What's New for 2012
Recreation Ground - thanks to our Award from Nat West we have just over £6k to spend on up-grading at the Rec. There will be new planting including a sensory garden and new seating.
Wild-flowers will also be part of scene at the Rec, and at the Railway Bridge and Britton's Field, while the embankment beds will be planted by South Hams to attract bees.
Duncombe Park will get a face-lift with new planters, and all round town the baskets will be planted and the poles be-ribboned.
At the Community Garden there will be new signs and information boards and all the buildings will be re-furbished, and once again we will be organising the Open Gardens Weekend.
The Gardeners' Club will continue to plant and maintain the Car Park Beds, with small teams of committed volunteers covering the rest of town.
Special events - such as the Olympic Torch relay in May and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June - will be celebrated with Floral displays on the Town Square.
Another Golden Year for Kingsbridge!
September 15th – Newquay – the scene of great jubilation when the Kingsbridge in Bloom team, headed by Project Manager Graham Price and accompanied by Mayor John Binns heard that we had repeated last year’s Golden success, and also taken the Cup for Best Entry in the small town category of South West in Bloom.
The photos show just how pleased everyone was!
Added to the main Award, there were 4 further Awards in the Its Your Neighbourhood competition, where there are 5 grades. Once again the Community Garden achieved the top Award of Outstanding Achievement, but our other three entries, all new this year – the Primary school, Britton’s Field and The Church Street Garden were awarded Level 3 – to everyone’s delight.
The Awards were presented by Toby Buckland, former presenter of Gardener’s World, based in Devon.
September 16th – the very next day – the cup was on show at the local awards ceremony, where everyone was in celebratory mood!
Photos show winners of some of the local awards.
Ella Jarvis - Best courtyard and best overall.
Below "1-6 Montagu Mews" - Best Street.
Below right - Best Commercial Premises - Redford Meadow
Far Left - Best Small Garden and best containers and baskets - Keith Johns, Mid-left - Best Child's Garden - Hazel Longley. Mid-right Small Garden Highly Commended - Jim Freeman. Far right Large Garden Highly Commended Theodora Cooper.
