Published: Tuesday, 16th September 2025
West Norfolk won big at the annual Anglia in Bloom awards 2025.
The public open space teams at the borough council are celebrating with several trophies and certificates. Six counties across East Anglia took part in the campaign, over 200 people attended the awards ceremony that took place in Burgess Hall, St Ives, on Thursday 4 September.
The Hunstanton in Bloom volunteers and public open space team in the town are also celebrating with a gold award and category winner for the best coastal town.
King’s Lynn and South Wootton were judged virtually, with no in-person visit from the judges, and picked up six gold awards, two silver-gilt and one silver award.
Mintlyn Crematorium won gold in the cemeteries and crematoriums category.
There were four local wins in the parks category. The Walks and Tower Gardens once again winning gold. South Wootton in Bloom volunteers are celebrating gold awards for South Wootton Green and Wootton Park.
South Wootton in Bloom were also celebrating in the churchyard category where St Marys Churchyard won a silver-gilt and category winner.
There was a silver-gilt award in a special category to recognise the work carried out at King’s Lynn Train Station to mark 200 years of rail travel.
Goodwins Hall also won silver in the care/nursing home category.
Cllr Paul Bland, Cabinet member for public open spaces and car parks, said:
“This is a truly wonderful set of results for West Norfolk and recognition of the fantastic teams who look after our public open spaces. Council staff, and the many volunteers who work with us, care passionately about our parks and green spaces. This is great recognition for the work they do that makes a real different to our borough.
“I would like to thank our staff and the many volunteers who make west Norfolk such a great place to live.”
Results
Full Face-to-face Judging
Coastal - Hunstanton - Gold and CATEGORY WINNER
Kings Lynn Virtual Entries
- Public Park - The Walks - Gold
- Public Park - Tower Gardens - Gold
- Cemeteries/Crematoria/graveyards and burial grounds - Mintlyn Crematorium - Gold
- Care Home/ Nursing Home - Goodwins Hall - Silver Gilt
- Special category - King’s Lynn 200 years of Rail Travel - Silver Gilt
- South Wootton in Bloom virtual entries
- Public Park - South Wootton Green - Gold
- Public Park - Wootton Park - Gold
- Churchyards - St Marys Churchyard, South Wootton - Silver