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Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea competition entries
Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Support Team Nominations
Find out who are The Greatest Food & Drink Teams in garden centres, as voted for by customers, on Wednesday 17th September at Glee
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Planters opens new pet and aquatic centre costing £2m
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Hyve Group reveals exciting details for 2026 co-location of Glee and Autumn Fair
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HTA comment on the appointment of Emma Reynolds as the new Environment Secretary
Branded Garden Products appoints new director to drive growth
Full programme released for HTA’s Horticulture, The Conference
Record breaking sunshine boosts garden category sales
The Horti House launches expanded Christmas 2025 offer and support
David Austin launches the Pocket Handbook
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Retail guru Mary Portas to speak at 2026 GCA Conference
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Introducing the Glee App: a smart way to experience Glee
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The Great Summer Sale
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Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea competition entries

If your garden centre catering team are famous for their afternoon teas, this is the last chance for the to enter GTN's Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea competition at Glee next week.  It’s free to enter and the winners receive the accolade of The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea – there will be regional as well as overall awards.

 

There will be a dedicated food prep area with fridges etc for final preparations before display so all your team have to do is bring the items that make up your afternoon tea along with the stand etc and be ready for the display and judging at 3:00pm on Wednesday 17th September at Glee.

 

More details are below:

 

Do you serve The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea?

FREE to enter competition, all you have to do is bring your Afternoon Tea to Glee at the NEC on Wednesday 17th September.

 

One of the most eagerly sought after catering awards that GTN ran in the past was for The Greatest Afternoon Tea Team.  The judges really had a tough job going out and tasting them all!

 

This year, if you believe your team currently serve The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea, you have the opportunity of bringing your Afternoon Tea to Glee to be displayed on the “Feed Your Business Stage” and judged by a panel of experts who will decide an overall Afternoon Tea Team winner plus regional awards too.  The judges will also be looking for The Greatest Garden Centre Scone, and The Greatest Garden Centre Traybake within the Afternoon Teas displayed.  Both sweet and savoury Afternoon Teas can be entered.

 

The competition takes place at 3:00pm on Wednesday 17th September with the entered Afternoon Teas taking pride of place on the “Feed your Business Stage”.  There will be a food prep area available for your team to compile your Afternoon Tea in advance of the display and judging.

 

To reserve your teams FREE place in the display and be in with a chance of winning The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea Award please send an e-mail to Trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk stating why you think your team should be part of the competition.  Closing date for entries is Wednesday 10th September.

 

Please feel free to contact me on 07973 504214 if you have any further questions.

 

Looking forward to receiving your entry and seeing you at Glee.

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