We host an annual in bloom competition encouraging residents, businesses, schools and care homes to take part. Dunstable In Bloom
Dunstable In Bloom is a sub-group of Promoting Dunstable. This is an umbrella organisation that brings together many volunteer groups throughout the town, with the aim of undertaking projects which promote Dunstable. Promoting Dunstable and the Town Council are proud t
o work together on a variety of initiatives, in particular, Dunstable In Bloom. The Dunstable In Bloom committee is a group of people, representing voluntary organisations and the Town Council. Our aim is to make Dunstable a place that people enjoy living in or visiting. We achieve this by raising awareness of the environmental benefits of attractive floral displays, clean streets, well kept open spaces and communities working together around our town. This year, 2014, was our fifth entry into the Anglia In Bloom competition. It was, again, a great success in fostering co-operation between groups of people who would not otherwise work together. We have won three gold awards so far and are aiming to win gold again next year. Our record at Anglia In Bloom award ceremonies :-
2010 Gold and Best New Entry
2011 Gold
2012 Silver-Gilt
2013 Gold
2014 Silver-Gilt
Every Spring, we start our In Bloom Campaign with a Launch Event. One year we had Barry Norman as our guest star, another year we planted out the Physic Garden in Priory Gardens and one year we were in Frenchs Avenue with an Olympic Gold Medal winner planting wildflowers. This year our launch was in Grove House Gardens where we created a new gold and yellow shrub border designed to attract pollinating insects.
