Tidy Estates, Front Gardens & Adopt an Area Awards Evening

8th September 2011-09-08 Springfield Hotel

Judges for estates and gardens: Simon Wallace, Parks Superintendent, Kildare County Council, Yvonne O’Connor, Horticulturalist,

 

Judge for Adopt an Area: Margaret Murtagh - Hewlett Packard.

In all there were 76 entries for The Front Garden Competition

181 Glendale Meadows Kathleen Poynton

95 Leixlip Park Keelan & Nancy Doolan

9 Forest Park Bill & Angela Leahy

341 Castletown Gordon & Mabel Long

1034 Avondale Nancy Dunne

249 Castletown Mary Geraghty

208 Ryevale Lawns Raymond Kilpatrick

3 Forest Park Kay McLoughlin

 

• 7th front garden – Patricia Kinnane, 35 Glendale, voucher for Leixlip Tool Hire

 

 

• 6th Front Garden – 47 Forest Park, Mary Keane, gift from Leixlip Photo Centre

 

 

 

• 5th front garden -70 Oaklawn, Ms Brigid Lambe, (not attending), voucher from Joes Jewellers

• 4th front garden – 39 Riverforest, Ms Marian Lyons, meal voucher from Murphy’s pub

 

• 3rd front garden-59 Leixlip Park , Mary & Paddy Haughney , voucher from Leixlip House Hotel

 

 

• 2nd front Garden- 56 Castletown, The O’Connor Family, voucher from Springfield Hotel

 

• Award for Innovation – 1048 Avondale, Christie Muldoon, hamper from Carraig Flowers (not attending)

• Award for the Best Lawn - 120 Glendale Meadows, Valerie Colton, hamper from Carraig Flowers(not  attending)

• Award for the Most Improved Garden – St. Catherine’s Bungalow, Mary McHugh, €100 sponsorship from Mullen Print

 

• 1st Joint Winners – Eamon & Catherine Farrell, 1027 Avondale and Kevin Carey, 52 Lougnamona Park (all attending) each receive a voucher from Supervalu

 

Small

a. Joint 2nd prize in Small Estate Category – Loughnamona

 

Joint 2nd prize in Small Estate Category – Rockingham

 

 

b. 1st prize in Small Estate Category- Ryemont Abbey

 

 

Medium

c. 1st prize winner in best medium estate – Leixlip Park

2nd prize winner in best medium estate – Duncarraig

Large

d. 1st prize winner in best large estate – Ryevale Lawns

 

6 a The award winners in the Highly Commended Estates will receive €50.00 sponsored by the Courtyard Hotel, the winners are

Rinawade

Riverforest

Glendale Meadows

2. ADOPT AN AREA

a. Small area runner up – the side of Rose Cottage adopted by John & Valerie Malone, Call on Joe Price to present a cheque of €100.

 

b. Small area winner –Old Hill, two flower beds on left and right adopted by I.C.A. Call on Paul McGrane of HP to present the prize of a HP printer

 

c. Large area runner up –Leixlip Garda Station, Adopted by Ryevale Lawns Residents Association, Call on Joe Price to present the cheque.

 

d. Large area winner –Barnhall Roundabout, adopted by Leixlip Tidy Town Association. Call on Paul McGrane of HP to present the prize of a HP printer

e.

11. Overall winner in the Adopt an Area competition.

The overall winner in the Adopt and Area was selected on the amount of labour involved and the general presentation of the area. I now present the trophy to Leixlip Tidy Town Association for the work on the Barnhall Roundabout

12. Presentation of the Breege Lynch trophy to John and Valerie Malone of Rose Cottage, overall winners in the Front Garden Competition and a voucher for The Orchard Garden Centre

13. Presentation of the trophy for the Best Overall Estate to Castletown Estate, sponsored by the Town Council. Joe Price to make the presentation of the trophy with the Cathaoirleach.