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Thousands of votes pour in for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Teams
Biggest-ever Christmas judging journey continues
Sponsors of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Threaplands, the gardener’s garden centre, installs Corby + Fellas’ WinRetail
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Sipcam retains GIMA Sword of Excellence
The Big Give Christmas Campaign - Spread some magic
HTA concludes 125th anniversary celebrations with tree planting ceremony at Horticulture House
Launch of Gisela Graham x The Gruffalo & Friends Collection
GCA members invited to enter this year’s Worrall Cup
Melcourt appoints Nikki Burton as Managing Director from January 2025
GCA Associate Member of the Year 2024 vote now open
Plant pot innovator elho achieves B Corp recertification
RECOUP updates Recyclability by Design guidelines
The Gardens Group lays strong roots for inclusive workforce with Institute of Leadership programme
Spring Fair celebrates 75th anniversary with launch of signature fragrance
Bradford garden centre group wins regional business award
Tubex celebrates milestone with over 1m tree shelters recycled
GIMA announces £20,000 fundraising total for Greenfingers
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spoga+gafa: High demand in the early bird phase
Hort-Talk podcast explores Parliament, Plants and Politics
Otley garden centre provides charity with plants to encourage wildlife
Outstanding talent recognised at APL WorldSkills UK National Finals
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New Environmental Horticulture Group (EHG) reports set out sector delivery plan and key new data
Garden centre sales down during challenging conditions
GCA reveals ‘encouraging’ October figures for members
Homebase – a recollection and a hope
Ben Reid Garden Centre implements WinRetail
Further recognition for RocketGro, as it takes home accolades at two top industry events
GIMA Awards Roll of Honour & Full Glee New Products Directory in GTN November issue – read online
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GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024
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Thousands of votes pour in for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Teams

After the success of last year's Christmas Customer vote we’ve formally added back in in-store voting on paper voting slips to allow even more customers to share their appreciation of the magical Christmas retailing experiences that are created by garden centres across the UK.

 

As of Sunday night, here's a list of the centres we've recievd on-line votes for so far:

Albrighton BGC, Alton Garden Centre, Arcadia Garden Centre, Bents, Birchencliffe BGC, Birkacre, Blue Diamond Chenies, Bold Heath BGC, Bolton BGC, Bornville BGC, Bosworths Burton Latimer, Bournville BGC, Bow Garden and Aquatic Centre, Braintree BGC, Bressingham BGC, Bridgenorth BGC, Brigg BGC, Brimsmore, Brockworth BGC, Bromsgrove BGC, Burford House BGC, California Lodge, Carr Gate BGC, Chacewater, Chapel BGC, Charlbury BGC, Charlcote BGC, Charlecote BGC, Chilton BGC, Chipperfield BGC, Codsall & Wergs, Crawley BGC, Dobbies Boston, Dundonald Nursery, East Durham BGC, Ellerker Lodge, Garden King, Goulds, Harrogate BGC, Hilliers Syon, Hillmount Ards, Hillmount Bangor, Hillmount Belfast, Hillmount Cheshire, Hillside, Hitchin BGC, Holt, Horncastle BGC, Hornsea BGC, Irton BGC, Jacksdale, Keydell, Lanchester Garden Centre, Langlands BGC, Leeds BGC, Lewes BGC, Leyland BGC, Louth BGC, Mirfield BGC, Munro 's Nurseries, Newquay Garden Centre, Newton Regis BGC, Notcutts Oxford, Old Railway Line, Ongar BGC, Osterley  BGC, Oxford Garden Centre, Peacock Plant Nurseries, Perrywood Sudbury, Perrywood Tiptree, Planters Bretby, Pugh’s Radyr, Pugh’s Wenvoe, Pulborough BGC, Pyle Garden Centre, Ramsgate BGC, Roxton BGC, Ruxley Manor, Sheffield BGC, Shipley Park BGC, Snowdonia Nurseries, Southwood Garden Centre, Sprowston BGC, Stanway BGC, Summerhill, Tansley Barn BGC, The Woodworks Garden Centre & Cafe, Tring BGC, Trioscape, Trowell, Upminster BGC, White Elm Garden Centre, Winnersh BGC, Wolseley Bridge BGC, Woodthorpe BGC.

 

To join in all you have to do is download the poster and voting forms artwork using this dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/t5s9zttkagu53jn06c90j/AAxUet5HFIAZOSLQxBzztdY?rlkey=c20kg3edpvc9g99dc7jrk3jrp&dl=0

 

Or download by clicking on the images below

 

 

 

Your customers can then vote on-line by scanning the QR code on the posters or by completing a voting slip and posting it in a voting box in-store that you will collect and send to the GTN Offices as the voting closes on Sunday 22nd December 2024.

 

Direct Voting link: https://tgcmc.newsweaver.co.uk/GTN/5acq9vfvy60 

 

Of course you can also include the voting link and QR Code in your social media and website.

 

As last year we will have regional winners in the customer vote as well as an overall customer voting winner.  Last year’s overall winner was the team at Busy Bee on the Isle of Wight.

 

It’s as simple as that.  Voting is open now and will remain open until 4:00pm on December 22nd.

 

If you are collecting votes in-store, please can you e-mail trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk tso that we can warn the postman of a huge influx of post over the coming weeks.

 

Voting is free, but we are partnering with The Greenfingers Charity so that voters can, if they wish, make a Christmas donation to help build more magical gardens in Children's Hospices across the country.

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