£10,000 raised as Cabbages beat Pansies in 5th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup
Over £10,000 was raised on the eve of the Garden Centre Association Winter Conference at Carden Park in Cheshire when a team of garden centres (Pansies) took on a side made up of suppliers (Cabbages) in the 5th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup.
The event, made up of a series of fun events followed by a race night and was the curtain-raiser for the two-day conference, with all the proceeds going the industry's charity, Greenfingers.
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Honours shared in the first event...Hadrian's Fort Building
After Caesar's Opening Parade, the first event was Hardian's Fort Building, where both sets of teams had to build a fort from bags of compost. Points were awarded for creativity, stability and teamwork...
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Scores still level after next two events...Chariot Racing and Road Building
There were plenty of spills and thrills in the Chariot Racing, won by the Cabbages team, and a little more finesse and less brute strength in the Road Building, won by Pansies...
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The teams still can't be split after two throwing events
The next two events were throwing disciplines – Cocoanut Shy and Sling Shot - had the teams throwing fatballs at a series of objects, and there was a victory for each side.
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Cabbages 11 - Pansies 11...a high scoring football match
One of the most hotly contest events was the football match, and it proved to be a high scoring affair at 11 goals each...
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Cabbages prove too powerful in the Tug o War
The Cabbages proved too strong for Pansies in the final outdoor event, winning the Tug o War by two successful pulls to one...
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Nero's numbers prove too XXIIV for Pansies
The quiz with a Roman difference was won by the Cabbages giving them their first outright win of The Greenfingers Challenge since the rugby match 5 years ago.
Race Night with Guy "McCririck" Topping wins by a length
The fundraising event on the eve of the GCA Conference continued in the evening with a race night hosted by Guy "McCririck" Topping...
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