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Pennells and Fairways are tops in the Midlands





Pennells Lincoln (top) and Fairways Ashbourne are the cream of the GCA crop in the Midlands picking up the 2016 Area Awards for Best Destination Garden Centre and Best Garden Centre.

The awards were presented by GCA Inspector Alyson Haywood, who has now taken up her new role at Van Hage Great Amwell after completing the GCA Annual Audits in the Midlands and Wales and South West for 2016. Hosts for the evening were Pennells at Lincoln who were proudly showing off their redeveloped site including a new Reverro  covered planteria.

The full results for the Midlands Area 2016 are:

Award

 

Garden Centre Category

Destination Garden Centre Category

Customer Services Award

3rd

Planters Bretby

Baytree

 

2nd

Berkley Park

St Peters

 

1st

Fairways Ashbourne

Webbs

 

 

 

 

Plant Retailing (Centres through to the finals of the Ruxley Rose)

No Position

Planters Bretby

None

 

No Position

Fairways Ashbourne

 

 

 

 

 

Garden Centre Products Retailer

3rd

Brookfield

Planters Tamworth

 

2nd

Planters Bretby

Brigg

 

1st

Fairways Ashbourne

Van Hage - Peterborough

 

 

 

 

Outdoor Living

3rd

Planters Bretby

Evesham

 

2nd

Chatsworth

Van Hage - Peterborough

 

1st

Fairways Ashbourne

Brigg

 

 

 

 

Indoor Living

3rd

Chatsworth

Pennells Lincoln

 

2nd

Berkley Park

St Peters

 

1st

Fairways Ashbourne

Evesham

 

 

 

 

Best Restaurant

3rd

Berkley Park

Pennells Lincoln

 

2nd

Bridgeford

Baytree

 

1st

Chatsworth

Planters  Tamworth

 

 

 

 

Environment / Community

1st

Planters Bretby

Baytree

 

 

 

 

Creativity / Innovation

3rd

Planter Bretby

Pennells Lincoln

 

2nd

Chatsworth

Evesham

 

1st

Fairways Ashbourne

Planters Tamworth

 

 

 

 

Inspectors Choice (Based on Best coordinated Furniture Display)

One Award

 

Brigg

 

 

 

 

Most Improved (Only one group)

3rd

 

Baytree

 

2nd

 

Pennells Lincoln

 

1st

Langlands Loxley

 

 

 

 

 

Best Garden Centre (Midlands)

3rd

Berkley Park

Van Hage Peterborough

 

2nd

Planters Bretby

Baytree

 

1st

Fairways Ashbourne

Pennells Lincoln
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