Class winners. Traders: Gilberds House, Olive Tapas, Union Inn and Rio Grande, Austins, D&S Sewing Machines; places of worship, Spiritualist Church; residential home, Hometeign House; public building, Railway Station. Residents: Supreme Class, Mrs Ann Darke, large garden Mrs Linda Barr, small garden Suzanne Becker, terraced house frontage Cheryl Wright, wildlife garden Mr F. Akyol and Mrs H. Mather, hanging basket Mr Malcolm Bicker. First place winners of the children's painting competitionwere: 3-5 years, Max Thomas-Gibbs, Newton Abbot Pre-School; 5-7 years, Oscar Johns, Bearnes Primary School; 7-11 years, Caitlin Newlands, Bearnes Primary School. All the winners received their prizes from the 2017-18 Mayor Cllr Ann Jones at Mr Biscuits in Market Square where their paintings were on view during the summer.


Olive tree junction


Pictured are two of the three olive trees that have brightened up the junction of Queen Street and Courtenay Street close to Lloyds Bank. Part of a “greening” of the town centre, the project was initiated by town development manager Sally Henley who bought the trees from Plants Galore. The striking iroko planters (hard brown African wood often substituting for teak) were designed and built in 2017 by carpentry students of South Devon College under tutor Steve Jones and Devon County Council provided grant funding.


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