Yeovil in Bloom was established in 1996 and is funded and managed by Yeovil Town Council. The “In Bloom” concept grew from the Britain in Bloom vision conceived in 1963. The vision being “to improve and regenerate our local environment, both locally and nationally, through the imaginative planting of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping, conservation and recycling projects and sweep away eyesores that blight our streets such as litter, graffiti and vandalism.”
By encouraging and involving the whole of our community, Yeovil in Bloom has fostered a huge sense of team spirit. By introducing floral displays and planting 700,000 daffodils over the past five years, Yeovil will continue to be a pleasant place to live and visit, thus helping to ensure the prosperity we are all fortunate to enjoy.
For the third time, Yeovil won Gold in the 2009 South West in Bloom Competition. This represents a fantastic achievement and could not happen without the support of the local community. Fifty businesses in the Town regularly back the scheme by purchasing well over one hundred baskets. The Town’s roundabouts are sponsored by ten local businesses, look out for them. This initiative cannot succeed without their support and the Town Council is grateful to all sponsors and participants for their generosity.
Each year the Yeovil in Bloom Gardening Competition attracts keen gardeners from around the Town and from all age groups. If you are new to gardening why not get together with your neighbours and enter the Neighbourhood Display Category? Several schools take part but if you are a teacher and your school doesn’t have a gardening club please get in touch, we can offer advice and support.
If you would like to find out more about Yeovil in Bloom and/or take part, contact Lesley Jelleyman on 01935 462837 or Steve Fox on 01935 462828.
Hanging Basket Competition 2010
Young people of Yeovil have been set a challenge to discover 12 hanging baskets around the Town as part of Yeovil in Bloom.
Competition organisera are hanging around 150 baskets outside businesses in the Town Centre, but only 12 of them will feature orange and yellow flowers.
Children under the age of 13 are invited to enter a free competition to find these baskets and answer questions to be in with a chance of winning a prize.
Further details and an entry form are available by clicking here.
When you think you have found all the baskets, send your completed form to Yeovil Town Council, Town House, 19 Union Street, Yeovil. BA20 1PQ. The closing date is 31 August 2010.
Yeovil's gardeners get goldfingers!
Yeovil Town has scooped the honours at last year's South West Regional Britain in Bloom contest by winning a record-breaking ten awards. Almost 60 towns, villages and cities took part in the contest - from Devizes down to Penzance. For full press release click here.
Yeovil in Bloom Newsletter
Please click here to read our Autumn 2009 newsletter.
South West in Bloom
Yeovil was successful in its bid to host the South West in Bloom 2009 Awards Presentation. This prestigious regional event took place on Thursday 17 September 2009 at the Westland Conference and Leisure Complex. Around 450 representatives from all over the South West attended the event, and Vicar of Dibley star, Trevor Peacock helped present the awards.
A short video specially commissioned by the Town Council, which features a variety of aspects of the Yeovil in Bloom initiative, may be viewed by clicking here. This film, which was first shown at this year's presentation event, was made with the kind assistance of AgustaWestland plc, who funded its production.
South West in Bloom forms part of the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society’s) Britain in Bloom competition. It is a campaign set up to help us get the best out of the city/town or village in which we live, both environmentally and florally.
You can find out more information about the South West in Bloom initiative by visiting www.southwestinbloom.org.uk