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A TINY village has beaten the best in Britain to win the country's most coveted horticultural award.
Stanghow, a windswept east Cleveland village on the edge of the North Yorks Moors, last night struck gold at the Britain In Bloom awards and was named joint winner of the small village category.
Organisers of Stanghow's bid said that nearly every one of the village's 125 residents was either directly involved in the Britain In Bloom group or maintaining their own gorgeous front gardens.
Now, having twice won gold at the Northumbria In Bloom awards, the green-fingered villagers repeated the feat on the national stage when the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awards were...