Front garden competition
We are looking for someone to shadow the organiser of our
Front Garden Competition
with a view to organising the competition in 2027 with support from our current organiser.
Full details can be found on the
Bishop’s Waltham Community Volunteers website:
www.bwcommunityvolunteers.teamkinetic.co.uk
Repair to our damaged planter
Two local firms are responsible for the repair to the damaged planters in Red Lion Street.
Equestrian Fencing and Timber supplied the timber and
Swanmore Property Maintenance Services carried out the work on Wednesday 18th March.
Photos of the initial damage and how the planters look now, can be found on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/bishopswalthaminbloom
We are extremely grateful to both companies for such a speedy response.
Hidden Gardens 2026
Sunday 12th July
We have 11 gardens taking part this year. 4 are new, 7 opened last time. Refreshments will be available at 5 gardens. More details will follow shortly.
Sponsorship of flower beds, hanging baskets and planters
Our flower beds and the grass verges are full of daffodils and some crocuses.
The permanent planters in St George’s Square, Red Lion Street and Bank Street are looking colourful too. A sign that Spring is on it’s way.
All the floral displays were sponsored by local businesses and individuals.
We are now contacting everyone who has sponsored in the past in the hope they will continue in 2026.
A full list of sponsors for 2025 can be found by following this LINK.
A list can also be found on our noticeboard in Red Lion Street.
Quiz Night 2026
There were 28 teams at the Quiz Night on Saturday 31st January.
There were rounds on “Beatles Songs”, “Scotland the Brave”, “Lost Souls”, “Symbols & Logos”, “Cryptic Towns”.
Simon always has one set of questions for teams to work on throughout the evening. This year it was book titles. We were given initial letters and publication date.
Can you recognise T H H G T T G (1979), D Z (1957) or T T O W H (1848)?
The winning team was Patently Absurd again, but only by a small margin!
Thanks to everyone who helped us raise over £2000 towards our running costs for 2026.
To see more photos of the evening and the score sheet PLEASE CLICK HERE
The Clock Bed in St George’s Square
In the February edition of Bishop’s Waltham’s Parish News we have included a little of the history of the Clock Bed.
The appearance of the flower beds around the clock have changed over time.
We have also used this prominent area of Bishop’s Waltham for yarn bombing. To see the different themes of our yarn bombing PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Sizzling Sausages
Thursday 27th November 2025
Thank you to everyone who visited our stall at the Christmas Fayre
For this little boy there were lots of decisions to be made…
The Sizzling Sausages were important for adults too, with su ch a variety of sauces.
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Annual Front Garden Competition
Around 75 people attended the Annual BBQ and Prize Giving at the Cricket Ground on Albany Road on Sunday 24th August. The BBQ is a “thank you” to all our volunteers and also to announce the winners of the competition.
To view the full list of winners and to see photographs of each garden PLEASE CLICK HERE
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