The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) has announced the UK Overall Winner of the Britain in Bloom competition 2023.
Out of 44 community gardening groups across 12 categories, Newcastle-under Lyme has been awarded the accolade of Overall Winner.
The Staffordshire group was recognised for its contribution to improving the town’s carbon neutrality with the planting of 850 lime trees as well as other native broadleaf trees, as part of a commemorative forest.
Judges made particular note of the group’s work with local groups, residents and school children to plant almost 10k trees across the borough.
“Newcastle-under-Lyme showed great vision and purpose. Concern for the environment and encouraging wildlife is at the heart of everything they do,” says Darren Share, Chair of the RHS Britain in Bloom judges.
The gardening group also achieved a gold medal in the Small City Category.
The full results are as follows;
| Region/Nation | Entry | Award |
| Staffordshire, (West Midlands) | Newcastle-under Lyme | Gold medal, Category and Overall Winner |
| Village | ||
| Ulster | Ballynure | Silver Gilt medal |
| North West | Churchtown | Gold medal and joint category winner |
| Scotland | Kinnesswood | Gold medal and joint category winner |
| East Midlands | Newton Solney | Gold medal |
| Large Village | ||
| North West | Audlem in Bloom | Silver Gilt medal |
| South & South East | Eynsford in Bloom | Silver Gilt medal |
| Guernsey | St Saviour | Gold medal and category winner |
| Wales | Holt Community Gardeners | Silver Gilt medal |
| Small Town | ||
| Anglia | Redbourn | Gold and category winner |
| South & South East | Wareham Community Growers | Silber Gilt medal |
| Town | ||
| Wales | Abergavenny Town Council | Gold medal |
| Northumbria | Alnwick | Gold medal |
| Anglia | Brandon | Gold medal and category winner |
| Ulster | Donaghadee | Gold medal |
| Yorkshire | Elloughton cum Brough | Gold medal |
| North West | Wistaston | Gold medal |
| Large Town | ||
| Scotland | Bonnie Blantyre and Pals | Silver Gilt medal |
| Ulster | Coleraine, Causeway Coast & Glens | Gold medal |
| South & South East | Faversham | Silver medal |
| Anglia | Huntingdon | Gold medal |
| Cumbria | Kendal | Silver Gilt medal |
| East Midlands | Market Harborough | Gold medal |
| Heart of England | Oswestry in Bloom | Gold medal and category winner |
| North West | Rawtenstall Civic Pride | Silver Gilt medal |
| South West | Truro | Gold medal |
| South & South East | Wokingham | Silver Gilt medal |
| Small City | ||
| Ulster | Derry | Gold medal |
| Heart of England | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Gold medal, category winner and Overall Winner 2023 |
| East Midlands | Oadby & Wigston | Silver Gilt medal |
| South & South East | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Gold medal |
| City | ||
| Scotland | Aberdeen Communities Together | Gold medal and category winner |
| London | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | Silver Gilt medal |
| BIDs, Town Centres & City Centres | ||
| Northumbria | Darlington | Gold medal and category winner |
| Yorkshire | Harrogate BID | Gold medal |
| London | Romford BID | Silver Gilt medal |
| Urban Community | ||
| London | Better Bankside/BOST/Southwark Council | Silver gilt medal and category winner |
| Heart of England | Halesowen | Silver Gilt medal |
| Yorkshire | Thornton | Silver Gilt medal |
| Coastal | ||
| Scotland | East Haven Together | Gold medal and joint category winner |
| South West | Exmouth | Gold medal |
| Wales | Llandudno | Gold medal |
| North West | Lytham | Gold medal and joint category winner |
| Natural Jersey | Parish of St. Brelade | Gold medal |
| Cumbria | Whitehaven | Silver Gilt |
The RHS Britain in Bloom Discretionary Award winners are as follows;
Children and Young People’s Participation Award
Category winner – Kinnesswood in Bloom, Scotland
Certificate of Achievement:
- Elloughton cum Brough in Bloom, Yorkshire
- Floral St Saviour, Guernsey
- Llandudno in Bloom, Wales
- Oswestry In Bloom, Heart of England
- Redbourn in Bloom, Anglia
- Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom, South East
Innovation in Community Engagement Award
Category winner – Derry, Ulster
Certificate of Achievement:
- Donaghadee Community Development Association, Ulster
- Rawtenstall Civic Pride, North West
- Tower Hamlets Council, Parks & Open Spaces Team, London
- Wokingham in Bloom, Thames & Chilterns
Sustainable Gardening Award
Category winner – Abergavenny in Bloom, Wales
Certificate of Achievement:
- Coleraine, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Ulster
- Holt Community Gardeners, Wales
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, Heart of England
- Rawtenstall Civic Pride, North West
- Tower Hamlets Council, Parks & Open Spaces Team, London
Horticultural Excellence Award
Catergory winner – Coleraine, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Ulster
Certificate of Achievement:
- Aberdeen Communities Together, Scotland
- Oadby and Wigston, East Midlands
Community Champions Award
- Adrian Leighton – Audlem in Bloom, North West
- Richard Wallace – Ballynure & District Community Association & Friendship Club, Ulster
- Dr Susan Lindner-Kelly – Bonnie Blantyre, Scotland
- Jack Reid – East Haven Together, Scotland
- Anne and Ian Bancroft – East Haven Together, Scotland
- Pauline Penney – Eynsford in Bloom, South East
- John Nicol – Kinnesswood in Bloom, Scotland
- Trevor Mackey – Lytham in Bloom, North West
- Barbara Tallis – Market Harborough in Bloom Volunteers, East Midlands
- Pat Schofield – Redbourn in Bloom, Anglia
- Jessie Dent – Thornton in Bloom, Yorkshire
- Marianna Pentak – Wokingham in Bloom, Thame & Chilterns
Young Champion Winners
- Ben Jones – Llandudno in Bloom, Wales
- Tom David Appleton – Market Harborough in Bloom Volunteers, East Midlands
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