Chaffes Lane

John Lewin - 21 Drakes Close

Ted Mew - 24 Crosier Court

Leslie Long - 130 Chaffes Lane

The overall winner was judged to be Paul and Pauline Knights for their beautifully presented garden in Beckenham Park. As overall winner, they will be presented with the Barbara Webb Memorial Rose Bowl to keep until next year’s winner is announced.

Paul and Pauline, along with all the winners and those awarded highly commended will be invited to collect their certificates at 3:30pm on Saturday the 15th of September at the Upchurch Horticultural Society - September Show, taking place at Peter Boakes', rear of 97 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch.

Everyone is welcome to visit the show.

Upchurch Parish Council will be in touch with all the winners and those awarded highly commended over the coming weeks. 

Thank you to all the Judges for their time and effort, particularly Brenda & Bob Quy. This Competition would not be possible without their support.

Paul and Pauline also pick up this year's 1st Prize of 'High Tea' for 4 people at The BarnYard who have kindly sponsored this years competition again.

Please see their menu below:

The BarnYard, Oak Lane, Upchurch. Tel: 01634 235059. Website: www.the-barnyard.com

Cllr Tyrone Ripley

Chairman - Upchurch Parish Council

Telephone: 07702 222093 Email: tyrone.ripley@yahoo.co.uk

On behalf of Upchurch Parish Council and Upchurch Horticultural Society

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