Aberdeen’s floral credentials have been further enhanced after the city was awarded a prestigious Silver Gilt in the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom contest.
The city was one of four finalists in the City category but lost out to overall winner Solihull, which was also awarded a Silver Gilt.
The Aberdeen community of Dyce also received a Silver Gilt award in the Urban Community Category. The village was one of five finalists in the category, eventually losing out to Clifton Village in Bristol - another to be awarded a Silver Gilt.
The awards were presented by TV gardener Chris Beardshaw to Aberdeen City Council’s lead councillor for the environment, Ron Clark.
Commenting on the accolades, Councillor Clark said: "The awards for the city and Dyce are a tribute to the tremendous efforts by our staff and the work of dedicated local communities and businesses, who pulled out all the stops to make Aberdeen look its best."
Aberdeen and Dyce also won top Five Bloom awards this month in the Canadian-based international Communities in Bloom competition.
The latest awards have added to Aberdeen’s floral trophy cabinet, which already includes top honours for two more of the city’s communities.
Earlier this month, Forrit Brae became was a category winner with a Silver in the Clachan Class for communities of up to 100 people in the Beautiful Scotland awards, and Culter lifted a Silver in the Urban Community section of the same competition.
"The international awards put Aberdeen and Dyce on the global stage when it comes to parks and gardens and show the world what a beautiful city this is," Councillor Clark added.
"The citizens of Forrit Brae and Culter should also be extremely proud of themselves. Their wins were down to the sterling efforts of local people, who are showing the way for other Aberdeen communities."
The Britain in Bloom awards ceremony, held at the Chester racecourse, was attended by over 450 gardening enthusiasts. Awards were handed out to 69 finalist communities from across the UK, selected from more than 1,000 entries.
RHS judges travelled up and down the UK to evaluate the finalists’ floral displays, permanent landscaping, sustainable development, environmental initiatives, public awareness and community participation – all based on the 2008 Local Roots theme.
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Aberdeen Awarded Silver Gilt Honour By RHS
Tue, 30 Sep 2008
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