Oakham

East Midlands
2007 RHS Britain in Bloom Winner: Town

Oakham is a thriving market town in the heart of the rural East Midlands. The historic core of the town is centred on the medieval castle, the parish church of All Saints and the market place and Butter Cross. The town has been surrounded in recent years by major new housing developments.

 

Oakham in Bloom is led by an enthusiastic committee of unpaid volunteers. Working together with the town and county authorities, local businesses, schools, local businesses, schools, volunteer gardens, fundraisers and the local prison it co-ordinates Oakham’s entry into the East Midland and Britain in Bloom competitions. In the last 10 years Oakham has seen, not only vastly improved floral displays in the town, but many more trees, shrubs, bulbs and permanent plantings to enhance the entire townscape.

Oakham received a Silver Gilt Award
Teresa Thompson from Oakham received the Shredded Wheat Community Champion Award

 

 

Let Britain in Bloom take root in your community

Click the links below to see the winners:

 

Broughshane (Northern Ireland): Champion of Champions
Nottingham (East Midlands): Large City
Stockton-on-Tees (Northumbria): City
Horsham (South East): Small City/Large Town
Bury St Edmunds (Anglia): Large Town/Small City
Oakham (East Midlands): Town
Grouville (Jersey): Small Town
Comrie (Scotland): Large Village
Darley (Yorkshire): Village
Uddingston (Scotland): Urban Community
St Philip's & St Paul's Floral Trail (Heart of England): Urban Regeneration
Cleethorpes (East Midlands): Coastal