ANGLIA IN BLOOM RESULTS 2018
BEST OVERALL ENTRY
AND
WINNER OF THE ‘ANGLIA IN BLOOM’ TROPHY
WISBECH
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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
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SMALL TOWN (2,501 - 6,000 RESIDENTS)
Winner and Gold: FRINTON ON SEA
Gold: AYLSHAM: SOUTH WOOTTON
Silver Gilt: COGGESHALL: REDBOURNE:
Bronze: ATTLEBOROUGH
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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:
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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:
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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)
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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:
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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:
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BEST NEW ENTRY
BRANDON
MOST CONSISTENTLY IMPROVED (OVER LAST 3 YEARS)
SOUTH WOOTTON
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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)
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THE BIODIVERSITY AWARD
WOOTTON PARK, SOUTH WOOTTON
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THE COMMUNITY PROJECT AWARD
GRAPES HILLCOMMUNITY GARDEN, NORWICH
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THE CONSERVATION PROJECT AWARD
THE VICTORIAN FERNERY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
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THE DROUGHT/ SUSTAINABLE GARDEN AWARD
THE PLANTATION GARDEN, NORWICH
THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AWARD
FILBY
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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
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THE GROW YOUR OWN AWARD
SOUTH WOOTTON INFANT SCHOOL
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THE INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL AREA AWARD
SARAHS TEA ROOMS, GREAT YARMOUTH
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THE LOCAL AUTHORITY FLORAL DISPLAY AWARD
CENTRAL BEDS, ABBEY GARDENS, BURY ST EDMUNDS
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THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AWARD
THE WALKS, KINGS LYNN
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THE BILL WEBSTER YOUNG PERSONS PROJECT
(AGED UNDER 12 YEARS OLD)
PECKOVER SCHOOL, WISBECH
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YOUNG PERSONS PROJECT (AGED12-18 YEARS OLD)
T.A.C.T.I.C - LEIGHTON LINSLADE