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THE model village of Port Sunlight played host to Britain in Bloom judges this
week as it bids for glory in the competition. It is one of 59 finalists in the
contest, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society and the Tidy Britain
Group, which have won through from preliminary rounds. Port Sunlight, a winner
in 1992 and 1995, is competing in the Urban Community category of Britain in
Bloom against six rivals.

And on Wednesday judges Walter Gilmore and Ian Wilson called at the village for a
tour hosted by the chief executive of the Port Sunlight Village Trust, Andrew
Tonkiss. Following the judging, Port Sunlight and its rivals face a wait until
October 3 when the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Dumfries.
The village was built by the first Lord Leverhulme as a model community for
workers in his soap factory.

It is competing in the Urban Community section against Martlesham (Suffolk),
Mickleover (Derbyshire), Balsall Heath (West Midlands),
Pimlico Village (London), Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) and Bettws
(South Wales). Besides Port Sunlight, the North West is represented in Britain
in Bloom: Manchester (Large City), Congleton (Large Town), Knutsford (Town),
Keswick (Small Country Town), Coniston (Large Village), and Port St. Mary
(Large Village).

( Article August 2001)

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.	THE model village of Port Sunlight played host to Britain in Bloom judges this week as it bids for glory in the competition. It is one of 59 finalists in the contest, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society and the Tidy Britain Group, which have won through from preliminary rounds. Port Sunlight, a winner in 1992 and 1995, is competing in the Urban Community category of Britain in Bloom against six rivals. And on Wednesday judges Walter Gilmore and Ian Wilson called at the village for a tour hosted by the chief executive of the Port Sunlight Village Trust, Andrew Tonkiss. Following the judging, Port Sunlight and its rivals face a wait until October 3 when the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Dumfries. The village was built by the first Lord Leverhulme as a model community for workers in his soap factory. It is competing in the Urban Community section against Martlesham (Suffolk), Mickleover (Derbyshire), Balsall Heath (West Midlands), Pimlico Village (London), Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) and Bettws (South Wales). Besides Port Sunlight, the North West is represented in Britain in Bloom: Manchester (Large City), Congleton (Large Town), Knutsford (Town), Keswick (Small Country Town), Coniston (Large Village), and Port St. Mary (Large Village). ( Article August 2001)