Celebrating Aberdour’s Britain in Bloom Success

Aberdour Village takes great pride in its vibrant community and stunning natural surroundings — and back in 2013, that pride was recognised on a national stage. Aberdour won Gold in the RHS Britain in Bloom Awards in the Small Coastal category, the highest honour awarded in the competition. Competing against much larger communities, including Dartmouth (Devon) and St Brelade (Jersey), Aberdour was also named joint overall winner in the UK for Small Coastal.

Chair of Aberdour Village in Bloom at the time Pauleen Norman MBE, reflected:

"This was our first time entering the national competition, and for a village of fewer than 1,700 people to be recognised like this is a real testament to the dedication of our volunteers, local groups, and businesses. The judges were impressed by the outstanding community involvement — from the primary school, scouts, guides, and nursery children, to the support of local associations and businesses. They also praised our summer planting, sensory garden, and the year-round work we do to protect and enhance our local environment."

Aberdour’s efforts were further acknowledged with finalist nominations in three special award categories:

• Sustainable Landscaping — for our community-designed Sensory Garden
• Britain in Bloom Tourism Award — recognising the positive impact of Village in Bloom on local tourism
• Britain in Bloom School Award — with Aberdour Primary School receiving a Special Achievement Award for its commitment to environmental and horticultural learning

This recognition remains a proud moment in our community’s story — highlighting not just our floral displays, but the shared commitment to making Aberdour a welcoming, beautiful place to live, work, and visit.

About RHS Britain in Bloom 

RHS Britain in Bloom is the UK’s largest community gardening campaign, involving more than 300,000 people with volunteers in cities, towns, villages, urban communities and neighbourhoods work together to improve their local environment, using gardening as a tool. 

To find out more, visit: www.rhs.org.uk/communities

About the RHS 

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s foremost gardening charity, helping and inspiring millions of people to garden. We do this at our gardens and shows and through our scientific research, publications, libraries and our education and community programmes.
They are entirely funded by our members, visitors and supporters. RHS Registered Charity No. 222879/SC038262

About Us

Aberdour Village in Bloom is a voluntary group formed over 21 years ago with the remit of improving the environment of Aberdour, mainly through the use of flowers.  Each year the number of planters and baskets have grown and today there are over 80 tubs, etc throughout the village.  The group are also responsible for creating a permanent flower bed at the Station entrance and many other public areas receive attention throughout the year. 

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