Ripon in Bloom Strikes Gold at Yorkshire in Bloom 2025
Gold Award • Category Winner • Dig for Victory Discretionary Award
Ripon has once again proven it’s a city that blooms with pride. At the 2025 Yorkshire in Bloom awards, Ripon in Bloom took home Gold, Best in Category, and a special Discretionary Judges’ Award for this year’s theme, Dig for Victory.
🌿 A City-Wide Effort
Over 150 volunteer hours were poured into this year’s campaign. The team planted:
- 20 barrier baskets
- 7 large floral containers
- Maintained key spaces like Temple Gardens, Bike Planter, Courthouse Garden, and Bedern Bank
🤝 Powered by Partnerships
This win reflects the incredible teamwork across Ripon. Groups involved included:
- Skell Valley Volunteers
- Evolve College
- Ripon Community Poppy Project
- Ripon Rotary Club
- St Wilfrid’s Primary School
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Walled Garden
- Ripon BID
- North Yorkshire Council
- And many more local heroes
Special thanks to Liz Bailey and North Yorkshire Council for their planting schemes at Spa Gardens, Market Square, and city roundabouts.
🌺 Ripon BID’s Floral Boost
Ripon BID funded:
- 67 hanging baskets
- 6 barrier baskets
- 7 window boxes
- The iconic bike planter
💬 What They Said
Lilla Bathurst, Manager at Ripon BID:
“This award is a wonderful reflection of the teamwork and pride that make our city such a special place to live, work, and visit.”
Chris Searle, Chairman of Ripon in Bloom:
“Every volunteer, business, and resident who picked up a trowel or tidied a frontage helped Ripon shine.”
🌼 Looking Ahead to 2026
Ripon in Bloom is already planning for next year—and they need you!
Whether it’s an hour a month or a morning in summer, every pair of hands helps.
👉 Join the team: facebook.com/groups/RiponInBloom
