Blossoming gardeners win top prize in contest
1:11pm Friday 6th July 2007 in Your Town By Staff Reporter
FLOWER POWER: Edward Jordan, aged 10, and Katie Mulligan, aged nine, part of the St Mary's RC School eco-group, which won the primary outdoor section of the Horwich in Bloom contest Buy this photo »
YOUNG horticulturalists have blossomed into winners in the annual Horwich in Bloom contest.
Children at St Mary's RC School have been crowned winners of the primary outdoor section by judges who were impressed with their colourful garden.
The pupils have formed an eco-group responsible for the upkeep of the school gardens.
Horwich Parish Primary School was named the runner-up and Chorley New Road Primary School took third place.
The primary indoor section was won by St Catherine's Nursery School with Chorley New Road Primary School was voted runner-up and Lord Street Primary School in third place.
St Joseph's won the secondary schools' outdoor section, while Rivington and Blackrod High School came second.
Cllr Ken Denton, the Mayor of Horwich, will present the schools with trophies and prizes in September.
The closing date for the main Horwich in Bloom contest, which includes categories such as best front garden, best allotment and best public house display, is July 20.
