West Norfolk won big at the annual Anglia in Bloom awards 2024.
The public open space teams at the borough council are celebrating with several trophies and certificates. Six counties across East Anglia took part in the campaign, over 100 people attended the awards ceremony that took place in Carnegie Hall, Thetford, on Friday 6th September.
This year King’s Lynn was judged virtually, with no in-person visit from the judges, and picked up a trophy and gold award for Best Public Park for The Walks and a special award to celebrate 60 years of Britain in Bloom for the fountain flower display, Mintlyn won the category for Best Crematorium and Cemetery, and the Minster and the Wenns Chop and Ale House won silver gilt awards.
Elsewhere in King’s Lynn, Goodwins Hall scooped a gold award and category winner for nursing or care home category, Gaywood Valley Conservation Group were celebrating a silver certificate for Nature Conservation Area.
The public open space team also celebrated with a trophy for the best coastal award in Hunstanton.
Downham Market won a gold in the town category too.
Cllr Bal Anota, Cabinet member for Property and Corporate Services, said: “This is an amazing result and recognition of the fantastic teams who look after our public open spaces. Council staff care passionately about our parks and green spaces so these are well deserved wins for them but there are also many volunteers and community groups that make a real difference in west Norfolk and they deserve recognition too.
“I was particularly pleased to see the additional win for the Walks fountain in Britain in Bloom for the special 60th anniversary feature. The floral display created by our team really adds colour to that part of the park. I would like to thank our staff and many others who make west Norfolk such a great place to live.”
The full list of west Norfolk results is below:
Full Face-to-face Judging
Coastal – Hunstanton – Gold and CATEGORY WINNER
Town – Downham Market – Gold
Kings Lynn Virtual Entries
Public Park – The Walks – Gold and CATEGORY WINNER
Public Park – Tower Gardens – Silver Gilt
Special 60th Anniversary Feature for Britain in Bloom – The Walk Fountain awarded Gold and JOINT CATEGORY WINNER with Huntingdon
Care Home/ Nursing Home – Goodwins Hall – Gold and CATEGORY WINNER
Cemeteries/Crematoria/graveyards and burial grounds – Mintlyn Crem – Silver and CATEGORY WINNER
Churchyards – The Minster – Silver Gilt
Pub/Restaurant/Hotel – The Wenns – Silver Gilt
Nature Conservation Area – Salters Sanctuary (Gaywood Valley Conservation Group) – Silver
South Wootton in Bloom Virtual Entry
Public Park – Wootton Park – Gold
Special Lifetime Achievement Award for Nolan Mills
