Cheshire West and Chester has received a gold award for its whole-borough entry in the 2026 North West in Bloom awards.
The council says six green spaces also received individual gold awards at the ceremony, held at Bolton Wanderers Football Club: Alexandra Park, Westminster Park, Whitby Park, Rivacre Valley, Castle Park and Marbury Park.
Volunteer groups recognised
Community gardening and conservation groups were recognised through the It’s Your Neighbourhood scheme, which assesses the work of local groups.
Hadlow Road Station received Level 5 Outstanding recognition and a further award for five years at that level. Friends of Weaver Parkway also achieved Level 5 Outstanding and received the 2026 Gardening for Wildlife award.
Other Level 5 Outstanding results included Friends of Lees Lane Ponds, Friends of Williston Meadows, Whitby Park Community Garden, Chester University Wellbeing Garden, Davenham Community Garden Regeneration and Friends of Elm Grove.
Lache Garden Group received Level 4 Thriving, while Hoole 3 Joint Alleys community gardens achieved Level 3 Advancing.
Year-round community effort
Stuart Bingham, the council’s cabinet member for community safety and neighbourhood pride, thanked council teams, partner organisations and volunteers for their work throughout the year.
North West in Bloom is the regional organisation administering the RHS Britain in Bloom competition across Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. These results relate to the North West awards.
Source: results supplied by Cheshire West and Chester Council on 29 October 2026.