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Sutton Bridge in Bloom Update
In April 2011, Mrs. Hardy wrote a report which gave the history of the bulbs which we had obtained, free of charge from Top Score Bulbs, Baytree Nurseries and Taylors Bulbs – all in Spalding. These bulbs were planted over a period of time with the last lot going in around March 2011.
The fruits of our labours are now evident from Bridge Road right through to the East Bank. The pictures shown below do not do justice to the wonderful display which these bulbs have given over a period from early February until now, and are still going strong. Indeed, the east bank is a joy to behold and one would be hard put not to agree that they are a very welcoming sight when entering our village.
We will be looking to build on this success and plant more bulbs over the coming autumn/winter; although I think we need to look at possible planting sites carefully so that we do not cause the grass cutter too many problems. If you know of a public site that needs prettying up with spring bulbs, do please let us know, or even better, come along and help us with the planting.
We will be planting bulbs in our new beds at the entrance to the Memorial Park so that in spring 2013 these beds should look a picture well before the summer planting shows itself. We have already planted winter aconite and snowdrops under the large tree at the entrance to the Memorial Park. These bulbs were donated by a Sutton Bridge resident. It is unfortunate that the area under the tree has been sprayed with weed killer by an unknown person – let’s hope it hasn’t caused too much damage and that eventually the grass will grow back and can be regularly cut by the in-bloom team. Whether the planted bulbs will survive the spraying, remains to be seen.
Sincere thanks are extended to all those who helped with the bulb planting, ex-Bloomers and other volunteers including Community Payback – we couldn’t have done it without all the extra ‘hands’.
If you wish to help the Bloomers then please contact us either via this website or e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You don’t need to become a member, you can just volunteer your time as and when you feel like it.
Well Done Again!
Sutton Bridge in Bloom Report from Mrs. Teresa Hardy, Chairman
It is quite some time since the Sutton Bridge in Bloom team have appeared on these pages and I am pleased that our first report after such a lengthy absence, is full of good news.
The judging of Sutton Bridge took place on 14th July and although the in-bloom team and other volunteers worked extremely hard right up to the day of judging, we had been let down in a major way by the state of the hanging baskets which we had purchased from a well-known company in Derbyshire. To say that these baskets were not fit for purpose is an understatement. However, the situation was as it was when the judges visited us but we were hopeful that they would see past the baskets to the other work which we had done around the town and, as you can see below our efforts were rewarded.
Well Done Bloomers!
Following the judging in July, Sutton Bridge has been awarded East Midlands in Bloom 2010 BRONZE AWARD in the Small Town Category.The town has also been awarded the 2010 JUDGES AWARD for the 'Inspirational work of the "Big Bloomers" in developing pride in the local area'. Chair of the group, Teresa Hardy said "This is much more than we ever could have hoped for.
Big Bloomers Murals
In 2010 Big Bloomers murals appeared all over Sutton Bridge, painted by local volunteers to enhance the town.
Checkout the video of the mural unveiling by clicking on read more.
