Competition Results 2006
- Best Shop Window Display depicting a gardening theme
1st TWC Fair Traders, 1 Cornmarket Court, (Joan Kirkbright)
2nd The Walnut Tree, 1 West Borough (Jan Mouzer)
3rd National Children's Home, 4, Crown Mead (Pauline Saywell)
Sponsored by Wimborne Minster Chamber of Trade - Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Business Premises)
1st The Rising Sun, 38 East Street (Ron Currall)
2nd The Green Man, Victoria Road, (Andrew Kiff and Margaret Kiff)
3rd Walford Mill Crafts, Stone Lane (Christine Lawry)
Highly Commended The White Hart, Cornmarket, (Danny Hawkes)
Highly Commended Bistro at the Mill, Walford Mill, Stone Lane, (Terry Fuller)
Sponsored by Canford Crafts Gallery - Best Small Retail Business (Shop) Overall Display
1st Wimborne Hardware, 38 High Street (Richard Edwards)
2nd Kitchen Style, Poole Road, (Gary Rice)
3rd Walford Mill Crafts, Stone Lane (Christine Lawry)
Sponsored by The Rising Sun - Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Residential/Nursing Homes)
1st Shamrock Court, Stevensons Close
2nd Charles Keightley Court, (Block Nos 12-25) Hardy Crescent,
3rd Charles Keightley Court, (Block Nos 1-10) Hardy Crescent,
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust - Best Display of hanging or wall baskets, tubs or containers (Private dwelling)
1st Mrs Beryl Faulkner
2nd Mrs Rose Coote
3rd (equal) Mrs Pamela Denton
3rd (equal) Miss Sheila Denham
Sponsored by Joy Stride - Best Group of Houses with gardens
1st West Street Court, West Street
2nd Eastboro Housing Trust, Flats 9 - 24 Bartley Court, 71 East Borough
3rd Caterstone, Chapel Lane
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust - Best Group of Houses frontage only
1st 1-14 Chapel Lane
2nd East Boro Housing Trust, Flats 9,10,11 Bartley Court, 71 East Borough
3rd 1-11 Coppercourt Leaze except 8
- Best Garden open to the public where an entrance fee is paid
1st 'Searles House', 47, Victoria Road (Ian Willis)
2nd Wimborne Minster Model Town and Gardens, King Street (Stuart Beavan)
3rd The Priest's House Museum and Gardens, High Street (Emma Ayling)
- Best Public House overall outside display (within town boundary)
1st The Green Man, Victoria Road, (Andrew Kiff and Margaret Kiff)
2nd The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall)
3rd (equal) The Albion, High Street (Annmarie McCarthy)
3rd (equal) The White Hart, Cornmarket, (Danny Hawkes)
Sponsored by The Daily Echo - Best Public House overall outside display (Country district within 3 miles of town centre)
no entries
Sponsored by Stewarts Nurseries - Best Hotel, guest house or restaurant overall outside display
1st Bistro at the Mill, Walford Mill, Stone Lane, (Terry Fuller)
2ns The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall)
3rd The White Hart, Cornmarket, (Danny Hawkes)
- Best garage forecourt display
1st Tice Garage, Walford Bridge (Des Brinson)
- Best church / churchyard / memorial garden
1st Elim Pentecostal Church, Leigh Road
2nd The Minster Church of St Cuthberga, High Street
3rd The Memorial Garden, Wimborne Cemetery (Sue Siford and Helena Van Vuuren)
- Best school gardens or grounds
1st (equal) Wimborne First School, School Lane
1st (equal) Queen Elizabeth's School (Andy Puttock)
3rd St John's First School, St John's Hill (Mrs C Mahon)
Sponsored by Anthony & Christine Oliver - Best garden visible from the road (to be nominated by the town postmen/postwomen)
1st Beatrice and Richard Dopita
2nd Eric and Christina Owen
3rd Jennifer O'Carroll
Sponsored by The Royal Mail - (a) Best annual garden visible from the road (own nomination)
1st Mrs June Bealing
2nd Mrs B Fanner
3rd Mrs W Morgan
(b) Best perennial garden visible from the road (own nomination)
1st Beatrice and Peter Dopita
2nd Mrs Jill Haywood
3rd Mr Bruce Evans
Sponsored by Wimborne Town Lodge of Moose International - Best New Entry Private Front Garden
1st Beatrice and Richard Dopita
2nd Mrs S R Cleeves
3rd Mrs June Bealing
Sponsored by The Residents of Coppercourt Leaze - Best patio / balcony visible from the road
1st Miss Sheila Denham
2nd Mrs M Critchell
Sponsored by Reg and Eleanor Dunningham - Best back garden
1st Mrs H Mill
2nd Jim Sexton
3rd Mr Edward Camp
Sponsored by Councillor Mrs Ivy Ellis, Town Mayor 2002-2003 - Best use of space around apartment block
1st Shamrock Court, Stevensons Close
2nd East Boro Housing Trust, 31-71 East Borough
3rd Moray Court, Redcotts Lane
Sponsored by East Boro Housing Trust - Best allotment
1st Mrs Barbara Geldhart, Plot 27 Cuthbury Allotments
2nd Mr John Wright, Plots 117 and 118 Cuthbury Allotments
3rd Mr Maurice Bealing, Plot No 7 Julian's Road Allotments
Sponsored by Brian & Val Baker - Largest hanging basket
The White Hart, Cornmarket, (Danny Hawkes)
Sponsored by Little Banks Nursery - Best planted display in artistic container
1st 'Row Boat' The Rising Sun, East Street (Ron Currall)
2nd 'Bicycle' Ploice Station, Hanham Road (Station Personnel)
3rd 'William Morris Window Boxes' 47 Victoria Road (Ian Willis)
Sponsored by Wimborne Evening Decorative & Fine Arts Society - Best bank / building society overall display
1st HSBC Bank, The Square (Karen Wyatt)
2nd National Westminster Bank, West Borough (Rob House)
- Emergency services overall display
1st The Police Station, Hanham Road (PC 1122 Gary Miller, PC 1102 Tony Faramus, PC 61 Jane Brittain and Lousie Busfield)
2nd The Ambulance Station, Hanham Road (Gail Jones, Nick Crawford, John Spiers, Steve Watkinson)
3rd The Fire Station, Allenview Road
Sponsored by Quarter Jack Jewellers - Best garden surrounding town sign
1st The Tree Stump, Station Road (Keith and Carol Bartlett)
2nd Victoria Road (Derrick Foote and Neighbours)
3rd Julians Road (beyond the bridge) (Val Whiteley and Tony Shepherd)
Sponsored by The Millenium Mayor, Councillor Mrs Diann March - Sam and Joe's Challenge Bowl (for best special effort)
The Police Station Hanham Road
Poetry Competition Results 2006
Budding Poets responded well to the new Competition organised by Wimborne in Bloom ... the Poetry Competition attracted 30 entries. It was open to all residents and those from the surrounding area connected through schools and local organisations.
Councillor John Perry, Wimborne Minster Town Mayor 2005-2006 proposed and sponsored the new competition and was absolutely delighted with the number of entries received. " The quality of the work produced was of a very high standard giving the judges a difficult task in selecting the winners, " said Cllr. Perry. He hoped there would be even more entries next year as this new competition encourages more people in the community to become involved in the 'In Bloom' Campaign.
- First: Mr Phil Colwill, Merley
- Second: Mrs Susan Hammond, Moor Crichel
- Third: Mrs Brenda Hare-Brown, Wimborne Minster
- High Commended: Miss AnneNorman, Wimborne Minster, Mr Lionel Woodcock, Wimborne Minster
Art Competition Results 2006
For the third successive year Wimborne in Bloom organised an Adult Painting Competition in addition to its Schools Painting Competition which has been organised since Wimborne in Bloom started 14 years ago.
The title for both competitions was 'Wimborne' and although the Adult entries were somewhat on the low side we received over 100 entries from 5 schools. The Competition was co-ordinated by Wimborne in Bloom Schools Co-ordinator Elizabeth Colwill. The Adult Competition was judged by Demeter Dykes, Chairman of East Dorset Group of Artists and Elly Scrivener, a local Printer and Painter. The Schools Competition was judged by the Mayor and Mayoress of Wimborne Minster Robin and Sue Cook and Phil Colwill, a retired Head Teacher.
The results of the Adults Competition were as follows:-
- First: Christine Oliver
- Second: Hettie Hastings Kite
- Third: Peter Chapman
- Highly Commended: Pam Murray, Copper Hastings Ison
The Schools Competition results were as follows:-
Class R (Reception)
1st | Lilly Hicks |
Group 1
1st | Rhea Taylor |
2nd | Flinn Sessions |
3rd | David Rimmer |
Highly Commended | Annabel Coates |
Group 2
1st | Ben Jones |
2nd | Shakiya Linley |
3rd | Daniel Ramm |
Highly Commended | Paige Frost |
Group 3
1st | Holly Daniels Corrine Williams |
2nd | Cleo Stoddart |
3rd | Sam Wells |
Highly Commended | Alice Haine |
Group 4
1st | Charlotte Richardson |
2nd | Mary Martin |
3rd | Katie Campbell |
Highly Commended | Vicky Elsbury |