VIDEO: Immingham hopes to make a winning first impression with In Bloom judges

IMMINGHAM has hit the ground running with its first entry into East Midlands In Bloom.

That was the view of the judges, who yesterday conducted a three-hour tour of the town.

As reported, Immingham is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Cleethorpes and Grimsby, who have both tasted success in the floral competition.

It is competing in the Town category, where it is up against Bourne in Lincolnshire, Matlock in Derbyshire and Keyworth in Nottinghamshire.

Although Immingham In Bloom chairman Stewart Swinburn believes outright victory may not be possible this year, he believes a good showing will help "dispel the myth that Immingham is the forgotten town".

Find out what the judges saw – and what they said – in today's Grimsby Telegraph.