AN East Dorset town is celebrating after winning gold at a regional competition - for the sixth year running.

Wimborne scooped its sixth successive gold award at the South and South East in Bloom competition finals in Brighton.

There was also a surprise award for Richard Nunn, chairman of Wimborne in Bloom, who received an outstanding contribution award.

Richard said: “The efforts and hard work of the committee, their spouses, members of the charity and our volunteers were justly rewarded when a sixth consecutive gold award was presented in Brighton.

“On a personal basis I was most surprised and privileged to be awarded the outstanding contribution award and can only put this down to the superb support given by all involved with Wimborne in Bloom.”

The result of Wimborne's entry into the national Britain in Bloom competition will be known at the end of October.