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10th February 2008
Cath MacKenzie
 1941-2007
 Obituary

14th December 2007
Caol in Bloom Neighbourhood Award presentation
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10th February 2008
Sadly Cath MacKenzie died on the 23rd December 2007 and her obituary can be found by clicking here

8th November 2006
Beautiful Scotland in Bloom - Neighbourhood Award 2006

Caol in Bloom was awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Beautiful Scotland in Bloom - Neighbourhood Awards for ‘good all round performance and for showing potential for outstanding achievement in the future’ .

The presentations took place at a seminar in Perth on 8th November. Margaret, Lil and Cathy attended.

<Full details - click here

20th October 2006
Garden Competition 2006

The garden judging was done in July and August and the gardens and floral hanging baskets show a huge improvement each year making the judging more difficult. The presentations of certificates and silverware by Mr Hector MacLean on, Tuesday 3rd October at 7.30 p.m. in Caol Community Centre.

21st October 2005
Garden Competition 2005

Alan Smith and Francis MacLeod did the final judging of the gardens. We held the presentation of silverware and certificates on Tuesday 5th September and Councillor Mrs. Olwyn Macdonald, Alan and Francis presented the awards. Councillor Macdonald praised our work and she spoke about how it is making a difference to the whole area.

Best Overall gardens
1st – 25 Mossfield Drive
2nd – 127 Kilmallie Road
3rd – 21 Glendessary Street

Best Vegetable gardens
1st - Rose Arden
2nd – 78 Glenkingie Street
3rd - 4 Telford Road

Best Commercial Premises
Lochan Cottage Guest House

Best block of houses
32 – 35 Mossfield Drive

Best Street
2-18, Glenpane Street

Hanging baskets
Best hanging basket –
 Innishfree
127 Kilmallie Road
Lochan Cottage Guest House
21 Castle Drive
7 Alexander Square
14 Kennedy Court
13 Rowan Drive

Highly Commended:
80 Kilmallie Road
76 Kilmallie Road
20 MacMillan Place
15 Glendessary Street
40 Kilmallie Road
Innishfree
27 Blarmhor Road
67 Blarmhor Road
51 Camesky Road
8 Kennedy Court
11A Riverside Park
52 Castle Drive
Rose Arden
Lonavla
8 MacMillan Place

Commended :
18, Glenpane Street
12 Glenpane Street
2 Glenpane Street
13 Glenpane Street
17 Erracht Drive
7 Erracht Drive
170 Kilmallie Road
152 Kilmallie Road
85 Kilmallie Road
87 Kilmallie Road
126 Kilmallie Road
134 Kilmallie Road
2 Gulvain Crescent
18 Cameron Place
26 Clunes Avenue
6 Strone Place
7 Strone Place
30 Torlundy Road
60 Blarmhor Road
69 Blarmhor Road
85 Blarmhor Road
37 Blarmhor Road
43 Blarmhor Road
48 Blarmhor Road
24 Camaghael Road


12th October 2005 - Accounts 2004-5
Click here for the Annual Accounts

17th May 2005
Caol Gala cancelled...

10th March 2005
Beach and waterfront development meeting results...

Caol in Bloom Results 2004
Caol in Bloom took over the judging of the gardens in Caol Ward 4 years ago.

Preliminary assessment is done by 2 members teams. These teams select the first in each category.

For the past 3 years Vic MacPherson has done the final judging from the lists that the members gave to him.

Last year's presentations were held in October.

The prize winners were:

Best Vegetable garden 

  • 1st - 134 Glenkingie Street
  • 2nd - 12 Fern Court
  • 3rd - 50 Glenkingie Street

Best easy-care garden 

  • 1st - 6 Glenpane Street
  • 2nd- 20 Glenmallie Road
  • 3rd - 21 Glenloy Street

Best commercial premises

     Mosspark Care Centre

Best block of gardens

    19 - 21 Riverside Park

Best Road

    Castle Drive

Best hanging basket

  • 1st - 63 Kilmallie Road
  • 2nd - 21 Castle Drive
  • 3rd - 7 Alexander Square

Best overall

  • 1st - 127 Kilmallie Road
  • 2nd - 20 Macmillan Place
  • 3rd - 66 Castle Drive

There were also 14 Highly Commended prize winners and 20 Commended prize winners.

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