Chris Bavin in 2017 headed to Oakham in Rutland where Oakham in Bloom were having to cope with major roadworks around the town. As they prepared to enter Britain in Bloom.
my behind the scene film
This week the show that first aired on the BBC in 2018 was repeated on BBC2
The Oakham episode is currently available on the BBC iplayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b11dzh/britain-in-bloom-series-1-10-oakham
Sadly due two committee members upsetting most people involved, nearly all the road works theme was scrapped after filming and this saw the sad decline of Oakham in Bloom, this year Oakham in Bloom has decided to scale down its work and it is planned the towns roundabouts will be returned to grass.
Britain in Bloom on the BBC: A TV show to follow the nation's gardening competition Chris Bavin and the team started filming in Oakham Rutland on Sunday 4th June 2017
Britain in Bloom contest was a daily drama for television viewers in a new BBC Two series.
Cameras will followed communities as they prepared for the arrival of the Britain in Bloom judges in the hope of going through to the national finals.
Chris Bavin, the former greengrocer who hosts the BBC’s Eat Well For Less, will present the new series. It aims to “reflect the diversity of Bloom categories and the local heroes at the heart of them”.
Video above The Day Britain in Bloom Judges visited Oakham
