Britain in Bloom Totally Explained

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Britain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom. It was first held in 1963; it has been organised by the Royal Horticultural Society since 2002 and is currently sponsored by Shredded Wheat. It is entered by settlements and awards are based on the Royal Horticultural Society's standards of Gold, Silver Gilt, Silver and Bronze; the winner is the settlement best judged to have met the rigorous judging criteria. While floral displays are without doubt an important part of the assessment, the 'Bloom' title is somewhat of a misnomer; the greater focus is on how all sectors of the local community are managing their local environment. Different categories exist for various sizes of settlements, and finalists are selected from the winners of regional competitions. The first stage is judged in around June/July; the second stage in August. The winners are announced in about September/October.
The competition doesn't just cover the UK, but also the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. In 2002 the small Channel Island of Herm won the prize in the 'Small Coastal Resort' category.

Winners

2007

Champion of Champions Category: Broughshane, (Northern Ireland)
Large City: Nottingham, (East Midlands)
City: Stockton-on-Tees, (Northumbria)
Small City/Large Town: (35K-100K): Horsham, (South East England)
Large Town/Small City: (12K-35K): Bury St. Edmunds, (Anglia)
Town: Oakham, (East Midlands)
Small Town: Grouville, (Jersey)
Large Village: Comrie, (Scotland)
Village: Darley, (Yorkshire)
Urban Regeneration: St Philip's & St Paul’s Floral Trail, (Heart of England)
Urban Community: Uddingston, (Scotland)
Coastal Resort: Cleethorpes, (East Midlands)

2006

Champion of Champions Category: Alness, (Scotland)

City: Aberdeen, (Scotland)

Small City/Large Town: (35K-100K): Shrewsbury, (Heart of England)

Large Town/Small City: (12K-35K): Perth, (Scotland)

Town: Brightlingsea, (Anglia)

Small Town: St Martin’s Parish, (Guernsey)

Large Village: Broughshane, (Northern Ireland)

Village: Norton in Hales, (Heart of England)

Urban Regeneration: Seedley and Langworthy, (North West England)

Urban Community: Starbeck, (Yorkshire)

Coastal Resort: Scarborough, (Yorkshire)

2005

Large City: Cardiff

City: Derry

Large Town (35K-100K): Newcastle-under-Lyme

Large Town (12K-35K): Durham

Town: Hexham

Small Town: Garstang

Large Village: Usk

Village: Heysham

Small Village: Bray

Urban Regeneration: St Philip's & St Paul's Floral Trail, Birmingham

Urban Community: Spondon in Derby

Coastal Resort: Sidmouth

2004

Large City: Stockport

City: Derby

Large Town (35K-100K): Bath

Large Town (12K-35K): Perth

Town: Ilkley

Small Town: Alness

Large Village: Broughshane

Village: Appleton Wiske

Small Village: Sorn

Urban Regeneration: Coventry City Centre

Urban Community: Dyce

Coastal Resort A: St Ives and Carbis Bay

Coastal Resort B: Bridlington

2003

Large City: Nottingham

City: Cheltenham

Large Town: Harrogate

Town: Barnstaple

Small Town: Ledbury

Small Country Town: Pitlochry

Large Village: Darley Dale

Village: Drumnadrochit

Urban Community: The Mumbles

Small Coastal Resort: Filey

Large Coastal Resort: Eastbourne

2002

Large City: Bournemouth

City: Oxford

Large Town: Perth

Town: Bridgnorth

Small Town: Alness

Small Country Town: Garstang

Large Village: Broughshane

Village: Filby

Urban Community: Brackley

Small Coastal Resort: Herm

Large Coastal Report: Southport

2001

Large City: Nottingham

City: Bath

Large Town: St. Helier (Jersey)

Town: Dungannon

Small Town: Sidmouth

Small Country Town: Pitlochry

Large Village: Comrie

Village: Thorpe Salvin

Urban Community: Port Sunlight

Inner City: Leeds

1997

Large City: Nottingham

Regions

The regions of the UK and Crown dependencies used in the competition are (with reference to ceremonial counties and government office regions)

Anglia (East of England region)

Cumbria

East Midlands (as region)

Heart of England (Gloucestershire less South Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)

Isle of Man

Guernsey

Jersey

London

Northumbria (as North East England)

North West England (as region, less Cumbria)

Scotland

South East England (East Sussex, Kent, West Sussex, Surrey)

South West England (Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, western Dorset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, most of Wiltshire)

Southern England (eastern Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, southern Wiltshire)

Thames and Chilterns (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire)

Ulster (Northern Ireland)

Yorkshire

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