FLOWER POWER

Conscious that judges from the South East in Bloom competition will be visiting the town between 4 and 15 July to consider the town’s entry into the competition, the Town Council has planted red, white and blue flowers to form the letters VE and VJ in a seafront mound in front of Mountbatten Court.

Town Mayor Cllr Mrs Sylvia Olliver told the Observer, “We wanted to do something to commemorate the World War II victories and it was felt planting flowers in the shape of the letters VE and VJ would be a gentle reminder.

Cllr Mrs Olliver said she was appealing to local residents to make a special effort to tidy up their gardens and their own environment, especially between 4 and 15 July. This will show the judges that Bognor Regis residents take a pride in their town she said.

This week Cllr Mrs Olliver with Hannah Reid, an ADC Parks Officer, will be judging entries for the bright & bold garden design competition. In partnership with Arun District Council, the Town Council has again invited the Girl Guides, Brownies and Rainbows of Bognor Regis to design a special flowerbed arrangement for the area outside the Town Hall. The winners of the 3 classes with age ranges of 5 to 7, 7 to 10 and 11 to 16, will be invited with Guiders to help with the planting of the flowers provided by the Town Council later in the month and encouraged to watch their designs grow and mature.

04/05/2007 11:59