The mayor attended the South West in Bloom awards ceremony at The Imperial Hotel in Torquay on Thursday 5 October, when Hayle in Bloom received a long list of awards for the excellent horticultural work it does in the town.
We are pleased to announce that Hayle won an RHS Gold medal for the town and was awarded the Preece Cup for Best in Category in the South West, which covers an area from Cornwall right up to Gloucestershire and over to Wiltshire.
Hayle in Bloom also won the following In Your Neighbourhood Awards:
Bodriggy Academy Plot to Plate – Thriving
Bodriggy Academy Wildlife Garden – Outstanding
Bodriggy Academy Bug Garden – Outstanding
Isis Gardens – Outstanding
War Memorial – Outstanding
Copperhouse Planters – Improving
Jubilee Bridge Planters – Outstanding
St Piran’s School Mural – Outstanding
Paradise Park – Outstanding
King George V Memorial Walk – Outstanding
Beatrice Terrace – Improving
Riviere Sands Holiday Park – Thriving
Lethlean Allotments – Outstanding
The town council gives Hayle in Bloom an annual financial contribution and this year was pleased to be able to cover the travel expenses for the Hayle in Bloom representatives to attend the awards ceremony.
Well done to everyone involved!
Photo by Gemma Buck, runner up in the town council’s photo competition Summer 2016