Windermere Town Council

                Windermere In Bloom Competition

Each year, the Windermere Town Council holds a "Windermere In Bloom Competition" which is open to all businesses, private dwellings, and Community Amenities within the Parish of Windermere.  This competition enables businesses and private households to show off their horticultural skills, not only for their own enjoyment, but also to make the area more enjoyable for the holidaymaker and the locals.

By clicking on 2012 Trophy Winners you will see the various trophy winners.

The hanging baskets that are attached to various lamp-posts throughout the village were done by Horticare of Kendal.  2009 saw a new innovation being tried in that concrete rings have been planted up and placed at various strategic points throughout the Parish.  These have been at Troutbeck Bridge, Ellerthwaite Square and the Railway Station.  The ones at this last venue have been sponsored by Lakeland Ltd.  In 2010 the Windermere and Bowness Chamber of Trade encouraged a number of businesses to sponsor some of these hanging baskets.  It is hoped that the number of sponsors will increase year on year.

Following on from the Windermere In Bloom competition, the Parish is entered in the Cumbria In Bloom Competition.  In June 2011, Windermere In Bloom had a presence, courtesy of Cumbria In Bloom, at the Holker Garden Festival.  Windermere In Bloom shared a stand with Cumbria In Bloom and Grange-over-Sands In Bloom who are a finalist in this years Britain In Bloom.  2012 again saw Windermere In Bloom at the Holker Garden Festival, this time with Cartmel, who along with Windermere In Bloom are national finalists in the RHS "Britain In Bloom 2012" competition.

To be entered into this competition is a great accolade as there were over a thousand entries and Windermere and Bowness are one of seventy-three nation wide finalists.  Judging for Britain In Bloom is on August 2nd when the area will be visited by 2 RHS judges who will be given a 2 hour tour of the area together with a 15 minute presentation and a 15 minute 'press call.'  The portfolio sent to the RHS prior to the judging can be found on the Britain In Bloom page.  This covers the three key areas of marking together with future plans and many photographs of the work done throughout the past 12 months.

The judging for Windermere In Bloom of the various categories is carried out during the month of August by members of the Council, the public and invited guests.  These judges have a wealth of horticultural knowledge and expertise.

The winners and their guests are invited to attend a "presentation evening" at one of the leading local hotels where they receive their Gold, Silver or Bronze awards.  The Gold Award winners also receive a trophy which have been donated by many of the local trade associations, including the Chamber of Trade, and local businesses.

For further information on both competitions, please contact any member of the Windermere In Bloom Competition Advisory Group.

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Some of the floral displays within Windermere & Bowness.

Quarry Rigg Shopping Centre	Bowness Bay Promenade	Craig Walk
Sutherlands Restaurant	Edge Of The World	Adam Place
Windermere	Windermere	Bowness
Bamboo In Windermere	Begonias	Greystone Cottage
Ellerthwaite Lodge Hotel	How Beck	Lonsdale Hotel
Anne Wilson's	Lake Road	Thornbarrow Road
	Village Inn

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