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Welcome to the Forres in Bloom website which we hope demonstrates the very best of the town's efforts to provide all year round floral interest, from our formal displays, to our permanent planting schemes and the many outstanding sustainable environmental community projects.

Forres has been involved in the Beautiful Scotland in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitions since 1977 and in that time has enjoyed relative success. We always endeavour to improve and develop and to encourage all ages to make the town attractive and produce an environment which will attract people to live and work in the town.

Though we enter national and regional competitions the attractiveness of the town for both residents and visitors is the paramount reason the bloom committee exists.

In 2005 we won our category in Scotland in Bloom and the Jim Murdie Award for Sustainability and also achieved a Silver Gilt in the Britain in Bloom competition. In entering the competitions, the bloom committee act as co-ordinators and compilers of various local environmental schemes. In 2006 we won Silver Gilt in our Britain in Bloom Category and won our Scotland in Bloom category.

In the past we have been greatly assisted by the Forres Footpaths Trust and Forres Community Woodlands. In recent years we brought the work of Moray Wastebusters to the Judges’ attention – a group which won considerable praise in both competitions.

We are also strongly supported by volunteers of all ages who help with weeding, spring cleaning, summer and autumn planting and litter pick up.


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