Competitions

                                                                                          Competitions with Norwich in Bloom 2022

This year 2020 we will not be running our competition due to the Corona Virus.  We hope you will still stay in touch and send us photos of your gardens and gardening areas.  We look forward to seeing them and you can find them on the Pictures from our Bloomers for 2020 page.
                                                    
ANGLIA IN BLOOM RESULTS 2018


 BEST OVERALL ENTRY 
AND 
WINNER OF THE ‘ANGLIA IN BLOOM’ TROPHY
WISBECH
 
CATEGORY ENTRANTS & AWARDS
 
VILLAGES (301 - 1000 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold Award: FILBY
Silver Gilt: BENWICK: WOBURN:
 
LARGE VILLAGES (1001 – 2500 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold Award: BLUNDESTON:
Silver Gilt: GOSFIELD: 
Silver: HAYNES: WEELEY 

SMALL TOWN (2,501 - 6,000 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold: FRINTON ON SEA
Gold: AYLSHAM: SOUTH WOOTTON 
Silver Gilt: COGGESHALL: REDBOURNE:
Bronze: ATTLEBOROUGH

TOWN (6,001 - 12,000 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold: HALSTEAD:
Gold: CHATTERIS: 
Silver Gilt: BRANDON: DOWNHAM MARKET: SWAFFHAM:
 
LARGE TOWN (12,001 - 35,000 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold: WISBECH
Gold: BURY St. EDMUNDS: DUNSTABLE: MALDON: HUNTINGDON: LEIGHTON LINSLADE: RAYLEIGH: ST. IVES:  
Silver: SUDBURY: 

 
CITY (35,001 - 200,000 RESIDENTS)

Winner and Gold: KINGS LYNN:
Gold:
NORWICH:
Silver: WELWYN GARDEN CITY:  
 
URBAN COMMUNITY
Winner and Gold: WATERLEES (WISBECH):
Silver: MOOR (OXMOOR) HUNTINGDON:
 
COASTAL (UP TO 35,000 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold: HUNSTANTON:
Gold: GREAT YARMOUTH:
 
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (BID)
Winner and Gold: WISBECH: 

 
HISTORIC & HERITAGE PARKS
Winner and Gold: AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDEN:
Gold: WREST PARK AND GARDEN:
 
PARKS (Large Over 10 Acres)
Winner and Gold: PRIORY GARDENS DUNSTABLE
Gold: ABBEY GARDENS, BURY ST. EDMUNDS: EATON PARK, NORWICH: 
 

MENTMORE PARK & MEMORIAL GARDENS LEIGHTON LINSLADE: NOWTON PARK, BURY ST. EDMUNDS: PAGES PARK, LEIGHTON LINSLADE: TINDERFOOT WATERSIDE PARK, LEIGHTON LINSLADE: WISBECH PARK:

PARKS (Medium 5 to 10 Acres)
Winner and Gold: HALSTEAD PUBLIC GARDENS
Gold: GROVE HOUSE GARDENS, DUNSTABLE: KING GEORGE V PLAYING FIELD, RAYLEIGH: PARSONS CLOSE PARK, LEIGHTON LINSLADE:
Silver Gilt: LINSLADE RECREATION GROUND, LEIGHTON LINSLADE:

PARKS (Small under 5 Acres)
Winners and Gold: NICHOLAS EVERITT PARK, LOWESTOFT:
Gold: ST. PETERS CHURCH GARDENS, WISBECH: CRESCENT GARDENS, FRINTON-ON-SEA:
Silver Gilt: KENSINGTON GARDENS, LOWESTOFT:
 
CHURCHYARDS, CEMETERIES & CREMATORIUMS 
Winner and Gold: MINTLYN CREMATORIUM, KINGS LYNN:
Gold: DUNSTABLE CEMETERY: FILBY CHURCHYARD: HARDWICK ROAD CEMETERY, KINGS LYNN: HOLY TRINITY CHURCHYARD – RAYLEIGH: OLD LINDSLADE CEMETERY, LEIGHTON LINSLADE: VANDYKE ROAD CEMETERY, LEIGHTON LINSLADE: 
Silver Gilt: THE GENERAL CEMETERY – WISBECH: 
Silver: HALSTEAD CEMETERY:
 
BEST WOODLAND
Winner and Gold: LINSLADE WOOD, LEIGHTON LINSLADE:
Silver Gilt: DANBY WOODS, NORWICH:
 

 WYBURN WOOD (RAYLEIGH) 


BEST PUBLIC HOUSE
Winner and Gold: THE ADAM AND EVE (NORWICH)

 

Gold: THE GOLDEN BELL, LEIGHTON BUZZARD: THE SHIP INN, LEIGHTON LINSLADE:  
THE HARE INN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD: THE STAG LEIGHTON BUZZARD: 
THE WHALEBONE, NORWICH:

 

Silver Gilt: THE BLACK LION, LEIGHTON BUZZARD:
Silver: WHEATACRE WHITE LION, WHEATACRE:
Bronze: THE SUGAR LOAF PUBLIC HOUSE, DUNSTABLE:

BEST HOTEL
Winner and Gold: GUNTON HALL COASTAL HOTEL (LOWESTOFT):
Gold: WARNERS CORTON COASTAL HOLIDAY VILLAGE HOTEL, (CORTON):
Silver Gilt: THE GOLDEN LION (HUNSTANTON):
 
BEST RESTAURANT
Winner and Gold: SWAN AND ANGEL RESTAURANT, ST IVES:
 
GOLD: FILBY BRIDGE RESTAUARANT: NOTCUTTS GARDEN CENTRE, RESTAURANT, NORWICH: 


 

BEST NEW ENTRY
BRANDON
 
MOST CONSISTENTLY IMPROVED (OVER LAST 3 YEARS)
SOUTH WOOTTON

SPECIAL AWARDS
The Mike Ames Award
In recognition of long and voluntary service given by individuals to local and regional In Bloom communities
Nominations are:
MELANIE LESSER (BURY ST EDMUNDS) 
BRIAN MASSINGHAM (WISBECH)
CHRISTINE STEVENS (WATERLEES)
THE MIKE AMES AWARD GOES TO
BRIAN MASSINGHAM (WISBECH)

THE BIODIVERSITY AWARD
WOOTTON PARK, SOUTH WOOTTON

THE COMMUNITY PROJECT AWARD
GRAPES HILLCOMMUNITY GARDEN, NORWICH



THE CONSERVATION PROJECT AWARD
 THE VICTORIAN FERNERY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY

THE DROUGHT/ SUSTAINABLE GARDEN AWARD
THE PLANTATION GARDEN, NORWICH
 
THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AWARD
FILBY

THE FLORAL DISPLAY BY AN INDIVIDUAL/COMMUNITY AWARD
  MAY COTTAGE, KINGS LYNN
 
THE GARDEN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AWARD
THE BRIDGE PROJECT, KINGS LYNN
 
THE SHELTERED HOUSING/CARE HOME GARDEN AWARD
 SUFFIELD COURT, SWAFFHAM

THE GROW YOUR OWN AWARD
SOUTH WOOTTON INFANT SCHOOL

THE INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL AREA AWARD
 SARAHS TEA ROOMS, GREAT YARMOUTH

THE LOCAL AUTHORITY FLORAL DISPLAY AWARD
  CENTRAL BEDS, ABBEY GARDENS, BURY ST EDMUNDS

THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AWARD
THE WALKS, KINGS LYNN

THE BILL WEBSTER YOUNG PERSONS PROJECT
(AGED UNDER 12 YEARS OLD) 
PECKOVER SCHOOL, WISBECH

YOUNG PERSONS PROJECT (AGED12-18 YEARS OLD)
T.A.C.T.I.C - LEIGHTON LINSLADE



The Friends of Norwich in Bloom Schools Competition`s  for 2018


 Schools Involvement - all schools across the city are contacted each year to alert them to the FNIB schools competitions, and offer free seeds to all participating schools. They are also informed about relevant events taking place in the city such as One Planet and Incredible Edibles.

  Competition Categories: 
 1. Daffodil Competition
 2. Best School Floral Container
 3. Best School Conservation Garden 
 4. Best School Fruit and Vegetable Garden 
 5. Super Awards
 6. Tallest Giant Sunflower
 7. Biggest Giant Pumpkin
 8. Best School Scarecrow 
 9. Best School Record and Diary of Gardening and Environmental Activities  
10. OVERALL SCHOOLS WINNER (School with most points - entry into each category=1pt, 1st=4pts, 2nd=3pts, 3rd=2pts)

Winning schools receive a trophy and vouchers. 
The Friends of Norwich in Bloom local environment competitions for 2018
 
The Friends of Norwich in Bloom local environment competitions have been run and judged by members for over 30 years, and prior to that were run by Norwich City Council. All Norwich residents, community groups and businesses are invited to enter to improve and enhance local surroundings. Some are shown to regional Anglia in Bloom and national RHS Britain in Bloom judges.

 
Competition Categories:

 1. Commercial Premises and Containers 
 2. Public House
 3. Sheltered Housing Schemes 
 4. Floral Display in Containers 
 5. Floral Gardens of any size *
 6. Wildlife Garden for Birds, Bees and Butterflies
 7. Best Allotment Newcomer
 8. Best Allotment
 9. Gardeners with disabilities (Individuals)
 10. Gardeners with disabilities (Groups)
 11. Community Gardens and Growing Projects 
 12. Best Kept Churchyard in Norwich Membership

Each entry is judged allowing The Friends of Norwich in Bloom to award standards from Bronze, Silver, Silver Gilt and Gold. Trophies and prize monies are presented by the Lord Mayor and sponsors at a Presentation .

The Competitions are now closed.  We will be judging the Schools and Summer Competition from 2nd-8th July
Above - THE RHS BRITAIN IN BLOOM COMMUNITIES REPRESENTING ANGLIA IN THE 2017 FINALS  Picture by Nigel Bloxham

     The RHS Britain In Bloom 2017 Finalists

Bob Continued, we are pleased to announce that Anglia in Bloom’s entrants into the RHS Britain In Bloom 2017 Finals are to be:
(Urban Community) – Mancroft Ward (Mancroft in Bloom - Norwich)
(Village) Filby
(Town) Halstead
(City) Leighton Linslade, Norwich.
(Coastal) Hunstanton
(Business Improvement District) Norwich BID :Has withdrawn from the finals. 
 
OUR NEW CATEGORIES were a great success this year, we expect more entries in 2017 full details can be found at http://www.angliainbloom.co.uk/AngliainBloomEntryForm.html
 
BEST PARK
BEST CEMETERY
BEST CREMATORIUM
BEST FLORAL PUBLIC HOUSE
BEST FLORAL HOTEL
BEST FLORAL RESTAURANT
BEST WOODLAND
 
We are also encouraging more Business to support their local Bloom communities and work together to make a BID (Business Improvement District) entries in 2017; we are delighted to send our first BID representative, Norwich to the national RHS Britain in Bloom Final 2017.
 
Please send your 2017 entries to Chair of Judges George Dawson
Entry Forms and Entry Fee details can be found at: http://www.angliainbloom.co.uk/AngliainBloomEntryForm.html
 
We Want Your Community To Join Our Environmental Campaign In 2017
 
During our judging each year we drive through many villages, towns and cities and see some great examples of community projects, attractive and clean shopping areas, well maintained housing estates, good landscaping and many displays of flowers, we regularly wonder why they are not entering and getting recognition for all their achievements, so we are asking for 2017 “Please Do Showcase Your Community In 2017”.
We are very keen to encourage new entrants, these can be Villages, Towns, Cities, Coastal resorts, Urban communities and just about any Community project across the whole of the Anglia region, we would like any interested community to get in touch and discuss the potential for their community to enter in 2017, we will be travelling across the Anglia region giving talks and presentations and advice to all who get in touch, “We want your community to showcase your proud achievements and be part of the wider Anglia in Bloom Community in 2017”
 


NORWICH IN BLOOM


ENVIRONMENT  COMPETITIONS 2017
The Friends of Norwich in Bloom local environment competitions have been run and judged by members for over 30 years, and prior to that were run by Norwich City Council. All Norwich residents, community groups and businesses are invited to enter to improve and enhance local surroundings. Some are shown to regional Anglia in Bloom and national RHS Britain in Bloom judges.

Each entry is judged  allowing The Friends of Norwich in Bloom to award standards from Bronze, Silver, Silver Gilt and Gold. Trophies and prize monies are presented by the Lord Mayor and sponsors at a Presentation .

 Competition Categories:
 1. Commercial Premises and Containers
 2. Public House
 3. Sheltered Housing Schemes
 4. Floral Display in Containers
 5. Floral Gardens of any size *
 6. Wildlife Garden for Birds, Bees and Butterflies
 7. Best Allotment Newcomer
 8. Best Allotment
 9. Gardeners with disabilities (Individuals)
 10. Gardeners with disabilities (Groups)
 11. Community Gardens and Growing Projects
 12. Best Kept Churchyard in Norwich Membership
SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS

Schools Involvement - all schools across the city are contacted each year to alert them to the FNIB schools competitions and to offer free seeds. They are also informed about relevant events taking place in the city such as One Planet and Incredible Edibles.

  Competition Categories:
 1. Daffodil Competition
 2. Best School Floral Container
 3. Best School Conservation Garden
 4. Best School Fruit and Vegetable Garden
 5. Super Awards
 6. Tallest Giant Sunflower
 7. Biggest Giant Pumpkin
 8. Best School Scarecrow
 9. Best School Record and Diary of Gardening and Environmental Activities
10. OVERALL SCHOOLS WINNER (School with most points - entry into each category=1pt, 1st=4pts,      2nd=3pts, 3rd=2pts)
Winning schools receive a trophy and voucher



THE FRIENDS OF NORWICH IN BLOOM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOTCUTTS GARDEN CENTRE
SCHEDULE AND ENTRY FOR
SCHOOLS
COMPETITIONS
Please download entry form


                                                                                        ANGLIA IN BLOOM 11 JULY 2018 - ROUTE                   

9.00-9.15    15        Britannia Café – Meeting at the Café, boards up and powerpoint from Julie and Rosemary       
9.15-9.40    25        Press shoot – going out to Mottram Memorial along with Mousehold Conservators Marion Maxwell and Ben Price, Mousehold Defenders.       
9.40-9.45        5    Leave for John Grooms Court        Gurney Rd/Mousehold Lane/Sprowston Rd
9.45-9.55    10        John Grooms Court       
9.55-10.00        5    Leave for Whalebone PH        Denmark Rd
10.00-10.20    20        Whalebone PH    EXTRA   
10.20-10.30        10    Leave for Grapes Hill Community Garden        Waterloo Rd/Patteson Rd/St Martins Rd/Oak St/St Crispins/Barn Rd/Dereham Rd/Valentine St
10.30-10.50    20        Grapes Hill Community Garden       
10.50-10.55        5    Leave for Plantation Garden         Dereham Rd/Heigham Rd/Earlham Rd
10.55-11.25    30        Plantation Gardens       
11.25-11.35        10    Leave for Westlegate         Earlham Rd/Unthank Rd/Convent Rd/Chapelfield Rd/Queens Rd/Finkelgate/Ber St
11.35-11.55    20        Westlegate / All Saints Church       
11.55-12.00        5    Leave for Geat Hospital        Golden Ball St/Cattle Mkt St/Market Ave/Ag Hall Plain/Upper King St/Tombland/Palace St/Bishopgate
12.00-12.30    30        Great Hospital       
12.30-12.35        5    Leave for Adam and Eve        Bishopgate
12.35-12.55    20        Adam and Eve Public House    EXTRA   
12.55-1.55    ONE HOUR LUNCH        LUNCH       
1.55-2.05        10    Leave for Edith Cavell        Palace St/Tombland/Upper King St/PofW Rd/Riverside/Koblenz Ave/King St/Bracondale/Marineau Lane/Barrett Rd
2.05-2.35    30        Edith Cavell School       
2.35-2.40        5    Leave for Eaton Park        Barrett Rd/Lakenham Rd/Daniels Rd/Mile End Rd/Colman Rd/South Park Ave
2.40-3.10    30        Eaton Park    EXTRA   
3.10-3.15        5    Leave for Danby Woods        South Park Ave/Colman Rd/Mile End Rd/Daniels Rd/Ipswich Rd/Marston Lane
3.15-3.35    20        Danby Woods    EXTRA   
3.35-3.40        5    Leave for Notcutts        Marston Lane/Ipswich Rd/Daniels Rd
3.40-4.00    20        Notcutts café    EXTRA   
    END               

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