Best kept garden winner receives shield

Mrs Rita Machin of 69 Baldwins Hill was the 2011 winner of the Hills
Garden Shield for the best kept front garden. The shield was presented to Mrs

Machin at the autumn lunch on 12 November along with garden vouchers worth   The shield was presented by Hills chairman, Wendy Fisher (left). The awa

rd encourages  attention to maintaining  front gardens in good condition – an important feature of the conservation area.

The shield was introduced soon after the Hills Amenity Society was set up 40 years ago in 1972.