Kendal In Bloom

In 1999 the Town Council reinstated its Kendal in Bloom competitions and they have grown year on year in terms of the number of competitors who have been attracted to enter.   2006 was a particularly memorable year with Kendal being awarded first place in the Cumbria in Bloom competition for large towns and in 2007 we won a Silver Award for Best Large Town/Small City in Britain in Bloom. This year we had many entries for the 12 categories and the judges had a difficult task in choosing the winners.  The Award Ceremony for the Kendal in Bloom was held on Thursday 14 August at Kendal Town Hall where many winners were there to collect their certificates and prizes.  After the prizes were handed out, guests were invited to stay for refreshments and to look through the many photographs taken of the town's wonderful displays of hanging baskets, tubs, and displays and all the entries for this years competition.  Plans are already starting for next 2009.

The categories and winners for the 2008 competition were: