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Britain In Bloom
Britain in Bloom is one of the largest horticultural campaigns
in Europe with the year round aim of creating a more beautiful
Britain. It encourages everyone to make the UK a more beautiful
place to live through imaginative planting, cleanliness,
sustainability and community effort.
| There are many categories to suit, whether you come from a village, town, large city or coastal resort. |  |
Many entries are formed by community groups that are
already established or are led by the local authority in the area,
others are formed when a few motivated people get together to start
a new group.
Britain in Bloom has 13 entry categories, based on the
population of the entry. Within each category communities of
similar size are encouraged to compete with each other in the
imaginative planting of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping and
in dealing with issues of litter, graffiti, waste and
vandalism.
Please visit www.rhs.org.uk/britaininbloom/index.html for
everything you need to know about Britain in Bloom.
Entente Florale
Entente Florale is a prestigious European competition similar
to Britain in Bloom. Each country puts forward two
representatives, one for the Town category and one for the
Village category.
| The Jury then visits the town/village during July and early August and an assessment is made. Entries from Yorkshire have included Wetherby, Darley, Harrogate, Pateley Bridge, Thorpe Salvin and Sheffield, all of which have all done very well. |  |
For further details visit www.entente-florale.eu/
Communities in Bloom
Communities in Bloom is a non-profit Canadian organization
committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility
and beautification through community participation and the
challenge of a friendly competition. There is an international
class for past winners from different national competitions:
Communities in Bloom; Britain in Bloom; America in Bloom; Tidy
Towns of Ireland; Japan in Bloom; Villes et Villages Fleuris de
France, etc. to compete with each other. The population categories
are determined according to registrations.
For further information visit www.communitiesinbloom.ca/