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IndexIntroduction..............................................................................................4Team Names and Roles ..........................................................................4Information on the Community ..............................................................5Map of Community ..................................................................................5Information on Themes ..........................................................................6Goals for the Future ................................................................................7
Section A - Horticultural AchievementImpactAbbey Gardens..........................................................................................8Hanging Baskets ......................................................................................9Horticultural PracticeAdding Colour to All Corners of the Town ................................................10Nowton Park & Daffodils ..........................................................................11Residential and Community GardeningGardeners’ Question Time ......................................................................11Certificates of Merit..................................................................................12Hidden Gardens / Open Gardens ............................................................13Business Areas and PremisesFocus 12 Involvement..............................................................................14Rangers Hut ............................................................................................14Green SpacesProscape's High Sheriff Award & Suffolk Greenest County ......................15Mike Ames Bed ......................................................................................16
Section B - Environmental ResponsibilityConservation and BiodiversityRiver Linnet and Crankles Replanting Area ..............................................17Abbots Bridge River Dredging..................................................................18Resource ManagementSuffolk Schools Recycling........................................................................19Point of Light Award - Karen Cannard & her Rubbish Diet........................20New Bins in Abbey Gardens ....................................................................20Local HeritageLark & Linnet Bollard Trail ........................................................................21Local Environmental QualityChequer Square ......................................................................................22Pride of PlaceRiver of Flowers ......................................................................................23Nowton Neighbourhood Residents ..........................................................23Hedgelaying on Moreton Hall Path ..........................................................24Eastgate Street Tree Stump Carving ........................................................24Love Where You Live ..............................................................................25
Section C - Community ParticipationDevelopment and ContinuityWolf Cleaning ..........................................................................................26Anglia in Bloom Seminar ..........................................................................26Communication and EducationBusy Green Fingers ................................................................................27Young Green Fingers ..............................................................................28Senior Green Fingers ..............................................................................29Community ParticipationLocal Residents Adding Colour to Their Corner of Town ..........................29Westgate Corner ....................................................................................30The Patchwork Tree in the Abbey Gardens ..............................................30Bury St Edmunds Train Station ................................................................31Abbey Garden Friends ............................................................................31Year Round InvolvementRealise Futures ........................................................................................32Northgate Roundabout Replanting ..........................................................32Funding and Support ............................................................................33
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Introduction
Team Names and Roles
Lance Alexander TIC and Heritage Operations Manager
Doug Beardon Treasurer
Steve Burgess Abbey Gardens Head Gardener
Karen Cannard Recycling consultant
Patrick Chung Town Council
Elizabeth Clement Certificates of Merit
Mark Cordell Our Bury St Edmunds
Alison Findley RHS
Pam Fletcher Busy Green Fingers
Michelle Freeman The Crafty Foxes
Jean Hardy Young Green Fingers
Sue Herriott Head Teacher - Guildhall Feoffment
Alan Jary Chairman
Melanie Lesser Bury In Bloom Co-ordinator
Damien Parker Area Parks Manager
Rebecca Davis Horticultural Officer
Chris Hodgson Senior Green Fingers
Sandy Jackson Photography
Diane Knights Hidden Gardens
Jo Kreckler Greene King
Errol Lovick Contractor
Sandy Miles Portfolio and Photography
Tim Page Chairman Bury Society
Lynda Seldis Abbey Garden Friends Gardeners/ Well Street Residents
Cllr Andrew Speed Chairman Town Council
Rob Steggles Website
Carol Street Photography
Jo Sweetman Photography
Sue Thompson Allotments and Senior Green Fingers
Jane Watson Bury in Bloom Secretary
We are delighted that Bury in Bloom has won anumber of awards in 2015/2106.
The Bury in Bloom Co-ordinator Melanie Lesser wasrecognised as a ‘tremendous asset’ to Bury StEdmunds when she was named ‘Citizen of the Year’by the Bury St Edmunds Town Council at the StEdmund’s Day award ceremony in November 2015.
Bury in Bloom and Proscape were also winners in the High Sheriff of Suffolk’s CorporateCommunity Partnership of the Year 2016. SuffolkGreenest County award ceremony in March at Snape Maltings saw Bury in Bloom receive aHighly Commended in the Greenest CommunityProject category.
This year Bury in Bloom is celebrating its 30th yearand we are offering 30 free trees to be plantedacross the town. We are delighted to have receivedmany enquiries for the trees already.
Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk is a historic markettown with a richly fascinating heritage.
The town has a striking mix of medievalarchitecture, elegant Georgian squares, a modernshopping centre, an award-winning market and avariety of visitor attractions including the stunningAbbey Gardens and Cathedral. Abbey Gardens - Spring 2016
Bury in Bloom is an independent charity run by theBury St Edmunds Society and is made up ofvolunteers, one part-time paid co-ordinator andrepresentatives from the local authority, community,business and education sectors. The town hasstriking mix of medieval architecture, elegantGeorgian squares, a modern shopping centre, anaward-winning market, and a variety of visitorattractions including the stunning AbbeyGardens and Cathedral.
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Information on the CommunityBury St Edmunds is a historic market town inSuffolk with a rich and fascinating heritage; locatedin the undulating countryside of East Anglian withthe rivers of Lark and Linnet running through it.
Originally the town was called Beodericsworth andwas built on a grid pattern by Albert Baldwinaround 1080. Now it is a cultural and retail centrefor West Suffolk with tourism a major part of theeconomy.
Bury St Edmunds is the home of Greene King, theUK's largest brewer. Their Brewery is located in thetown centre and they own pubs throughout thetown. We are very proud that they are a sponsorfor Bury in Bloom.
Notable buildings in the town include: The AngelHotel on Angel Hill where Charles Dickens stayedwhen giving readings at the nearby Athenaeum.The hotel was mentioned in The Pickwick Papers.Moyses Hall Museum is one of the oldest domesticbuildings in East Anglia with its origins dating backto 1180.
Bury St Edmunds is the main town in the non-Metropolitan district of St Edmundsbury withthe councils main offices, West Suffolk House,being located on the western side of the town.Since becoming a single-seat constituency in 1885it has always returned a Conservative MP; thecurrent representative is Jo Churchill who was firstelected in 2015 General Election.
A present Suffolk County Council operates a twotier school system having recently changed from athree tiered system in February 2014. West SuffolkCollege and University Campus Suffolk are thetown’s providers of further and higher education.
Bury St Edmunds railway station serves the town,operated by Abellio Greater Anglia with onwardtrain connections at Cambridge linking Bury StEdmunds with London's King's Cross Station.Bury St Edmunds bus and coach station arelocated on St Andrews Street North providingregular bus services to the main residential housingareas of the town together with services toneighbouring towns and villages.
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Information on ThemesThe colour themes throughout the town have been designed by the St Edmundsbury ParksDepartment. Local supplier Woolpit Nurseries hasbeen given the contracts for both the Bury inBloom baskets and St Edmundsbury BoroughCouncil. This has enabled us to have a much morecoordinated approach to the style and coloursused in the hanging baskets. The predominantcolours used are; purple, yellow, pink, blue andwhite and these same colours are picked up in thevarious planters and beds around the town so thatoverall, all the plantings sit well together and aharmonious effect is achieved. College Square - Summer 2015
Abbey Gardens - Spring 2016
St Mary’s Square - Winter 2016 Spring 2016
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Goals for the Future
Bury in Bloom are working with Ourbburystedmunds, The Bury St Edmunds Town Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Suffolk County Council to improve the area between the new arcShopping Centre and the main town centre.
The street will have three new stainless steel planters containing mature Tibetan Cherry trees with colourfulunder planting. Smaller steel planters will be placed near the metal trees in the road to provide all roundcolour and interest.
We would like to have a ‘green wall’ on a number of the walls of the arc Shopping Centre. Bury in Bloomand the rest of the partnership are working towards gaining permission and raising the funds to make this possible.
St Andrews Street South
The ‘Flight of Peace’ sculpture planned for thisroundabout is a symbolic remembrance of thegallant American servicemen, part of the UnitedStates’ 8th Air Force, based at Rougham airfieldduring World War II. The sculpture represents thetail insignia shown on the B17s. The landscapingof the roundabout represents the United States’five pointed white star in a blue circle. The star isplanted with ‘white’ grasses together with whiteflowering plants, and is surrounded with loose‘blue’ slate.
It is planned that the work on the roundabout willbe completed during September 2016.
Mount Road Roundabout
In Conjunction with the Marie Curie Charity (whoselogo is the daffodil) we are planning to plant daffodilbulbs this autumn in the woods near West SuffolkCollege. These woods once part of the SuffolkRegiment’s Barracks.
Bury in Bloom will provide the daffodil bulbs whichwill be planted by students, soldiers and veteransof the Suffolk Regiment. We hope the daffodils willadd to the display for the Suffolk Regiment’straditional Daffodil Day in 2017.
Daffodil Planting
Slate chippings
Lavendula angustifolia'Munstead'
Deschampsia Cespitosa
Steel Edge to form star shape
Flight of Peace - Mount Road Roundabout
The Dove of Peace - Work in Progress
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ImpactAbbey GardensThe Abbey Gardens in the centre of historic Bury St Edmunds attracts 1.3 million visitors each year. The six hectare park is on the site of a former Benedictine Abbey, once a powerhouse of medieval England. The combination offloral excellence, formal bedding schemes and theheritage as it’s backdrop make the gardens a veryspecial place to visit.
Section A - Horticultural Achievement
This meticulously maintained historic site hasmany features of interest including: ancientmonument ruins, an aviary, a refreshment kiosk,bowling green, tennis courts, water garden rose garden, sensory garden, a newly reclaimedsection of the river Lark, a play area andpergola.
The Abbey Gardens are much loved, not onlyby tourists, but by the local community as well.
Preparation begins for the planting of 20,000bedding plants! - June 2016
Sun Dial - Spring 2016
Cathedral Herb Garden - Summer 2016
Tulips - Spring 2016
Blossom - Spring 2016
Flower Beds - Spring 2016
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ImpactHanging Baskets
Section A - Horticultural Achievement
Baskets in Waiting, Woolpit Nurseries - May 2016 Angel Hill - Summer 2015
Gavin Ashley - Summer 2015 Watering Bowser - Summer 2015
Cornhill - Summer 2015
Bury in Bloom have their own reservoir basketswhich can be supplied to businesses and privatehouseholds throughout the town. The baskets arethen watered, fed and maintained all summer untilthe season has finished. This summer in excess of330 baskets have been supplied by Bury in Bloomand together with the baskets supplied by theBorough Council, there are in the region of 500hanging basket throughout the town. The number ofwinter baskets also exceeded previous years.
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Adding Colour to All Corners of the TownThis year Bury in Bloom and St EdmundsburyBorough Council have worked together to colourco-ordinate baskets, troughs and other plantingschemes around the town.
The brighter colours used in the baskets andtroughs have already received many compliments.
Section A - Horticultural AchievementHorticultural Practice
Theatre Royal on Westgate Street - July 2015
Replanting on Eastgate Corner- June 2016
Planting on corner of St Mary's Square - Feb 2016
Bus Station on St AndrewsStreet North - July 2015
Planter outside CAB Risbygate Street - July 2015
Planting near Tayfen Road - Feb 2016
Planters on Northgate Street - July 2015
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Nowton Park & DaffodilsWith almost 200 acres of landscaped Suffolkcountryside there is something for everyone atNowton Park. For sports enthusiasts there arefootball pitches and to keep the childrenentertained, there is an exciting large play area.
The Spring carpet of daffodils is a beautiful sightevery year and for 2016, there is a new picnic areatogether with an ice cream stall which will beenjoyed all year round.
Section A - Horticultural AchievementHorticultural Practice
Gardeners’ Question TimeThe Apex in Bury St Edmunds wasfilled to capacity with Question Timesupporters on 11thApril 2016
Bunny Guinness,Matthew Wilson andChristine Walkdenanswered queries
from local gardeners including a question from Buryin Bloom’s Chairman Alan Jary.
There was an excellent atmosphere. A party ofBury in Bloom’s committee and supportersattended the recording.
Residential and Community Gardening
Daffodils - Spring 2016
Gardeners Question Time, The Apex - April 2016
Woodhenge Meadow - June 2016
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Section A - Horticultural Achievement
Certificates of MeritThe certificates are awarded to residential andcommercial properties displaying attractive use ofgarden and container grown plants at the front oftheir property which enhance the appearance oftheir neighbourhood.
The Highly Commended Award is given to gardensof particular merit.
No entry is necessary and ourteam of over 60 judges willbe judging the front gardensbetween Monday 11th July
and Sunday 17th July 2016and popping a certificate
through the door.
We also have a Highly commended award given tothose gardens that make a significant impact ontheir neighbourhood.
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Hidden Gardens / Open GardensThis year’s Hidden Gardens eventtheir 30th year has raised £21,400for St Nicholas Hospice Care.
A total of 30 gardens across the towncentre opened to the public. Bury StEdmunds has many fine and historicbuildings, but Hidden Gardens givespeople the chance to discover thesecret patios, lawns, borders,vegetable gardens, greenhouses andother features behind their facades andhigh walls.
As well as ticket sales, money is raisedthrough the sale of plants, cakes, icecreams and refreshments. This yearthere were two new gardens in the mix,one on Angel Hill and another in GarlandStreet.
Moreton Hall Open Gardens, situated in the heart ofthe Moreton Hall community, on the edge of Bury StEdmunds, saw local residents open their gardensfor the fourth year to raise money for the Hospice.
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Focus 12 is an independent charity offering abstinence based drug and alcohol residential treatment foradults. At their premises on Risbygate Street they have begun work on a space with the potential to bea therapeutic courtyard; Bury in Bloom are assisting in raising awareness for the project that enablesformer clients to ‘give something back’ and at the same time assist those entering treatment. This yearthey opened the space for the first time to the public for the annual Hidden Gardens event.
The Rangers Hut is the base for the Abbey Garden Rangers andprovides information for visitors and residents. Bury in Bloom paidfor a cover for the metal door to provide a more attractive look whenthe Rangers were out on patrol.
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Proscape's High Sheriff Award & Suffolk Greenest CountyPro-scape won the High Sheriff’s ‘Suffolk CorporateCommunity Partnership’ award for their work withBury in Bloom in helping not only with plantingprojects throughout the town, but also their help incontinuing to maintain and tidy previous planting.
Bury in Bloom also won a ‘Highly CommendedCertificate’ in the Greenest Community Project
category for the ‘Suffolk, Creating the GreenestCounty’ awards. The awards are an aspiration thatinvolves the whole county in enhancing the naturaland historic environment and responding to climatechange.
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Section A - Horticultural AchievementGreen Spaces
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Bury in Bloom planted a Japanese maple tree inMarch last year and this year the new planting hasbeen completed as a permanent tribute to their latechairman, Mike Ames. Mike was well known in thetown, not only as a teacher, councillor and Bury inBloom’s Chairman, but also as the President ofAnglia in Bloom. The flower bed in the AbbeyGardens includes a stone bearing Mike’s name andthe plaque recording the garden’s winning theGrand Prix d’Excellence of the Entante Forale, ofwhich he was most proud.
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River Linnet and Crankles Replanting AreaThe willow trees on the site were felled; the onesthat were suitable for cricket bats were taken awayto be processed. The remaining trees wereremoved for wood pulp after the removal of thetops which were chipped on site. Some of the verybig trunks were left for bugs and beetles to enjoy.
The tree felling was licensed by the ForestryCommission and in accordance with the licencehas been replanted with native broadleaf trees andfruit trees that will benefit bees and other wildlife.
The bee hives are managed by local bee keepersand although there is only one at the moment,there will be six in total.
Section B - Environmental ResponsibilityConservation and Biodiversity
Planting of the New Trees - Early Spring 2016
New Trees - June 2016First of Six Beehives - June 2016
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Abbots Bridge River DredgingThe ancient Abbots Bridge in the Abbey Gardensis back on full view for the first time in a decade.Specialist contractors removed a mud bank whichhad built up over the course of 20 years.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council carried out thework as part of a range of work around the bridgeand the banks of the river to improve the area forvisitors. A team of volunteers were involved.
Section B - Environmental ResponsibilityConservation and Biodiversity
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An ancient bridge in Bury St Edmunds will be back in full view to visitors for the first time in a decade.
Workers have been clearing the River Lark where it flows under Abbot’s Bridge in
the Abbey Gardens. The specialist contractors have removed a mud bank which had built up over the course of 20 years in the river and was obscuring a large part of the unique bridge that used to
form the entrance to the now ruined Abbey.
The popular park is built around the ruins of the old abbey and attracts thousands of visitors to the town every year.
It is owned by St Edmundsbury Borough Council, which is carrying out a range of work around the bridge and the banks of the river to improve the area for visitors.
� Specialist contractors at work clearing a mud bank which had obscured part of Abbot’s Bridge on the River Lark in Bury St Edmunds. Picture: PHIL MORLEY
Ancient bridge back in full view after workers clear river
Before Dredging - March 2016
After Dredging - March 2016Volunteers Training Day - April 2016
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Suffolk Schools RecyclingSuffolk Recycling launched a new website forschools which is full of information about waste andrecycling in and out of the classroom. It’s packedwith fun about the 4R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycleand Recover), together with plans and resourcesto help deliver waste education in schools. Bury inBloom will be supporting local schools with theirown ‘Crafty Cans’ project later in the year.
Resource Management
Suffolk Show - May 2016
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Point of Light Award - Karen Cannard & her Rubbish DietKaren Cannard is the creator of The Rubbish Diet,an easy-to-follow challenge that inspireshouseholds to dramatically reduce their wastewithin just a few weeks. Since starting The RubbishDiet, Karen from Bury St Edmunds, has challengedan online community of over 3,500 members to cutdown their waste. On average, members reducetheir black bin waste by 33%, and have saved over1,200 tonnes of rubbish from landfill. This year shewas recognised by Prime Minister David Cameronas the UK’s 509th Point of Light for her help inkeeping hundreds of tonnes of rubbish out oflandfill, as well as helping families to reduce foodwaste and save money.
Section B - Environmental ResponsibilityResource Management
Karen’s Food Composter - May 2016
Karen Cannard
Bespoke Bins - June 2016
New Bins in Abbey GardensAbbey Garden site staff have designed twelve newbins. Made to house a standard wheelie bin andbuilt of seasoned oak, their design includes slopingroofs to not only dispel the rain, but also to deterlarger birds such as seagulls from scavenging; thesquirrels, however, have been somewhat lessdeterred! The location of the bins throughout theGardens was considered carefully and as such,there has been a decrease in litter dropped on the ground.
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Lark & Linnet Bollard Trail
Local Heritage
Budding young artists have helped to launch a new walking trail around Bury St Edmunds.
The Lark and Linnet bollard trail, which is being organised by the Bury in Bloom commit-tee, has been created to
celebrate the two rivers which run through the town.
It also gives walkers a chance to find out more about the history of local buildings and the local flora and fauna.
The bollards feature artwork
by local schools and photo-graphs of Bury from the Spanton Jarman photographic collection. Trail hunters will have to find all of the 30 bollards and record the number on each one to win a prize.
Trail leaflets will be available to download from Saturday at ourburystedmunds/trails or from the tourist information centre at The Apex, plus tourist points in the cathedral and council offices.
■ The launch of the Lark and Linnet bollard trail in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds. Picture: PHIL MORLEY
Water-themed walking trail launches in Bury St Edmunds
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The Lark and Linnet Bollard Trail was created tocelebrate the two rivers which run through Bury.Trail hunters have to find all of the 30 bollardsspread throughout the town and record thenumber on each one to win a prize.
Visit Bury St Edmunds and Bury in Bloom arebehind the initiative which saw images created bypupils from Westgate and St Edmund’s PrimarySchool, St James and Howard Middle Schools andWest Suffolk College transferred onto plasticwrappers for the bollards.
Stephen Moody and Rene Gonzalez - May 2016
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Chequer SquareA historic section of Bury StEdmunds has been brightened upby a new flower display.
Bury In Bloom coordinated thethree councils in the project; StEdmundsbury Borough Councilremoved the two old planters andinstalled the new ones, SuffolkCounty Council repaired thepavement around the area andthe Town Council paid for thepainting of the planters.
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A historic section of Bury St Edmunds has been brightened up by a new flower display.
Melanie Lesser, from Bury in Bloom, said she was “delighted” to see new planters installed in Chequer Square, near the Norman Tower. It was described as a “great example”
of working together, with town councillors Andrew Speed and Joanna Rayner contributing from their locality budgets to buy the two new reservoir planters.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council removed the two old planters and installed the new
ones. Suffolk County Council repaired the pavement around the area.
“I am delighted that Chequer Square in this historic part of our lovely town now has a floral display to do justice to the surrounding historic buildings,” said Mrs Lesser.
■ From left, Melanie Lesser, of Bury in Bloom; Councillor Joanna Rayner; horticultural officer Rebecca Davis; and Bury in Bloom chairman Alan Jary with one of the new planters in Chequer Square. Picture: GREGG BROWN
Flower display brightens up historic corner
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New Planters - April 2016
Old Planters - July 2015
Planting in Progress - January 2016
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Section B - Environmental ResponsibilityPride of PlaceRiver of FlowersVolunteers were out in force to maintain a well-loved flowerarrangement in Bury StEdmunds. The get-together wasto tidy up the area and plant thenew tree. Adrian Bloom, fromBressingham Gardens, in Norfolk,helped design and create theRiver of Flowers on the TollgateTriangle two years ago. In fullbloom, a river of geraniumrozannes creates the effect of ariver with other flowers along theside creating the riverbank.
Melanie Lesser, Bury in Bloomco-ordinator, and volunteers fromSt George’s Church helped clearthe area and plant a new tree in March.
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Volunteers have been out in force to maintain a well-loved flower arrangement in Bury St Edmunds.
Adrian Bloom, from Bressingham Gardens in Norfolk, helped design and create the River of Flowers on Tollgate Triangle two years ago.
Melanie Lesser and volun-teers from St George’s Church helped clear the area and plant a new tree.
“What was really nice was that there’s a footpath running through the middle of it and a number of people walked through and thanked us, saying they loved seeing the river in full flower as they walked into town,” she said. ■ Planting a new tree at the River of Flowers in Bury St Edmunds. Picture: PHIL MORLEY
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River of Flowers - June 2016
Nowton Neighbourhood ResidentsA Bury St Edmunds community has come togetherto transform an area of waste woodland on an estateinto a garden for the area. The NowtonNeighbourhood Residents’ Association came up withthe idea for the woodland garden in the spacebetween Grange Walk and Home Farm Lane on theNowton Estate. With funding from the localitybudgets, the donation of some of the bulbs by Buryin Bloom and support from Nowton Park Nurseries,the idea is becoming a reality.
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Hedgelaying on Moreton Hall PathA pathway used by residents on the Moreton Hallestate was lovingly enhanced by local man FredBrown. Whist dog sitting for his daughter who liveson Moreton Hall, he saw the 20 foot highovergrown hedge and thought “that needs laying”.Hedgelaying is a traditional country skill that is usedto rejuvenate existing hedgerows creating not onlyan aesthetically pleasing screen, but also a habitatfor wildlife and in this case a barrier against a busyroad. After the new hedge was complete theremaining wood was then chipped to be used onthe pathway.
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Eastgate Street Tree Stump CravingWhen a beetle infested tree on Eastgate street hadto be felled, local wood carver John Williams, wholives in nearby East Close, saw an opportunity tocreate a lasting legacy for the area. One side willfeature a Bury monk, Jocelyn de Brackelond, withthe other side featuring his horse.
Bury in Bloom have assisted with funding for someof the his woodturning tools, together with localauthority permission.
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Love Where You LiveWhat is Love Where You Live?It is individuals working on their own or gettingtogether to improve our neighbourhoods, buildcommunity links and support each other. This canbe through getting involved in a local project,joining up to clear or maintain local areas andholding community events.
Why? Everyone loves to live somewhere that they can beproud of. We all have such busy lives that gettingto know and improve our local area isn’t easy.LWYL provides opportunities to give as much timeas you want, to make a real difference locally andall the good feelings that go with being part ofsomething positive.
Support Bury in Bloom and St Edmundsbury BoroughCouncil can help by providing litter pick and gardenequipment and advising and supporting you withgreen and community projects. If it’s a litter pick, StEdmundsbury will collect the waste quickly and freeof charge.
Section B - Environmental ResponsibilityPride of Place
Equipment Provided for Litter Picking
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Wolf CleaningThe popular wolf sculpture on a prominent Bury StEdmunds roundabout received a spruce-up fromits creator in April.
Sculptor Ben Loughrill, of Halesworth, gave the StEdmund’s Wolf, on the Southgate Greenroundabout, its first major clean. The statue, whichwas installed in 2013, was commissioned by theBury Society’s In Bloom group.
The clean-up has received the thumbs up fromBennett Homes which sponsors the roundaboutand Bury Rugby Club, which ties its scarf aroundthe sculpture every time it has a home match.
Staff from St Edmundsbury Borough Council alsoapply Tung Oil to the wolf every few months toprevent the wood from drying and cracking.
The wolf guards St Edmund’s crown which sitsatop some of the Abbey stonework as a reminderof the saint and martyr’s importance.
Section C - Community ParticipationDevelopment and Continuity
Anglia in Bloom SeminarThe Anglia in Bloom seminar was held atBressingham Gardens on 12th April. Bury inBlooms co-ordinator, Melanie Lesser, was invitedto talk about the River of Flowers installed on theTollgate Triangle on the northern outskirts of thetown. The planting and design were created withhelp from Adrian Bloom from BressinghamGardens.
Melanie enjoyed showing the time-lapse videos ofboth the initial creation and the flowering of theRiver from May to September. A local company inthe town worked with Bury in Bloom in creating thetime-lapse videos.
Many questions were asked about sponsorship,upkeep, the use of volunteers and other supportnecessary for the river to remain attractive.
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Cleaning the Wolf - April 2016 Bury Rugby Club Scarf
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Busy Green Fingers
The Busy Green Fingers project within Bury InBloom is just getting busier and busier. Over recentmonths they have seen an exciting growth inparticipation by local pre-schools and nurseries.Now more young children than ever are having thechance to learn about plants, grow their own fruitand vegetables and discover the fun of gardening.Diaries and photographs accompany their
activities. It all culminates in July with a gardenparty where, thanks to generous sponsorship fromlocal firm Treatt, all participants receive vouchersand a certificate for their efforts.
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2015 culminated for Young Green Fingers in aglittering celebration evening at The Apex. Celebritygardener and RHS Ambassador for Schools AdamFrost presented awards and gave an inspirationaltalk to our young horticulturalists. Despite manychallenges for our schools this year, gardeningcontinues to flourish at all levels of education. It isencouraging to see some of our talented studentspursuing these interests at Upper School. We lookforward to showcasing their achievements to JoeSwift when he presents the awards at our annualcelebration evening at the Athenaeum in October.
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Bury St Edmunds’ firstever Bury in Bloomcompetition for care homeresidents, Senior GreenFingers, was hailed asuccess by organisers.The competition sawthose at five Bury carehomes and day clubs take part.
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Local Residents Adding Colour to their Corner of the TownBury in Bloom have been delighted to see so manyhouseholds and businesses provide colourfulplanting in the town. More and more places areadding window boxes, planters and colourfulplants having been encouraged by our Certificatesof Merit scheme which has gone from strength tostrength over the last few years.
Church Walks Plants for Sale - Summer 2015
Gorilla Gardening Risbygate Street - Spring 2016
Window Boxes Garland Street - Summer 2015 Raised Planters Albert Street - Spring 2016
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Westgate CornerA team of 10 local residents haveagreed this year to help maintaina community garden that wasplanted in 2006 by Bury in Bloomto mark the 400th year since thegranting of the Town Charter.
Community Participation
The Patchwork Tree in the Abbey GardensPatchwork panels from the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States were all stitched together arounda tree in the Abbey Gardens. The project ‘Yarn On 2016’ has raised £1,100 so far with all funds going tothe charity Breast Cancer Now.
Kim Whittingham Painting of Westgate Corner
Patchwork Tree - Spring 2016
Westgate Corner - May 2016
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Bury St Edmunds Train StationBury in Bloom paid for a new poster behindplanters at the train station on Station Hill, on thenorthern outskirts of the town. The planters wereplanted by station volunteers with the plants beingdonated by Proscape.
Community Participation
The Abbey Gardens Friends are an independentgroup of volunteers from the local community. TheFriends work in a variety of ways, choosing fromthe range of tasks required at the time. They maywish to attend regularly, working on tasks such asgardening or conservation. Or they may prefer towork on a specific time limited project. The groupalso offers the opportunity to join as a SupportFriend for people who do not wish to be activelyinvolved, but who appreciate and enjoy theGardens and wish to express their support.
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Planting - Spring 2015
Abbey Garden Friends with Mayor Patrick Chung- Summer 2015
After - Summer 2015
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Northgate Roundabout ReplantingAround 600 bulbs were planted on the NorthgateRoundabout by Bury in Bloom with the help ofroundabout sponsors Hazells Chartered Surveyors.Crocus, tete a tete daffodils and grape hyacinthbulbs were planted in three drifts across theroundabout following a design by Rebecca Davis,St Edmundsbury Borough Councils horticulturalofficer. Chris Oakes from Hazells suggested theidea to bring colour during the Spring.
Year Round InvolvementBury in Bloom are proud to work with Realise Futures on projectsthroughout the town.
Realise Futures is an award-winning social enterprise which helps thosewho are unemployed, disabled, disadvantaged, Army veterans, exoffenders, and those for whatever reason just haven't had their fairshare of breaks in their life.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Garden club members at a Bury St Edmunds care home can now use their new greenhouse, thanks to a bit of help from volunteers from a local social enterprise.
Staff at Stradbroke Court sheltered housing in Mayfield Road assembled their new greenhouse in the home’s community lounge but then found it was too heavy to manoeuvre out of the building.
So a team from Realise Futures, based at Nowton Park, came to the rescue. Stradbroke Court manger Elaine Pezaro said: “We needed some muscle to help us get the greenhouse out through the patio doors. The team did a great job.”
The home has entered it’s wildlife garden area into the Bury In Bloom senior green fingers competition. � Realise Futures volunteers gave a helping hand to garden club members at Stradbroke Court. Photo: GREGG BROWN
Volunteers add the muscle to put care home greenhouse into place
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Bury in Bloom would not be able to undertake somany projects within the town without thegenerous support, of not only our many sponsors(shown on the inside front cover), but also with thetremendous support of our local councils; SuffolkCounty Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Counciland the Town Council. We are incredibly lucky inBury St Edmunds to have support from so manyareas of the community; local residents, volunteers,councils and many local companies, offering notonly sponsorship, be that in kind or financial, butalso time and energy in making Bury St Edmundsa truly beautiful place to live, work and visit.
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