ANGLIA IN BLOOM - Virtual Awards 2025

CHURCHYARD:

Filby Church Yard - Award of Merit
Saint Marys Church - Award of Merit 
Chatteris Parish Church - Award of Merit
All Saints Church (Huntingdon) - Bronze
Saint John’s Church - Silver
All Saints Church (Houghton Regis) - Silver
Weeley Parish Church - Silver
Saint Marys Church (South Wootton) - Silver-Gilt
Holy Trinity Church - Gold

WINNER – Saint Marys Church (South Wootton) 

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CEMETRIES AND CREMATORIUM

St Andrews Cemetry - Award of Merit
St Mary's Cemetry - Silver
Houghton Regis Cemetry - Silver-Gilt
Wickford Cemetry - Silver-Gilt
Dunstable Cemetry - Gold 
Mintlyn Crematorium - Gold 

WINNER – Dunstable Cemetery 

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CARE/SHELTERED HOUSING/NURSING HOME

Swan House Care Home - Award of Merit 
Ashlynn Care Home - Award of Merit 
Goodwins Hall - Silver
All Saints View Assisted Living - Silver-Gilt
Davers Court - Silver-Gilt
Glastonbury Court - Silver-Gilt

WINNER – Glastonbury Court

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200 YEARS OF TRAIN TRAVEL :

Jerry's Garden Railway - Award of Merit 
200 Years Travel, Huntingdon - Silver
Mid Norfolk Railway, Abbey Station - Silver-Gilt
Rail way 200 years, Alresford - Silver-Gilt
Railway 200, King's Lynn - Silver-Gilt
British Railway 200 Years, Frinton - Silver-Gilt

WINNER – British Railway 200 Years, Frinton 

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PUBLIC HOUSES:

Cross Keys Hotel - Silver 
Floods Tavern - Silver 
Bramley House - Silver 
Filby Bridge Restaurant - Silver-Gilt
Globe Public House - Silver-Gilt
Seven Wives - Silver-Gilt
The Birch - Gold 
White Hart House - Gold 
Ex Services Club - Gold 
Social Club - Gold 

WINNER – Social Club, Stansted Mountfitchet

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PARKS:

Little Acre Fen Pocket Park - Bronze
Fishing Lake Public Park - Silver
The Lido, Open Air Pool - Silver 
Memorial  Park - Silver-Gilt
Grove House Gardens - Gold
Linmere Park - Gold
St. Judith's Field - Gold
Playing Field Campus - Gold
Wootton Park - Gold 
Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground - Gold 
Gadebridge Park - Gold 
Jellicoe Water Gardens - Gold 
Tower Gardens Public Park - Gold 
The Green - Gold 
Parkside Recreation Ground - Gold 
Tring Memorial Gardens - Gold 
The Village Green - Gold 
The Walks Public Park - Gold 

 

WINNER - JOINT WINNERS - Tring Memorial Gardens and The Village Green 
 

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​​​​ANGLIA IN BLOOM - Special Awards 2025

BEST COMMUNITY PROJECT NOMINATIONS:

Friends of Houghton Hall Park,  Houghton Regis
CARESCO, Sawtry
Danesbury Park, Fernery
Jenny’s Shed, Filby 

WINNER – Friends of Houghton Hall Park 

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BEST GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY:

Floral Labyrinth, Abbey Gardens
Mentmore Recreation Ground, Dunstable
Wellington Close, Brandon

WINNER – Floral Labyrinth, Abbey Gardens

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BEST SUSTAINABLE GARDEN:

Park and Ride, St Ives
The Walings Rock Garden, Frinton
Redgate Roundabout, Hunstanton
Havisham House, Woburn
Fred’s Green Wall, Brandon

WINNER – Park and Ride, St Ives 

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BEST FLORAL DISPLAY BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY NOMINATIONS:

Bob Amos, The Norris Muesum Garden, St Ives
Julie Cawthorne - Memorial Hall, Houghton Regis
Moss Bakery, Hunstanton

WINNER – Bob Amos, The Norris Muesum Garden, St Ives

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BEST LOCAL AUTHORITY FLORAL DISPLAY:

Town Centre Floral Displays, Dunstable
Bus Station Green, Huntingdon
The Waits Main Bed, St Ives

WINNER – Town Centre Floral Displays, Dunstable

 

 

​​​​BEST GROW YOUR OWN PROJECT NOMINATIONS:

Oxburgh Estate
Incredible Edible Dunstable, Dunstable
Cotton Lane Allotments, Bury St Edmunds
Human Roots, Stansted Montfichet

WINNER – Oxburgh Estate 

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BEST SHELTERED HOUSING/CARE HOME/INCLUSIVITY GARDEN:

The Bungalow, Bury St Edmunds
All Saints View Independent Living Scheme, Houghton Regis
Dementia  Support  Group , Wymondham

WINNER – The Bungalow, Bury St Edmunds

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BEST INDUSTRIAL AREA/ OR COMMERCIAL:

Woodside Industrial Estate and Community Garden, Dunstable
Hunstanton Town Centre
Market Hill, Chatteris
High Street, Wickford

WINNER – Woodside Industrial Estate and Community Garden, Dunstable

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​​​BEST YOUNG PEOPLES' PROJECT UNDER 12 YEARS NOMINATIONS:

Bentfield School
St Philomena's Primary School, Frinton
Guildhall Feoffment, Bury St Edmunds
Allotment and Pond, Woburn

WINNER – Bentfield School 

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BEST YOUNG PEOPLES' PROJECT 12 -18 YEARS NOMINATIONS:

The Chiltern School, Houghton Regis
The Waits Recycling Garden by Spring Common Academy, St Ives

WINNER – The Chiltern School, Houghton Regis

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BEST SPECIAL FEATURE CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF RAILWAY TRAVEL:

Filby Halt Station, Filby
Floral Locomotive, Bury St Edmunds
Ormond Train, Chatteris

WINNER – Filby Halt Station, Filby

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BEST SPECIAL FEATURE CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF ANGLIA IN BLOOM:

Planter on St Andrews Flyover, Sawtry
Raised Flower Beds, Connaught Gardens, Frinton
Parading Parasols, Brandon

WINNER – Planter on St Andrews Flyover, Sawtry

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ANGLIA IN BLOOM - Category Awards 2025

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Village:

Benwick (Silver) 

Fairfield (Silver)

Filby (Gold)

Weeley (Gold)

Woburn (Gold)

Category Winner - Woburn​

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Small Town:

Sawtry (Gold)

Frinton on Sea (Silver Gilt)

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Category Winner - Frinton on Sea

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Town:

Brandon (Gold)

Chatteris (Gold)

Stansted Mountfitchet (Silver Gilt)

Category Winner - Chatteris

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Large Town:

Bury St. Edmunds (Gold)

Dunstable (Gold)

Houghton Regis (Silver-Gilt)

Huntingdon (Gold)

St. Ives (Gold)

Thetford (Gold)

Wickford (Gold)

Wymondham (Gold)

Category Winner - Dunstable

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Coastal:

Hunstanton (Gold)

Category Winner - Hunstanton

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Business Improvement District:

Welwyn Hatfield (Silver-Gilt)

Category Winner - Welwyn Hatfield

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Historic Parks & Gardens:

Houghton Hall Park (Gold)

Oxburgh Estate (Gold) 

Abbey Gardens (Gold)

Danesbury Park (Gold) 

Category Winner - Oxburgh Estate 

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Best New Entry 2025:

Oxburgh Estate ​

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ANGLIA IN BLOOM - OVERALL WINNER 2025

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