Connie Hobbs of the Ringwood Gardening Club, who had been one of the judges of the competition, said that they had been very impressed with the overall standard of plots this year, and with the tremendous range of crops from vegetables and fruit to herbs and flowers.  She congratulated the winners for their perseverance, particularly during the recent heat wave.

Cllr Light, Chairman of the Recreation, Leisure & Open Spaces Committee, presented the following awards:

Overall Winner: Mr A G Robinson

As well as a glass trophy, Site Winners were presented with a stainless steel fork with Runners Up receiving a stainless steel hand trowel and fork.

Cllr Light said he was delighted that Mrs Brewer was once again among the prizewinners as she was now in her 96th year – an inspiration to all the allotment holders.