Guildford in Bloom – support local horti

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Funded on
26 Jul 2023

Guildford in Bloom needs to continue to support local gardeners, allotment holders, community groups and businesses to practice horticultural excellence and protect our wildlife.

£22,338 Raised of £22,011

45 Backers

101%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 26 July 2023 | Delivered on 08 November 2023

£22,338

RAISED

45

BACKERS

118

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£7,218

From St. Edwards Homes Ltd

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

100

people have visited this project!

Guildford Borough Council donated £3,000

Chapters Financial Ltd donated £1,725

Project Image

Guildford Financial Ltd donated £525

05/09/23 - 05/09/23

Guildford in Bloom Awards

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

Experience Guildford (Elevate G) donated £840

Unigold 2000 Ltd donated £2,000

Guildford Pubwatch

Guildford Pubwatch donated £500

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University of Surrey donated £1,680

More about our impact

The environment

We have championed the plight of declining numbers of insects especially pollinators with our theme encouraging all gardeners to create areas for garden wildlife. ALL of our wildlife gardens achieved gold standard. We also had an increased number of pubs/businesses entering and aim to further increase this to encourage businesses to also do their bit for wildlife

The local economy

Through our social media channels we promoted all our sponsor businesses who are all local and encouraged their patronage by recommendation.

Volunteering, jobs & education

Several of the young people from the winning school could consider jobs in horticulture in the future.

Activity, health and leisure

It is well documented that gardening, and being outdoors improves mental health and gardening also promotes physical health. For the schools and young people - time gardening is time away from a screen.

http://www.guildfordinbloom.com

Since January 2022 Guildford in Bloom has been an independent association, solely reliant on funding from sponsorship and management by a committee of volunteers. The current economic climate has made sponsorship harder to come by hence we are seeking crowd funding.

Guildford in Bloom has been in place for 42 years (anniversary in June 2023) and has a tremendous following among residents. Each year approximately 16 schools enter and this is gradually increasing year on year. We receive around 200 general entries each year with the largest category being Allotments and Kitchen Gardens, followed by Front Gardens.

We actively encourage Community Groups and Charities – especially those who use gardening as a therapy for their clients – to participate. However we are aware that not everybody with a need – be it actually support or just company – feels they can join a group and we have met many individuals who have found gardening to be their therapy lifeline. When these individuals are recognised for their work it generates a huge boost of confidence and self-esteem that is beyond value.

We have a core committee of volunteers and we are building a network of supporters who step up to help with the preparation and stewarding of events, and help with judging in July.

It is the intention to include a wildlife element in our annual themes for the foreseeable future and long term aspiration would be to be able to create and fund a wildlife project in consultation with the community.

We are also developing a supporters group with whom we communicate 3 times a year and involve them in our events and in judging.

We also act as a catalyst for community groups who need help. In 2022 we sourced 200 plants and a unique bench planter from Chelsea Flower Show for Pond Meadow School who lacked resources to create a sensory garden for their pupils with special needs.

Project Owner: Guildford in Bloom The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.