It was a case of six of the best in bloom awards for a Northumberland town.
Alnwick’s haul came in this year’s Northumbria in Bloom awards in what is the 58th year of the competition. It won the Towns section with judges saying: “Alnwick is welcoming with beautiful spring and summer bedding schemes. The huge commitment of many volunteers and businesses plus the community spirit to make Alnwick town even more beautiful are much to be commended.”
With 170 flowering Japanese cherry trees, Alnwick also won the best Entry in Spring category, while the Alnwick Garden took the prize for Best Tourist or Visitor Attraction. The John Bull pub in the town won best pub with judges saying: “This is a most amazing and unusual pub courtyard with recycling ideas on every surface.”
