Spelthorne in Bloom 2017
Let’s get our borough blooming again. The annual Spelthorne in Bloom competition is now underway. It is designed to encourage people who live and work in the Borough to take pride in their local environment. You can either enter the competition or sponsor one of the many hanging baskets which you will see around our villages. There are 11 categories to choose from, including best kept front garden, best kept public house and best hanging basket. There is the opportunity to win vouchers or prizes and it is free to enter. It is the taking part and embellishing our community that it the most important. I entered my own last year in the riverside garden category and although I didn’t win, it made me make a lot of effort to have a beautiful garden all summer. The annual Competition is run by the Spelthorne in Bloom Committee, and is open to all residents, businesses, schools, churches and licensed premises within the Spelthorne Borough boundary. Judging will take place from early July through August and winners will be announced at a ceremony at Shepperton Studios in September. The baskets, (which are supplied by Spelthorne Council), cost £112.00 for a large size. This incudes watering and maintenance for the whole
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season, so you don’t need to do a thing! They should be splendid all the way through to the end of October - so they do have long term benefit. Why not sponsor a basket and see how it blooms over the summer. Baskets can be sponsored directly by contacting the council via the website: www.spelthorne.gov.uk or call 01784 446411 . Happy blooming!
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