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Usk is a small market town of 2300 people in South East Wales.  Its history goes back to the Romans and Normans.

It qualifies for entry as a large village in the Britain in Bloom and the Wales in Bloom competitions. 

The Usk in Bloom committee was formed in 1980 by a group of enthusiasts who wished to improve the environment of their town.

Nags Head 2007. Photo: J. Prince

Champion of Champions 2007, Usk Town Competition.  The Nags Head, Twyn Square.

The committee are all volunteers and the town has a proud record of success in competitions:

  • Winners of “Wales in Bloom” 1982 to 2007.
     

  • Won “Britain in Bloom” four times, finalists in another three years.
     

  • Represented the United Kingdom in the European Entente Floral competition twice.

The aims of the committee are to :

  • improve the local environment by the imaginative planting of trees, shrubs, bulbs and floral displays.
     

  • Foster partnerships with other organisations and residents in Usk for work on environmental issues in the town.

Twyn Square, Usk. Photo: J. Prince

Twyn Square, Usk. July 2007.

See the News page for 2008 colours and the Annual Auction.

Usk wins it's class in Wales in Bloom 2007  - see the News page for details.

The Winners of the Usk Town competition 2007 are announced - click for details.

Click for some pictures of the town in bloom in July 2007.

See 2006 pictures of the town in bloom.
 

For more information email David Gale: david@gale4241.fsworld.co.uk