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1999 Dartford Festival
Allotments Competition Awards Ceremony
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The Awards Ceremony was held at Dartford Civic
Centre on Tuesday November 23, 1999 from 6.30, and was
attended by the Mayor of Dartford, Cllr Ivor Jones, other
Members and Officers of Dartford Borough Council,
Representaatives from local allotment sites and a delegation
from the press. Unfortunately, John and Jan Bourne
(Dartford Road Allotments) winners
of the Borough Shield for the best allotment on a site
formerly managed by Dartford Borough Council, and Alan
Reynolds (Dartford Road Allotments),
winner of the Fred Brown Cup for the best novice gardener,
were unable to attend, so their awards were collected on
their behalf by Robert Johnson, Secretary of the QED
Allotments Group, which organised the competition. The
Villages Cup (for the best plot on a site owned by a town or
parish council) was won by David Pearson
(Bean Allotments), and a special
award was made to his son Matthew (Age 11) for helping out
on the allotments.
David Pearson receives the Villages Cup
from the Mayor, watched by son Matthew and (back
right) Richard Stone, Chair of the QED Allotments
Group.
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The Mayor with Matthew and David Pearson
and their awards. The backdrop is part of this
year's QED Allotments Exhibit from the Dartford
Festival.
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It's not too early to start planning to enter
the
2000 Dartford Festival
Allotments Competition!
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Above: Anita Fether of DBC Arts and Leisure, who
organised the Awards Ceremony, with the Mayor.
Harry Fether took the photos.
Left: Pauline and Robert Johnson show off the
Borough Allotments Shield and Fred Brown Cup, both
of which were won by plotholders from Dartford
Road.
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