Cumbria County Council Sponsorship

Cumbria in Bloom is pleased to announce that Cumbria County Council are our main sponsor for this year and in recognition of this the Council have announced a garden design competition. More details are given on our Home page. We look forward to working closely with the Council through this year and in the future.

Winners announced for the 2007 Cumbria in Bloom Competition

Winners of the 2007 Cumbria in Bloom competition today received their Awards from representatives of the campaign in Cumbria. The venue this year for the awards ceremony hosted by Eden Council was the Penrith Leisure Centre on Monday afternoon 3rd of September 2007.

Towns, Villages and Hamlets throughout the county were judged in a series of national criteria, in categories determined by the population as listed on the electoral roll.

This years national theme suggested by the RHS was “ Bloomin Wild “ and the special discretionary award was won in Cumbria by Whitehaven’s Mirehouse Ponds.

In all over 50 communities have received medal awards, encompassing all regions of the county.

A full list of the winning entries follows:

TIDY BRITAIN TROPHIES
1. CUMBERLAND NEWS TROPHY
Tidy Village (small)
Runners-up: Great Strickland & Silecroft
Joint Winners: High Hesket & Blindcrake

2. BNFL TROPHY
Tidy Village (large)
Runner-up: Bolton
Winner: Caldbeck

AWARDS FOR SPECIAL NOMINATIONS
3. THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN’S ROSE BOWL FOR INDUSTRY
Best Industrial Premises
Runner-up: CGP Millom
Winner: Brampton Funeral Garden

4. LAKELAND LIMITED TROPHY
Best in Commercial Section
Runners-up: Nags Head, Brampton
Winner: Graythwaite Manor Hotel, Grange over Sands

5. ROSE LODGE ROSE BOWL
Best Residential Home
Runner-up: Barnfield, Hawkshead
Winner: Barras House, Dalston

6. CONTINENTAL LANDSCAPES TROPHY
Special Category
Runner-up: Mount Pleasant Steps, Whitehaven
Winner: 13 Pinewood, Gilgarren, Distington (Mr J B Middleton)

7. FRIENDS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT TROPHY
Best efforts with Local Agenda 21 Issues – composting and recycling
Winner: Kendal

8. DOREEN PARSONS YOUNG PERSONS TROPHY
Best Project / effort by youngsters
Runner-up: Esthwaite Primary School, Hawkshead
Joint Winners: Whitehaven Trinity Gardens & St Michaels School, Dalston

9. RHS DISCRETIONARY AWARD – Bloomin Wild
Whitehaven Mirehouse Ponds

CUMBRIA.TOURISM. TROPHIES
10. C.T.B. ROSE BOWL
Self-catering Establishments & Visitor Attractions
Runner-up: Broad Rayne Farm, Grasmere
Winner: Levens Hall Gardens, Kendal

11. C.T.B. CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY
Bed & Breakfast / Guest House
Runner-up: Rysdale Guest House, Ambleside
Winner: Melrose Guest House, Ambleside

12. JACKIE SANDERSON TROPHY
Hotel Category
Runner-up: Appleby Manor Country House Hotel
Winner: Graythwaite Manor Hotel, Grange over Sands

DISTRICT SPECIAL TROPHIES
13. ALLERDALE TROPHY
Best in Borough
Winner: Bothel

14. COPELAND SHIELD
Best in Borough
Winner: Silecroft

15. EDEN TROPHY
Most improved in year
Winner: Kirkoswald

16. SOUTH LAKELAND TROPHY (1)
Best in Borough
Winner: Millthrop

17. SOUTH LAKELAND TROPHY (2)
Best Commercial Premises in Borough
Winner: Graythwaite Manor

18. SOUTH LAKELAND TROPHY (3)
Award for Tourism in Borough
Winner: Levens Hall

19.BARROW-IN-FURNESS TROPHY
Award for Achievement in the Borough
Winner: Dalton with Newton

VILLAGE PRESENTATIONS
20.HOLMES OF NATLAND NURSERYMAN’S TROPHY
Best Hamlet
Runner-up with a Silver Gilt award: Nether Wasdale
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Millthrop

21.WINDERMERE LAKE CRUISES TROPHY
Best Small Village
Runners-up with a Silver Gilt award: Chapel Stile and Rydal
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Hawkshead

22.PROVINCIAL TROPHY
Best Village
Runner-up with a Silver Gilt award: Bothel
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Morland

23.NATIONAL PARK TROPHY
Best Large Village / Small Country Town
Runner-up with a Silver Gilt award: Distington
Joint winners with a Silver Gilt award: Dalston & Kirkby Stephen

TOWN PRESENTATIONS
24. UCB TROPHY
Best Urban Community
Winner with a Silver award: Stanwix

25.JENNINGS TROPHY
Best Small Town
Runner-up with a Silver award: Grange over Sands
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Keswick

26.GLAXOSMITHKLINE TROPHY
Best Town
Runner-up with a Silver award: Cockermouth
Winner with a Silver award: Dalton with Newton

27.MARCHON TROPHY
Best Large Town
Runner-up with a Silver Gilt award: Whitehaven
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Kendal

28.KIMBERLY CLARK TROPHY
Best Village Overall
Runner-up with a Silver Gilt award: Hawkshead
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Millthrop

29.RICKERBY LTD. TROPHY
Best Town & Urban Community Overall
Runner-up with a Silver Gilt award: Whitehaven
Winner with a Silver Gilt award: Kendal

NEIGHBOURHOOD AWARDS
Improvement
James Rennie School, Carlisle
Petteril Bank Community Garden, Carlisle
Furness College, Barrow in Furness
Merit
St Michael’s C of E School, Dalston
Mount Pleasant Steps, Whitehaven
Beckermet School & Village
Outstanding
Four Groves Community Association
Rydal Community Vegetable Gardens

MEDAL AWARDS

Silver Gilt
Bothel
Catterlen
Chapel Stile
Dalston
Distington
Great Strickland
Greystoke
Hawkshead
Hesket Newmarket
High Hesket
Kendal
Keswick
Kirkby Stephen
Millthrop
Morland
Murton cum Hilton
Nether Wasdale
Rydal
Silecroft
Threlkeld
Thursby
Whitehaven

Silver
Ambleside
Appleby in Westmorland
Barrow in Furness
Blencow
Blindcrake
Brampton
Brough
Caldbeck
Carlisle
Cockermouth
Dalton with Newton
Elterwater
Grange over Sands
Grasmere
Johnby
Kirkoswald
Motherby
Newton and Whiteflatt
Skelton
Stanwix
Wetheral Windermere

Bronze
Bootle and Bootle Station
Great Orton
Haverigg
Lazonby
Millom
Newton Reigny
Penrith
Ulverston