Dolemeads wins Bath IYN Trophy for 2025

Rachel Meyrick from Dolemeads Community Garden receiving a glass rose bowl trophy presented by Loraine Morgan-Davies and The Mayor of Bath Cllr Dr Bharat Pankhania at the Bath in Bloom It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards evening. The It’s Your Neighbourhood (IYN) scheme is run by the RHS and allows community projects to be assessed by an RHS judge. There are 5 levels of awards and Dolemeads achieved the highest award of  “Level 5 – Outstanding”.

The 21 Bath in Bloom community IYN’s achieved 18 Level 5’s, 2 Level 4’s and 1 Level 3, making it the second highest community effort in the South West region in 2025.

Bath in Bloom selected Dolemeads to receive the Best Bath IYN award for 2025 because of the incredible transformation that Rachel and her team have achieved over just a few years. They have transformed a patch of waste ground in Widcombe Bath, into a pretty, productive garden where residents can sit, work, play and socialise. A huge achievement and a worthy winner.