Competition Results 2005
- Best Shop Window Display depicting a gardening theme
1st Wimborne Pottery, 6, West Borough (Ruth Goulden)
2nd Wimborne Hardware, High Street (Richard Edwards)
3rd (equal) British Red Cross, 10 Church Street (Sharon Denne)
3rd (equal) T.W.C. Fair Traiding, 1, Corn Market Court (Joan Kirkbright)
Highly Commended National Children's Home Charity Shop, 4, Crown Mead (Pauline Saywell)
Highly Commended Priest's House Museum, High Street (Eileen Carter)
Sponsored by Wimborne Minster Chamber of Trade
- Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Business Premises)
1st The Rising Sun, 38 East Street (Ron Currall and Joanna Archer)
2nd Crown and Anchor, Walford Bridge (Mr and Mrs R Smith)
3rd Derek Burton (Butchers), East Street
Sponsored by Canford Crafts Gallery
- Best Small Retail Business (Shop) Overall Display
1st Derek Burton (Butchers), East Street
2nd Wimborne Hardware, 38 High Street (Richard Edwards)
3rd Walford Mill Gate House, Stone Lane (Christine Lawry)
Sponsored by The Rising Sun
- Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Residential/Nursing Homes)
1st Shamrock Court, Stevensons Close
2nd Stoneleigh Residential Home, 2, Rowlands Hill
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust
- Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Private dwelling)
1st Mrs M.E. Mitchell
2nd Mr P.W. Toms
3rd Mrs Joan Paull
Highly Commended Ken and Joan Holloway
Sponsored by Joy Stride
- Best Group of Houses with gardens
1st West Street Court, West Street
2nd Eastboro Housing Trust, Flats 9 - 26 Bartley Court, 71 East Borough
3rd Caterstone, Chapel Lane
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust
- Best Group of Houses frontage only
1st 1-11 Coppercourt Leaze
2nd 1-10, 12 & 14 Chapel Lane
3rd Trumpeters Court, West Street
Highly Commended Eastboro Housing Trust, Flats 51 - 69 East Borough
- Best Garden open to the public where an entrance fee is paid
1st Wimborne Minster Model Town and Gardens, King Street (Stuart Beavan)
2nd The Priest's House Museum and Gardens, High Street (Emma Ayling)
3rd 'Searles House', 47, Victoria Road (Ian Willis)
- Best Public House overall outside display (within town boundary)
1st The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall and Joanna Archer)
2nd The Albion, High Street (Annmarie McCarthy)
3rd Crown and Anchor, Walford Bridge (Mr and Mrs R Smith)
Sponsored by The Daily Echo
- Best Public House overall outside display (Country district within 3 miles of town centre)
1st The Old Inn, Holt (Ken Tanner)
2nd The Horns, Burts Hill (Edward Ellery)
3rd The Stocks, Furzehill (Andrew Garbett)
Sponsored by Stewarts Nurseries
- Best Hotel, guest house or restaurant overall outside display
1st The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall and Joanna Archer)
2nd The Kings Head, The Square (Adam Fagg)
3rd (equal) Cloisters Restaurant, East Street (Mr and Mrs Thomas)
3rd (equal) The Old Town House, Church Street (Ros Smith)
- Best garage forecourt display
1st Tice Garage, Walford Bridge (Miranda Townsend)
- Best church / churchyard / memorial garden
1st The Memorial Garden, Wimborne Cemetery (Sue Siford - Helena Van Vuuren)
2nd Elim Pentecostal Church, Leigh Road (Rev David Butcher)
- Best school gardens or grounds
1st Allenbourn Middle School, East Borough (Gordon Macrae)
2nd Queen Elizabeth's School (Andy Puttock)
3rd Wimborne First School, School Lane (Mrs P Cunningham)
Highly Commended St John's First School, St John's Hill (Mrs C Mahon)
Sponsored by Anthony & Christine Oliver
- Best garden visible from the road (to be nominated by the town postmen/postwomen)
1st Mrs J O'Carroll
2nd Dr and Mrs P Hatherley
3rd Mrs K. Kebby
Sponsored by The Royal Mail
- (a) Best annual garden visible from the road (own nomination)
1st Mr and Mrs R. Campbell
2nd Mrs S Brocklebank
3rd Mrs M Critchell
(b) Best perennial garden visible from the road (own nomination)
1st Mrs A.K. Horitz
2nd Mr Bruce Evans
3rd Mrs June Steel
Sponsored by Wimborne Town Lodge of Moose International
- Best New Entry Private Front Garden
1st Mrs Pam Shrubb
2nd Mrs I Buckingham
3rd Mr and Mrs R. Campbell
Sponsored by The Residents of Coppercourt Leaze
- Best patio / balcony visible from the road
1st Mrs M Critchell
2nd Miss Sheila Denham
Sponsored by Reg and Eleanor Dunningham
- Best back garden
1st Mr Edward Camp
2nd Mrs H.Y.Mills
3rd Mrs M.E.Mitchell
Sponsored by Councillor Mrs Ivy Ellis, Town Mayor 2002-2003
- Best use of space around apartment block
1st Saville Court, 75 Poole Road
2nd (equal) Beaufort Mews, Grammar School Lane
2nd (equal) Chene Road, (1-23 Odd Numbers)
Highly Commended Shamrock Court, Stevensons Close
Highly Commended Eastboro Housing Trust, Blake, 4, Avenue Road - Flats 1-9
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust
- Best allotment
1st Mr and Mrs K. Powell, Plot 7 St Catherines
2nd Mr J Wright, Plots 117 118 Cuthbury Allotments
3rd Mr C. Desborough and Mr J.Bubeer, Plot 116a Cuthbury Allotments
Sponsored by Brian & Val Baker
- Largest hanging basket
No Entries
Sponsored by Little Banks Nursery
- Best planted display in artistic container
1st The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall and Joanna Archer) (Row Boat)
2nd Mrs Sue Cook
Sponsored by Wimborne Evening Decorative & Fine Arts Society
- Best bank / building society overall display
1st National Westminster Bank, West Borough
2nd Barclays Bank, The Square
3rd HSBC Bank, The Square
- Emergency services overall display
1st The Ambulance Station, Hanham Road (Faye Gale and Gail Jones)
2nd The Police Station, Hanham Road (Sgt Tim Gallivan)
3rd The Fire Station, Allenview Road (Steve Tucker)
Sponsored by Quarter Jack Jewellers
- Best garden surrounding town sign
1st The Tree Stump, Station Road (Keith and Carol Bartlett)
2nd Leigh Road (Ralph Wyatt)
3rd Victoria Road (Derrick Foote and Neighbours)
Sponsored by The Millenium Mayor, Councillor Mrs Diann March
- Sam and Joe's Challenge Bowl (for best special effort)
Mrs Joan Bartlett, Bournemouth and Poole Fuschia Society (The Library Bed)
- Special Award for Best Theatre
The Tivoli Theatre, West Borough
- Award for Civic Pride
Mrs Marjorie Corkhill (For her litter picking efforts each week in Redcotts Lane)
Sponsored by Wimborne Civic Society