Shed of the year - Shed Temple

cardiff, United Kingdom, July 06, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Is it a Tardis? Is it a DIY garden office? Is it a mock Roman Temple?

Shedowners around the world have been on tenterhooks this week as the final round of judging for the jewel in the shed of National Shed Week - the Shed of the Year competition - has come to a triumphant conclusion.

There was a huge public response to the competition with more than 4,000 votes for over 700 entries in 16 categories, the winners in each category going forward to the grand final.

The winner was chosen by a panel of judges that including television property guru, "shed champion" and sheddie's favourite Sarah Beeny. "Shed of the Year is a great excuse to wallow in the gorgeousness of all our sheds," said Sarah, "and aren't they all fine."

Sarah is also one of the hot favourites to top their public poll: 'Who would you like to show around your shed?' Results of this online vote will be announced on Thursday 5th July.

And now for the news you have all been waiting for: The Winner of Shed of the Year 2007 is

Tony's Roman temple in leafy Berkshire

http://www.readersheds.co.uk/readersheds/667.html

Tony describes his shed: "The Roman Temple is a Folly. All the best stately homes can look across their estate and see a temple in the distance. It's just that this one is a bit nearer to the house, that's all."

"Tony has done what most sheddies would love to do, turn their normal garden shed into a unique building that's not afraid to stand out from the usual shed crowd," says Uncle Wilco, head sheddie of
readersheds.co.uk

Organised by Uncle Wilco from the world-famous www.readersheds.co.uk web site, with help from Alex Johnson, editor of The Shed magazine and www.shedworking.co.uk, the first National Shed Week has been a major success with features in a range of titles including Wales on Sunday, Weekly News, Pink News, Glasgow Evening Times, The Daily Telegraph, Enterprise Nation, and The Gardening Website.

The BBC has got right behind National Shed Week with a major piece on Radio 4's Women's Hour and backing from Chris Evans on his Radio 2 show, as well as impressive regional coverage around the country.

National Shed Week also received plenty of international coverage, especially online, from sites such as green lifestyle specialists Treehugger.com as well as the Belleville News newspaper in Illinois where a local resident entered her shed in the competition.

National Shed Week has been sponsored this year by Taylors Garden Buildings (provider of the First Prize - a new shed), Walton's Garden Buildings, Teacher's Whisky, The Cheese Shed and The Shed magazine.

Note to editors:

Embargoed until 8am 4th July

High-res images of the winner/logos will be downloadable from
http://www.shedweek.co.uk/press/

The second National Shed Week will run in the first week of July 2008.

For more details and interviews contact

Uncle Wilco
uncle.wilco@readersheds.co.uk
landline : (+44) 01443 218324
mobile:(+44) 07787565693

Alex
alex@splashmedia.co.uk

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