It's Your Neighbourhood Campaign

What is the It's Your Neighbourhood campaign?

The RHS It's Your Neighbourhood scheme provides an opportunity for smaller community groups to get involved in the wider RHS Northumbria in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitions. It is a scheme for volunteer-led community gardening groups and horticultural enthusiasts to take part in projects that are relevant to local environment issues. This can include cleaning up a local park, revamping a run-down back alley or adding floral or planting displays to outdoor open spaces. 

In the past nine years we have helped over 100 community led projects. 

The scheme is free to enter and encourages projects that meet three core goals:

• community participation
• gardening achievement
• environmental responsibility.

Guidance and support

We can help groups entering the campaign with:

• funding through the Community Grant Scheme (see below)
• loan of equipment
• land ownership queries
• liaising with council departments to gain permissions for projects on public land
• advice on plants and planting
• links to schools for pupil involvement
• an extra pair of hands at your project - we can also provide health, safety and risk assessments when attending events
• advice on what the  judges are looking for.

Community grant scheme - 2023/2024

This year's scheme is now open and applicants have until Friday 19 January to submit entries.

Further information

If you'd like more information about the It's Your Neighbourhood campaign, or other Civic Pride schemes, please contact us.  Successful entries will be informed in early 2024.