In This Issue
Delegates flock to Associates Night
Glovies take the conference by storm for Garden ReLeaf Day
For the Rising Stars, Monday was the final challenge
Special Award winners
The secrets of a good memory...including how to recite the value of Pi to 22,500 decimal places...
Christmas judge applauds 'awe-inspiring' Christmas displays
Cowells win yet another planteria award
£10,000 raised as Cabbages beat Pansies in 5th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup
Honours shared in the first event...Hadrian's Fort Building
Scores still level after next two events...Chariot Racing and Road Building
The teams still can't be split after two throwing events
Cabbages 11 - Pansies 11...a high scoring football match
Cabbages prove too powerful in the Tug o War
Nero's numbers prove too XXIIV for Pansies
Race Night with Guy "McCririck" Topping wins by a length
Deputy Garden Centre Manager - Warwickshire
Assistant Garden Centre Manager - Washington, West Sussex
Assistant General Manager - West Sussex
Key Accounts Manager - Thetford, Norfolk
Garden Centre Manager - East Midlands
Plant Area Assistant – Hersham
Plant Area Department Head - Woking
Bedding Supervisor - West Horsley
Plant Area Assistant - Essex
Plant Area Department Head - Stanmore
Plant Area Supervisor - London
Sinclair shoot TV commercials in South Africa
Martin Breddy leaves Scotts in company restructure
Taylors are flavour of the month
Jack’s magical domination continues
Vitax win in the orchid feed bestsellers stakes
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Situations Vacant
Deputy Garden Centre Manager - Warwickshire
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Assistant Garden Centre Manager - Washington, West Sussex
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Assistant General Manager - West Sussex
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Key Accounts Manager - Thetford, Norfolk
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Garden Centre Manager - East Midlands
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Plant Area Assistant – Hersham
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Plant Area Department Head - Woking
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Bedding Supervisor - West Horsley
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Special Award winners
GCA audit inspection Special Awards



The GCA audits inspection team handed out trophies to top-scoring centres in the 2014 inspections round at yesterday's conference session.

Joint winners of the Environmental and Community Award were Poplars and Simpsons, with Planters at Bretby second and Garden Wise and Thompsons Canterbury joint third.

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The Barton Grange Trophy for creativity and innovation went to Planters at Tamworth. Webbs of Wychbold were second and Burston Rose & Garden Centre third.

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Sunshine GC won the Customer Service Award, with Scotsdales runners-up and Ayletts in third place.

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The garden centre Indoor Lifestyle award went top Fairways of Ashbourne. Harlow Carr were second and Garden Wise third, while the destination award for the category was taken jointly by Burford and Poplars. Perrywood and Raemoir were joint runner-up and Squires Twickenham were third highest scorers.

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The GIMA Award for Best Garden Product Retailer was won by Cowells in the garden centre category (Garden Wise were runners up and Fairways Ashbourne third); the destination centre winners were Barton Grange, with Burston second and Burford third.

The Dick Allen Trophy for the most improved score went to RHS Hyde Hall (who increased their marks by 13% over the previous year). Podington came second and Brechin Castle third.

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Weber’s Outdoor Living Award was won by Sunshine (Donagadee  second, Klondyke Beverley and Frosts Brampton third) in the garden centre category. Van Hage Great Amwell were destination centre winners, Hayes Garden World and Whitehall Laock coming joint second and Poplars third.

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Finally, the Ifse Award for Catering Excellence was taken by Fron Goch. (runners-up Klondyke Wilmslow, third Klondyke High Legh) while Bents and Frosts Woburn Sand were joint destination centre winners, Barton Grange and Chessington coming joint second and Ruxley Manor third.

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