Children’s Hanging Baskets
These were judged in time for the prizes and certificates to be awarded before the end of term.
Our judge found it hard it a difficult to place the baskets. Hopefully they will continue to look beautiful throughout the summer.
And the winners are……
1st Prize Red Squirrels Drey bracket 18
2nd Prize Malak Beavers bracket 9
3rd Prize BW Infant School Yr 1 bracket 3
Highly Commended BW Junior School 2 bracket 11
Highly Commended Hawkeye Beavers bracket 6
The photo below shows the baskets when they were first hung at the end of May
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.
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This photograph was taken on the day after they were hung. But what do they look like now?
They will be judged sometime before 12th July, so that the winners can be notified before the end of the school year.
A list of which group planted which basket can be found on our noticeboard in Red Lion Street.
Thank you to our watering team for watering them throughout the summer. The baskets will remain in place until September.
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.