Lytham In Bloom

Lytham Awarded "5 Blooms" in the International Communities in Bloom Competition 2011

Following on from Lytham's success at Britain in Bloom 2010, the town has competed against international competition in the Communities in Bloom event 2011 (www.communitiesinbloom.ca) and at the results ceremony in Quebec City held on the 29th October Lytham was awarded the top mark of "5 Blooms". The judges made special mention of Lytham's environmental awareness witnessed by the work of groups such as the Friends of the Estuary and also noted the policy of the local and county councils in the management and recycling of waste.

Judging took place on Wednesday 20th July 2011 with the results being announced at the end of October. The judging criteria for Communities in Bloom is much the same as Britain in Bloom with a great emphasis on environmental responsibility and communtiy involvement as well as the obvious need to demonstrate wonderful floral and horticultural displays. Lytham in Bloom will work closely with other community groups, Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire County Council to achieve success.

Communities in Bloom judges with the Mayor and Mayoress of Fylde Borough Council and with Jim Leak Chairman of Lytham in Bloom at a reception in Lowther Gardens on the 20th July 2011. The results of the Communities in Bloom competition will be announced at a ceremony in Quebec City towards the end of October.

As part of its submission to Communities in Bloom, Lytham in Bloom has produced a video of Lytham promoting all that is good about the town. To view click this link

Lytham wins Gold Award at 2010 Britain in Bloom Finals

After all the hard work that the whole of the Lytham community has put into the town, Lytham was awarded the prestigious gold award at the Britain in Bloom awards ceremony held in Birmingham on the 29th September. Lytham was one of only 19 gold awards and in its category achieved a higher award than St. Ives in Cornwall and Tenby in South Wales. The Lytham in Bloom Committee would like to thank all those who worked tirelessly to achieve this award - local businesses, The Rotary and Lions Clubs, local schools, Fylde Borough Council and of course many private households who have put on wonderful floral displays in their gardens. The picture to the left shows Peter McDonald (left) and Jim Leak (right) from Lytham in Bloom and a delighted Bill Blackledge in the centre who is the Chairman of North West in Bloom and had sufficient confidence in Lytham to put us forward for Britain in Bloom 2010 after we achieved a Silver Gilt award in 2009. In 2011 Lytham will concentrate on the regional competition (North West in Bloom) and hope to be nominated for Britain in Bloom 2012 coincident with the Open Golf Championship being held at Royal Lytham and St. Annes that summer.

At the North West in Bloom awards ceremony held at Southport on the 21st October, Lytham won the small coastal resort category for the sixth year in succession. In addition Hall Park School won an environmental award and the overall school achievement award and St. Bede's Catholic High School were commended for their environmental efforts.

Margaret and Steve Hall of Staining Road Nurseries won the award for the best feature in a public place for their floral windmill in the centre of Lytham (left) and the Clifton Arms Hotel won a silver gilt award in the "Best Small Accommodation" category. Finally The Homestead on Henry Street won a level four Neighbourhood award for their floral displays on Henry Street and Queen Street. So all in all an extremely successful summer for Lytham!

About Lytham in Bloom

Lytham in Bloom Trust was formed in 1998 by a small number of interested local residents who wanted to help make Lytham a better place in which to live. Recognising that local authority budgets are constantly under pressure, Lytham in Bloom seeks to complement Fylde Borough Council’s (FBC) efforts by generating revenue through local fundraising activities, sponsorship, donations and grants. These funds are then used to undertake projects, buy plants and trees and to provide financial help to other organisations. Lytham in Bloom's main objectives:

To help promote Lytham as a lovely place in which to live or to visit
To work with other charitable trusts and the local authority to beautify and brighten up Lytham
To interface with local businesses, schools, churches and private individuals to obtain their support whether in cash or in kind
To participate in regional and national competitions

A full list of accolades won by Lytham in Bloom in recent years is:

North West in Bloom	Britain in Bloom	Green Flag Awards
Winner 1998 - 2002	Silver Medal 2007	Lowther Gardens 2008 - 2010
Winner 2005 - 2010	Silver Gilt 2009	Memorial Gardens 2008- 2010
	Gold 2010

In addition other organisations have been successful in winning accolades as follows:

Hall Park School - Green Flag Award 2009
St Bede's Catholic High School - Outstanding Sustainable School of the Year Award 2010 from the Times Educational Supplement
Friends of the Estuary

Community Award from Keep Britain Tidy 2009
North West Coastal Excellence Award in November 2010
Lancashire Evening Post Green Award also in November 2010

Volunteers
Volunteers are always welcome to help with weeding, planting, litter picking and cleaning around the town centre. If you are interested please contact us.

Donations
As a charitable trust, Lytham in Bloom exists only due to the funds it is able to generate from donations, sponsorship or grants. We are not able to trade and sell things to the general public. If anyone would wish to make a donation again please contact us.

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