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
11.00 – 5.00

We have 11 gardens taking part this year. 4 are new, 7 opened last time. Refreshments will be for sale at 4 gardens. Some gardens are in medieval properties, some are new builds. Some have fruit trees, some vegetable plots, some ponds, all are different.
To visit the gardens you will need to buy a Hidden Garden Guide. These are priced at £6.00 per person. The Guide tells you about each of the gardens that are opening. It gives a short description of each garden, a photograph and what facilities each one offers.
There are maps to guide you round the gardens and What3Words to help you locate them accurately. The maps show parking areas in Bishop’s Waltham and footpaths to help you walk from one garden to another.

Guides will be on sale towards the end of May at

Best Wishes, Brook Street and Sweet Corner, High Street

Or by post via the contacts page of this website

To see photos from 2024 Hidden Gardens please click here

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 31^st 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.