The winners of this year’s Trowbridge in Bloom competitions are as follows (1, 2, 3 unless otherwise stated).

Schools Competition (Primary Schools)

  • Hanging Basket: Joint 1. Hilperton Primary School and The Mead Community Primary School, Hilperton; 2. Walwayne Court Primary School; 3. Newtown Community School.
  • Window Box/Container: 1. Walwayne Court Primary School; joint 2. Newtown Community Primary School and Hilperton Primary School; 3. The Mead Community Primary School, Hilperton.
  • Allotment/Vegetable Garden: 1. Hilperton Primary School; 2. Holbrook Primary School; 3. Walwayne Court Primary School; Highly Commended: North Bradley Primary School.
  • Eco Project: 1. Hilperton Primary School; 2. The Mead Community Primary School, Hilperton.
  •  Portfolio: 1. Hilperton Primary School; 2. The Mead Community Primary School, Hilperton. Special Award: Longmead Primary School.
  • Best Primary School: Hilperton Primary School (Primary School Shield).
  • Grow your own Soup: 1. Hilperton Primary School; 2. The Mead Community Primary School, Hilperton; 3. Oasis Academy, Long-meadow.

College/Secondary Schools

  • Hanging Basket: 1. St Augustine’s Catholic College
  • Flower Bed/Display: 1. St Augustine’s Catholic College; 2 Clarendon Academy.
  • indow Box/Container: 1. Clarendon Academy.
  • Best Secondary School: St Augustine’s Catholic College (Secondary School Trophy).
  • Art in your Garden Competition: 1. Liam Park (Whittern Trophy); 2. Averil Beresford; joint 3. Hilperton Primary School - Mrs Farrell /Justina Barber and New-town Primary School, year 6, Mrs Sue Hornby.

Residential Competition

  • Front Garden: 1. Mr & Mrs Park (Shaw Trust Palmer Gardens Trophy); 2. Ian Lawes; 3. Sheila Curd.
  • Back Garden: 1. Mike & Phyllis Prior (Wiltshire Times Back Garden Trophy); 2. Mr & Mrs Park; 3. Mr and Mrs Scott.
  • Window Box/Container: 1. Mr & Mrs Scott (Trowbridge & District Floral Art Club Shield); 2. Mrs P Baker; 3. Mr David Baker.
  • Hanging Basket: 1. Mr and Mrs Scott (Hanging Basket Trophy); 2. Mr & Mrs Park; 3. Dorothy Davitt.
  • Residential Area: 1. College Road (Best Residential Area Shield); 2. Albert Road; 3. Trowbridge Lodge.
  • Fruit/Vegetable Awards l Fruit/Vegetable Container /Display: 1. Sarah Marshall (Trowbridge in Bloom Sheild); 2. Mr & Mrs Scott.
  • Fruit or Vegetable Garden: 1. Mr & Mrs Scott (Labrynth Shield); 2. Mr Peter G Phillips.

Allotments Competition

  • Full Plot: 1. Ivor Drinkwater; 2. Miguel Ferrer; 3. Sam Gilling.
  • Half Plot: 1. Lee Padfield; 2. Gillian Plues.
  • Plot with Glass: 1. Miguel Ferrer; 2. Lee Padfield; 3. Bill Hurle.
  • Most Wildlife Friendly Plot: 1. Eva Hounsell.
  • Under 16s Cultivated Allotment: 1. St Augustine’s Catholic College; 2. Walwayne Court Primary School.
  • Scarecrow (adult): 1. Palmer Gardens Training Department; 2. Rosalind Naish.
  • Scarecrow (primary); 1. Hilperton Primary School.
  • Most Unusual Growing Container (adult): 1. Palmer Gardens Training Depart-ment; 2. Lee Padfield; 3. Valerie Fahey.
  • Most Unusual Growing Container (primary): 1. Hilperton Primary School.
  • Raised Bed (adult): 1. Palmer Gardens Training Department; joint 2. Lee Padfield and Rosalind Naish.
  • Raised Bed (primary): 1. Hilperton Primary School; 2. Walwayne Court Primary School.

Churches

  • Best Floral Display (inside) Technical Ability: 1 St James’ Church; 2 St John’s Catholic Church.
  • Best Floral Display (:inside) Impact: 1 St James’ Church; 2 St John’s Catholic Church.
  • External Floral Display/ Garden: 1. Zion Baptist Church, Union Street (Bowyers Perpetual Trophy); 2. The United Church.
  • Container: 1. Wesley Road Methodist Church Community Projects Com-petition
  • Best Community/Charit-able Project: 1. Trowbridge Community Sensory Garden; 2. Almshouses – Union Street; 3. Textile Garden.

Licensed Premises Com-petition

  • Best Floral Display/ Garden: 1. The White Swan (Floral Frontage Shield); 2. Kings Arms
  • Best Window Box/ Container: 1. The White Swan (Best Window Box Shield); 2. Kings Arms; 3. Westbourne Sports Club.
  • Best Hanging Baskets: 1. The Kings Arms (AK Wisby Perpetual Trophy); 2. The White Swan.