Calne has won a Gold award in the South West in Bloom competition for the second year running.

It is the second year in a row the town has been awarded the top award by the judges.

The awards were given out at the presentation day at the Britannia Royal Navy College in Dartmouth yesterday (Sept 24).

Calne town mayor, Howard Marshall, said: "It's a fantastic achievement, our second gold after last year and I think the whole Calne in Bloom team deserve a huge amount of credit.

"It's a whole years work, the ground staff, everyone who has done anything at all with the flowers and keeping the town clean and tidy and the organisation from the committee, it's just phenomenal for a small town. 

"It's about community spirit, the whole community getting on board, which they have done, and continue to do, they're very supportive of the Calne in Bloom team."

The judges, who visited in July, visited the town hall before inspecting Castlefields Park, the Skate Bowl, Recreation Ground, Bowls Club and Priestley School before returning to the town centre.