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£9,600 raised as Pansies beat Cabbages in 4th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup
Braving the bitterly cold wind on Blackpool's North Promenadeture
Pansies win the second event - Electricity - as the sparks fly inside the Hilton Hotel's Trafalgar Suite
Cabbages take the honours in table tennis and phone charades
Pansies start fight back with epic table football victory
Martin Cowell gets 'mummyfied' as Pansies pull back to level pegging
And so it came down to the final event... a boat race drinking contest
An evening of fish-and-chips, bingo, music and dancing
Out-going GCA chairman takes up new role at Trelawney Garden Leisure
Jude Law, David Tennant and other stars present the Garden Re-Leaf Day quiz for 2014
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£9,600 raised as Pansies beat Cabbages in 4th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup
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A staggering £9,600 was raised on the eve of the Garden Centre Association Winter Conference at Blackpool when a team of garden centres (Pansies) beat a side made up of suppliers (Cabbages) in the 4th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup.

The event, made up of a series of fun events followed by fish-and-chips and bingo, was the curtain-raiser for the two-day conference, with all the proceeds going the industry's charity, Greenfingers...
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Braving the bitterly cold wind on Blackpool's North Promenadeture


The first event – the Outdoor Adventure sponsored by the GCA – took place in bitterly cold conditions on Blackpool's North Promenade...
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Pansies win the second event - Electricity - as the sparks fly inside the Hilton Hotel's Trafalgar Suite


The Pansies hit back straight away with victory in the second event as the competition moved back inside the Hilton Hotel...
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Cabbages take the honours in table tennis and phone charades


The Cabbages managed to put a 10-point (two events) cushion between themselves and the Pansies after winning the next two events – the table tennis and charades...
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Pansies start fight back with epic table football victory


The Pansies were now faced with the prospect of having to win all of the final three events to retain their title, and their comback started in the table football...
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Martin Cowell gets 'mummyfied' as Pansies pull back to level pegging
Martin Cowell and Sam Jones had the honour of being 'mummyfied' in toilet paper as the Pansies team drew level in the penultimate game of the Greenfingers Challenge Cup...
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And so it came down to the final event... a boat race drinking contest


The ale drinkers of the Pansies showed the Cabbages how to down a pint with captain Guy Topping sinking the final glass to clinch overall victory for his team...
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An evening of fish-and-chips, bingo, music and dancing


The 4th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup was followed by an evening of fish-and-chips, bingo and finally music and dancing in Blackpool's Hilton Hotel...
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Out-going GCA chairman takes up new role at Trelawney Garden Leisure
 
Peter Burks, who is handing over the GCA chairman's role to Will Armitage at the winter conference in Blackpool, has been appointed as the General Manager for Trelawney Garden Leisure in the West Country...
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Jude Law, David Tennant and other stars present the Garden Re-Leaf Day quiz for 2014
 
Hollywood star Jude Law and Dr Who actor David Tennant (pictured) have joined the growing list of household-name celebrities to support Garden Re-Leaf Day’s popular Gardening Quiz, by recording a round of questions. The brain-teasing audio quiz is available as a customer event opportunity to any garden centre taking part in the annual fund-raising day in March...
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