Last Wednesday (July 13), more than a hundred keen amateur gardeners gathered at Maldon's Town Hall, for the annual Maldon in Bloom awards.

Hosted by Councillor Flo Shaughnessy, former Maldon Town Mayor, the event celebrated those who work hard to present their gardens, allotments, or standalone planters in an attractive, sustainable, and/or community-minded way.

Councillor Shaughnessy told the entrants: "All the allotments, front gardens, planters and hanging baskets everywhere have been fantastically looked after.

"Each one the judges have seen has looked healthy and vibrant. That's why the marking was so tight."

Below is a list of the winners, the category, and the award(s) they received:

• Emely Dunkin, Junior Art Competition, Gold and Best in Category
• Jane Groves & Dave Bolton, Allotments, Gold and Best in Category
• Khwanchit Pengjatturat, Allotments, Gold & Judges Award for Environmental Practices
• David Stoodley, Allotments, Silver
• Neil Pembleton, Allotments, Bronze
• Friary Walled Garden - Liz Dunkin, Community Garden, Gold and Best in Category
• Browning Road Garden - Sue Thompson , Community Garden, Gold & Judges Choice for Interpretation of Theme
• Marlowe Close - Maureen Patient-Saunders, Community Garden, Gold
• Chapter House - Dorreen Linton & Bob Adams, Community Garden, Silver
• Blackwater U3A - Dorreen Linton, Community Garden, Silver
• Maldon Ambulance Station - Carol Mc Cafferty, Community Garden, Silver
• Action for Family Carers, Community Garden, Silver
• James Burrell-Cook - The Queen Victoria, Decorated Business, Gold
• Carol Thompson, Decorated Business, Gold
• Maureen Patient-Saunders, Hanging Basket, Gold and Best in Category
• Pauline Baker, Hanging Basket, Gold & Judges Choice for Interpretation of Theme
• James Burrell-Cook - The Queen Victoria, Hanging Basket, Gold
• Ernest Tribe, Hanging Basket, Gold
• Dorreen Linton, Hanging Basket, Gold
• Mark & Suzie Little, Hanging Basket, Silver
• Diana & John Rogers, Hanging Basket, Bronze
• Margaret Leach - Longfield Care Home, Hanging Basket, Bronze
• Maureen Patient-Saunders, Front Garden, Gold and Best in Category
• Mark & Suzie Little, Front Garden, Gold
• Janet Mansi, Front Garden, Gold & Best Novelty Garden
• Dorreen & Ian Linton, Front Garden, Gold
• Ernest Tribe, Front Garden, Gold
• Pauline Baker, Front Garden, Gold
• Caroline Cassell, Front Garden, Gold
• Helen Hedgecock, Front Garden, Gold
• Diana & John Rogers, Front Garden, Silver
• Judy & Dave Auston, Front Garden , Silver
• Barry Clements, Front Garden, Silver
• Ian Danskin, Front Garden, Silver
• Kay Lennon, Front Garden, Silver
• Cindy Crow, Front Garden, Silver
• Tish Woulds, Front Garden, Silver
• Andrea Broughton, Front Garden, Bronze
• Maureen Patient-Saunders, Planter, Gold and Best in Category
• Ernest Tribe, Planter, Gold
• Dorreen & Ian Linton, Planter, Gold & Judges Choice for Interpretation of Theme
• Carol Thompson - The Royal Oak, Planter, Gold
• James Burrell-Cook - The Queen Victoria, Planter, Gold
• Mark & Suzie Little, Planter, Gold
• Margaret McCaskie, Planter, Silver
• Tish Woulds, Planter, Silver
• Longfield Care Home - Margaret Leach, Residential Care Home , Silver