WHITCHURCH in Bloom is delighted to announce that they have been given a very special award.

They have been given the Silver Gilt in the Small Towns category of the nationwide RHS in Bloom 2022 competition.

It is a huge achievement for the team led by Whitchurch residents Caroline Wells and Kathy Hardy.

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Having won bronze in the 2021 competition, the team mobilised an army of volunteers to create stunning hanging baskets and planters as well as transforming previously neglected strips of land for their 2022 effort.

Caroline said: “We are very grateful for the support of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Whitchurch Town Council as well as a lot of hands-on hard work from local Whitchurch residents. We have great plans for 2023!”

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Kathy Hardy and Caroline Wells, who have led the community wide initiative, are pictured with Mayor Tracy Woodruff and RHS judge John Tweddle outside Whitchurch Town Hall in the top right photograph.