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• 14: June 2009
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We would welcome plants or any other related items to sell to raise funds. We would also appreciate offers of help to man the stall for an hour or so.
We are teaming up with The Horticultural Society, The Small Holders Association and Alveston Gardening Club and it will be very much a stall to promote awareness of our causes, but if we can raise some funds to help with our impending large bills for floral displays it will help.
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We will be judged for the regional competition South West In Bloom [which we won last year] in the morning.
This means that Thornbury has to be “spick and span” free from weeds, litter and graffiti. We will be arranging working parties just before, so if you are able to help it will be much appreciated. If you can’t help in a big way please just ensure you keep the front of your own house or business premises clean and tidy.
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We will be judged for the national In Bloom competition.
This means that Thornbury has to be “spick and span” free from weeds, litter and graffiti. We will be arranging working parties just before, so if you are able to help it will be much appreciated. If you can’t help in a big way please just ensure you keep the front of your own house or business premises clean and tidy.
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5th-7th June, Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston, BS35 3SY
Jekka’s Herb Farm is a multi-award winning organic herb nursery which grows over 600 varieties of culinary, medicinal, aromatic and decorative herbs, available to order online.
The farm is usually closed to the public, but four times each year, their gates are flung wide open and everyone is warmly welcomed to browse and buy amongst the herbs, and chat to Jekka McVicar and her team of herb experts.
New for 2009! Herb Workshops and pre-bookable Herb Talks – book early to avoid disappointment.
Entry is free on the Friday and £2 per person on Saturday and Sunday. Catalogue holders, members of the RHS, BBC Gardener’s World, West of England Herb Group, The Soil Association and ticket holders for pre-booked events also receive free entry.
For further details, click below or telephone 0845 2903255 or 01454 418878.
www.jekkasherbfarm.com
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We all enjoy the floral displays that brighten up Thornbury each Summer. Imaginative floral creations welcome us as we enter the town, and hanging baskets and tubs create colourful splashes throughout the town centre.
For this we have to thank the Thornbury in Bloom Committee - a group of volunteers who raise money each year to fund the displays, and work hard to plant up the various containers.
Their efforts make Thornbury an attractive place for locals and visitors.
Thornbury's green-fingered experts are closely involved; many of the hanging baskets and business decorations are supplied by Tytherington Road Nursery, Jean Owen from J&T Owen florists decorates the Parish Pump as well as other containers throughout Thornbury, and Sue Aitken from Thornbury Garden Shop fills upturned putchers - these used to be used for catching fish on the River Severn and provide a visual link with Thornbury's heritage.
You'll find the putchers around Rock Street, the allotments and at Thornbury Garden Shop.
It's not just those of us who live locally who appreciate the effort and skill that goes into creating the floral displays. The Thornbury in Bloom committee enters the Britain in Bloom competition, and regularly wins awards.
2008 was an exceptional year. We not only won a Gold Medal and a trophy for being best in our class but also we won the Sponsors trophy for being the Best Entry in the Whole of the South West.
We had 4 entries in the Neighbourhood Awards who all did very well and we won a Royal Horticultural Society award for the Best Interpretation of the theme "Local Roots".
This year we are expanding on this theme with a second piece of farm machinery planted in Rock Street Gardens, well worth a look.
Prizes are awarded locally to businesses: pubs, shops and even industrial units take part.
There are also local prizes for private gardens, and everyone is encouraged to take part. There are certificates and garden vouchers to be won!
Each Spring the Thornbury in Bloom committee holds a Thornbury in Bloom Day, with plant stalls and collections, culminating with an evening event, which in the past has involved presentations by Chelsea Gold Medal winners such as Jekka McVicar and Leyhill Prison.
For more information visit www.thornburyinbloom.co.uk
If you would like to join the Thornbury in Bloom committee, please contact the Chairman Robert Gorham or any committee member at .
If you would like to enter your home or shop in the Thornbury in Bloom competition, please collect an entry form from the Town Hall.
Sue Aitken at Thornbury Garden Shop produces a Thornbury In Bloom newsletter. If you would like to receive this by email, send your email address to:
