286 St Margaret's
Road, Twickenham, the winning front garden of John and Beryl
Gay, awarded a Gold Certificate and the Richmond Borough in
Bloom plaque for the Front Gardens category. |
View the winning entries!
Events
2008 Awards
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Contact us
The
Richmond Borough in Bloom campaign, founded in 1990, is run by a voluntary
committee in co-operation with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
(See contact names and numbers below.)
Members represent residential community groups, horticultural societies
and business associations from the different 'villages' of the Borough.
The overall purpose of the campaign is to enhance the natural beauty of
the Borough through floral display in the streets and in all residential
and shopping areas.
Activity through the year -
The main activities during the year are:
* The Poster Design Competition is open to pupils in all the schools
in the Borough and takes place in the Spring term. There are entries in
four age categories and award winning designs are put on exhibition at
public events. One design is chosen as the overall winner to illustrate
the poster publicising our Gardening Merit Awards.
* Richmond Borough in Bloom Merit Awards recognise gardens and
floral displays in 12 categories for residents, community and business.
Entries for 2008 close on June 20th and will be judged in the last seven
days of June.
* Special Events in 2008. A Grand Plant Auction at Sempervirens
Bridge Farm Nursery, Whitton took place on April 23rd. The Borough in
Bloom stand will be on Richmond Green at the Richmond May Fair on May
10th , where the award winning poster designs will be exhibited and Merit
Award nomination forms available.
* Presentation Evening for winners of Gardening Merit Awards will
take place in York House on October 2nd 2008.
* Sponsorship by local business and community organisations funds
hanging baskets on the high street lamp columns and other special areas
such as Richmond riverside. We organise the installation of the floral
baskets and ensure they are properly maintained - from the Spring planting
in March and the Summer planting in June through to October.
The main sponsor of the campaign in 2008 is Serco Solutions, for the fourth year running. Generous support for streetscene displays is also given by the Council's Initiative fund, Squire's Garden Centres and the RFU. The Poster Design Competition was sponsored by the Education Department and by Stagecoach Theatre Arts and Sportscoach. The Grand Plant Auction was hosted and sponsored by Sempervirens Nursery.
CONTACT US
Chair: Pat Schooling : 8744 1171
Committee: Alan Bowers, Twickenham: 9902 2131 <> Colin Cooper, Richmond & Schools 8831 6142 <> Malcolm Day, Hampton Hill: 8977 8527 <> Louise Greasley, Serco 8334 4340 <> Sheena Harold, Teddington: 8977 2700 <> Annie Hawkins, Hampton Wick: 8977 2293 <> Geoff Hyde, Ham: 8940 8757 <> Reg Leach, LBRUT: 8487 5261<> Bruce Lyons, Church Street: 8744 0474 <> Ann Mathews, East Sheen: 8876 5272 <> Zoe Ranken, Barnes: 8747 4103 <> Tom Tree, Whitton: 8898 7131<>Richard Ward, Kew: 8878 6696
Email: RichmondinBloom@btconnect.com
