GCA announces north region summer award winners

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) North region members met recently at Moss and Moor at Ilkley in Yorkshire for their area award presentations.

Destination Garden Centre of the Year (DGC) was presented to Barton Grange; the Garden Centre (GC) award went to Fron Goch Garden Centre; Local Garden Centre (LGC) to Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield.

The Award for Catering Excellence for Best Garden Centre Restaurant winners were: DGC, Bents Garden and Home; GC, Klondyke Garden Centre, Astbury; and LGC, Klondyke Garden Centre, Howdens, Klondyke Garden Centre, Holland Arms, Anglesey, Klondyke Garden Centre, Daleside and Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers – joint winners.

The Food Hall/Farm Shop Award winners were: DGC, Barton Grange Garden Centre; GC, Bellis Brothers Farm Shop and Garden Centre; and LGC, Dunbar Garden Centre and Klondyke Garden Centre, Beverley – joint winners.

'Performed well this year'
Peter Burks, chief executive officer of the GCA, said: “Thank you to everyone who joined us for the event. It was brilliant to see so many members and their teams listening so keenly to what our inspector Alyson Haywood had to say and taking on board her feedback.”

Haywood, who made unannounced visits to member garden centres in the north area across a 12-week period, added: “It’s wonderful to see how well GCA member garden centres in this region have performed this year. Each centre should be very proud of its achievements. It’s also lovely to see members embracing the inspection process and using the feedback they receive in a positive way to drive their businesses even further forward.”

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