Judging Day for this year’s East Midlands in Bloom Competition will be on July 5th. Uppingham is entered into the hotly contested “Small Town” category. We have been working hard on several projects through the autumn of 2023, and continuing into 2024. Seaton Road Roundabout, New UIB Logo, Crown Passage regeneration. One very fun project […]
Uppingham in Bloom: Keeping Uppingham beautiful for 40 years
ROYAL HORITICULTURAL SOCIETY
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Uppingham in bloom barn dance 2023
Hopper bus available for £5 or camping in the field for a donation to Uppingham in Bloom.
Weeding and Planting Care – Dates
Monthly Sunday meet-ups for weeding and plant maintenance. All welcome! Meet 10am at Baines Corner Sunday December Sunday January Sunday February Sunday March
Winter Warmer Lunch
Join us for the Uppingham in Bloom “Winter Warmer Lunch” on Saturday, 24th February 2024. Enjoy a two course meal, consisting of homemade soup and Baines’ bread roll, with a jacket potato and choice of filling.
W.I. Bring and Buy Sale
Saturday, 7th November from 10.00am until 12 noon. Join us at the Gerrard Court Community Centre. It’s just 50p entrance fee to the W.I. Bring and Buy Sale… all for a good cause!
Britain in Bloom Awards 2015
Last night, Uppingham were awarded Silver Gilt in their first attempt at Britain in Bloom in the small town category. We are delighted with this result, and feedback from the judges today, told us we were not far off the Gold!! Let’s keep up the support and hard work to make it happen next year. […]
2015 Uppingham in Bloom Ball
The 2015 “Uppingham in Bloom Ball” is to be held on Saturday, 3rd October at the Falcon Hotel. We’re all looking forward to it. It’s a good excuse to celebrate our success and let our hair down after all our hard work.
East Midlands in Bloom Award Ceremony
What a fantastic result for Uppingham in Bloom this year! Gold, and overall winners of small town category! Rutland Water Golf Club did us proud. Thanks to them for hosting the award ceremony. All the hard work of the team has paid off. Thanks to everyone who helps and supports us. Britain in Bloom next!!!! […]
Sun Shines for Britain in Bloom Judges
After a sunny tour around the town in a pimped up Uppingham School minibus, the Judges were treated to a splendid lunch at the Uppingham Cricket Club prepared by Bloom committee members. The Mayor, Dave Ainslie, welcomed the Judges and thanked all the Volunteers for their hard work in making the town look fabulous. Representatives […]
Britain in Bloom Judges Visit Uppingham
The Judges have arrived in Uppingham and are staying overnight in the Lake Isle Hotel prior to judging the town tomorrow. Who knows, they may even be wandering around our lovely town this evening. They may get to wander past The Garden Hotel and get a glimpse of their beautiful display (below). Fingers crossed for […]
Flower and Produce Show FUNdraising
Uppingham Fete, Flower & Produce 2016 Annual Show from 1-5pm on Sunday the 7th August. A great afternoon for all the family in the heart of Uppingham on Tod’s Piece. The traditional Show Tent for entrants to showcase their gardening, baking and artistic abilities, trade stalls, food and drink stalls including Pimms Tent, Fun Dog […]
Britain in Bloom Judge Uppingham
It’s time to countdown! There are only 5 days to go before the Britain in Bloom judges will be visiting our lovely town of Uppingham. “We had to keep the standard up after the regionals,” said Pam. “The whole place looked really tidy and the judges seemed to appreciate the whole day. “We’re now keeping […]
Front Garden Competition
All Uppingham gardeners are invited to enter their front gardens or nominate a deserving neighbours garden. We will be judging on August 18th in the afternoon, so keep weeding! Uppingham committee chairman Karen Emery expects a high standard of entries. Judges from the East Midlands in Bloom committee will visit the town on Thursday and […]
WWI Commemoration Bed
New willow poppies, one for each of Uppingham’s fallen. Six in the first two years. Sadly many more to come next year and the year after. Poppy bunting knitted by the WI. There’s also a fabulous and timely display by Uppingham In Bloom on Ayston Road, there’s also commemorative wicker poppies elsewhere in town to […]
Judging Day 2015
East Midlands in Bloom Judges visit the town and are treated to lunch afterwards at the Cricket Club. Last year Uppingham was the Gold winner in the East Midlands in Bloom competition and judging day for this year’s competition is on Thursday July 9th. A very dedicated band of volunteers has been out every week […]
Poppy Reinstated!
After vandals bent and broke the Poppy, it has been mended by Josh and reinstated on Dairy Corner with extra fixings. We hope it stays where it is for some time to come now! Each year, in early November some 30,000 Legion volunteers take to the streets with poppies and collecting boxes, raising millions of […]
Wild flowers at the old Police Station
Buzzing with insects this morning! Uppingham Police Station was closed and then sold in a bid by Leicestershire Police to save £300,000 a year. The building, in Leicester Road, was one of 12 police stations across Rutland and Leicestershire which was sold, or had their the lease agreements ended. But police have assured residents that […]