By taking part in “Britain in Bloom”, you can breathe new life into our local area by encouraging everyone in our community, young and old alike, to take pride in where we live and to understand that we all have a valuable contribution to make.
Benefits include:
·Brighter, cleaner and greener local areas
·Pride in the area we live in and getting engaged with our
local surroundings
·Being involved with planning and management of our local environment
·A boost to the local economy
·Increased tourism
·Enabling shops to stay open and vibrant
·Working on neglected areas to give them a new lease of life
·Working together – co-operation between community groups for the benefit of all the people who live in the local area
·A way to get to know the people in our community and have some fun
Please contact Calne Town Council on 01249 814000 if you would like to become involved in helping the town achieve a Britain in Bloom award – this can be done by volunteering your time or through sponsoring one of the floral displays.
Some background information about Britain in Bloom Local Participation
Most communities begin by organising a range of events, projects and activities that involve local people, the Town or Parish Council (or other local authority), businesses, community groups and volunteers.These activities may include group litter picks, bulb planting days and projects with local schools.
Regional/National Participation
Your local community will then enter the regional/national “in Bloom” campaign within the appropriate category.The categories are based on the Electoral roll and range from small villages through to large cities.The judging normally happens in June/July with the winners announced at award presentations in August/September.
UK Finals Participation
Each year our region is able to nominate successful entries to represent them in the Britain in Bloom UK Finals, alongside other communities from across the UK.The Britain in Bloom Finals are run by the Royal Horticultural Society.
To make sure that standards are maintained, this stage of RHS Britain in Bloom judging takes place in August the year after an entry qualifies.For example, an entry nominated to represent their region in 2006 will be judged for the UK-wide judging in 2007.
About Britain in Bloom
Britain in Bloom began over 42 years ago and since it started, has blossomed into the largest horticultural campaign in Europe.Every year hundreds of enthusiastic communities throughout the UK take part in the campaign.
EACH COMMUNITY SHARES A COMMON GOAL TO MAKE LASTING IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS.
The Britain in Bloom campaign focuses on:
·Community involvement – like the Community work in Castlefields or Abberd Brook
·Environmental friendliness – like being able to access green areas that are wildlife friendly
·Love of plants
·Improvements that will last
AND Britain in Bloom is not simply floral displays and making local areas look good for judging day, it is also very much about achieving sustained improvements year-round.
Imaginative seasonal and permanent planting of flowers, shrubs, and trees is a large part of the campaign, along with appropriate landscaping, conservation projects, recycling and cleanliness initiatives to reduce litter, graffiti and vandalism.
Beversbrook Sports Facility is looking stunning and ready for business.
Beversbrook Sports Facility has been transformed with the 54-acre environment site now open and ready for business. Ten out of the eleven football pitches and floodlit hard court have been marked out and are in prime condition for football matches and the forthcoming football season.
The pitches are not only thing that has been transformed at Beversbrook. The pavilion has also been kitted out and is ready for hire. There is a pavilion hall hosting state of the art conference facilities that can be used for training, conferences or meetings. This can be divided into the Sir Bobby suite and the Flintoff suite. There are 8 changing rooms complete with whiteboards for pre match strategies and climate control throughout the building.
To find out more about Beversbrook check out the video below;
