 Well dressings coincide with the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) Open Gardens with several village gardens open to the public raising money for national nursing charities such as Macmillan.There is also an exhibition and cream teas are served in the Schoolroom.Elmton has been voted Best Small Village in the East Midlands in Bloom competition in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 with a Judges Award in 2011 for measures to protect the Bee Orchid.