2nd October 2024
RHS Wisley Gives Outstanding Award to Community Garden
A minibus full of Wimborne Community Garden volunteers set off for RHS Wisley on September 20th, filled with trepidation as we were going to find out how we had got on in the South & South East in Bloom competition 2024.
Having achieved last year a Level 5 Outstanding certificate, plus a gold medal for the garden as well as the trophy for the winning Community Garden, we knew the only way was down this year! Unless of course, we managed to do it again….which we did!
We came away absolutely thrilled, especially as we were also awarded the Judges’ Trophy which is given in acknowledgement of a garden led by a positive team looking forwards.
Over the past two years the garden has developed into a flourishing space, filled with vegetables, fruit and flowers; it’s also become a space filled with a great deal of friendship and joy. In his report the judge said:
“The work that has been done over the last two years at Wimborne Community Garden is amazing. Keep up with this brilliant project – it certainly shows what can be achieved by a dedicated community group”.
The exciting news continues – in December we are to be visited by none other than Father Christmas! In December, for the price of £10, children will be able to come into a Christmas lit garden to visit Santa, listen to a little magical story and receive a gift from the man himself. He will be ‘in residence’ on December 6th, 13th, 18th & 20th and can be visited at 3.45pm, 4.30pm or 5.15pm – please phone 07851 402207 (evenings only) to book your tickets!
No wonder we, the growing band of volunteers, enjoy being part of this garden!
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*Photos taken by: Ciaran McCrickard of McCrickard Photography
