The Delights of Dorset set to Bloom Thanks to Grant from Wimborne BID

With the theme “The Delights of Dorset”, this year’s festival promises a spectacular showcase of creativity and botanical brilliance.

Visitors to Wimborne Minster Church between Friday 26th September to Monday 29th September can expect to see spectacular arrangements of some of Dorset’s iconic landmarks – all lovingly crafted by Dorset-based Flower Clubs, local church flower teams and the talented Wimborne Minster flower arrangers.

Wimborne BID (Business Improvement District) has awarded a grant for this much-loved local event. Christine Oliver who is designing the festival said “The organisers of the Wimborne Minster Flower Festival wish to express their grateful thanks to Wimborne BID for the grant given towards the cost of the flowers being used in the festival.” 

She added: “Hopefully, this event will bring many extra people into town which will not only benefit the Minster but also the businesses and traders of Wimborne.”

Just some of the floral exhibits include Corfe Castle gazing down at a working model railway. There’s also a 16-foot-long floral dinosaur – Demelza, a Megalosaurus vegetarian and her baby Dino to celebrate Dorset’s Jurassic coast heritage. 

Wimborne BID Chair Fiona Pawsey said: “Flower Festivals have graced Wimborne Minster since the 1950s. Wimborne BID is proud to support this cherished tradition, powered by the passion and dedication of countless volunteers.”

Advance tickets cost £7.50 each and are available from Carnival Flowers or from the Parish Office in Church House. 

This year there will be a flower parade as some of the flower arrangements will be proudly  paraded from Park Lane to the Minster Church on Saturday 20th September, coinciding with Wimborne Food Festival.