There was a double celebration for Wimborne in Bloom last weekend.

On the Saturday, just prior to the switching on of the Town Lights and Christmas Tree in The Square, the Mayor Carol Butter announced Wimborne in Bloom as the winner of the Town Council ‘Volunteer of the Year Award’. The Prize was £100 and the honour of helping the Mayor switch on the Lights.

Anthony Oliver founding chairman of Wimborne in Bloom with town crier Chris Brown and Richard Nunn, the current chairman

Second was Leigh Park Food Bank and third was Avril a volunteer at the Lewis Manning Charity Shop.
The Mayor said that: ‘it had been her privilege to meet so many inspirational people who have given their time selflessly and without hesitation for the benefit of the Town and its
Residents.’

On Sunday, Wimborne in Bloom celebrated its 30th anniversary.
It was on November 27, 1992, that the then Mayor Anthony Oliver organised an open meeting the result of which was the founding of Wimborne in Bloom. In the intervening years many awards have been won including the overall winner of the Small Town Category in Britain in Bloom in 2012.