Judging for Tenby in Bloom took place on Wednesday with a full busy day taking place for the floral contest.

Chairman of the organisation and Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, told her fellow councillors at a meeting of the town council on Tuesday night that it was a packed period for the town’s floral activities, with the Wales in Bloom judging due to take place on Friday, July 15, and the Britain in Bloom judges in town on August 5.

“I’d like to appeal to all businesses, shopkeepers and residents to keep the streets clean, tidy and weed-free, as all these things count towards the contests,” she said.

“We’re still going for that gold!” added Clr. Mrs. Lane.

Winners of Tenby in Bloom competition held on Wednesday, July 6 were as follows:

PRIVATE HOUSES

Class 1 (Best garden visible from the road): Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, ‘Tara’, Narberth Road - Gold/Trophy; Meryl Cook, 4 Augustus Place - Gold; Jenny Thomas, ‘Sandygate’, St. Julians Terrace - Silver Gilt; Maureen Ward, 2 Augustus Place - Silver Gilt.

Class 2 (Best roof garden): Bobby Osborne, Jazz Radio - Gold/Trophy.

Class 3 (Best display with window boxes/hanging baskets etc only): Cob Cottage, Cob Lane - Gold/Trophy; Peter Thomas, ‘Treffgarne’, Greenhill Road - Gold; J. and N. Hughes, ‘Zion House’, The Norton - Gold; Gilbert Davies, Wall Cottage, St. Mary’s Street - Gold; China Cottage, Cob Lane - Gold; Geoff Smith, 2 Cresswell Court - Gold.

Class 4 (Best garden not visible from the road): Mr. W. Brace, Heyward Court - Gold/Trophy; Lynn Kelly, 8 Southlands - Gold; Betty Button, 22 Augustus Place - Gold.

HOTEL/GUEST HOUSES

Class 5 (Best overall display with garden (over 10 bedrooms)): Tenby House Hotel - Gold/Trophy; Giltar Hotel - Gold; Atlantic Hotel - Gold.

Class 6 (Best overall display with frontage only (over 10 bedrooms)): Clarence House Hotel - Gold/Trophy.

Class 7 (Best display for Guest/Hotels with 10 bedrooms or less): Normandie Hotel - Gold/Trophy.

PUBLIC HOUSES/ RESTAURANTS

Class 8 (Best frontage display with window boxes, hanging baskets etc): Lifeboat Tavern - Gold/Trophy; Buccaneer Inn - Gold; Baytree - Gold; Hope and Anchor - Gold; Five Arches Tavern - Gold; Hazelwell - Gold; Evergreen - Gold; Qube - Gold; Coach and Horses - Silver Gilt; Rugby Club - Silver Gilt.

Class 9 (Best beer garden display): Buccaneer Inn - Gold/Trophy.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS, RETAIL OR EDUCATIONAL PREMISES

Class 10 (Best external at a retail shop): Tenby Book Shop - Gold/Trophy; County Clothes - Gold; Equinox - Gold; Antiques at the Green - Gold; Jago - Gold;

Class 11 (Best external display at business premises, ie, Banks, offices, estate agent, travel agents, hair and beauty etc): Birt and Co - Gold/Trophy.

Class 12 (Training establishments and miscellaneous): Kiln Park - Gold/Trophy; Wimbledon Court - Gold.

Class 13 (Public buildings ie. Fire station, hospitals, library etc): Tenby Fire Station - Gold/Trophy; Tenby Day Centre - Gold; Belvedere Residential Care Home - Silver; Salvation Army - Silver; Belmont Nursing Home - Bronze.

BEST GROUP

Class 14 (Best group (eg street, square, group of adjoining houses)): No. 1 Ivy Cottages, Cob Cottage, China Cottage, Cob Lane.

Class 15 (Best estate): Heywood Court.

Class 16 (Best kept street (tidy weed free and clean): Cob Lane.

Serendipity Holdings Rose Bowl - Overall winner with highest points: No. 1 Ivy Cottages, Cob Cottages, China Cottage, Cob Lane.

The standard was very high and we were impressed with the floral results.