The village goes head-to-head with eight others across the UK in the Best Village category of Britain in Bloom, representing the region. Sign up to our daily newsletter Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Washington Village has had previous success in the competition.
In 2021 it was named Best Village and was the overall winner in Northumbria in Bloom. Advertisement Advertisement A team of 20 volunteers welcomed the judges with a 1960’s “Flower Power” themed celebration; marking the 60th anniversaries of Washington new town and the the Northumbria in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitions. The regular Washington Village in Bloom team of volunteers have worked tirelessly alongside council workers, volunteers completing Duke of Edinburgh awards and volunteers from Barclay’s Bank on the stunning, colourful flower beds.
Joan Atkinson, chair of Washington in Bloom, said: “We have had extra volunteers giving their time this year and Sunderland City Council are always ready to support us with watering the beds and making sure the pavements and roads are litter free. “Of course, none of this would be possible without our brilliant Washington in Bloom volunteers who refuse no task throughout the year, from clearing all grassed areas of leaves, maintaining borders, and putting on fundraising events to help .