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Press Release

26 June 2023

Last chance to enter online Fareham in Bloom competition

Residents have only one week remaining in which to submit entries to Fareham Borough Council’s online Fareham in Bloom competition.

The competition closes for entries on Monday 3 July and the judging panel will be visiting the top-voted outdoor spaces on Friday 11 August. The only exception will be the ‘Something Small’ category which will not have a visit and will be judged purely on the photo and description submitted.

There are six categories to enter, and each entrant will receive a 10% discount voucher for St Margaret’s Nurseries:

Best Garden – A residential garden of any size, front or back
Commercial – Shop fronts, pubs, cafes, restaurants, businesses, schools, children’s nurseries
Something Small – Hanging baskets, window boxes, potted plants, unusual garden features, a small area of your open space that you are proud of
Community Floral Display – An area of open space within your road/street that the community looks after, community centres, sheltered housing grounds, care/retirement homes, outdoor communal areas
Young Green Fingers – Something the children have planted or grown, a unique area that they have created within an outdoor space
Sustainable Garden – Planting to encourage wildlife, grow your own fruit and veg, allotments, recycling materials and using minimal resources

Entrants simply need to complete an online form, accompanied by a short description and photograph, before the deadline. Anyone who lives or has a business in the Borough is eligible to take part in the competition, which is free to enter.

There is a prize in every category, with the winner of Best Garden receiving a year’s subscription to the Council’s garden waste scheme. All winners will be invited to a special reception in the Mayor’s Parlour at the Civic Offices in Fareham later in the year, where they will receive their prizes and certificates.

Executive Member for Streetscene at Fareham Borough Council, Councillor Ian Bastable, said:

“It has been amazing to see photos of the wonderful outdoor spaces that have been submitted by residents and businesses so far. If you have a display to be proud of, make sure to enter it into our online competition before the closing date!”

For more information and full details of how to enter visit www.fareham.gov.uk/inbloom.

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