A year out but still lots going on

This year the Leamington in Bloom committee will be taking a rest from the Heart of England large town competition after our recent run of gold awards, not because we are resting on our laurels but because with a slight increase in population we have crossed the threshold of eligibility for entry into the “small city” class.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th May 2014, 08:16 BST

We have therefore decided to take a year off and have a look at what our rivals are up to, so that we can better appreciate what is entailed by participation in the new category and have a longer term strategy in place ready for 2015.

Meanwhile, all our local ‘in bloom’ events will be taking place as usual, with a few more projects under consideration or already begun. Tiny geranium plants will be going out to Leamington primary schools at the beginning of May which the children will grow on class-room window sills ready for the familiar geranium trains in Jephson Gardens and on the railway station platform. Entries for the domestic gardens competition should be in by June 16. Entry forms are available from the town hall, the information centre in the Pump Rooms and from local florists Sarah Horne on Warwick Street, the Flower Shop on Regent Street and Regency Flowers on Regent Grove. Note that there have been some changes to the criteria for each class of garden.

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New projects in which the committee are involved include support for BID Leamington’s splendid exhibit at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show on May 20-24. See the feature in last week’s Courier (pages 40-41) and visit www.bloomingleamington.com for full details. BID will also be hosting a revival of the Leamington Flower Festival in 2015 at the Royal Pump Room Gardens which will coincide with our debut entry into a new class of the Heart of England in Bloom competition.

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Less prestigious ventures, but no less important for local communities, that the committee are promoting include the Brunswick Healthy Living Centre ‘secret garden’ project and the refurbishment of the beds at Charles Gardner Square, the re-planting of Christchurch gardens by its newly founded friends group, the Edible Garden in Regent Grove and the Bromford Housing Trust project, with apologies for any inadvertent omissions. If there are other community gardening initiatives taking place in Leamington, the committee are keen to hear about them and lend their support. Contact [email protected]

Jim Dean, Leamington in Bloom

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