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East Bridgford, Grosvenor, Nailsworth & Matlock scoop the big awards at Blue Diamonds cathedral night of celebration

A congregation of around 600 gathered in Manchester Cathedral on Thursday evening, 10th March, to celebrate the success of the Blue Diamond Group over the past two years.

 

MD, Alan Roper, led the Blue Diamond event, dancing onto the stage before extolling the great efforts of his garden centre teams. "By investing all our profits back into the centres we have rapidly grown in size.  We'll be ahead of Dobbies by 2023! I'm currently working on 4 new acquisitions at the moment too."

 

As no awards could be presented in 2021 the main awards for Blue Diamond Garden Centres of the Year were each won by two centres, one the winner for 2021 and one for 2022. East Bridgford & Grosvenor were the Oak Award winners for Destination Centres with Nailsworth & Matlock the Acorn Award winners for Core Garden Centres.

 

After a glamorous night of celebration in the knave of Manchester Cathedral (see GTN's Exclusive photo gallery below) guests were transported by coach to the "After Party" at Impossible Theatre in central Manchester, where the photos stopped!

 

Blue Diamond Awards 2022 - The Full Results

 

Stock Management

Winner: Percy Throwers 

Nominees: Sanders, Harlow, Percy Throwers

                                                               

Home

Oak Winner: East Bridgford - Alistair Bartle

Nominees: Trentham - Andrew Bollington, Evesham - Natalie De Guelle, East Bridgford - Alistair Bartle

Acorn Winner: Harlow - Susan Cavey     

Nominees: Coton Orchard - Laura Ross, Fermoys - Carole Spain, Harlow - Susan Cavey     

                                                               

Fashion

Oak Winner: Evesham - Alison Turner

Nominees: Brambridge - Lyndsey Smith, Trentham - Karen Locket, East Bridgford - Tracey Bull, Evesham - Alison Turner, Grosvenor  - Sarah Williams

Acorn Winner: Newbridge - Rachel Slark              

Nominees: Trelawney - Helen Danning, Worcester - Stacey Scott, Newbridge - Rachel Slark           

                                               

Garden Care

Oak Winner: Derby - Pascel Dorey

Nominees: Derby - Pascel Dorey, Bicester - Cary Powley, Trentham - Natalie Reynolds, Newbridge - Steve Nicholls

Acorn Winner: Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill

Nominees: Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill, Harlow - Julia Spearman, Hereford - Andrew Lloyd, Wilton - Sharon Grant                                                   

 

Garden Décor

Oak Winner: Grosvenor - Graham Moorcroft

Nominees: Cadbury - Colin Roche, Endsleigh - Dan Corben, Derby - Pascel Dorey, Grosvenor - Graham Moorcroft

Acorn Winner: Matlock - Colin Travis

Nominees: Hereford - Andrew Lloyd, Weybridge - Lee Dyke, Springfields - Jay Turner, Matlock - Colin Travis

                                                               

Seeds and Bulbs

Oak Winner: Derby - Ellen Radage

Nominees: Derby - Ellen Radage, Percy Throwers - Sam Hall, Newbridge - Steve Nicholls, Endsleigh - Dan Corben

Acorn Winner: Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill

Nominees: Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill, Wilton - Sharon Grant, Trelawney - Christine Worth, 3Shires - James Helme, Harlow - Julia Spearman, Hereford - Andrew Lloyd            

               

Growing Media

Oak Winner: Cardiff - Perry Carter

Nominees: Cardiff - Perry Carter , Percy Throwers - Sam Hall, Bicester - Cary Powley

Acorn Winner: Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill

Nominees: Lower Morden - Leanne Wilson, Rake - Jake Smith, Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill         

                                                              

Garden Features & Containers

Oak Winner: Grosvenor - Simon Jackson              

Nominees: Newbridge - Nick Gregory, Grosvenor - Simon Jackson, Derby - Richard Hind

Acorn Winner: Hereford - Andrew Lloyd

Nominees: Hereford - Andrew Lloyd, Wilton - Dan Johnson         

                                                                               

Living with Light

Oak Winner: Trentham - Edmund Thorne

Nominees: Grosvenor - Sue Gregory, Trentham - Edmund Thorne                                                             

Acorn Winner: Fryers - Aaron Piper

Nominees: Springfields - Charley Wright, Hereford - Scott O'Leary-Harris, Harlow - Julia Spearman, Fryers - Aaron Piper, Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill, Matlock - Dan Atkinson

                               

Wild Animal

Oak Winner: Derby - Ellen Radage

Nominees: Derby - Ellen Radage, Brambridge - Rob Pettigrew

Acorn Winner: Matlock - Lauren Abbott

Nominees: Rake -Jake Smith, Matlock - Lauren Abbott, Trelawney -Christine Worth, Coton Orchard - Darrell Mancini, Nailsworth - Daniel Underhill                                     

 

Pets

Winner: Matlock- Lauren Abbott

Nominees: Matlock- Lauren Abbott, St Peters - Suki Crook               

                                                                           

Furniture & Outdoor Leisure

Oak Winner: Grosvenor - Sue Gregory

Nominees: Redfields - Loredana Piraino, Melbicks - Adam Mountford, Derby - Jacinta Butler, Grosvenor - Sue Gregory                                                               

Acorn Winner: Chatsworth - Tracey Uphill

Nominees: Chatsworth - Tracey Uphill, Matlock - Dan Atkinson, Fyers - Mathew Halford, Orchard Park - Solange Smith                                                               

 

Christmas

Oak Winner: St Peters - Justine Le Mottee

Nominees: St Peters - Justine Le Mottee, Bicester, Derby - Jacinta Butler, Grosvenor - Sue Gregory

Acorn Winner: Chatsworth - Tracy Uphill

Nominees: Chatsworth - Tracey Uphill, Harlow - Lisa Watling, Fryers - Mathew Halford       

                                           

Seasonal Plants

Oak Winner: Newbridge - Rhona Chambers

Nominees: Newbridge - Rhona Chamber, Cardiff - Tom Watkins, Sanders - Chester Allen, Percy Throwers - Shelley Haynes, Redfields - Anna Lancaster

Acorn Winner: Trelawney  - Rachel Parsons

Nominees: 3Shires - Ryan Wintle, Rake - Gita Evertovska, Trelawney  - Rachael Parsons, Matlock - Craig Mallet, Orchard Park - Jane Meyer – Edwards, Chatsworth, Coton Orchard 

 

Hardy Plants

Oak Winner: Cardiff - Tom Watkins

Nominees: Fryers - Peter Shirley, Newbridge - Lisa Holmes, Cardiff - Tom Watkins, Brambridge - Ben Diggins, Grosvenor - Mark Williams, Le Friquet

Acorn Winner: Trelawney - Mark Johnsson

Nominees: Trelawney - Mark Johnsson, Harlow - Fiona Wotton, Nailsworth - John Moxon, Coton  - Jamie Rolling                                                

 

Indoor Plants

Oak Winner: Le Friquet - Alexandra Robson

Nominees: Endsleigh - Simon Edwards, Le Friquet - Alexandra Robson, Percy Throwers - Shelley Haynes, Bicester - Klye Bartram                                                               

Acorn Winner: Lower Morden - Katie Ryan

Nominees: Rake - Maria Carney , Harlow - Jonathan Feasey, Lower Morden - Katie Ryan     

                                                          

Customer Engagement

Oak Winner: Grosvenor

Nominees: Sanders, Grosvenor, Le Friquet, Cadbury, Newbridge, Endsleigh

Acorn Winner: Canterbury

Nominees: Nailsworth, Matlock, Wilton, Canterbury

                               

Home Delivery

Winner: Weybridge

Nominees: Fermoys, Weybridge                                                               

 

Barista of the Year

Winner: Orchard Park - Jimmy Barton

Nominees: East Bridgeford - Daniel Gigliotti, Grosvenor - Ellie Hutchings, Orchard Park - Jimmy Barton, Redfields - Stefania Parvu

                                                               

Pastry Chef

Winner: Redfields/Weybridge - Carl Ormesher

Nominees: Redfields/Weybridge -Carl Ormesher, Bicester - Jasmin & Joanne, East Bridgeford - Ben Alderson, Springfields - Paula Cummings   

                                               

Head Chef

Winner: Brambridge - Adam Gellender

Nominees: Melbicks - Adam Winters, Grosvenor - Som Stefanelli, Brambridge - Adam Gellender           

                                                    

Food retailer

Oak Winner: Fermoys - Julie Wills

Nominees: Fermoys - Julie Wills, Cadbury - Kristy Membery, Derby - Trevor Adams, Bridgmere - Simon Cannell, Trentham - Michelle Richardson, Endsleigh - Jane Glanville

Acorn Winner: Fryers - Tori Ford              

Nominees: 3Shires - Emma Burrett, Lower Morden - Nick Dale & Rebecca Smith, Fryers - Tori Ford, Matlock - Gemma Bunting

                                               

Restaurant of the Year - The Acorn Award – 2021 and 2022

Winners: Chatsworth & Orchard Park

Nominees: Chatsworth, Trelawney, Orchard Park

                                                                               

Restaurant of the Year - The Oak Award – 2021 and 2022

Winner: East Bridgford & Grosvenor

Nominees: East Bridgeford, Grosvenor, Redfields                                                                             

 

Core Garden Centre of the Year - The Acorn Award – 2021 and 2022

Winners: Nailsworth & Matlock

Nominees: Coton Orchard, Chatsworth, Fryers, Rake, Nailsworth , Harlow, Matlock, 3Shires

 

Destination Garden Centre of the Year - The Oak Award – 2021 and 2022

Winners: East Bridgford & Grosvenor

Nominees: East Bridgeford, Grosvenor, Cadbury, Derby, Newbridge, Sanders                      

 

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