Stations In Bloom 2024 – Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership

Below the gallery, is the list of participating stations (A-Z) for 2024, images and awards.

Stations in Bloom 2024 Awards List – A- Z and Images

Ashurst A lovely gateway to the New Forest, superb formal displays and massive wildflower projects. Great sustainability. GOLD

Avoncliff Tiny station that packs lots in creating a special welcome. A lovely place to visit. GOLD

Axminster Year-round activities and displays. An excellent example showcasing the dedication of the station staff. GOLD

Barnstaple A Herculean task by the volunteers making an incredible difference to this massive station area, and great use of recycled materials, really well-done. GOLD

Bitterne Sustainability everywhere, what a difference this group have made integrating the station into the community, at the same time maintaining their principles. Brilliant artwork on the bridge. GOLD

Bradford on Avon Lots of lovely long borders with great plants in long neat swathes. A lovely Great Western Railway Station. GOLD

Brockenhurst Great work and determination by a great team of volunteers to overcome challenges GOLD

Bruton A great team translating enthusiasm into a well-loved station. GOLD

Castle Cary – Unique collaboration with dynamic community – Win Win! GOLD

Chapelton Really appropriate planting SILVER

Copplestone Great sustainability. Good all year-round GOLD

Corfe Castle Superlative and varied input from volunteers providing the best experience for visitors GOLD

Crediton: Appropriate planting and excellent heritage GOLD

Crewkerne A welcoming arrival point for rail customers and a delightful community space –continues to go from strength-to-strength. GOLD

Christchurch: Fantastic plans for the future already underway, making a difference for local people. Silver

Dorchester West A great band of volunteers who have lovingly cared for this station. Silver Gilt

Feniton: Lots of hard work. Silver

Freshford: A beautifully designed and executed station garden with a ‘WOW’ factor.

GOLD Gillingham: So much care and attention to keeping the station pleasant/clean and attractive. Silver Gilt

Harmans Cross: Wonderful teamwork at all levels producing a stunning total effect. GOLD

Hedge End: The volunteers put in loads of effort all year round to keep this station well looked after, assisted in no small way by the local school. Really well-done Herston Halt: A tiny station with great facilities for customers. Beautifully kept extensive gardens along the accessible entry. GOLD

Hinton Admiral: Great plans for the future, individuality everywhere. Silver

Honiton: Fantastic artwork everywhere, linked to good causes. Brilliant new vinyls on the footbridge,and great local information, what a fantastic team. GOLD

Keynsham: Great colour scheme throughout all the planters. GOLD Maiden Newton: Great team with great sustainable planters. GOLD

Netley: Great containers and historic interest. GOLD

New Milton: Such a well-cared for station and a really exciting future for all involved. Silver Gilt

Newton St Cyres: Village and station working as one, what a lovely little station with passionate volunteers . A special place. GOLD

Norden: Dedicated work by a small team has produced lovely floral welcome to the station from all directions with notable and ongoing extra efforts in a wide area around the station. Silver Gilt

Pinhoe: No mistaking where you are here, a great raised and themed garden display all year-round. Silver Gilt

Okehampton: The volunteers here really make a difference maintaining and promoting local heritage, at the same time producing fantastic and varied floral displays over many years. A great station to visit in its own right GOLD

Salisbury: Big, busy station where panting welcoming spaces and art/heritage projects get creative attention, and all staff encouraged to participate. Silver

Sherborne: Clever and well thought out planting that particularly compliments the station. GOLD

Swanage: Lovely hanging baskets. Perhaps you can help this small team? Silver

Templecombe: Always stunning, and always evolving glorious space designed for and used by local community while continuing to delight rail passengers. GOLD Tisbury: Dedicated, skillful and creative planting. GOLD

Wareham: Beryl does a great job here planting and maintaining a large number of floral displays, really well done! GOLD

Weymouth: A great new team making a difference at this important gateway to the town and seafront. Silver

Whimple: This station leaves you in no doubt about local heritage, a pleasingly unique station. Silver Gilt

Whitchurch: A great team of volunteers not just making the station look beautiful, but the town as well. Lots of local information and a well looked after waiting room. Well done. GOLD

Wool: Lovely named and distinctive floral containers, and a superb marriage with local bus operators, a well looked after travel hub. GOLD

Yetminster –A dedicated local resident taking great care of this little station- a labour of love. Silver

Yeovil Junction: High impact, sustainable planting by dedicated and creative staff. Special mention for cleverly designed seat between planters. GOLD