Competition Results 2004

1. Best Shop Window Display depicting a gardening theme
   
   1st – National Childrens's Home Charity Shop, 4 Crown Mead (Pauline Saywell)
   2nd (equal) – The Priest's House Museum, High Street (Mrs Eileen Carter)
   2nd (equal) – Wimborne Hardware, High Street (Richard Edwards)
   
   Sponsored by Wimborne Minster Chamber of Trade
2. Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Business Premises)
   
   1st – Steel Raymond, 31 West Street (Sally Arnold)
   2nd – Derek Burton (Butchers), East Street
   3rd – Kitchen Style, 3 Poole Road (Gary Price)
   
   Sponsored by Canford Crafts Gallery
3. Best Small Retail Business (Shop) – Overall Display
   
   1st – Derek Burton (Butchers), East Street
   2nd – Kitchen Style, 3 Poole Road (Gary Price)
   3rd – Wimborne Hardware, 38 High Street (Richard Edwards)
   
   Sponsored by The Rising Sun
4. Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Residential/Nursing Homes)
   
   1st – Charles Keightley Court (Block 2), Hardy Crescent (per Jackie Healey)
   2nd – Charles Keightley Court (Block 1), Hardy Crescent (per Jackie Healey)
   3rd – Shamrock Court, Stevensons Close (per Ryan Baldwin)
   
   Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust
5. Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Private dwelling)
   
   1st – Mr and Mrs P Sargeant, 14 Chene Road
   2nd – DE and J Vaughan, Lindean Flat, 4 Leigh Road
   3rd – Miss A Norman, 2 Coppercourt Leaze, Poole Road
   
   Sponsored by Joy Stride
6. Best Group of Houses with gardens
   
   1st – West Street Court, (per Leslie Parrock, 23c West Street)
   2nd – Eastboro Housing Trust, Flats 9 - 14 Bartley Court, 71 East Borough (per The Tenants)
   3rd – Allen Court, East Borough (per Valerie Sims)
   
   Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust
7. Best Group of Houses – frontage only
   
   1st – 1-14 Chapel Lane (The residents per Mrs K Connolly, 6 Chapel Lane)
   2nd – 1-11 Coppercourt Leaze (The residents per Mr R Cook, 1 Coppercourt Leaze)
   3rd (equal) – Eastboro Housing Trust, 51 - 69b East Borough (per The Tenants)
   3rd (equal) – Tapper Court (per Mrs E Jeavons, 11 Tapper Court)
   3rd (equal) – Caterstone, Chapel Lane (per Mrs P Denton, 24 Caterstone)
   
   
8. Best Garden – open to the public where an entrance fee is paid
   
   1st – 'Serles House' Victoria Road (Ian Willis)
   2nd – The Priest's House Museum and Gardens (Emma Ayling)
   3rd – Wimborne Minster Town and Model Gardens (Stuart Beavan)
   
   
9. Best Public House – overall outside display (within town boundary)
   
   1st – The Rising Sun, East Street (Paul and Sandie Barker)
   2nd – The Albion, High Street (Annmarie McCarthy)
   3rd – The White Hart, The Corn Market (Amanda Bodenham)
   
   Sponsored by The Daily Echo
10. Best Public House – overall outside display (Country district within 3 miles of town centre)
    
    1st – The Horns, Burts Hill (Edward Ellery)
    2nd – The Stocks, Furzehill (Andrew Garbett)
    3rd – The Vine Inn, Pamphill (LJ Sweatland)
    
    Sponsored by Stewarts Nurseries
11. Best Hotel, guest house or restaurant – overall outside display
    
    No Entries
    
12. Best garage forecourt display
    
    1st – Tice Garage, Walford Bridge (Miranda Townsend)
    
13. Best church / churchyard / memorial garden
    
    1st – Elim Pentecostal Church, Leigh Road (Rev David Butcher)
    2nd – St. John's Church, Legg Lane (Rev Richard Tulloch)
    2nd – United Reformed Church, Chapel Lane (Roy Waring)
    
    
14. Best school gardens or grounds
    
    1st – Wimborne First School, School Lane (Jane Mockridge)
    2nd – Allenbourn Middle School, East Borough (Gordon Macrae)
    3rd – St. John's First School, St John's Hill (Mrs C Mahon)
    Special Award for Best Playgroup – Jack and Jill Playgroup, Legg Lane (Paula Isaacs)
    
    Sponsored by Anthony & Christine Oliver
15. Best garden visible from the road (to be nominated by the town postmen/postwomen)
    
    1st – Mr and Mrs A Rolfe, 111 Leigh Road
    2nd – Mr E Owen, 25 Greenhayes Rise
    3rd – Mrs J Chissell, 29 Culverhayes Road
    
    Sponsored by The Royal Mail
16. (a) Best annual garden visible from the road (own nomination)
    
    1st – Mrs JM Sibley, 13 Churchill Road
    2nd – Mr and Mrs P Sargeant, 14 Chene Road
    3rd – Mrs M Critchell, 3 Chene Road
    
    or
    (b) Best perennial garden visible from the road (own nomination)
    
    1st – Mrs M Thompson, 21, Grenville Road
    2nd – Mrs C Potts, 34 East Borough
    3rd (equal) – Mr B Evans, 109 Leigh Road
    3rd (equal) – Mrs J Chissell, 29 Culverhayes Road
    
    Sponsored by Wimborne Town Lodge of Moose International
17. Best New Entry Private Front Garden
    
    1st – Mr and Mrs D Polden, 14 Cuthbury Gardens
    2nd – Mr P Toms, 7 Tapper Court, Barnes Crescent
    3rd – Jane Hutchinson, The Bungalow, Allenbourn Middle School
    
    Sponsored by The Residents of Coppercourt Leaze
18. Best patio / balcony visible from the road
    
    1st – Mrs M Critchell, 3 Chene Road
    2nd – Mayzee Williams, 150, Hardy Cresent
    3rd – Mrs I Wren, 6a Welland Road
    
    Sponsored by Reg and Eleanor Dunningham
19. Best back garden
    
    1st – Mr and Mrs P Greening, 6 Rowlands Hill
    2nd – Mr P Toms, Flat 7, Tapper Court, Barnes Crescent
    3rd – Mrs S Cook, 1 Coppercourt Leaze, Poole Road
    
    Sponsored by Councillor Mrs Ivy Ellis, Town Mayor 2002-2003
20. Best use of space around apartment block
    
    1st – Saville Court, 75 Poole Road (per Mrs J Kimber, Flat 9)
    2nd – Eastboro Housing Trust, numbers 51-69b, East Borough (per The Tenants)
    3rd – Allen Court, East Borough (per Valerie Sims)
    
    Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust
21. Best allotment
    
    1st – Mrs B Geldart, Plot 28 Cuthbury Allotments (8 Three Lions Close, Victoria Road)
    2nd – Mr ER Dacombe, Plots 107 and 108 Cuthbury Allotments (7 Victoria Road)
    3rd – Mr J Wright, Plots 117 and 118 Cuthbury Allotments (52 Dogwood Road, Broadstone)
    
    Sponsored by Brian & Val Baker
22. Largest hanging basket
    
    Mr and Mrs P Sargeant, 14 Chene Road
    
    Sponsored by Little Banks Nursery
23. Best planted display in artistic container
    
    1st – Mrs S Cook, 1 Coppercourt Leaze, Poole Road (Bicycle)
    2nd – Mrs J M Sibley, 13 Churdchill Road (Block of Pallets)
    
    Sponsored by Wimborne Evening Decorative & Fine Arts Society
24. Best bank / building society – overall display
    
    1st – Barclays Bank, The Square
    2nd – National Westminster Bank, West Borough
    3rd – HSBC Bank, The Square
    
    
25. Emergency services – overall display
    
    1st – The Ambulance Station, Hanham Road (Faye Gale and Gail Jones)
    
    Sponsored by Quarter Jack Jewellers
26. Best garden surrounding town sign
    
    1st – Cranborne Road (Pauline Wheeler)
    2nd – The Tree Stump, Station Road (Keith and Carol Bartlett)
    3rd – Julians Road (Beyond the Bridge) (Mr P Colwill)
    
    Sponsored by The Millenium Mayor, Councillor Mrs Diann March
27. Sam and Joe's Challenge Bowl (for best special effort)
    
    Third World Crafts, 8 Crown Mead (Joan Kirkbright)
    
    
28. Special Award for Best Theatre
    
    The Tivoli Theatre, West Borough