Blooming Thame !
DESPITE unprecidented amounts of rainfall this summer, the gardeners of Thame have overcome less than ideal gardening conditions to produce a stunning show of gardening skill and colour for this year’s Thame In Bloom competition.
After much deliberation, the judges awarded the garden of 2 Churchill Crescent, owned and managed by Mr and Mrs Johnson, with the Overall winners award.
The other section winners were as follows:
LARGE GARDEN – 1ST Mr and Mrs Partner, 2 Blake Way
2ND Mr Feasey, 70 Queens Road
3RD Mr and Mrs Raven, 23 Cedar Cresent
HC Mr Dodd, 43 East Street
MEDIUM GARDEN- 1ST Mr & Mrs Johnson, 2 Churchill Cresc
2ND Mr & Mrs Clark, 69 Cotmore Gardens
3RD Mr & Mrs Frands, 6 Croft Road
HC Mr & Mrs Verney, 8 Croft Road
SMALL GARDEN – 1ST Mr & Mrs Stockwell, 21 Kings close
2ND Mr & Mrs Tack, 90 Aylesbury Road
3RD Mr & Mrs Sellwood, 13 Hampden Ave
HC Mr & Mrs Fuller, 98 Churchill Cresc
FACADE 1ST Mr & Mrs Conibear,10 Mitchell Close
2ND Mrs Peace, 18 Willow Road
3RD Mr & Mrs Spokes, 22 Ireton Court
HC Mr & Mrs Wilson-Brown, 5 Charles
Drive
MAISONETTE 1ST Miss Selwood, 12c, Pearce Way
OR FLAT 2ND E. Williams, 10 Lee Court
3RD Mr Payne, 16 Lee Court
HC Mrs Hamilton, 18, Lee Court
INDUSTRIAL GLENCORE GRAIN UK LTD, Bell Lane
SECTION
SHOPS & SMALL ELEGANCE, 16 High Street
BUSINESSES
PUBS & STAR AND GARTER
HOTELS
SCHOOL GARDENS JOHN HAMPDEN SCHOOL
BEST STREET OR ROAD SEVEN ACRES
The presentation evening for the Thame In Bloom 2008, awards will be on September 4, at the Guide Headquarters in Southern Road, Thame, at 7pm
Photo: GLENCORE GRAIN UK LTD, in Bell Lane, Thame, who won the Industrial section of this year’s Thame in Bloom competition.