People make places great. We all have a stake in the towns, villages and communities of Kirklees.
ROBERTTOWN IN BLOOM joined: Growing Great Places 3 years ago
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By Louise Hardy
We are going for gold in the RHS Britain in Bloom project and entering our village of Roberttown. Encourage people of all ages and ability to get involved. Use recycled/reclaimed materials Keep tidy
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We are going to create floral displays and cultivate lost and forgotten areas of the village to make something marvelous for village residents and passing public to enjoy. We are entering as a village into the RHS Britain in Bloom project in the Yorkshire category. It is important for us to encourage keeping the village tidy of weeds and litter at the same time and build on civic pride. We hope to use as many sustainable, recycled and reclaimed products as possible and grow as many plants and vegetables as possible from seed. We want groups, businesses, residents of all ages and abilities to join in with whatever they can do and with however much time they can give. We want to encourage bugs near to our beds and plants with the use of companion planting and construction of a bug hotel. Water butts and hoses will be bought made out of recylced products and placed around the village for all to help with watering. We have will be working with schools, groups, the WI, church etc to achieve
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Why it's a great idea:
We want to awaken the village to it's residents and passers by with creating a new and refreshed living space by creating simple colour and simple features with new plants and planting ideas. We want to involve local elderly residents in sheltered housing, school children, groups and businesses as well as the local church and residents. We especially want to work cohesively with all faith groups, people who have extra needs, lonely and isolated people who cannot access flora and foliage or green spaces and gardens. This will be a wonderful project which has worked in neighbouring towns and we feel this is the next step for our village and we are going for GOLD in the RHS Britain in bloom awards. Win or lose, we will have had a wonderful summer of glorious colour!
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People make places great. We all have a stake in the towns, villages and communities of Kirklees.
How will the money be spent?Total £3,034
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Total £3,034
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VolunteerWe are a group of likeminded, giving volunteers who care about our village and residents. We are strongly committed to doing as much as we can throughout the year and there are other groups who run the Christmas Light's festival, beer festival, running groups etc etc all of which are coordinated by volunteers. What we now need is an environmental project which will engage all faiths, ages and abilities to do something creative in the villiage using what we have on our doorsteps... the great outdoors. We need money to buy gardening materials, equipment, water butts and hoses, seeds, established plants and trees and planters to create a wonderful display which can be created by as many willing hands as possible in groups, church, businesses and associations to make the village a winning entry in the RHS Britain in Bloom project. We will enter as a village in Yorkshire in Bloom category.. There are many residents who do not have access to a garden or greenspace to grow flowers, plants or vegetables. We need a community growing space as well as the use of planters to achieve our goal. We strongly believe that with engaging as many people as possible we can change the mindset of people of all ages to embrace what we have and make Roberttown a better place to live. We want to protect our wildlife by keeping the village tidy and encourage bees and insects by building a bug hotel which will prove very interesting for local children. We have asked the community to get involved by launching a competition to create our Roberttown in Bloom logo. We hope to have fundraising too and have had a Celidh night recently which raised enough for our entry fee and insurance and was well attended by residents. Win or lose, we are going for GOLD but it will have been a wonderful spring and summer of fun and reward for all of us who are participating.
Project Owner: Louise Hardy The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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