In This Issue
Barton Grange win top destination centre title for fifth year in a row
It's Garden Centre of the Year for Garden Wise
Sophie of Coolings wins Rising Stars challenge
Taylors Bulbs voted GCA Associate of the Year
Seventeen past chairman on parade at 50th anniversary dinner
Garden Centres of Excellence
Planters are the GCA champions for Environment and Community
Conference goes poptastic on Monday night
“You guys should own summer and your plant areas have to deliver an experience.”
Greenfingers Photo Booth from Briers keeps the fun and fundrasing going
Cultivation Street Ambassadors can win new business for Garden Centres
Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
John Herbert returns to present at GCA Conference - 30 years on
50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers
£1,000 raised from auction of ten After Eight Mints during Greenfingers Team Challenge
Winter weather fuels sales of cold-weather products
Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Christmas footfall helps lifts seeds and bulbs sales
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
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Barton Grange Cookshop Rising Star Kath Bailey sets her goal on winning in Brighton
Sam Clark from Cowells is "chuffed" to be a Rising Star
From watching at Blackpool, Will Clark is now a Barton Grange Rising Star at Brighton
Jack Fillingham graduates from Sunshine training scheme to Rising Stars
Coolings Rising Star Sophie loves responsibility
Matt's over the moon to be a Rising Star at Squires
Early-bird garden product sales are disappointing
Growing media sales off to a flying start
Onions set the pace in Veg-2-Gro Bestsellers
Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Brookside Garden Centre
Haskins West End
Hillmount Garden Centre
Mains of Drum
Premier Decorations
Bents and Le Friquet
The Greatest Christmas Display winners
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Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
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50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers
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The GCA Pansies (retailers) beat the GCA Cabbages (suppliers) with a golden Zubaball goal during extra time played in Brighton for the 6th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup.

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Guy Topping received the cup from the new leader of the GCA Cabbages, Ian Flounders of Woodlodge, after the "retirement" of Danny Adamson after 4 victorious years for the Cabbages.

Zubaball is football played with huge airfilled orbs around the players.  You'll get the idea from the picture gallery below - you may not be able to identify many of the players though as the orbs come up to head hight.

There were plenty of spills, hits and sweat as the three "games" reached a conclusion.  At that stage the Cabbages were leading 10-4, but had only won one of the best of three games.  So a Golden Goal extra time session was played with the GCA Pansies coming out the winner.  Goodness only knows who scored the winning goal.

The Zubaball was just the start of an afternoon and evening of fundraising activities for Greenfingers that raised over £11,000.  If you'd like to add to this amazing effort, please see Guy Topping or Ian Flounders at Conference of donat via the Greenfingers Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/greenfingers/donate/
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