Towns triumph in this year’s flower awards (From Worcester News)

Towns triumph in this year’s flower awards

8:00am Friday 4th September 2009 in

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THE county’s towns and villages have come up smelling of roses again this year, setting the gold standard in the annual in bloom competition.

Upton-upon-Severn won a gold award and the best large village category winner from across the Heart of England in Bloom region at a special ceremony at Pershore Abbey, yesterday Elsewhere, Pershore won gold for its efforts and Malvern trumped last year’s silver gilt award with gold.

Ledbury won gold in the town category for the third year in a row, while in Herefordshire Bromyard bagged gold for the fifth consecutive year.

Upton in Bloom committee chairman Jackie Surtees said she was delighted. She said: “It is really good, everyone is very pleased indeed. A lot of hard work went in and it was a great effort from everybody this year. We’re thrilled with another gold award and it is nice to win our category again.”

The Upton in Bloom committee will be celebrating this year’s success before turning their attentions to 2010 in the coming weeks.

“We already have a few things in mind for next year,” said Mrs Surtees.

In Malvern, John Jordan said he was “over the moon” with the verdict from judges and thanked the townspeople for their strong support this year.

The town tied the highest number of Neighbourhood Award entries with Hereford, with 14 submitted to the judges – earning three outstanding awards and 11 merits.