Prizes For Food Production
Uncultivated Lands

  A meeting of the Uncultivated Lands Committee was held at the Council Buildings on Wednesday, July 11^th, 1917, when there were present: Messrs. J. Spencer (chairman), T. Wilmott, J. Claridge, J. S. Mason, W. Gutteridge, Tom Swindall and L. Baxter.

Prizes

  The Chairman reported that the judging of the various plots took place on Saturday last.  The sub-committees spoke very highly on the manner in which the plots had been cultivated, some of them showing remarkable results.  In all 181 plots were visited and the results were as follows:-

Carnegie-road (Section 1)  -  Messrs. Hobbs 1^st, Adams 2^nd, Lawrence and Ireland 3^rd, and Bollard 4^th.

Carnegie-road (Section 2)  -  Messrs. A. Andrews 1^st, A. Stock 2^nd, and Knighton 3^rd.

Glassbrook-road  -  Messrs. A. Clark 1^st, F. Harris 2^nd, and E. Wilby 3^rd.

Wellingborough-road  -  Messrs. Strangward 1^st, and L. Baxter 2^nd.

Pytchley-road (Section 1)  -  Messrs. C. Eagles 1^st, A. Bazeley 2^nd, and E. Sumpter 3^rd.

Pytchley-road (Section 2)  -  Messrs. E. Swannell 1^st, W. West 2^nd, and Freeman 3^rd.

Oakley-road (Section 1)  -  Messrs. Fensome 1^st, T. Flowers 2^nd, and D. Howard 3^rd.

Oakley-road (Section2)  -  Messrs. Wilson and Jolley 1^st, Master E. Panter 2^nd, and Gilbert 3^rd.

Upper Queen-street (Section 1)  -  Messrs. J. Stainbridge 1^st, T. W. Leach 2^nd, and H. Auger 3^rd.

Upper Queen-street and Lawton-road  -  Messrs. L. Sawford 1^st, J. Herbert 2^nd, E. Turner 3^rd, and J. Reynolds 4^th.

Allen-road and Lawton-road (Section 1)  -  Messrs. Bonsor 1^st, T. Packwood 2^nd, and J. Allen 3^rd.

Allen-road and Lawton-road (Section 2)  -  Messrs. A. H. Endersby 1^st, J. Gunn 2^nd, J. Sharpe 3^rd, and J. Dickens 4^th.

Blinco-road (Section 1)  -  Messrs. C. Griffiths 1^st, J. Wrighton 2^nd, and S. W. Bull 3^rd.

Blinco-road (Section 2)  -  Messrs. T. Wheeler 1^st, J. Skinner 2^nd, C. Smith 3^rd, and R. Gilbert 4^th.

Kings-road  -  Mr. H. Bazeley.

Pratt-road  -  Mr. W. Knighton 1^st.

Victoria-road  -  Mrs. W. Wilmott and Miss Wooding, two first prizes.

Bedford-road  -  Mr. J. F. Cook 2^nd, and Mr. A G. Payne 3^rd.

Hayway  -  Mr. A. T. Chambers.

Higham-road  -  Mr. A. Wyman and Mr. Twelftree.

Washbrook-road (Section 1)  -  Mr. Holyoak.

Washbrook-road (Section 2)  -  Messrs. D. Farmer 1^st, A. E. Cherry 2^nd, and R. Dyke 3^rd.

Shirley-road  -  Messrs. J. Shortland 1^st, W. Hinde 2^nd, and Mrs. Album 3^rd.

High-street  -  Mr. Perkins.

Spencer-park  -  Messrs. W. A. Tilstone, H. Wykes, and H. Craxford, 1sts; H. J. Baker, F. Crick, Butcher and Allen, and F. Charles and Richardson, 2nds;  E. Austin, H. Green and D. Knight 3rds.

  The following gentlemen kindly assisted the Committee in the judging: Messrs. W. Hinde, J. Marriott, Joseph Smith, and William Clarke.

Elementary Schools

  It was reported that the judging of the Elementary School gardens had also been completed, the prizes being awarded as follows:-

  Alfred-street Schools.  – G. Cooper 1^st, N. Fletcher 2^nd, Frank Skellham 3^rd, and E. Newell and G. Cooper 4^th divided.

  North-end Schools.  -  E. Sparkes, W. Brown and E. Smith 1^st and 2^nd divided, Dennis Young, H. Sharpe and Clarence Tye 3^rd and 4^th divided.

  Church of England Schools.  -  Lewis Moon 1^st, F. Tassell 2^nd, H. Underwood 3^rd, and Eric Walker and Alber James 4^th divided.

  The School Gardens were judged by Messrs. W. Clark, Junr., H. Weedon, and E. Knibbs.

  It was resolved that the prize distribution take place on Wednesday, July 25^th, at the Adult School Institute, near the Green, at 8 p.m.