Best Kept Front Garden Competition 2011

From time to time the Parish Council runs a competition to find the best kept front garden in Marcham. It was first run in 2000 and the aim is to encourage parishioners to improve the appearance and environment of our village.

There is no need to enter the competition - our judges walk round every street in the village and assess the front gardens that can be seen by any passerby. The village is divided into seven zones; the judge for each zone nominates a shortlist of three gardens which then go forward to the final round.

We asked Millets Farm Garden Centre to be the judge for this final round, and they chose 21 North Street as the overall winner of our Best Kept Front Garden Competition for 2011.

The gardens which our judges nominated as the best in each of the zones in the village were:

28 Kings Avenue 17 Kings Avenue 4 Kings Avenue

21 North Street 62 North Street Sweetbriar

1 Parkside 17 Parkside 13 Parkside

24 Howard Cornish Road 36 Duffield Place 36 Fettiplace

30 Anson Close 67 Howard Cornish Road 19 Anson Close

21 Tower Close Stone Cottage, Abingdon Road 15 Orchard Way

White Hart Cottage Beansheaf, Mill Road 14 Packhorse Lane

The prizes and certificates were presented at the start of our meeting on 14 September 2011.

The Parish Council would like to thank W. Cumber & Son (Theale) Ltd, Slade Estate Services and Fallowfields Restaurant, Kingston Bagpuize for their sponsorship and generosity in providing prizes this year.