Cornwall in Bloom

Last updated: 16/02/2012 Add to My Bookmarks Subscribe

Cornwall in Bloom, now in its second year with 66 volunteer groups participating, is a simple initiative which is aimed at small, resident-led communities who want to improve the area where they live. It doesn't matter if it's only a few neighbours who want to tackle local litter, or a larger group who wish to tidy up a grot spot. or look after a recreational area which is perhaps a bit run down.

Anyone can enter, the competition is free, and Cornwall Council can assist you with advice and support - you don’t even need to know anything about gardening.

So if you want to make improvements to your neighbourhood and have some say in its management, then Cornwall in Bloom is a great way to get your neighbours and your local community to work together and really make a difference!

The categories for the competition :

Clean and Tidy/Quality of the environment
First Impressions
Parks and Gardens
Grow your own
Best Eco-Initiative
Goodbye to grot spots
Local hero

The competition is now closed for 2011, but that doesn't mean that work just stops here. Many of you are planning for next year, raising funds and improving your neighbourhoods all year round.

The Annual Awards Evening was held on 12 October 2011 at the Eden Project. What a spectacular venue. The evening was compered by the well-loved Tracy Wilson of BBC Radio Cornwall and the Chairman of Cornwall Council, Councillor Pat Harvey, presented the certificates. The sponsors for the evening gave out the awards to the group winners who were:-

St Meriadoc Nursery and Infants School (Grow Your Own category)
St Mabyn Holiday Park (Clean and Tidy / Quality of the Environment category)
St Issey in Bloom (First Impressions category)
Bodmin in Bloom (Parks and Open Spaces category)
Gainsborough Park Residents Association (Best Eco Initiative category)
St Blaise Hands Together Residents Association (Goodbye to Grotspots)
Local Heroes went to Brenda Wright and Chris Ivans from St Issey in Bloom.

Many thanks to our sponsors :-

Eden Project
VisitCornwall
Clean Cornwall
Seafood Restaurant (Padstow)
St Austell Brewery
Skinners Brewery
Cornwall Council
Truro City Council

Cornwall in Bloom is for everyone who cares about their own neighbourhood and enjoy working together to improve and enhance it. So come along, get together and join the fun! Ask anyone who is part of their own group, I am sure they will tell you to 'have a go'.

Anyone interested in taking part in Cornwall in Bloom can call Richard Budge on 01872 274766 or Jackie Mace on 0300 1234 100 for more information and advice.

Application forms and judging criteria

Entering Cornwall in Bloom need not be hard work - but it is fun, and it keeps you fit!