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Published:
September 18, 2008
Burnham's
Mayor praises 'bloom' organisers as town wins silver award
 Burnham-On-Sea's
Mayor has thanked the organisers of the town's entry into the
Britain In Bloom competition after the town was awarded second
place in its category in the south west regional awards on Thursday
(September 18th).
Burnham
was awarded a silver gilt award in the Sergent Cup, which is open
to mid-sized towns across the region.
The
results were announced at a special ceremony held in Plymouth
on Thursday which was attended by Burnham In Bloom representatives,
including Chairman Dave Perrett (pictured right) and Secretary
Richard Young.
Burnham-On-Sea
was joint second with Chard and Ilfracombe in its class, which
was won by Thornbury.
Organisers
were delighted to hear the news after Burnham performed poorly
last
year.
"It's
an excellent result and is a big improvement from 2007,"
Mr Perrett told Burnham-On-Sea.com. "We were in a tough category
this year, competing against some outstanding towns like St Ives
and Sidmouth, so we're really delighted to have won a silver award."
The
news was also welcomed by Burnham Mayor, Peter Clayton, who told
Burnham-On-Sea.com on Thursday evening: "This is excellent
news and a great reward for all the hard work that has been put
in by the Burnham In Bloom committee and all their helpers who
made the town look so colourful this summer."
 Judges
from the competition visited Burnham in July (pictured on the
right and featured here)
when they gave an upbeat assessment of the town.
Richard
Young, Secretary of the Highbridge and Burnham in Bloom Committee,
said the judges had been very impressed with the town's entry:
"One of the judges said that there was a marked improvement
on last year and congratulated members of the Bloom committee
and the staff of Sedgemoor District Council and the Friends of
Apex Park group for all their hard work."
An
awards presentation evening will be held in Burnham's Jaycroft
Road Town Council chambers on Friday October 24th at 7.15pm when
the silver gilt award will be formally handed over.
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