Message posted for Stuart:
Message posted for Stuart:
In only our second year of participation, GFAA has achieved an “outstanding” award for our site as part of the It’s Your Neighbourhood Assessment Exercise.
Awarding us a total of 89 points, Assessor Jim Henderson noted especially our successes in community participation, as well as improvements in the areas environmental responsibility and gardening.
Jim’s Full Report is available and makes interesting reading. Thanks to all who gave of their best on their own plots and looking after our communal areas and so contributed to this achievement.
GFAA plotters enjoyed an evening of great successes in the Beach Ballroom yesterday when the individual awards to plotters and gardeners were announced. Sandy and his wife did exceptionally well with Second Place prizes for both garden and plot.
GFAA dominated the individual plot awards with Sandy in second place, Gill in fourth and Stuart and Alastair (Stewart) placed fifth equal. Beyond that, a full handful or more of our plotters were presented with certificates of merit.
Perhaps the best moment of the night, however, belonged to Gill who was named as the Best New Entrant in the competition in recognition of her fabulous fourth place in her first year in the competition and only her second year on the plot.
The Lord Provost presented a commemorative engraved hand-trowel and framed certificate to every winner and Aberdeen City Council are to be thanked for hosting the prize-giving and buffet supper in great style.
Thanks go to Stuart too for nagging us all into entering! Hopefully we will see even more entrants and success next year.
Today’s Community Sunday team (thanks to one and all) did great work on the communal paths, beds and hedges before rewarding themselves with some affa fine fancy pieces.
The next Community Sunday date will be 18 October. Why not pop it in your diary now? Elevenish at the Bothy to help with the tasks, half-past twelve sharp for coffee and cake. All skill and energy levels catered for and welcomed!
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