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天涯社区鈥檚 Best Kept Communities Competition 2015
Published: 18/09/2015
The winners of each category for 天涯社区鈥檚 2015 Best Kept Communities have
been announced at a ceremony held at County Hall on Friday 11 September.
The joint first prize winners for the Best Kept Village with a population of
under 1000 were Llanfynydd and Llanasa, with the third prize going to Ysceifiog
and fourth prize to Bretton Lane.
The first prize for the Best Kept Community with a population of over 1000 and
under 5000 went to Northop with second prize to Higher Kinnerton, third prize
to Caerwys, and fourth prize to Mostyn.
Mold was the winner of the Best Kept Town Centre, Holywell came second, and
third prize went to Mynydd Isa.
The Best Kept Senior Citizens鈥� Estate was won by Ffordd Gwynedd, Northop, with
second prize going to Bennetts Lane in Higher Kinnerton, and third prize going
to Park Crescent, Meadow Rise & Corwen Way.
The first prize in the Best Kept Community Garden / Wildlife Area was awarded
to Greenbank Villas in Flint with Bryn Gwalia Community Garden, Mold second.
Third prize went to Bryn y Baal Quarry with Greenfield Valley Community Garden
receiving fourth prize.
The Judges awarded three Certificates of Merit to the following Schools. They
were very impressed with the knowledge and dedication of these children at such
a young age
Ysgol Derwen Primary, Higher Kinnerton
Ysgol yr Esgob Primary, Caerwys
Ysgol Owen Jones Primary, Northop
Highly Commended Certificates were awarded by the Judges to:-
Mostyn (Section B)
Meadow Rise, Penyffordd (Section D)
Speaking at the event, Councillor Ray Hughes, the Chair of Council said how
impressed he was with the enthusiasm and expertise which the volunteers have
displayed this year:
He said: 鈥淓ach year we see that the standards in the Best Kept Communities
Competition have increased dramatically. Whilst this years summer was not the
best it is still apparent that the competition entries were better than ever.
This must have been a real problem for our judges: Fred Gillmore, Les and Sue
Starling. The standard was so high, it was necessary for the accolades to be
shared: for instance, we had two equal first prizes in Section A. Three
Schools were also awarded Certificates of Merits by the Judges for their eco
gardens. Two Highly Commended Awards were also given by the Judges.
鈥淭he competition would not be possible without the generous support of our
sponsors: Airbus in the UK, Clwyd Alyn Housing Association, Grwp Cynefin,
Lindop Bros, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Limited and Warwick Chemicals.
鈥淭hank you to them, and also to our judges for the time and knowledge which
they contribute.鈥�
The prize winners are listed below.
Section A 鈥� Best Kept Village /Community under 1000 population
Equal First prize: (拢100) Llanfynydd
Equal First prize: (拢100) Llanasa
Third prize: (拢50) Ysceifiog
Fourth prize: (拢25) Bretton Lane
Section B 鈥� Best Kept Village/Community over 1000 and below 5000 population
First Prize: (拢100) Northop
Second Prize: (拢75) Higher Kinnerton
Third Prize: (拢50) Caerwys
Fourth Prize (拢25) Mostyn
Section C 鈥� Best Kept Town Centre (over 5000 population)
First prize: (拢100 ) Mold
Second prize: (拢75) Holywell
Third prize (拢50) Mynydd Isa
Section D 鈥� Best Kept Senior Citizen Estate
First prize: (拢100) Ffordd Gwynedd, Northop
Second Prize: (拢75) Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton
Third Prize (拢50) Park Crescent, Meadow Rise & Corwen Way
Section E 鈥� Best Kept Community Garden/Wildlife area
First prize: (拢100) Greenbank Villas, Flint.
Second prize: (拢75) Bryn Gwalia Community Garden
Third prize:(拢50) Bryn Y Baal Quarry
Fourth Prize:(拢25) Greenfield Valley Community Garden
Certificates of Merit to the following three Schools
Ysgol Derwen Primary, Higher Kinnerton
Ysgol yr Esgob Primary, Caerwys
Ysgol Owen Jones Primary, Northop
Highly Commended Certificates to
Mostyn (Section B)
Meadow Rise, Penyffordd (Section D