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Glossop in Bloom
Glossop won a Silver Medal at the East Midlands in Bloom awards
in September 2005.Glossop was in the Large Town category, which had eleven entries. Glossop came fourth in the category with 136 points. Market Harborough won with 170 points, Buxton was second with 164, and Retford was 3rd with 144. The judges were very impressed with the standard of Howard Park and its Friends group, Glossop and Hadfield Allotments, the Prince of Wales pub garden and the grounds of All Saints Primary School. They also mentioned the recent addition of four large 'Welcome' stones on the entrances to the town (below).
The Glossop Britain in Bloom Group was highly delighted with the result as it is only the third time Glossop has entered Britain in Bloom. Glossop entered the Britain in Bloom competition for the first time in 2003 and attained two Judges' Awards and won a silver medal last year. Britain in Bloom is a national competition sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society. The competition covers many issues including recycling, sustainable landscaping, community involvement and environmental cleanliness in addition to visual floral displays. The Glossop in Bloom 2005 results are: Best Commercial Frontage 
1st The Beehive, Hague Street (above) 2nd The Queens, Shepley Street; Peakdale Lodge, High Street East; Prince of Wales, Mill Street 3rd The Bull Highly Commended - The Howard, High Street East; The Star Inn, Howard Street Best Beer Garden 1st Prince of Wales, Mill Street 2nd The Friendship, Arundel Street 3rd The Globe, High Street West Highly Commended - Windy Harbour, Woodhead Road Best Commercial Garden 1st Brentwood, 120 Glossop Road, Charlesworth 2nd Peakdale Lodge, High Street West 3rd Avondale, Woodhead Road Highly Commended - Wayside Cottage, Padfield Main Road Large Residential Gardens 1st Glenda Fordham 2nd Chris Harries; Mrs Coyne Highly Commended - Peter and Eileen Robinson Highly Commended - Janet Wilde Highly Commended - Simon Grourke Highly Commended - Mrs Bowker Small Residential Gardens 1st Val Evans 2nd Mr Schofield Highly commended - Steve and Linda Sale Highly commended - Adrian and Rachael Shaw Residential Baskets/Containers 1st Glenda Fordham 2nd Peter and Eileen Robinson Highly commended - Lynne Read Highly commended - Steve and Lynda Sale Highly commended - Mrs Coyne The Glossop in Bloom 2004 results were: Best Commercial Frontage 1st The Beehive, Hague Street 2nd The Queens, Shepley Street 3rd Peakdale Lodge, High Street East Highly Commended - The Star Inn, Howard Street Best Beer Garden 1st Prince of Wales, Mill Street 2nd The Globe, High Street West 3rd Windy Harbour, Woodhead Road Best Commercial Garden 1st Brentwood, 120 Glossop Road 2nd Peakdale Lodge, High Street West 3rd Avondale, Woodhead Road Highly Commended - Wayside Cottage, Padfield Main Road Residential Gardens 1st Mrs Val Evans, Glossop Road 2nd Mrs Chris Harris, Storth Meadow Road 3rd Mr Frank Ballington, Longclough Drive Highly Commended - Glenda Fordham, Kinder Way Highly Commended - Diane Philips, Bridgefield Highly Commended - Rachel and Adrian Shaw, Woolley Bridge Highly Commended - Mrs Hargreaves, North Road Residential Baskets/Containers 1st Glenda Fordham, Kinder Way 2nd Lynda and Steve Sale, York Street 3rd Andrew Peyton, Temple Street. 
Two of 2004's projects involved the younger members of the
community. The first one was to create a garden at St Mary's Junior School,
which will help the school gain ECO status.A few children already attend an after-school gardening club and now, with the addition of vegetable patches, flower beds and wildlife area membership is likely to increase dramatically. The second was the replanting of the sensory garden in Manor Park by members of the 4th Glossop Brownies who coincidentally had just completed their Disability Awareness Badge. Numerous species of plants were chosen either for their fragrance, their noise factor or their texture. This project was undertaken in partnership with the Friends of Manor Park, who contributed towards the cost of the plants. Competitions took place for residential gardens, commercial premises and beer gardens, and 10 schools took part in a sunflower competition. In addition to hanging baskets in the town centre, troughs of flowers fastened to the barrier at the main road junction and the planting at Cornmill roundabout will hopefully please visitors and residents alike. Two judges visited the town on July 16.
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For more information about Glossop Vision please contact Sarah Parkin on 01457 866820 (fax 01457 850794) or email glossopvision@highpeak.gov.uk. |
