Borough’s ‘In Bloom’ winners are rewarded

The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Peter Johnston, has presented the Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Awards winners with their prizes.
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As the traditional Mid and East Antrim in Bloom awards ceremony was not able to go ahead this year, the Mayor instead visited the winners in their front gardens and villages across the Borough.

Prizes were also distributed to runners up by the parks team.

There were 32 individuals, business and community groups who were recognised via the Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Awards this year.

Volunteers of the Year award was presented to Jennifer and Darwin Workman from Ballymena.Volunteers of the Year award was presented to Jennifer and Darwin Workman from Ballymena.
Volunteers of the Year award was presented to Jennifer and Darwin Workman from Ballymena.

Best Kept Front Garden winner was Elizabeth Boyd from Cullybackey, the Best Kept Front Container Garden Winner was Chris Hamill from Whitehead.

The Best Kept Allotment Garden winner was Janet Kpakra from Greenisland and the Gardening for Wildlife winner was Deirdre Mulvenna from Ballygally.

Glenarm Village won the Best Community Planting Scheme award and the Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort won the Best Commercial Premises award.

Young gardeners from Larne, Carrickfergus and Carnlough grew the Tallest Sunflowers in the Borough. Freya Currell, age six, from Ballymena won the Blooming Creative award for her drawing of beautiful blooms.

Jennifer and Darwin Workman were crowned Volunteers of the Year and Ben Palmer from Greenisland was awarded Young Volunteer of the Year.

Anne Magee from Larne and Elizabeth Boyd from Cullybackey were both recognised for their “Outstanding Contribution to In Bloom”.

The Mayor said: “Our ‘In Bloom’ Community Competitions are an important way for us to celebrate local people, network of volunteers, and local businesses who actively support our ‘In Bloom’ campaign and who dedicate so much time to planting floral displays, improving areas for biodiversity, keeping towns and villages clean and tidy and ‘greening the grey’ by brightening up forgotten corners.

“I am delighted the Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Competitions continue to be so well supported by our citizens. We had entries from all across the Borough and the time and dedication of entrants is extraordinary and a credit to all involved. Everyone who took part should be very proud of their achievements.