Antrim and Newtownabbey’s ‘blooming great gardens’ celebrated

The wait is over as the winners of the 2020 Best Kept Garden competition have been announced.
The Hill Tavern in Carnmoney won the accolade for Best Kept Commercial Premises.The Hill Tavern in Carnmoney won the accolade for Best Kept Commercial Premises.
The Hill Tavern in Carnmoney won the accolade for Best Kept Commercial Premises.

Antrim and Newtownabbey Council has been committed to improving local towns and villages and create a greater sense of pride in the borough.

The Best Kept Gardens competition recognises those residents, groups, businesses or schools that cultivate beautiful gardens or flower beds and to encourage others to take pride in their place, whether that be their garden, business premises, school or local area.

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Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Cllr Jim Montgomery said: “This year has been one like no other and with people spending more time at home, there’s no doubt that many of those hours were spent working in the garden.

“It was fantastic to see that the number of entries had increased by 50 per cent on last year. The quality of entries certainly made for a difficult task in selecting the winners.

“I was delighted to be involved in the competition and want to thank all those who put so much work into making our borough a beautiful place to live, work and visit.

“Due to the ongoing pandemic, we were unable to hold a traditional awards ceremony, however I was delighted to be able to announce the winners via a virtual ceremony.”

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The Best Kept Overall Garden award was won by Tony Addison (Antrim) and the runner up was Tammy Fox-McGlade (Randalstown).

The Best Kept Front/Container Garden accolade was picked up by Kenneth Todd (Crumlin) and Colin Mitchell from Doagh was runner-up.

The Best Kept Community Planting prize went to Caring For Your Community (Toomebridge). The runner up was Killead Development Association.

Ballycraigy Primary School won the award for Best Kept School Grounds.

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The Hill Tavern in Carnmoney won the accolade for Best Kept Commercial Premises.

The virtual awards ceremony can be viewed at www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/bestkeptgardenNext year’s Best Kept Garden competition will be launched in Spring 2021 and all entries are welcome.

Keep an eye on the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council website and social media channels for all the details.

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