Towns
Todmorden
Todmorden is one
of the Yorkshire in Bloom nominations to the Britain in Bloom competition for 2007
and their website can be viewed by following the links.
Skipton
Skipton is an historic country market town located at the south of the Yorkshire
Dales.
2005 marked a return to the Yorkshire in Bloom competition for Skipton, after their
last entry in 1989. The Skipton in Bloom committee are keen to build on the enthusiasm
generated in 2005 and have some ambitious plans for 2006.
Wetherby
Wetherby has been involved in Britain in
Bloom since 1989 and has been extremely successful at all competition levels.
After winning the Town category at National level in 1998 this was followed by a
Gold award in the prestigious Entente Florale European competition in 1999. Again
in 2002 Wetherby achieved a silver gilt award in the National competition and has
been consistently successful at regional level with Yorkshire in Bloom having won
their category seven times in the last eight years.
Visit the Wetherby Town web site at Wetherby.co.uk
for a flavour of the town’s floral displays.
Swanland,
A Yorkshire Wolds hilltop village dating back to 13th century is entered again in
the Small Country Town category (although it still retains a village atmosphere).
Swanland won their category in 1997 & 1998 and has won several good placings
and certificates of merit. The Swanland entry
is organised by the Swanland Village Association who have their own website (follow
link above).
Harrogate
Harrogate was entered in the Britain in Bloom competition in 2003 winning the Large
Town Category with a Gold Medal and were nominated into the Entente Florale Competition
2004. The Award Ceremony was held in September in Aix-les-Bains, France and Harrogate
won a gold medal in the City Category
(Copyright Harrogate Borough Council)
Ripon
also has a website, as part of the City of Ripon website.
Ripon (Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Ripon)
Stokesley on the North York
Moors are also involved in Yorkshire in Bloom.
Tubs
in bloom in Stokesley