Each year, the Royal Horticultural Society holds the Britain in Bloom competition. It is a year-round competition that allows groups to compete on a regional or national level by using gardening to transform their communities.
Initially, neighbourhoods and groups will enter their regional In Bloom awards and some winners will be entered into the Britain in Bloom awards. They also look for entries from tourist attractions, hotels, pubs and shopping centres.
The aim of the competition is to encourage the improvement of our surroundings through the imaginative use of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping. It also aims to achieve a litter free and sustainable environment.
North West in Bloom Awards 2023
In October 2023, teams of volunteers from across the North West came together to celebrate their achievements in the North West in Bloom Awards 2023.
Wyre has managed a spectacular haul of awards this year and we want to thank all the groups and volunteers who work so hard to make Wyre look so blooming beautiful!
Small Village Category
Churchtown – GOLD
Village Category
Nateby – SILVER
Inskip – SILVER GILT
Large Village Category
Great Eccleston – SILVER GILT
Catterall – GOLD
Hambleton – GOLD
Pilling – SILVER GILT
Best Village in the Northwest
Catterall – joint winner
Small Town Category
Garstang – GOLD
Large Town Category
Poulton – GOLD
Urban Community
Care for Cleveleys – SILVER GILT
Small Park Category
Kepple Lane Park, Garstang - SILVER
Large Park Category
Mount Park and Gardens, Fleetwood – SILVER GILT
Wyre Estuary Country Park, Thornton - Cleveleys – GOLD
Small Retail/Commercial/Industrial Park Category
Poulton Cemetery – GOLD
Small Tourist Attraction Category
Myrescough College and Gardens – GOLD
Caravan Park Award
Fold House Caravan Park, Pilling – GOLD
Best Caravan Park in the Northwest
Fold House Caravan Park, Pilling
Health and Wellbeing Award
Wyre Estuary Country Park, Thornton - Cleveleys
Outstanding Contribution
Tim Hoyles, Catterall
Sandra Byrne, Wyre Council
All these results reflect the fabulous efforts of both the volunteers and the Wyre parks staff who work together trying to improve all the areas where they live and work.
How can you help?
Your area representative would be delighted to hear from individuals, businesses and organisations that would like to help with a donation or sponsorship. Some of the ways you can help are:
- Provide a donation, trophy or prize
- Sponsor a hanging basket, flower tub or floral landscape
- Plant a tree or adopt a roundabout
- And most importantly - give some time to help out planting, watering and weeding
Community involvement
There is always a lot of work to be done for the competition, including watering flowers, picking up litter, judging competitions, repairing street furniture, and many other tasks which help to maintain your town/village at its best for the visit of the judges.
Your local representatives are:
- Catterall - Netta Parker 07508 144 181
- Churchtown Karen Davies - 07530 817 098
- Cleveleys Jane Littlewood jane@therabbitpatch.co.uk
- Fleetwood Lauren Harrison - 01253 872 444
- Garstang Alan Pearson – 07850 699 492
- Great Eccleston Hugh Glover - hugh.glover@me.com
- Hambleton Yvonne Walton - 07703 773 785
- Inskip Claire Nash 07788 546 241 Claire.nash@icloud.com
- Nateby Duncan Whitfield - whitfieldduncan33@gmail.com
- Pilling Stan Raby - 07761 623 700
- Poulton Melanie Carter poultoninbloom@gmail.com