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Two Dorset towns make the 2024 Britain in Bloom finals

TWO Dorset groups have been shortlisted as finalists in the 2024 Britain in Bloom competition.

Shaftesbury in Bloom and Upton in Bloom have made the shortlists in their categories for the gardening contest, run by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Shaftesbury is up against Rochdale, Canary Wharf and Farnham in the Town Centres and City Centres category.

Upton in Bloom has been shortlisted in the Town category, alongside Ainsdale, Forres, Glastonbury and Todmorden.

Britain in Bloom judges will visit each of the finalists this summer, with the winners of each category announced at an awards ceremony in the autumn.

Upton has been shortlisted in the Town category. Picture: Google

Upton has been shortlisted in the Town category. Picture: Google

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I am the editor in chief of Blackmore Vale media, which includes the New Blackmore Vale, New Stour & Avon, Salisbury & Avon Gazette and the Purbeck Gazette, having been a reporter for some 20 years. In my spare time, I am a festival lover, with a particular focus on Glastonbury. I live in Somerset with my wife and two children.