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Golds galore for Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom

Tuesday, 1 October 2024 13:00

By Nigel Peacock X @westkentradio

Town wins multiple gold awards.

It was a golden year for Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom at the 2024 South and South East in Bloom awards ceremony.

At the event held at RHS Wisley on 20 September the group gathered even more gold awards than last year!

Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom was a Gold medallist and winner of both the Small City category and the Wildlife Gardening Award, and had the honour of receiving the S&SEIB Chairman’s Award.

The town’s parks also received awards:

  • Calverley Grounds – Gold (Large Park)
  • Dunorlan Park – Gold (Large Park above 25 acres)
  • Grosvenor & Hilbert Park – Gold and category winner (Large Park above 25 acres)

And other green spaces in the town were gold medallists too:

  • Barnett’s Wood Local Nature Reserve – Gold (Large Conservation Area)
  • Tunbridge Wells Common – Gold and category winner (Commons/Open Space)
  • Woodbury Park Cemetery – Gold and category winner (Churchyards)
  • Tunbridge Wells Cemetery and Crematorium – Gold (Large Cemetery/Crematorium)

Pamela Wilkinson, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Sports, Leisure & Health said: “Well done to Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom in Bloom for another hugely successful year. What a fantastic number of Gold medals! My congratulations, and thanks for all their hard work, go to the community groups, Friends and volunteers all of whom contributed to the outstanding results while ensuring the town , parks and green spaces look beautiful for all to enjoy.”

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