Top allotment holders in Uckfield were honoured on last night (Monday, November 10) by the town council.
Mayor, Cllr Ian Smith, handed out awards at a ceremony at the Civic Centre.
Overall winner (large plot) was Mrs S. Washington, Bird in Eye site. Overall small plot winner was Mrs Heather Berry (Framfield Road East).
Site winners:
Bell Lane, Mr R. Close; Bird in Eye, Mrs S. Washington ( large allotment), Mrs S. Stevenson (small); Framfield Road West, Mr Ivor Wickens (large), Mr Andrew and Mrs Mary Ford (small); Framfield Road East, Mr P. J. Manning (large), Mrs H. Berry (small). Ridgewood East, Mrs Reene; Ridgewood West, Mr M. Cosham; West Park, Mrs C. Ellis.
Cllr Smith also handed out certificates and prizes to winners of the council’s calendar competition.
January: Chloe Burchett, Lime Tree Avenue
February: Megan Deeprose-Hammond, Country Walk
March: Andrew Lees, Lake Wood in Winter
April: Andrew Lees, Harlands Pond in Spring
May: Mike Skinner, Victoria Pleasure Ground in early Summer Bloom
June: Jean Hare, High Street in Bloom
July: Gerry Ford, New Road Allotments, flowers among vegetables
August: Mike Skinner, A Green and Pleasant Place, Uckfield in Summer
September: Stuart Chappell, Carnival, the last embers of summer
October: David Johnson, Autumn at Lake Wood
November: Gavin Rainbow, Braunton Steams into Uckfield Station
December: Martin Bamford, Christmas Tree Festival 2013
The calendar is produced at no cost to the council and is being delivered to every household in Uckfield.
2014 Uckfield calendar competition winners
