In Bloom 2025 winners revealed

The winners of this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom awards have been revealed with Barnsley’s beautiful landscapes once again excelling.

This year, 23 awards have been handed out to our parks, gardens, allotments and green spaces following judging earlier in the summer, including four new winners.

Barnsley’s winners in full were:

·         Owd Martha’s Yard – Growing Your Community - Gold              

·         Friends of Wombwell Park – RHS Its Your Neighbourhood - Level 4 – Thriving

·         Hoyland Common Community Garden – RHS Its Your Neighbourhood - Level 3 - Advancing

·         Priory Growing Group – RHS Its Your Neighbourhood - Level 3 - Advancing

·         Residents of Cudworth – RHS Its Your Neighbourhood - Level 3 - Advancing

·         Robert St Community Allotment – RHS It’s your Neighbourhood - Level 4 - Thriving   

·         Royston Green Spaces Group – RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood - Level 5 - Outstanding

·         Swaine Bloomers – RHS Its Your Neighbourhood - Level 5 – Outstanding

·         Barnsley Hospice – Charitable Organisations - Gold

·         Birkwood Primary School – Young Peoples Award - Gold

·         Barnsley Main Heritage Group – Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces - Platinum

·         Cannon Hall Park & Gardens - Parks Gardens & Open spaces - Platinum       

·         Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve – Parks, Gardens, & Open Spaces - Platinum

·         Elsecar Park & Nature Reserve – Parks, Gardens, & Open Spaces - Platinum

·         Friends of Monk Bretton Park – Parks, Gardens, & Open Spaces - Platinum

·         Friends of Monk Bretton Priory – Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces - Silver Gilt

·         Friends of Monk Bretton War Memorial – Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces - Platinum

·         Friends of Wilthorpe Park – Parks, Gardens, & Open Spaces - Platinum

·         Royston Canal Club – Parks, Gardens, & Open Spaces – Platinum

·         Owd Marthas Yard – Discretionary award for their “Dig for Victory” & “Last of the Summer Wellies” displays

·         Royston Green Spaces Group – Park Services Volunteer Group Award

·         Heather Greenwood – Birkwood Primary School – Park Services Community Champion Award

·         Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve Volunteers - Park Services Outstanding Achievement Award

Owd Martha’s Yard was successful in the 2025 Yorkshire Rose Discretionary Award for Digging for Victory and Last of the Summer Wellies award.

Our Parks team also handed out their own awards, including volunteer/community group of the year, community champion and their outstanding achievement award.

Royston Green Space Group took home the 2025 volunteer/community group of the year award while Heather Greenwood from Birkwood Primary School was named community champion of the year.

This year’s outstanding achievement award went to Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve Volunteers.

Cllr James Higginbottom, Cabinet Spokesperson Environment and Highways said:

“Our beautiful parks and green spaces never fail to excel in the Yorkshire in Bloom awards and it’s fantastic to see Barnsley represented so prominently in this year’s winners.

“We are incredibly proud to have an army of volunteers across the borough who work tirelessly every week throughout the year to keep Barnsley and our parks, gardens, and green spaces clean and green.

“I would like to congratulate everyone who took part in this year’s judging process and all of our award winners.

“To see such a broad representation of places winning an award is brilliant and it’s a testament to the hard work of our volunteers, community groups and our Parks team who get Barnsley looking its best.”