Ross-in-Bloom may not have entered Heart of England in Bloom this summer, but three communities kept the flag flying for Ross by entering the Britain in Bloom Neighbourhood Awards Campaign.
Last Friday saw representatives from the Nursery Road Community Gardens and Ross Court travelling to Birmingham with other members of Herefordshire in Bloom, to see how they had got on in July.
Ross Court and Rita Haggett’s Nursery Road Gardens each gained a Merit Award, whilst the Garden of Remembrance gained an Improvement Award. These awards are excellent and show that communities within Ross can follow the prestige for the town the Gold Award gave last year.
The presentation ceremony took place in St Phillips Cathedral in Birmingham, followed by a lovely lunch in the Council House.
Mary Powell of Ross-in-Bloom, who accompanied the entrants, told us everyone had a wonderful but very tiring day, arriving back in Ross with all three entrants having gained an award. “I went along with the entrants to show that Ross-in-Bloom may not have been able to enter this year, but we give the utmost support to our communities in their efforts. I was delighted for all three entrants that they achieved such excellent results. They are a great asset to the town and are great ambassadors for the in Bloom Campaign. Well done all of you”.
If Margaret Lucas, the Chairman of Ross-in-Bloom, can find the three volunteers needed to work on the Heart of England in Bloom entry, Ross will once again be entering the campaign in 2007. The work starts now so anyone who wishes to help needs to contact Margaret in her shop in Brookend Street as soon as possible.
As a whole, Herefordshire gained twelve awards in this years campaign, despite Ross, Ledbury and Eardisland not entering. These include: Gold for Bromyard, Leominster and Hereford; two personal awards for individuals in Bromyard and Leominster; a neighbourhood award for a community in Hereford; two other special awards for Herefordshire Jarvis and St Mary’s Catholic School.
The presentation evening for Ross-in-Bloom will be taking place at the end of September, with awards being given to many that know they are getting one, but also some who do not. As usual, the full list of all local awards will be published in the local press later, but a reference copy list of the awards given so far can be seen in the Heritage Centre.
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