Summer Lifestyle challenge for teenagers in York

Lifestyle-people

The Police have launched a new community challenge aimed at filling in some of the spare hours that young people have during the school summer holidays

“Lifestyle is a fantastic project that started 25 years ago in Humberside and now for the first time ever has come to North Yorkshire!

Are you and your friends already wondering what you can do over the long summer holidays? Are you aged between 10 and 16 and live in North Yorkshire? Are you wanting to be the kind of person who can make a difference to their local community? Do you want to have fun? Do you want to win some fab prizes?”

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Foxwood Garden of the Year winners announced

Sue Galloway, Sylvia Fishwick and Shirley Gumley at the winning garden on Otterwood Lane

Sue Galloway, Sylvia Fishwick and Shirley Gumley at the winning garden on Otterwood Lane

The judging took place on Monday 15 July and the judges were led by Nigel Harrison, well known horticulturalist, lecturer at Askham Bryan College and Radio York broadcaster.

The first prize of £100, sponsored by Foxwood Residents Association, went to Sylvia Fishwick of Otterwood Lane whose garden, judges said, “was worthy of an entry at Tatton”.

Second prize of Barnitts vouchers to the value of £50 went to Vera Simpson of Tedder Road who has created “a peaceful oasis” .

A prize of £25, sponsored by Accent Foundation Ltd, was won by Mrs Bates of Pheasant Drive whose unusual and interesting garden made the most of using items which would otherwise be  discarded.

Prizes for containers, sponsored by Deans Garden Centre, Joseph Rowntree Housing Association and Accent Foundation Ltd went to Sarah Stables of Foxwood Lane, and Dorothy Higgins of Stirrup Close. 

A discretionary judges’ prize was awarded to Jess Souttar of Linnet Way.

Shirley Gumley, Chairman of the Residents Association,said

” This was the first time we had organised anything like this and we were pleasantly surprised by the number of entries.  The judges are looking forward to the competition in 2014 and hope to see many more residents taking part.”

The Foxwood Residents Association have a stall outside the Methodist Church on Front Street this morning as part of the Acomb Arts Festival (ADAM)