Fylde Borough has won 22 honours in the annual North West in Bloom (NWIB) competition and 19 It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards, thanks to the exceptional work of volunteers and operational staff.
The 2023 North West in Bloom ceremony saw six Fylde entrants bring home Category Winner awards alongside their well-earned gold awards, and Lytham resident Trevor Mackey was presented with an Outstanding Contribution Award.
Fylde was just as successful in the 2023 Royal Horticultural Society’s It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards, with recognition for two Outstanding Awards for Five Consecutive Years, a Best Biodiversity Award in the North West, a Best Neighbourhood Award, and a Growing Communities Award being presented to local entrants.
Cllr Jayne Nixon, Fylde Council’s Lead Member for Tourism, Leisure & Culture, said: “This was another great day for Fylde, and these fantastic results are something all our hard-working volunteers and staff can be rightly proud of. To win so many awards across so many categories in both competitions is deserving of recognition, and on behalf of the Council, I would like to thank everyone who had a part in helping Fylde be so award-winningly beautiful!”
Below is the full list of 2023 North West In Bloom and RHS: It’s Your Neighbourhood awards for Fylde:
2023 NWiB Discretionary Awards:
Parks & Green Spaces – Lowther Gardens
2023 NWiB Awards:
Best Small Park (Local Authority) Award
Gold Award – Ashton Gardens
Gold Award – Lowther Gardens
Best Caravan Park Award
Silver Award – Ream Hills Holiday Park, Weeton
Best Small Accommodation
Gold & Category Winner – The Eagle at Weeton
Gold Award – The Queens, Lytham
Best Small Tourist Attraction
Gold & Joint Category Winner – Lytham Hall Kitchen Garden and Garden Hub
Best Large Coastal Resort
Gold & Joint Category Winner – St Annes on Sea In Bloom
Best Small Coastal Resort
Gold & Category Winner – Lytham in Bloom
Best Small Village
Gold & Category Winner – Little Eccleston in Bloom
Best Village
Silver Gilt – Weeton in Bloom
Gold & Joint Category Winner – Elswick in Bloom
Best Large Village
Silver Award – Wrea Green in Bloom
Gold Award – Staining
Best Small Town
Silver Award – Bloomin Warton
Gold Award – Freckleton in Bloom
NWiB Outstanding Contribution Award
Trevory Mackey, Lytham
2023 RHS: It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards
Level 3 – Advancing
Hope Street Community Park
Level 4 – Thriving
Wesley’s Community Garden
Friends of Squires Gate Station
Wild @ Weeton
Wrea Green Joint War Memorial
Level 5 – Outstanding
Friends of St Annes Station
Shepherd Road Allotments
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Gardens
Park View 4 U
Fylde Sand Dunes Project
Friends of Lytham Station
Friends of Newton Community Park
Blackburns Farm & Wrea Green Remembrance Wood
Wrea Green Allotments
Outstanding Award for 5 Consecutive Years
Friends of St Annes Station
Friends of Lytham Station
Growing Communities Award
Park View 4 U
Best Neighbourhood Award
Fylde Sand Dunes Project
Best Biodiversity Award in the North West
Blackburns Farm & Wrea Green Remembrance Wood
North West in Bloom is the voluntary regional organisation that administers the Britain in Bloom competition in Lancashire, Chesire, Greater Manchester, and Mersey. Britain in Bloom is one of the longest running environmental competitions in the United Kingdom; since 1964, communities from across the North West have demonstrated their ability to create and maintain attractive environments that benefit residents and visitors alike. For more information, visit the North West in Bloom website.
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