Annual General Meeting
Monday 9th November

We will be holding our AGM in the Ruby Room of the Jubilee Hall on Monday 9th November.

Prior to the meeting there will be a display of photos taken during the last year.
Hand embroidered floral cards will also be on sale.
Refreshments will be served following the formal proceedings

Thank you to our watering team

A huge thank you must be given to our watering team who, due to the hot, dry summer, needed to water twice a day for many weeks.

The hanging baskets have now been removed.
The planters will remain in place for a few more weeks, but we will remove the foliage if it begins to die or is caught by a frost.

Annual BBQ and Prize Giving for Front Garden Competition

On Sunday 30th August we held our BBQ and Prize Giving at the cricket ground on Albany Road.
After months of hot dry weather we prepared for rain! The afternoon began with the presentations of the certificates and shields for the winners of each category and was followed by a BBQ served with salads and followed by a selection of desserts.

Our judges, Hazel and Paul Woodman, are retiring after 20 years of judging. They were presented with a bunch of flowers and a garden voucher.
They have donated a shield to be awarded each year to the judge’s favourite garden.

To see a list of the winning entries and photographs of their gardens PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Hidden Gardens 2026

On Sunday 12th July, despite the extremely hot weather, over 300 people visited the private gardens in Bishop’s Waltham that were open to the public, for one day only.

We are pleased to say we raised just over £2000 which will go towards our running costs for 2027. Special thanks need to go to the staff of Best Wishes and The Sweet Corner for selling the Hidden Garden guides for the two months before the event.

A full gallery of photos can be found by CLICKING HERE. Please click on a picture to enlarge it.

Sponsorship of flower beds, hanging baskets and planters

On 23rd and 25th of May a small band of volunteers planted the flower beds around the village. Thank you to everyone who was involved.
All of these are sponsored by local businesses or individuals.

Hanging baskets are now in position and a gallery of photos of all the sponsored hanging baskets can be seen by following the link below. Baskets are placed on the sponsors premises where possible, but others may be placed on lampposts or in St George’s Square.
A full list of sponsors for 2026 can be found by following this LINK
A list can also be found on our noticeboard in Red Lion Street.