Limpsfield in Bloom is the name of the project whereby the villagers can take part in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom campaign and enter its competition. We have a local ‘Bloom’ Committee which is independent of either government or commercial interests although we are pleased to have a representative of the Parish Council on the committee.  We have received financial support from Surrey County Council, Tandridge District Council,  Limpsfield Parish Council, the Titsey Foundation, the Limpsfield Traders, the Limpsfield Festival Fund and Knights Garden Centre at Nags Hall.

rhsbiblogoBritain in Bloom is an all-inclusive campaign, organised by the RHS, which encourages communities of all sizes to make positive and lasting improvements to their local areas for the benefit of local people. It is not all about pretty flowers in baskets. Floral features, permanent planting, wildflower meadows, planting for nature, fruit and vegetable gardening all come into it. The campaign is the largest of it kind in Europe.

An essential part of the campaign are the competitions.

  • The RHS has divided the country into 12 English Regions plus Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.
  • There are ten entry categories covering large cities to small villages.
  • Judging usually takes place in two stages, over a period of two years. The First Stage is the local competition which takes place in June and July with winners announced between August and November.
  • The winners of the First Stage are then selected by the RHS committee for entry in the Second Stage UK-wide competition. In order that entrants can show they can sustain the effort, the Second Stage is not judged until August 2007!

We have decided to enter the competition in the Large Villages category. The competition area comprises much of the Parish of Limpsfield. However, for the RHS assessment we will concentrate on the area immediately around Limpsfield village because we only have two hours to show the judges what we've done. (Click on the menu to see a map of the areas covered.) They are coming on the afternoon of Tuesday 11 July. Now look at how we will be judged.

Front Garden Competition

Concurrently with Limpsfield in Bloom we are running a Front Garden Competition which will be launched in April. The competition will be sponsored by Knight's Garden Centre and there will be wonderful prizes for the winning gardens. The competition is open to anybody who lives in the Parish of Limpsfield. Look at the map to see how large an area this is.

What the Limpsfield in Bloom 2006 campaign achieved.

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Good news! Limpsfield in Bloom
was awarded a Silver Gilt prize in the Community Action category. Congratulations to all who contributed. Read the letter from Ann here. Tell her what you think in Chatterbox. The photographs of the event in the Photo Gallery were taken by Limpsfield residents. See how to add your pictures.
Photographs by Stephen Mills, have been printed as Postcards. Only 50p each from Memorial Stores or Limpsfield Bookshop, . Profits go to next year’s campaign.
Front Garden Competition results here.