by Alan Quick

THE annual judging of the town allotments in the Crediton Town Council and Boniface Allotments Association competition took place on Tuesday, July 18 and it was at the Floral Crediton Awards Ceremony held at the Council Chamber, Market Street, Crediton, at the end of September that the awards were presented.

Judges were Peter Adams, team leader, edibles, RHS Rosemoor of Great Torrington, who is responsible for the teaching gardens at Rosemoor as well as the forest and wildlife gardens and Rosie Treharne from the fruit and vegetables garden, also at RHS Rosemoor, who is part of the team working in the kitchen garden.

The judges were accompanied by Penni Tearle, chairman, Boniface Allotments Association.

Penni explained: “The judges valiantly went round the 118 plots spread over the three sites at Barnfield, Exhibition Road and Moffats, assessing the range and quality of crops being grown on each plot, the general tidiness and how weed free the plot was as well as things like the presence of pests and diseases and measures taken to control them.”

Winners were: Exhibition Road - Mr David Prosser, Barnfield - Norman Snell, Moffats Land - Mr Stevens, Exhibition Road Newcomers - Mrs Bagwell and Mrs Green, Barnfield Newcomer - Mr Matten.

Anyone who would like to acquire an allotment in Crediton should contact the town clerk, Mrs Clare Dalley on 01363 773717.