WHAT's ON IN GODALMING?
We are generously sponsored by Godalming Funeral Service, Godalming Town Council, Natter Cafe, Russell's Hedges & Tree Care Services, Seymours Estate Agents, Squires Garden Centre in Milford - without their sponsorship we would struggle to achieve our programme and with it, the professionalism that is expected from us ... so our sincere thanks to all for your continued support.
Godalming in Bloom is a fun and friendly gardening competition, open to anyone and everyone who gardens in Binscombe, Busbridge, Farncombe and Godalming.
Godalming in Bloom is run by horticulturalists working as volunteers who hope to encourage everyone to garden and take care of the beautiful area in which we are so lucky to live in.
We visit schools, allotments, residential homes, restaurants, pubs, offices, anywhere and everywhere we can encourage people to garden. We'd like to encourage you to grow plants that are beneficial for bees and other insects, and to look after our wildlife and we invite you to enter our fun and friendly competition.
2024 NEWS
We now have our 2024 programme in place - CLICK HERE for our leaflet which gives full details of judging dates and the prize-giving evening - CLICK HERE for the entry form for Allotment and Garden judging.
A full winners listing from our 2023 programme is shown below and please enjoy a selection of photos from this year's gardens and Awards Evening.
Click on links below for Awards Summary PowerPoint and Awards Ceremony Photos to find out more.
Godalming in Bloom 2023 Awards Presentation
Godalming in Bloom 2023 Awards Evening Photos
The winners were:
SCHOOLS
Not participating were - Farncombe Infants and Godalming Junior - All the Schools (shown above) received Gardening Vouchers from Squires.
ALLOTMENTS
A Certificate was also awarded to Sarah Keyworth & Shirley Purchese for their Scarecrow.
COMMERCIAL
Certificates were also awarded to The Sun; The King's Arms & Royal Hotel; The Journalist & Godalming Delights.
GARDENS
Certificates were also awarded to Peter Cheeseman; Ian & Celia Ricketts; St John's Church, Farncombe; Jane Steel; Helen Sturney (Scarecrow)
Our thanks also to Pizza Express who provided us with pizzas at the prize-giving - to The Star for providing the wine at the prize-giving - and to the Mayor of Godalming (Adam Duce) and his deputy (Paul Rivers) who between them attended all the judging visits and to past Mayor Shirley Faraday for presenting a new award (Helios) and a big Thank You to Godalming Funeral Service for ferrying our gardening team around on one of the judging days.
Simon Crowther – Chairman
You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Finally...
Look at the link to the Memorial Garden - click HERE (updated September 2021)
Beth Otway is, as always, also sorely missed - however she is still very busy and writes for Vantage Point Magazine – read her monthly column and go to www.pumpkinbeth.com for more gardening tips & advice.
If you are interested in becoming involved, let chairman Simon Crowther - simoncrowther7@gmail.com or secretary Anne Eve at secretaryGIB@gogodalming.org.uk know.