If you are proud of your garden then why not enter our gardening competitions!! Last year Mr and Mrs Evans from Llangollen did and won joint 1st prize – much to their surprise.

“We’re so pleased we entered the competition, it was just a bit of fun and we didn’t expect to win - but it was nice for all of our hard work to be recognized. We feel that it encourages tenants to really take care of their gardens and to put their own stamp on them. We were new tenants and before moving into this property we didn’t have a garden, which really makes us appreciate everything about having one now, particularly the wild life it attracts and it also helps keep us both healthy and fit. We’ll definitely be entering the competition again this year.”

Following Karen Bowen response to our section in Cadwyn “Your Opinion” we are launching a new competition this year - “Pots and Baskets Garden ”. This competition is aimed at tenants living in properties with no private gardens but can brighten up the outside of their homes in time for summer with hanging baskets or pots.

If you would like to enter the “Private Garden” or the “Pots and Baskets Garden” competitions, all you have to do is contact the Community Development Team by Friday 15th May 2009 by telephone or post, noting your name and address and stating which competition you will be entering.

This year the prizes for both competitions are:

1st place = £100

2nd place = £50

3rd place = £25