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NANTWICH has won the Best Town award in the North
West in Bloom competition for the fifth year in succession - and the seventh
time in all.
An excited Doug Butterill, Chairman of
the Nantwich in Bloom Committee, rang me on the evening of October 23 to give me
the news. He and NiB committee members and volunteers had been to Southport
Theatre and Convention Centre in the afternoon for the ceremony.
There are so many awards to be handed
out that only winners are invited, so the NiB contingent knew they had won
something, but not exactly what. The "what" turned out to be the Best Town in
the North West award, for which Nantwich won the Preston Silver Dish.
Although it is not part of the award's
title, this is for medium size towns. The best large town award went to Colne
and the best small town award to Garstang. For the full list of awards, visit
the North West in Bloom website.
Joining Doug in the delighted party
were Connie Jones (Secretary), David Smith and Sue Hughes (Committee members),
Margaret Lavin, Charmagne Jones and Penny Butterill (volunteers).
The silver dish and the accompanying
certificate will be on display at David James, the Crown Mews jewellers.
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