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Wales in Bloom 2023 Results
Wales in Bloom Main Category Results 2023 (Category winners in bold)
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1 City Wrexham County Borough Council GOLD
3 Large Town Colwyn Bay GOLD
3 Large Town Prestatyn in Bloom GOLD
3 Large Town Caerffili in Bloom / Caerffili yn ei Blodau SILVER GILT
4 Town Abergavenny Town Council GOLD
4 Town Denbigh in Bloom/Dinbych yn Blodeuo GOLD
4 Town Holywell Town Council SILVER GILT
5 Small Town Conwy in Bloom SILVER GILT
5 Small Town Ystrad Mynach - Gelligaer Community Council SILVER GILT
6 Large Village Holt Community Gardeners GOLD
6 Large Village Saundersfoot in Bloom GOLD
6 Large Village Usk in Bloom GOLD
7 Village The Old Hamlet of Llanmartin GOLD
7 Village Llanwrtyd Wells SILVER GILT
9 Urban Community Brackla Community Council SILVER GILT
11 Coastal over 12,000 Llandudno in Bloom GOLD
12a Hotels, Pub, Guest Houses - Frontage Giltar Hotel GOLD
12a Hotels, Pub, Guest Houses - Frontage Atlantic Hotel GOLD
12b Hotels, Pub, Guest Houses - Front & Grounds Bryn Guest House GOLD
12b Hotels, Pub, Guest Houses - Front & Grounds Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel GOLD
13a under 100 Caravans, camping, holiday homes Rhinog Park GOLD
13a under 100 Caravans, camping, holiday homes Maenan Abbey Caravan Park GOLD
13a under 100 Caravans, camping, holiday homes Green Pastures Caravan Park GOLD
13a under 100 Caravans, camping, holiday homes Bryndu Caravan and Camping GOLD
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Tree Tops Caravan Park GOLD
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Ocean Heights Caravan Park GOLD
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Dinlle Caravan Park GOLD
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes The Beach Caravan Park GOLD
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Craiglwyd Hall Caravan Park GOLD
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Lyons Woodlands Hall Holiday Park SILVER GILT
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Lyons Lido Beach Holiday Park SILVER GILT
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Lyons Eryl Hall Holiday Park SILVER
13b Caravans, camping, holiday homes Lyons Robin Hood Holiday Park SILVER
16 Health & Social Care Establishments Hengoed Court/Park Care Home GOLD
17a Allotments under 10 Friends of Morgan Jones Park Community Allotments, Caerphilly SILVER GILT
17a Allotments under 10 Newport Mind Allotment SILVER GILT
17b Allotments over 10 Badgers Brook Allotments CIO GOLD
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School Garden Awards 2023
1st place: Cila Primary School
2nd place: Our Lady and Saint Michael's RC Primary School
3rd place: Ysgol Bodnant
WALES IN BLOOM
RHS `It’s Your Neighbourhood’ Results 2023
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Level 2 - Improving
Pensarn & Belgrano in Bloom – Abergele
Tenby Connects – Tenby
Old Chapel Café, Garden Gang – Saltney
Good Friendship Community Group / St. Davids Church – Merthyr
Bargoed Town Council – Bargoed
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Level 3 - Advancing
7 Corners – Abergavenny
Aber Valley Community Allotment – Caerphilly
Our Museum Garden / Gardd Ein Hamgueddfa, National Museum of Wales - Cardiff
Friends of Prestatyn Coronation Gardens – Prestatyn
Trelawynyd Tots – Trelawynyd
Grow for Talgarth - Talgarth
Get Top Park Buzzing – Llandudno Junction
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Level 4 – Thriving
Penrhyn Bay Community Library Group – Penrhyn Bay
Friends of Haulfre Gardens – Llandudno
Llandudno Museum & Adferiad Garden Group – Llandudno
Hughie Hughes Gardens - Wrexham
Friends of Morgan Jones Park Community Allotments – Caerphilly
St Andrew’s Community Garden - Caerphilly
Castle View Community Group – Caerphilly
Caerphilly & Aber Valley Ministry Area, St Martin’s Church - Caerphilly
Caerphilly Railway Station U3A Gardening Group - Caerphilly
Newport MIND Allotment Group - Newport
Tabernacle Through Time - Pembroke
Victoria Street Raised Bed - Abergavenny
Good Friendship Community Group / Engine House Dowlais - Merthyr
Erw Dewi / Dewi’s Acre, St. David’s Community Garden - Haverdfordwest
IEC Incredible Edible Colwyn – Colwyn Bay
Holy Trinity Troughs Team - Llandudnoo
Friends of Penrhynside – Llandudno
Clwb Bowlio Rhuddlan – Rhuddlan
Trelawynyd Community Association – Trelawynyd
Holt Community Gardeners – The Cross - Wrexham
Friends of the Ffrith – Prestatyn
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Level 5 - Outstanding
Friends of West Shore – Llandudno
Friends of Happy Valley - Llandudno
Friends of Queen's Park – Llandudno
Friends of St. Tudno's Church - Llandudno
Friends of Prince’s Green – Llandudno
Vadre Bowling Club - Deganwy
Friends of Prestatyn Railway Station – Prestatyn
Holt Community Gardeners - Allotments – Holt
Holt Community Gardeners – Holt Village Entrance/Holt Copse - Holt
Rhuddlan Nature Reserve – Rhuddlan
Rhuddlan Allotment Society – Rhuddlan
Sirhowy Hill Woodlands – Tredegar
Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust Ltd - Cowbridge
Caerphilly Miners’ Centre for the Community – Caerphilly
Friends of Bailey Park – Abergavenny
Knighton & District Community Centre – Knighton
Llanwrtyd in Bloom (Dolwen Field) – Llanwrtyd Wells
The Old Hamlet of Llanmartin – Newport
Glanwydden & Valley Community Trust – Llandudno Junction
Friends of Eirias Park – Berllan Eirias – Colwyn Bay
The Growing Garden & Incredible Edible – Old Colwyn
RHS `It’s Your Neighbourhood’
National Certificates of Distinction 2023
Rhuddlan Nature Reserve (Denbighshire)
Holt Community Gardeners (Holt)
Caerphilly Miner's Centre for the Community (Caerphilly)
Sirhowy Hill Woodlands (Tredegar)
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Wales in Bloom Discretionary Awards 2023
Jim Goodwin Young Person Award 2023
Joe Scarratt - Glanwydden & Valley Community Trust, Llandudno Junction
John Woods Environmental Award 2023
Andy Clark – Rhinog Park, Dyffryn Ardudwy
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Norman Stewart Award 2023
Thornley Leisure Parks
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Best Front Garden 2023
Property in Usk
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Wales in Bloom Community Champion Awards 2023
Lisa Lewis - Badgers Brook Allotment - Brackla
Kevin Whitehead - Rhosnesni High School – Wrexham
Tim Williams - Hengoed Court/Park Care Home - Swansea
Susy Arnold - Sirhowy Hill Woodlands - Tredegar
Judy Huxley - Temple Bar - Denbigh
Tony Konieczny - Abergavenny in Bloom - Abergavenny
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Wales in Bloom 2022 Results
MAIN CAMPAIGN CATEGORIES​
Category 3 – Large Town
Colwyn Bay Gold Category Winner
Prestatyn in Bloom Gold
Category 4 - Town
Denbigh in Bloom / Dinbych yn Blodeu Gold Category Winner
Abergavenny in Bloom Gold
Blodau Ystradgynlais Gold
Holywell Town Council Silver Gilt
Category 5 – Small Town
Ystrad Mynach – Gelligaer Community Council Silver Gilt
Category winner
Category 6 – Large Village
Grow for Talgarth Gold Joint Category Winner
Usk in Bloom Gold Joint Category Winner
Category 7 - Village
Mathern, Mounton & Pwllmeyric Villages in Bloom Gold
Category winner
Llanwrtyd Wells Silver Gilt
Category 9 – Urban Community
Brackla Community Council Silver Gilt Category Winner
Category 11 – Coastal (12,001and above)
Llandudno in Bloom Gold Category Winner
Category 12a – Hotels, Guest Houses, Public Houses & Restaurants (Frontage only)
Atlantic Hotel Gold Category Winner
Giltar Hotel Gold
Category 12b - Hotels, Guest Houses, Public Houses & Restaurants (Frontage & Grounds)
Bodelwyddan Castle Gold Category Winer
Bryn Guest House Gold
Category 13a – Caravans Static or Touring, Camping & Holiday Home Sites (Under 100 Units)
Maenan Abbey Caravan Park Gold Category Winner
Ocean Heights Caravan Park Gold
Green Pastures Caravan Park Silver Gilt
Wern Park Caravan Park Silver
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Category 13b – Caravans, Static or Touring, Camping & Holiday Home Sites (Over 100 Units)
Tree Tops Caravan Park Gold Category Winner
Craiglwyd Hall Caravan Park Gold
The Beach Caravan Park Gold
Dinlle Caravan Park Gold
Category 14 – City and Town Centre
Caerffili in Bloom/Caerffili yn ei Blodau Gold Category Winner
Category 16 – Health & Social Care Establishments
Homeforge House Gold Category winner
Hengoed Care Gold
Category 17a Allotments (10 Plots and Under)
Dwygyfylchi Community Allotment Silver Gilt Category winner
Newport MIND Silver Gilt
Sessions House Silver Gilt
Friends of Morgan Jones Park Community Allotments Silver
Category 17b – Allotments (Over 10 Plots)
Badger Brook Allotment Gold Category Winner
School Garden
1st place: Cila Primary School
2nd place: Our Lady and Saint Michael's RC Primary School
3rd place: Ysgol Bodnant
Best Front Garden Property in Usk
Norman Stewart Award
Rosemary Hayes (Saundersfoot) Joint Award Winner
Holt Community Gardeners (Holt) Joint Award Winner
New Discretionary Awards 2022
Jim Goodwin Young Person Award Ben Jones
John Woods Environmental Award Bill McMillan
Community Champion Certificates 2022
Mr Eric Williams - Wolfscastle
Mrs Gwenda Williams- Wolfscastle
Mr Malcolm Nicolls - Homeforge House, Monmouth
Mr Simon Rowlands - Giltar Hotel, Tenby
Mr Gary Elward – Cae Rowland Community Partnership, Swansea
`It’s Your Neighbourhood’ 2022 Results
Overall It’s Your Neighbourhood 2022
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Wales in Bloom were proud to present:
It’s Your Neighbourhood – National Certificate of Distinction – Rhuddlan Nature Reserve
Level 5 - Outstanding
Friends of West Shore – Llandudno
Friends of Happy Valley - Llandudno
Friends of Queen's Park – Llandudno
Friends of St. Tudno's Church – Llandudno
Friends of Prince’s Green – Llandudno
Vadre Bowling Club - Deganwy
Friends of Prestatyn Railway Station – Prestatyn
Holt Community Gardeners – Holt
Rhuddlan Nature Reserve – Rhuddlan
Rhuddlan Allotment Society – Rhuddlan
Newport MIND Allotment Group – Newport
Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust Ltd – Cowbridge
Cae Rowland Community Partnership – Swansea
Sirhowy Hill Woodlands – Tredegar
Level 4 - Thriving
Penrhyn Bay Community Library Group – Penrhyn Bay
Friends of Haulfre Gardens – Llandudno
Llandudno Museum & Cais Garden Group – Llandudno
Hughie Hughes Gardens - Wrexham
Friends of Morgan Jones Park Community Allotments – Caerphilly
St Andrew’s Community Gardening Group - Caerphilly
Castle View Community Group – Caerphilly
St Martin’s Green Gardening Group – Caerphilly
Knighton Community Centre – Knighton
TÅ· Hafan Children’s Hospice Volunteer Gardeners - Cardiff
Resource CIC – Cai Dai Trust - Denbigh
Glanwydden and Valley Community Trust - Glanwydden
Level 3 - Advancing
Holy Trinity Troughs Team – Llandudno
St. George’s Churchyard Group – Llandudno
Incredible Edible Colwyn – Colwyn Bay
St Oswalds Community Garden – Pembroke
Tabernacle Garden Through Time – Pembroke
Erw Dewi / Dewi's Acre - St. Davids Community Garden
Our Museum Garden – Cardiff
Friends of Prestatyn Coronation Gardens – Prestatyn
Trelawynyd WI – The Ladybirds – Trelawynyd
Trelawynyd Community Association - Trelawynyd
Clwb Bowlio Rhuddlan – Rhuddlan
Level 2 - Improving
Abergele, Towyn & Pensarn Wales in Bloom – Abergele
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Dear all,
How to get involved ….
Wales in Bloom Committee Members / Judges / `It’s Your Neighbourhood’ Assessors for Wales in Bloom 2020 / Sponsorship for Categories
Here at Wales in Bloom we are continually committed to our `Bloom Campaign’ and to finding people with the enthusiasm, passion and devotion we have to drive the campaign throughout Wales on a National level.
We are a voluntary organisation and if you think you would like to get involved, have some time to commit to make a real difference to communities and `Help Communities Grow’ we would love to hear from you.
Please send your details to us if you are interested in joining our `Wales in Bloom’ family.
e-mail campaign@walesinbloom.org
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We are also continually seeking `sponsorship’ for our `Wales in Bloom’ Categories – if you know of any organisations who may be interested in sponsoring one of our Categories, please ask them to contact us.
We thank you for your continued support and look forward to hearing from you.
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