Owners of East Cambridgeshire’s best allotments were awarded top prizes by the mayor at the annual ceremony this week.

Ely Standard: Prizes were awarded to green-fingered East Cambs residents at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019. Picture: SuppliedPrizes were awarded to green-fingered East Cambs residents at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019. Picture: Supplied (Image: Supplied)

Mayor of Ely Mike Rouse gave out the trophies to winners at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019 on Monday, September 9.

The ceremony took place at Centre E in the city and from 7.30pm some of the region's most green-fingered residents were handed their awards.

Tea, coffee and cakes were offered out to attendees before the awards night to allow the plot holders to mingle and get to know each other.

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Prizes were as follows:

A J FENN CUP for best allotment in Ely and winner's certificate:

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Joint winners Stewart and Teresa Bye of Bridge Fen and Colin and Olive Bowles of New Barns

Third place certificate: Vala Carter of New Barns

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HOLDEN-ROLFE CUP for best small plot and winner's certificate:

Gareth and Bev Owen of Upherds Lane

Second place certificate: Valerie Sims of Upherds Lane

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Third place certificate: Trevor Brown of Upherds Lane

MICHAEL UNGAR MEMORIAL CUP for best newcomer and winner's certificate:

Ely Standard: Prizes were awarded to green-fingered East Cambs residents at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019. Picture: SuppliedPrizes were awarded to green-fingered East Cambs residents at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019. Picture: Supplied (Image: Supplied)

Richard and Svetlana Hayes of New Barns

Second place certificate: The Dalton Family of Bridge Fen

Joint third place certificate: Fil and Til Utting Brown of Bridge Fen and Diane Scott and David Watts of Bridge Fen

Ely Standard: Prizes were awarded to green-fingered East Cambs residents at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019. Picture: SuppliedPrizes were awarded to green-fingered East Cambs residents at the City of Ely Allotments and Gardens Association Awards Evening 2019. Picture: Supplied (Image: Supplied)

The following trophies will be retained by the winners:

JACK CLARKE TROPHY for best plot on Bridge Fen: Stewart and Teresa Bye

MAURICE HOBBS TROPHY for best plot on New Barns: Colin and Olive Bowles

NIGEL CLARKE TROPHY for best plot on Upherds Lane: Gareth and Bev Owen

JACK KEMP TROPHY for best plot on Back Hill and Canterbury Avenue: Lisa Harbinson