Competition Results 2007
- Best Shop Window Display depicting a gardening theme
1st TWC Fair Traders, 1 Cornmarket Court, (Joan Kirkbright)
2nd Wimborne Hardware, 38 High Street, (Richard Edwards)
3rd Present Company, 4 High Street (Angela Hudson)
Sponsored by Wimborne Minster Chamber of Trade - Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Business Premises)
1st Bistro at the Mill, Walford Mill Craft Centre, Stone Lane (Terry Fuller)
2nd Minster Hairstylists, 2 East Borough (Eileen Worth)
3rd Tourist Information Centre, 29 High Street (Rosemary McDonald)
Sponsored by Canford Crafts Gallery - Best Small Retail Business (Shop) Overall Display
1st Wimborne Hardware, 38 High Street (Richard Edwards)
2nd Walford Mill Crafts, 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 Charles Keightley Court (Flats 12-25, Block 2), Hardy Crescent
3rd Charles Keightley Court - (Flats 1-10, Block 1), Hardy Crescent
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust - Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Private dwelling)
1st Mr. and Mrs. E.W.Walters
2nd Mrs. June Bealing
3rd Miss Sheila Denham
Sponsored by Joy Stride - Best Group of Houses with gardens
1st East Boro Housing Trust, Flats 9 12, Bartley Court, 71 East Borough
2nd Caterstone, Chapel Lane,
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust - Best Group of Houses frontage only
1st Chapel Lane Nos 1 14
2nd East Boro Housing Trust, Flats 51 59b and 61 69b, 71 East Borough
3rd Trumpeters Court, West Street
- Best Garden open to the public where an entrance fee is paid
1st Wimborne Model Town and Gardens, 16 King Street (Stuart Beavan)
2nd The Priest's House Museum and Gardens, 23-27 High Street (Emma Ayling)
3rd Serles House' 47 Victoria Road, (Ian Willis)
Trophy sponsored by Councillor and Mrs. Robin Cook, Town Mayor and Mayoress 2006-2007 - Best Public House overall outside display (within town boundary)
1st The Green Man, Victoria Road, (Andrew Kiff and Margaret Kiff )
2nd The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall and Jo Archer)
3rd The Albion, High Street, (Annmarie McCarthy)
Sponsored by The Daily Echo - Best Public House overall outside display (Country district within 3 miles of town centre)
1stThe Stocks Inn, Furzehill,
Sponsored by Stewarts Nurseries - Best Hotel, guest house or restaurant overall outside display
1st The Albion, High Street, (Annmarie McCarthy)
2nd The Kings Head, The Square, (Adam Fagg)
3rd Bistro at the Mill, Walford Mill, (Terry Fuller)
Trophy sponsored by Image of Wimborne - Best garage forecourt display
1st Tice Garage, Walford Bridge. (Miranda Townsend)
- Best church / churchyard / memorial garden
1st United Reformed Church, Chapel Lane. (Roy Waring)
2nd The Minster Church of St. Cuthburga, High Street (Christine Oliver)
- Best school gardens or grounds
1st Wimborne First School, School Lane, (Kate Curtis)
2nd St. John's First School, St. John's Hill, (Chris Mahon)
3rd Allenbourn Middle School, East Borough. (Gordon Macrae)
Sponsored by Anthony & Christine Oliver - Best garden visible from the road (to be nominated by the town postmen/postwomen)
1st Richard and Beatrice Dopita
2nd Ian Willis
3rd Christina Owen
Sponsored by The Royal Mail - (a) Best annual garden visible from the road (own nomination)
1st June Bealing
2nd Bruce Evans
3rd George and Pamela Hook
Highly Commended Elsie Fanner
(b) Best perennial garden visible from the road (own nomination)
1st Pam Shrubb
2nd Geof and Jill Haywood
3rd (joint) Richard and Beatrice Dopita
3rd (joint) Alexandra Horitz
Sponsored by Wimborne Town Lodge of Moose International, in memory of Alec Moore - Best New Entry Private Front Garden
1st June Bealing
2nd Christine Mineur
3rd James Bullock and Joanna Bury
Sponsored by The Residents of Coppercourt Leaze - Best patio / balcony visible from the road
1st Sheila Denham
Sponsored by Reg and Eleanor Dunningham - Best back garden
1st Christine Mineur
2nd Ian Willis
3rd Richard and Beatrice Dopita
Highly Commended John and Carol Greening
Sponsored by Councillor Mrs Ivy Ellis, Town Mayor 2002-2003 - Best use of space around apartment block
1st Charles Keightley Court, Blocks 1 and 2, Hardy Crescent,
2nd (joint) Moray Court, Redcotts Lane,
2nd (joint) Shamrock Court, Stevensons Close
Highly Commended Saville Court, 75 Poole Road
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust - Best allotment
1st John Wright, Plots 117-118 Cuthbury Allotments,
2nd Ronald and Helen Powell, Plot 7 St. Catherines
3rd (joint) Maurice Bealing, Plot 7 Julians Road
3rd (joint) Alison Watkins, Plot 35 Cuthbury Allotments,
Sponsored by Brian & Val Baker - Largest hanging basket
Model Town and Gardens, King Street ( Stuart Beavan)
Sponsored by Little Banks Nursery - Best planted display in artistic container
1st 'The Stocks and The Cycle', Police Station, Hanham Road, (PC 61 Jane Brittain)
2nd 'Telephone Box', The Green Man, Victoria Road, (Andrew Kiff and Margaret Kiff)
Sponsored by Wimborne Evening Decorative & Fine Arts Society - Best bank / Building society overall display
1st HSBC Bank, The Square (Karen Wyatt)
2nd (joint) National Westminster Bank, West Borough, (Andrea Miller)
2nd (joint) Barclays Bank, The Square.
- Emergency services overall display
1st Police Station, Hanham Road, (PC 61 Jane Brittain)
2nd Ambulance Station, Hanham Road
3rd Fire Station, Allenview Road
Sponsored by Quarter Jack Jewellers - Best garden surrounding town sign
1st The Tree Stump, Station Road, (Keith and Carol Bartlett)
2nd Victoria Road, (Derek & Stella Foote and David & Gillian Swain)
3rd Leigh Road (Ralph Wyatt)
Sponsored by The Millenium Mayor, Councillor Mrs Diann March - SPECIAL AWARD FOR BEST THEATRE
The Tivoli Theatre, West Borough.
Poetry Competition Results 2007
Budding Poets have again responded to the Poetry Competition organised by Wimborne in Bloom -it attracted 20 entries in the Adult Section and, for the first time over 60 entries in the Junior Section. It was open to all residents and those from the surrounding area connected through schools and local organisations.
Councillor John Perry, Wimborne Minster Town Mayor 2005-2006 and this years Deputy Mayor proposed and sponsored the competition for the first time last year. This year he has generously sponsored the competition once again and he was very pleased with the response, particularly with the Junior Section. Last year there were no entries in this section but this year 67 were received from Wimborne First School. "The quality of the work produced was again of a very high standard giving the judges a difficult task in selecting the winners," said Cllr. Perry. He hoped the competition would continue to grow as it encourages more people in the community to become involved in the 'In Bloom' Campaign.
The winners were:
Adult Section:- First: Mrs. Kenlis Horitz, Wimborne Minster.
- Second: Mrs. Diann March, Wimborne Minster.
- Third: Mrs. Anne Case, Wimborne Minster.
- High Commended: Mrs. Sue Hammond, Moor Crichel.
- Winner, Class 6: Molly Mayhew
- Winner, Class 7: Ruby Stoddart
- Winner, Class 8: Oscar Halford
Art Competition Results 2007
For the fourth successive year Wimborne in Bloom organised an Adult Painting Competition in addition to its Schools Painting Competition, which has been organised since Wimborne in Bloom started 15 years ago.
The title for the Adult Competition was 'Bloomin'Wild', following the theme of Britain in Bloom and for the Schools 'People, Places and Public Spaces in Wimborne'. The Adult Competition produced over 20 entries whilst over 60 were received from the schools. The Competition was co-ordinated by Wimborne in Bloom Schools Co-ordinator Elizabeth Colwill. The Adult Competition was judged by Yahu Slocock, an Artist, who works at the Minster Press and John Batchelor, the world renowned illustrator, who has also illustrated stamps for over 40 countries. The Schools Competition was judged by the Mayor and Mayoress and Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress of Wimborne Minster.
The results of the Adults Competition were as follows:-
- First: Pam Andrew
- Second: Mureen Castle
- Third: Barbara Priddle
- Highly Commended: Janet Robertson, Chris Pole
The Schools Competition results were as follows:-
Class R (Reception)
1st | Iona Berrie |
2nd | Amelia Johnson |
3rd equal | Callum Stephens |
3rd equal | Freddie Bowes |
Group 1
1st | Ella Davies |
2nd | Sophie Jenkinson |
3rd | Dan East |
Highly Commended | Joshua David |
Group 2
1st | Ellie Swindlehurst |
2nd | Joshua Baldwin |
3rd | Ben Portwood |
Highly Commended | India Doyle |
Group 3
No entries
Group 4
1st | Daisy Symes |
2nd | Rose Drake |
3rd | Stephanie Howell |
Highly Commended | Samantha Oxford, Laura Rogers |
Dumbleton Shield Results 2007
The Dumbleton Shield, presented to Wimborne in Bloom four years ago by Mr and Mrs Dumbleton when they retired from their business in The Square has been presented to the winner this year Mrs Irene Buckingham of Allenview Road, Wimborne Minster. The Shield originally presented annually for the Best Display of Daffodils in a Wimborne Minster Town Garden has this year, with the approval of the donors, been broadened to the 'Best Spring Garden'.
Anthony Oliver, Chairman of Wimborne in Bloom speaking after the presentation of the Shield said "Although we had one more entry than last year, the Judges, as they went round the Town saw quite a number of gardens which could easily have been entered but for whatever reason they had not been entered into the Competition. Furthermore the calibre of those, which did enter, was high and there was certainly very strong competition for first place." Just beaten into second place was Bruce Evans Leigh Road with a joint third of Wendy Fraser, Ashdene Close and Edward and Mavis Walters, Gordon Road.
1st | Irene Buckingham | Allenview Road |
2nd | Bruce Evans | Leigh Road |
Joint 3rd | Wendy Fraser | Ashdene Close |
Joint 3rd | Mavis Walters | Gordon Road |
Mrs Irene Buckingham with Wimborne in Bloom Chairman Anthony Oliver (l) and new Committee Member John Hare-Brown (r).