By Two golds and a silver for local In Bloom groups
North East Lincolnshire Council is congratulating the area’s In Bloom groups after they won several plaudits at their annual regional awards.
Volunteer groups in the area won two coveted gold awards and a silver in this year’s competition; Grimsby in Bloom and Great Coates in Bloom won Gold while Scartho in Bloom won silver.
Together, they look after beautiful green spaces in their communities, oversee innovative projects and champion the environment.
In the schools’ category, Littlecoates Primary School was a first time entrant and received a silver gilt award and Cambridge Park Academy received a gold award and was overall winner.
In Bloom volunteers spend hundreds of hours working to improve their local area, by taking ownership of public spaces, boosting civic pride and creating a cleaner, greener, healthier environment.
Representatives from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland and Greater Lincolnshire gathered to celebrate their achievements in Loughborough on September 21.
Cllr Philip Jackson, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “We are fortunate to have such passionate In Bloom groups in the area who work hard to improve their local environment and build civic pride.
“Their work benefits everyone and North East Lincolnshire is a much better place because of the effort they put it.
“It is always encouraging to see how they create lots of opportunities for children and young people to get involved in caring for the environment on their doorstep.
“Well done to all the local groups for their performance at the regional awards. They are always looking for volunteers so please contact a group near you and help make a difference.”
Groups in the area include Grimsby In Bloom, Great Coates In Bloom, Old Clee In Bloom, Cleethorpes In Bloom, Scartho In Bloom and Immingham In Bloom.
Grimsby in Bloom received a Gold award for presentation at this years presentation, as a group spokesperson added: “Grimsby in Bloom have been running since 2006 and have in this time achieve gold standard on numerous occasions. We do this by actively involving the community in what we do. We run a café in the old bowling green pavilion in the Duke of York gardens, we have a fully equipped workshop where young people can learn woodwork skills and a garden room that provides space for other local groups to use. All this does not deter from our main aims of caring for the environment and improving the vista of Grimsby. This is done by regular river cleans/litter picks, planting up barrier baskets and planters and encouraging the community to take of their little bit of the town.”
Great Coates in Bloom received the coveted Gold award, the highest accolade available from East Midlands in Bloom. Formed just four years ago and having only entered East Midlands in Bloom for the first time last year this is a huge achievement for the village after winning silver gilt in 2021.
The village also received a Special Judges Award for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Garden designed and built by members earlier this year.
In their report, the judging team said members of Scartho in Bloom have worked very hard this year to improve and brighten up their local environment. The colourful planters along the roads in the village feature plants grown, planted and maintained by the ‘Bloom’ team.
