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With the summer season ended, we can look back on visits from judging groups
with some satisfaction. After being declared yet again, winners of our
category in the East Fife and Fife Wide competitions organised by Fife
Council, we awaited results to be announced by the Scottish and U.K.
Bloom groups. |
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The Scotland in Bloom awards presentations
were hosted in some style By Fife Council this year and although Falkland
received an award for "Continuous High Standards", it was difficult not
to experience some disappointment on hearing that Melrose had narrowly
beaten us to the title of Best Large Village! |
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Our journey to the Leeds Armoury the following
week was a bit more encouraging, however, as we raised the 2003 standard
from Silver, to Silver Gilt, as
well as receiving the
Britain in Bloom Tourism Award for "demonstrating outstanding effort to
promote tourism." In addition, everyone in Falkland was delighted when
Bob and Jean Maxwell received
recognition for the huge amount of work they undertake by receiving the
Britain in Bloom Commendation Award for their dedication of so much time to
its cause. |
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We felt most encouraged after meeting the
judges Sue Rodriguez and Jim Buttress to hear their report. Speaking most
positively about the efforts undertaken by the community, they revealed we
had come second in a very keenly contested section and were only a short
distance away from the prestigious Gold Standard.
Despite very indifferent
summer weather with much heavy rain and gale-force wind, Falkland could not
have looked better this year and it is a little ironic that we are unlikely
to be representing Scotland in the Large Village category in 2005 since
Melrose is now considered the best in that category. |
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