Garden party for Ballymena Floral Art Group Awards

The Chairman of Ballymena Floral Art Group Gladys Smyth hosted an awards party in the garden of Ross McGookin to enable fellow members to socially distance due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Elinor Glynn
Published 18th Aug 2020, 08:30 BST
Ballymena Floral Art Group Novice Award winner Rosemary StrangeBallymena Floral Art Group Novice Award winner Rosemary Strange
Ballymena Floral Art Group Novice Award winner Rosemary Strange

The winners were: Novice - Rosemary Strange, Intermediate - Eileen McFall, Open - Colleen Hamill, and, a new award presented this year - The Challenge Plate.

The new award criteria is - the person who enters the most competitions within the club (not necessarily a prize winner) and the inaugural winner was Colleen Hamill.

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Colleen also won the Sadie Lorimer trophy awarded for entering the most competitions outside the club.

Challenge Plate winner Colleen HamillChallenge Plate winner Colleen Hamill
Challenge Plate winner Colleen Hamill

Members can enter a monthly competition with points awarded at the three levels of – Novice, Intermediate and Open.

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Eileen McFall receives the Intermediate Award from Ballymena Floral Art Group chair, GladysEileen McFall receives the Intermediate Award from Ballymena Floral Art Group chair, Gladys
Eileen McFall receives the Intermediate Award from Ballymena Floral Art Group chair, Gladys

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