Bill Dixon and Bill Richardson from the Apex Jazz Band along with Lady Alexandra join local pupils Cameron Robinson, Finlay Buchanan, Becky Creighton, Jay Brown, Jodie Anderson and Callum Davidson at the launch of Carrick in Bloom 2013. INCT 22-435-RM

placeholder image — Bill Dixon and Bill Richardson from the Apex Jazz Band along with Lady Alexandra join local pupils Cameron Robinson, Finlay Buchanan, Becky Creighton, Jay Brown, Jodie Anderson and Callum Davidson at the launch of Carrick in Bloom 2013. INCT 22-435-RM

21 fab photos from Carrickfergus in Bloom between 2011 and 2014

By Helena McManus

Published 14th May 2025, 16:41 GMT

With the launch of the Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Competitions 2025, we take a look back at one of its predecessors, Carrickfergus in Bloom.

The long-running competition encourages green fingered citizens to help make the borough beautiful and improve biodiversity, with categories ranging from Best Kept Front Garden to Tallest Sunflower.

We’ve had a dig through the archives and unearthed these fab photos from Carrick in Bloom between 2011 and 2014 – can you spot anyone you know?

Best Kept Garden, runner up 2013 - Caroline Craig with Cllr Deborah Emerson and Alderman May Beattie. INCT 44-463-RM

21. Carrickfergus in Bloom

Best Kept Garden, runner up 2013 - Caroline Craig with Cllr Deborah Emerson and Alderman May Beattie. INCT 44-463-RM Photo: RM Studios

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