Bonnie Dundee receives Silver Gilt at Britain in Bloom Award finals
22/10/24
Finalist Bonnie Dundee entry to this year’s RHS Britain in Bloom awards has received a Silver Gilt in the City category following an awards ceremony on Monday evening.
The Dundee entry reached the final of the UK-wide, Royal Horticultural Society-administered competition which looks to celebrate and support communities who have come together to make positive and lasting changes to their local environment.
Bonnie Dundee is a partnership of many groups and organisations who have taken forward Dundee’s entry for the past nineteen years.
The city-wide network of community groups, organisations, the Council, businesses, schools, and individuals work together to make the city cleaner, greener, brighter and healthier.
Ninewells Community Garden were also recognised as they picked up the RHS Health & Wellbeing Award.
Climate, Environment & Biodiversity Convener Heather Anderson said: “This is great news and serves as recognition of the tremendous work that so many people in our city put in while making a real difference.
“To be recognised in this way in the final of a UK-wide competition is an exceptional achievement.
“Everyone who has played a part, and through the extensive Bonnie Dundee network there any many people, deserves a large amount of praise and credit for this. I congratulate everyone involved for their hard work and enthusiasm.
“It was also heartening to see Ninewells Community Garden be awarded the first-ever RHS Health and Wellbeing Award.”
Chair of Bonnie Dundee Trudy Cunningham said: “In Dundee we are very fortunate to have a passionate group of volunteers who work closely in partnership with DCC.
“We are very pleased to have been finalists in RHS Britain in Bloom 2024 and to have received a Silver Gilt Certificate. Judges highlighted the strong sense of community in Dundee, both between all of the many gardening and friends groups and the council.
“Everyone who has helped (and are still helping, the gardening never stops!), both volunteers and council workers, should feel very proud of their work and of our beautiful city.”
The Bonnie Dundee entry was included as one of the three finalists within the City category competing with London Borough of Havering (London in Bloom) and eventual winners Wrexham in Bloom (Wales in Bloom).
The news comes after Britain in Bloom judges visited Dundee in August following Bonnie Dundee’s entry reaching the final of the UK-wide competition.
The full breakdown of the awards and winners for each category can be found in the Royal Horticultural Society’s website.
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