Site results
Site results are expressed as number out of maximum possible score of 200 (190 for Council sites where there is limited communal equipment), and a percentage score We asked the judges for comments; some of them have been included below. There were nine judges, none of whom had a site in the competition
- First: Meanwood Parkside, scored 186.2 (93.1%)
‘Lovely site, lots of flowers in general area’ ‘Good coverage of water baths’
‘Very well maintained’ ‘Communal areas very colourful and welcoming’
‘Hard to find criticism’ ‘very well-kept site, great bee enclosure and community area’ ‘Frighteningly lovely site’ - Second: Lidgett Lane, scored 174.2 (87.1%)
‘General seating area excellent’ ‘Really tidy site, excellent care of equipment’
‘Facilities cannot be faulted’ ‘Generally quality of cultivation is very good but one or two plots letting it down’
‘Lovely open well-planned site’ ‘open bath water supply is an invitation to mosquitoes!’
‘Really good and interesting’ ‘Very good equipment for plotholders to use’ - Third: Crimbles, scored 164.6 (82.3%)
‘Nice storage sheds for plotholders’ ‘A lovely well organised site, very helpful member to speak to us, very good communal facilities and good recycling’
‘Limited range of communal equipment’ ‘Limited water collection arrangements’ - Fourth: Calverley, scored 156.35 (78.2)
‘Disability plot available’ ‘Shame about the first plot, it should be a show stopper! Rest of site lovely’
‘great shop’ ‘nice little library’ ‘easy to see stuff in shop’ ‘Wonderful peaceful site’ - Fifth: Brooklands scored 94.6 (49.8%)
‘A nice community site with regrettably few communal facilities’ ‘good community spirit with no communal facilities which makes it difficult to mark at this time’ ‘well-kept site, good to see a community’ ‘much improved since last visit’ ‘good start with communal area for BBQ etc’
Best Plot Scores
| Name | Site | Plot No. | Score | Place | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Jenner | Haley’s Field | 30 | 89.1% | 1 | Best plot+gold |
| Sue Sissons | Greenthorpe | 6 | 84.6% | 2 | Gold |
| Gordon Crosbie | Swillington | 5 | 84.4% | 3 | Gold |
| Ian Markham | Meanwood Parkside | 14 | 82.54% | 4 | Best newcomer + gold |
| Geoff Hull | Swillington | 4 | 81.5% | 5 | Gold |
| John Grimshaw | Flicks | 14A | 78.9% | 6 | Silver |
| Graham Smith | Alwoodley | 51 | 77.14% | 7 | Silver (new) |
| Brian Lowe | Swillington | 7 | 77.05% | 8 | Silver |
| Jane Garrud | Headingley Station | 6A | 76.9% | 9 | Silver(new) |
| George and Rowena Savile | Flicks | 13A | 76.35% | 10 | Silver |
| Andy Bell | Bickerdyke | 10A | 74.1% | 11 | Silver(new) |
| Nick Coulter | Alwoodley | 63 | 73.89% | 12 | Silver(new) |
| Derek Hanton | Alwoodley | 50 | 73.19% | 13 | Silver |
| Mathew Field | Flicks | 10 | 71.9% | 14 | Silver |
| Jean and Barry Shillito | Meanwood Parkside | 20 | 71.8% | 15 | Silver |
| Dave Armitage | Crimbles | 13A/14B | 67.6% | 16 | Bronze |
| Ken Duckels | Victory | 27W | 65.4% | 17 | Bronze |
| Audrey Fowbert | Seacroft | 19 | 63.84% | 18 | Bronze (new) |
| Peter McIlmoyle | Victory | 27E | 63.78% | 19 | Bronze |
| Peter Middleton | Victory | 228E | 63.46% | 20 | Bronze (new) |
| Dave Burdon | Haley’s Field | 13 | 62.5% | 21 | Bronze |
| Ann Cunningham | Crimbles | 8B/10B2 | 61.95% | 22 | Bronze (new) |
| Leslie ? | Brooklands | 6 | 59.1% | 23 | certificate |
| Mike Appleton | Brooklyn Terrace | 5 | 56.35% | 24 | Certificate (new) |
| Gill Crossley Rudd | Swillington | 8 | 56.27% | 25 | Certificate (new) |
| Dave Carver | Crimbles | 5 | 55.95% | 26 | certificate |
| Denise Chappell | Victory | 8 | 54.75% | 27 | certificate |
| Peter Fowbert | Seacroft Hall | 20 | 53.57% | 28 | Certificate (new) |
| Janet Cordwell | Brooklands | 2 | 52.35% | 29 | Certificate (new) |
| Maureen Cullen | Haley’s Field | 24 | 47.9% | 30 | Certificate (new) |