THE cream of the crop were awarded for their Ringwood allotments.

The 2015 allotment competition prizes were given at Ringwood's full council meeting.

The judging, as in previous years, was undertaken by members of the Ringwood Garden Club who presented trophies to the winners.

Chairman of the garden Club Mr Atak, said he and his three fellow judges had enjoyed the task of judging the allotments and had seen high standards on all sites, with the overall winner being exceptional.

He said: "For some tenants, their plot is an oasis of calm and brings great benefits.

Ringwood Mayor Michael Thierry congratulated the allotment tenants for their hard work.

The winners and runners up at each site were:

Hightown Road site

1st Plot 18 Mr M Gubbins

2nd Plot 3 Mrs N Evans

Mini Plots

1st Plot 10D Mr & Mrs B Sutton

2nd Plot HRM6 Mr K Brewer

Southampton Road site

1st Plot 1 Mr A Robinson

2nd Plot 19 Mr & Mrs Bateman

Upper Kingston site

1st Plot UK23 Mr A Adams

2nd Plot UK10A Mr & Mrs Shields

Overall Winner

Mr M Gubbins Plot HR18