Hartlepool won Britain in Bloom, jointly with Bath, in the city section in 1972.
Taken at the Council Nursery in Tanfield Road. The image shows Councillor K McIntyre centre left, the chair of parks and recreation, his deputy Mr A Oliver, cenre right and depot employees including propagator 63 year old Stan Ambler who had worked there for 27 years.
The young lady is Miss Hartlepool at the time, Miss Eileen Jones.
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