Both Middleton Railway and Beeston in Bloom won Gold Medals at this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom Awards.
The Middleton Railway, entering for the fifth time, wonl in the Tourist Attractions, Stately Homes and Pay on Entry Gardens Category. On top of that, they were the joint winner in this category sharing the award with Mount Grace Priory.
This is a great achievement as this was a large category containing many much larger and better resourced organisations than the railway.
The success is a tribute to all the hard work of the railway’s Gardener, Mick Jackson and his team who have continued to develop and enhance our floral displays as well as keeping the grounds and entrance to Moor Road Station looking clean, well managed and welcoming.
It is also a just reward for the work that Commercial Manager Janet Auckland and Vice President Ian Smith put into the creation of the booklet which must accompany all entries into Yorkshire in Bloom and for looking after the judges when they visited the railway.
Middleton Railway Trust Chairman Charles Milner said:
“The work Mick, and the team have done has not just won the Railway a prestigious award; it has made the experience of our visitors that much more enjoyable and hopefully will lead to more return visits and to more people saying good things about the Railway, encouraging friends and family to visit.”
Judges praised Beeston in Bloom’s entry saying:
“What stood out was the infectious desire to achieve a lot without the usual requisite of having ample resources, Landsec, DePuy & Morley Glass just a few of the funders who have assisted the entry along with numerous individuals & local businesses to enhance & sustain in bloom projects. This approach is well thought out to achieve manageable successes & to keep standards high.”
Elsewhere White Rose Shopping Centre won Silver while neighbours White Rose Office Park won Silver Gilt, both in the Large Business category.
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