Blooming brilliant Burgh Beautiful
The environmental group won the Gold award, Best Medium Town and the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) award for Overcoming Adversity for its ‘bye bye campaign’, which helped to encourage people to donate their time and funds to support their efforts.
The awards, which recognise the group’s work to make the town more attractive for visitors and residents, were presented at a ceremony in Dunfermline by the Provost and Depute Provost of Fife last Thursday.
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Hide AdAveril Stewart, leader of the sub-committee which organised the Beautiful Scotland bid
said: “We are absolutely delighted that the judges recognised the results of all the hard work by Burgh Beautiful members, businesses, individuals and volunteers from many
other local groups to make the town look good for residents and visitors.”
The score given to Linlithgow by judges was 183 out of 200. Burgh Beautiful said it is one of the best scores in Scotland.
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Hide AdMarilyne MacLaren, of Linlithgow Civic Trust said: “I would hope that West Lothian Council would honour and celebrate the win by offering a small reception to the winners of Burgh Beautiful. When they won the Rosebowl seven years ago the council did nothing.”