Do you have green fingers? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Waldridge Parish Council runs an annual Best Kept Garden competition, which is split into five categories:
Waldridge Park
Deneside View
Poppyfields
Front/Back Door Display
Overall Winner
During the year, our Councillors are on the lookout for gardens that stand out, whether they be particularly tidy, very colourful, or unusual. If you would like to Council to specifically include your garden in the judging, please contact the Parish Clerk. The deadline for entries is 1st September 2020, and winners will be invited to our annual Awards evening, where they will receive their certificate and a prize.
Winners 2019 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best kept garden competition
Overall winner – 2 Olive Street, Waldridge Village (also the winner of Northumbria in Bloom’s Overall Best Private Garden 2019!)
Winner Waldridge Park – 26 Bowmont Walk
Winner Deneside View – 40 Warkworth Drive
Winner Front/Back Door Display – 17 Lesbury Close
Winners 2018 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner – 2 Olive Street, Waldridge Village
Winner Waldridge Park – 13 Redesdale Road
Winner Poppyfields – 2 Summerfields
Winner Deanside – 102 Warkworth Drive
Front / back door display – 39 Denwick Close
Winners 2017 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner – 3 Olive Street, Waldridge Village
Winner Waldridge Park – 12 Dronfield Close
Winner Poppyfields – 2 Summerfields
Winner Deanside – 23 Embleton Drive
Front / back door display – 39 Denwick Close
Winners 2016 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner – 40 Warkworth Drive
Winner Waldridge Park – 3 Netherton Close
Winner Poppyfields – 11 Oakfield
Winner Waldridge Village – 14 Chester Street
Front / back door display – 17 Rothbury Close
Winners 2015 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner – 1 Summerfields
Winner Waldridge Park – 13 Redesdale Road
Winner Deneside – 7 Lesbury Close
Winner Waldridge Village – 2 Lime Cottages
Front / back door display – 4 Falstone Drive
Winners 2014 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner – 40 Warkworth Drive
Winner Waldridge Park – 25 Dunston Close
Winner Poppyfields – 2 Summerfields and 1 Summerfields – joint winners
Winner Waldridge Village – 3 Olive Street
Front / back door display – 15 Lesbury Close
Winners 2013 Best Kept Garden Competition (Jackie Donkin Garden Competition)
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner -17 Hawkhill Close
Winner Waldridge Park – 10 Fenton Close
Winner Poppyfields – 2 Summerfields
Winner Waldridge Village – 23 Lime Street
Front / back door display – 40 Warkworth Drive
Winners 2012 Best Kept Garden Competition
Overall winner – 9 Alnwick Close
Winner Waldridge Park – 46 Norton Close
Winner Poppyfields – 1 Summerfield
Winner Waldridge Village – 6 Olive Street
Front / back door display – 3 Pine Street
Winners 2011 Best Kept Garden Competition
Congratulations to the winners of this years best-kept garden competition
Overall winner – 3 Poppyfields
Waldridge Park -7 Dronfield Close
Waldridge Village – 3 Olive Street
Deneside View – 17 Hawkhill Close
Best front door display – 17 Rothbury Close
Best Kept Garden Competition winners 2010
Overall winner – 3 Poppyfields
Waldridge Park – 10 Thropton Close
Waldridge Village – 9 Olive Street
Deneside View – 20 Ingram Close
Best front door display – 40 Warkworth Drive
The Best Kept Garden Competition – Winners 2009
1st Prize – 40 Warkworth Drive
2nd Prize – 20 Ingram Close
3rd Prize – 8 Lindisfarne Close
Well done to the following addresses which were chosen and commended for having a best-kept garden.
4 Embleton Drive
22 Ingram Close
1, 19, 102 Warkworth Drive
7, 16, 46 Lesbury Close
3 Flodden
2 Ashkirk Close
3 Brandon Close
17, 18 Rothbury
5 Redesdale Road
10, 12, 15, 18 Falstone Drive
14 Chester Street
10 Thropton Close