Sheffield Gnomes winners announced
The winners and runners up in Sheffield Homes’ summer garden competition ‘Sheffield Gnomes’ have been announced.
The competition, which was open to all Sheffield Homes customers, was split into 5 award categories, with 15 prizes up for grabs including 5 winners' prizes of £100 gift vouchers and a special award trophy, plus 10 runners up prizes.
The prize winners have been told they have won a prize, but the overall winners in each category will not named until a special Oscars-style awards event being held in the Town Hall at the end of the month.
The categories awards and prize winners are:
Summer Garden of the Year (sponsored by Lovell)
- Pearl Ann Shutt of Handsworth Grange Road
- B Hartley of Daresbury Road
- Stuart Booth of Crabtree Road
Hanging Basket / Container of the Year (sponsored by Keepmoat)
- Jean Moulson of Occupation Lane
- Mrs A Warburton of Derby Terrace
- Nigel Davenport of Summer Street
Sheltered Housing Communal Garden of the Year (sponsored by Connaught)
- Broomfield House nominated by Ronald Stapleton
- Westnall House nominated by Peter Jones
- Sweeney House nominated by Dave Goodison
Community Garden Project of the Year (sponsored by Kier)
- Wharcliffe Side green nominated by D Heath
- Guant Road nominated by Margaret Greaves
- Burncross Road nominated by Edith Killoran
Young Gardener of the Year (sponsored by Wates)
- Lewis Cowley of Oaks Avenue - who has a small garden area in Sweeney House Sheltered Housing Scheme
- Sean Simons of Swanbourne Road
Janet Parry, Director of Housing Management at Sheffield Homes said, “We know many of our customers put a lot of time and effort into their gardens or baskets. This is why we ran Sheffield Gnomes to recognise all their hard work and enthusiasm and the difference gardens make to the look of our estates. The entries we received were extremely high quality which made it difficult for our judges to select winners and runner up.”