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The 2024 Lydd in Bloom presentation evening was held on Monday 9th September in the Council Chamber at the Guild Hall, Lydd where prizes and certificates were awarded to this year’s competition winners.
The Lydd in Bloom gardens were preliminary judged by members of Lydd Town Council who were allocated an area to cover and the final judging was carried out by the Mayoress Cllr Mrs Jean Jones and Roger Hooper, Chairman of the Lydd Allotments Association who selected the winners from the shortlists.
The presentation evening was chaired by the Mayor of Lydd Cllr Bob Jones who welcomed everyone to the presentation evening and congratulated the winners on their efforts in creating such lovely garden displays.
All winners were presented with a Lydd in Bloom 2024 certificate and a gardening gift voucher.
The Third prizes were presented with a voucher for £15 by Roger Hooper, second prizes were presented with a voucher for £25 by the Mayoress, and the First prize winners were presented with a £35 voucher by the Mayor, Councillor Bob Jones.
The prize winners of Lydd in Bloom 2024 were as follows:
TOWN Tubs and Hanging baskets
3rd PRIZE 23 Oakham Drive
2nd PRIZE 11 Herons Park
1st PRIZE 18 Station Road
COAST Tubs and hanging baskets
3rd PRIZE 33 Baldwin Road
2nd PRIZE 16 Roberts Road
1st PRIZE Caithness, Dungeness
TOWN Gardens
3rd PRIZE 32 The Derings
2nd PRIZE 28 Megan Close
1st PRIZE 72 The Derings
COAST Gardens
3rd PRIZE 260 The Parade
2nd PRIZE 232 The Parade
1st PRIZE 93 Leonard Road
BUSINESS
3rd PRIZE Royal Oak
2nd PRIZE The George Hotel
1st PRIZE The Memorial Institute
The prize for the well- tended and productive Allotment Plot went to Plot 16A and the Barry Arter cup was presented by Roger Hooper along with their certificate and a garden voucher for £35
The OVERALL WINNER prize for the best floral display in the Parish of Lydd for Lydd in Bloom 2024 went to 126 Leonard Road. Unfortunately, the prize winners were not able to attend but their garden voucher for £60 and the Rose Bowl will be presented to them at their home by the Mayor and Mayoress.
Lydd Town Council funded and awarded the prizes and certificates and continues to be impressed and encouraged by the planting schemes which brighten up our Parish, both Town and Coast and the hard work that our Allotment Plot holders put in.
The Mayor of Lydd, Cllr Bob Jones would like to thank and congratulate to all the winners of this year’s competition and Lydd Town Councillors, the Mayoress and Roger Hooper of the Lydd Allotments Association for judging this years’ competition.
The planting schemes bring a wide range of benefits which include improving the visual aspect and local environment of the parish of Lydd and attracts bees and butterflies to the gardens. .