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Tuesday 23rd March 2004 |
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Popular amateur gardening competition Borough in Bloom is back for a second year — with even more prizes up for grabs for people who can put the bloom back into the borough’s council estates.
Local residents, community groups, schools and voluntary organisations the chance to win cash prizes totalling over £11,000 — and organisers Wigan & Leigh Housing have introduced two extra categories to cope with demand. The competition is free to enter with prizes on offer across seven categories:
The additional categories are:
Winners in each category in the local competitions will win prizes of £50, £30 and £20. First prize winners will go through to the borough-wide finals, to be held in late summer, where the winning prizes in each category will be £100, £75 and £50.
Peter Gee, Chief Executive of Wigan & Leigh Housing said:
“Attractive, well maintained gardens make estates better places to live in and we hope that even more people will spring into action this time around to make a real difference to their local communities.
“The competition isn’t meant for experts and it doesn’t matter if garden's are big or small, or just containers or a hanging basket — there’s a category for everybody. We hope that people will enjoy taking part in the competition and take great satisfaction from what they find they are able to achieve.”
Entry forms can be obtained from any local area housing office or online at www.walh.co.uk
For more information, please contact John Hill, Wigan & Leigh Housing on 0800 389 7652.