BOGNOR IN BLOOM CAMPAIGN HEADING TOWARDS JUDGING DAY!
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Bognor Regis in Bloom 2008 entries are still being accepted!
Plan your entry now or nominate someone who makes an extra effort with their garden. Complete the entry form and return to
Bognor Regis Town Council at the Town Hall, by 27th June 2008. Judging will take place after 27th June 2008. Contact Bognor
Regis in Bloom, c/o Bognor Regis Town Council on 01243 867744 or email heatherknight@bognorregis.gov.uk for further
Certificates and awards will be presented to the winners for each of the ten different categories, including:
□ Best small front garden (under 50 Sq Foot)
□ Best large front garden (over 50 Sq Foot)
□ Best residential balcony
□ Best neighbourhood street / locality / residents association
□ Best sheltered / residential accommodation (i.e. Block of flats / apartments / care home / nursing home)
□ Best residential window box / tub / hanging basket
□ Best commercial window box / tub / hanging basket—Sponsored by iResolutions Website Design Ltd
□ Best commercial or office frontage—Sponsored by Bognor Regis District Chamber of Commerce
□ Best hotel / guest house—Sponsored by Bognor Regis Seafront Lights
□ Best licensed premises / restaurant
□ Best wildlife garden or sustainable planting
□ Best use of restrictive spaces (commercial or residential)
□ In Bloom civic award (contribution to In Bloom ethos) - Sponsored by Bognor Regis Civic Society
There is something for everyone – window boxes, hanging baskets, shops, pubs and clubs, care home, front gardens - why not join in?
Application forms can also be collected from Bognor Regis Town Council. If you are unable to call at the Town Hall ring the BLOOMING hot-line (867744) or email heatherknight@bognorregis.gov.uk . The closing date for entries is 20th June 2008. If you cannot enter yourself, why not nominate a neighbour!!
Download an entry form for the 2008 competition
Bognor Regis has consistently achieved either a Silver Gilt or Silver Award in the competition and has been category winners three times.
The SE in Bloom Working Party has been busy planning blooming beautiful things since last December. Achievements to date include -
- The completion of a community garden in Westloats Lane.
- Bognor Regis Community College are running allotment plots on the Gravits Lane site.
- Local schools are involved with their gardens. This includes the Glade School, St. Mary’s RC Junior School, Lyon Street and a green flag for South Bersted CE Junior School, Church Lane.
- Southern Cross Trading Estate have sponsored a new planter at the estates entrance.
- Sponsorship by O2.
- And more…..
The benefits to the local community are
a) an increase in civic pride, boosting tourism;
b) long-term improvement in local environment;
c) regeneration of disadvantaged areas and
d) stimulation of voluntary work.
South East in Bloom Official judging day will be the 10th July.
Portfolio Presented to the South East in Bloom Judges 2008
How can you get involved? By tidying up in your local areas, by planning a nice front garden, making sure you remove any dog fouling and litter, organise floral displays.
Why not sign up for a neighbourhood award, improve your street or estate and get things moving.
The class is open to people who live in a cul-de-sac, a street, avenue, close, even a housing estate (or anything in between). Certificates will be awarded to areas worthy of merit and the residents invited to the awards presentation event.
Judges will be looking for a pleasant, clean environment free of weeds and litter, with no eyesores, neat and tidy gardens, trees, shrubs, new plantings and any amenities which add to the area.
For more information and an entry form contact the Town Council on 01243 867744 or by email on heatherknight@bognorregis.gov.uk.
Why not show us exactly where in Bognor Regis is the best place to live? It is down to you and your neighbours. Show some community spirit and do this together. A prestigious award might just add to the value of your property!