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Children’s Painting Competition First Prize Winners

Class 1 - Reception, Years 1 & 2 Amy Wright (6) ‘Beautiful’, Tansley Primary School, Derbyshire

Class 2 – Years 3 & 4 Kaci Coles (8) ‘Bright Flowers’, Glapton Primary & Nursery School, Clifton, Nottingham

Class 3 – Years 5 & 6 Joshua Croft (11) ‘Exotic Plant’, East Ravendale Church of England Primary School, School Walk, East Ravendale, N E Lincolnshire

Children’s Digital Photography Competition First Prize Winners

Class A – Reception, Years 1 & 2 Olivia Reeves (7), Abington Vale Primary School, Northampton

Class B – Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Harrison Reeves (9), Abington Vale Primary School, Northampton

Class C – Years 7 and above Zara Morgan (13), Sponne School Technology College, Towcester

Special Awards Green Space East Midlands Award for Horticultural Excellence within Parks Bath Gardens, Bakewell

Countryside Companions Award for Best Wildflower and Conservation Area Middleton Top Visitor Centre, Middleton by Wirksworth

East Midlands in Bloom Award for the Most Improved Entrant Asfordby, Leicestershire

The T & D Randalls Waste Systems Award for the Least Littered Environment Loughborough

East Midlands in Bloom Committee Award Choices Community Group, Northampton

Britain in Bloom ‘Local Roots’ Award Oakham – for making references in their landscape projects to their unique local history

Britain in Bloom ‘Local Roots’ Award Sleaford – Rauceby Banks Project

Frank Constable Award for Best Residential Garden Mrs Ada Trethewey – 38 Electric Station Road, Sleaford

East Midlands in Bloom Award for the Best New Permanent Landscape Oakham – The Prairie Garden Design

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Best School Garden – Bourne Westfield Primary School, Bourne, Lincolnshire

Best Hotel/Pub garden or display – The Grange Hotel, Newark

Best Retail/Commercial premises – Market Rasen Racecourse, Lincolnshire

2010 Campaign Category Awards Small Village Silver and Category Winner Elmton, Derbyshire

Bronze Ranby, Nottinghamshire

Judges Award: Elmton – For recognising the valuable local heritage and achieving the forthcoming blue plaque for Jedidiah Buxton the eighteenth century mathematician Judges Award: Ranby – For the innovative watering device constructed from recycled materials and used for watering the village's hanging baskets

Village Gold and Category Winner Rosliston, Derbyshire Gold Ridgeway, Derbyshire Silver Gilt St. Crispin Retirement Village,

Northamptonshire Silver Gilt Tansley, Derbyshire Silver Middleton by Wirksworth, Derbyshire

Judges Award: Rosliston – For the artistic design of display areas with mixed planting and innovative use of timber and various artefacts Judges Award: Ridgeway – For determination and achievements in the face of some local obstacles to the Bloom campaign Judges Award: St. Crispin Retirement Village – For Beryl Harper’s outstanding commitment and determination to make a real difference in her community through the "Bloom Campaign". Judges Award: Tansley – For the exciting new projects in the grounds of the Primary School and the plans to make them sustainable into the future Judges Award: Middleton by Wirksworth – For recognition and protection of slow worm, frog and toad habitats at the allotment site

Large Village Gold and Category Winner Donington, Lincolnshire Silver Gilt Sapcote, Leicestershire Silver Gilt Barlborough, Derbyshire Silver Caistor, Lincolnshire Silver Kirton in Lindsey, North Lincolnshire Silver Asfordby, Leicestershire

Judges Award: Sapcote - For the enthusiasm and commitment of Sapcote in Bloom volunteers Judges Award: Barlborough - For the splendid carved bear sculpture on the Green Judges Award: Caistor - The grounds of St Peters and St Pauls Churchyard Judges Award: Kirton in Lindsey - The environmental and community activities by students from Huntcliff Technology College

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Small Town Silver Gilt and Category Winner Long Sutton, Lincolnshire Silver Bakewell, Derbyshire Silver Ibstock, Leicestershire Silver Deeping St. James Village, Lincolnshire

Silver Groby, Leicestershire Silver Creswell, Derbyshire Silver Market Deeping, Lincolnshire

Silver Uppingham, Rutland Bronze Blidworth, Nottinghamshire Bronze Crowland, Lincolnshire Bronze Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire

Judges Award: Long Sutton – For the community spirit and well maintained communal area at Cowper’s Gate Judges Award: Bakewell – Meadon Bridge reserve for a 12 year project to provide and maintain a wildlife haven within the town Judges Award: Ibstock – For the inspirational work of Battram Community Group in developing pride in the local area Judges Award: Deeping St. James Village – For the quality and originality of the 91 entries into Deeping St James' unusual container competition Judges Award: Groby – For Chapel Hill Walk and the residents’ efforts in maintaining this very attractive perennial border Judges Award: Creswell – For the sourcing and securing of external funding to enable the development of the town Judges Award: Market Deeping – For the volunteer gardeners at the Community Centre Judges Award: Uppingham - The floral displays of splashes of hot red geraniums across the town Judges Award: Blidworth – For the colourful displays and excellent maintenance of the war memorial, by one 90 year old volunteer Judges Award: Crowland – Crowland Wildlife Group for their work on the wildlife pond and their support of South View Primary School Gardening club Judges Award: Sutton Bridge – The inspirational work of the ‘Big Bloomers’ in developing pride in the local area

Town Silver Gilt and Category Winner Bourne, Lincolnshire Silver Matlock, Derbyshire Silver Immingham, N E Lincolnshire Silver Keyworth Village, Nottinghamshire

Judges Award: Bourne - Robert Manning College Gardening Club for the attractive and innovative planting of the floral boat Judges Award: Matlock – Kiln Park Community Orchard for the innovative and productive project in association with Transition Matlock Judges Award: Immingham - The residents of Mullway for the beautifully maintained street scene and individual gardens Judges Award: Keyworth Village – Keyworth Primary School for the Dragon Wildlife Garden utilising rain water harvesting

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Large Town Gold and Category Winner Belper, Derbyshire Silver Gilt Market Harborough, Leicestershire Silver Gilt Spalding, Lincolnshire Silver Gilt Sleaford, Lincolnshire Silver Gilt Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Silver Long Eaton, Derbyshire Silver Ilkeston, Derbyshire Bronze Newark, Nottinghamshire Certificate of Achievement Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Certificate of Achievement Staveley, Derbyshire

Judges Award: Belper – For the Belper Scout Group working to improve the environment for the Bloom objectives Judges Award: Market Harborough - For the District Council's recycling schemes and results Judges Award: Spalding – For the students from Monkshouse Primary School and their excellent presentation and work on refurbishing their wildlife garden Judges Award: For the improvement, interpretation and public awareness works carried out at the Rauceby Banks Project Judges Award: Melton Mowbray – For the work carried out to the wonderful borders around the church by the Eco-team and congregation at St Marys’ Church Judges Award: Long Eaton – For the work of the Long Eaton Horticultural Society in supporting the Bloom initiatives Judges Award: Ilkeston – For the work of the Friends of Stanton Road Cemetery to preserve the heritage of the site for future generations Judges Award: Newark – For the sensitive restoration and interpretation of the Queens Sconce Judges Award: Gainsborough – For the quality and design of the landscaping at Marshalls Yard Retail Park Judges Award: Staveley – For the landscaping and the environmentally sustainable building at the new Staveley Centre

Urban Community Silver and Category Winner Bilborough & Strelley, Nottinghamshire Silver Littleover, Derby

Judges Award: Bilborough & Strelley - The Towle Memorial Garden for the wonderful standards achieved in the old farm house garden by the four generations of the Roper family Judges Award: Littleover – The Rosehill Memorial Recreation Ground for the excellent horticultural standards achieved by the members and residents

Coastal Resort Silver and Category Winner Mablethorpe, Linconshire Bronze Skegness, Lincolnshire

Judges Award: Mablethorpe – environmental work and education at Holivans Caravan Park Judges Award: Skegness – floral features on the seafront, notably the Compass Gardens

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Small City Gold and Category Winner Oadby & Wigston, Leicestershire Silver Gilt Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire Silver Gilt Loughborough, Leicestershire Silver Gilt Chesterfield, Derbyshire Silver Lincoln

Judges Award: Oadby & Wigston – For all the members of Busy B’s in recognition of their hard work to plant, water and maintain floral features to a high standard Judges Award: Grimsby – For the maintenance and floral displays at the Abbeygate Shopping Area, creating a very pleasant environment to both shop and relax Judges Award: Loughborough – For the members of Thorpe Acre Residents Association, who have enthusiastically carried out improvements, planting and care of their local Green Judges Award: Lincoln – For Lincoln Business Improvement Group for their efforts to improve the environment and the vibrancy of the central shopping areas of Lincoln, with additional floral displays and high maintenance standards Judges Award: Chesterfield – For the Floral Banner initiative, as an excellent way of actively linking younger children with environmental issues, and promoting the local bloom competition

City

Gold and Category Winner Northampton Judges Award: Northampton – Friends of Delapre Park Champion of Champions Gold and Category Winner Market Bosworth, Leicestershire Gold Cleethorpes, N E Lincolnshire Gold Oakham, Rutland Gold Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Judges Award: Market Bosworth - The Dixie School Collaboration Judges Award: Cleethorpes – To the 'In Bloom' Committee for supporting the Gated Alleyway Scheme Judges Award: Oakham – The Prairie Garden Design Judges Award: Mansfield - Rufford Island Bed Design

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EMiB Regional Finalists Britain in Bloom 2010

Market Bosworth – Large Village Long Sutton – Small Town Northampton – City Mablethorpe – Coastal Spondon – Urban Community Results will be announced on 29th September at the BiB National Awards Presentation in Birmingham