Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham City Centre Floral Trail 2010
10th August, 2010 @ 12.52PM
The Jewellery Quarter has taken part in the Regional Heart of England In Bloom initiative since 2006, winning a Neighbourhood Award in 2006 and a Silver Gilt Award in 2007 as part of the Urban Regeneration Category. To view the map of this year’s floral trail please click here
In 2007, the Jewellery Quarter joined forces with the Birmingham City Centre Trail, which not only won a Gold Award in the Urban Regeneration category, but was also nominated for the National Britain ‘In Bloom’ competition in 2009. The Jewellery Quarter ‘In’ Bloom initiatives are supported by the Ladywood Ward Community Chest Funding and the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. For more information on the projects that this funding has supported please click here
This years City Centre Floral Trail and ‘In Bloom’ Judging 23rd July 2010
Judges arrived in Birmingham on 23rd July to inspect the city’s finest flowers on a whistle stop tour starting at the Lickey Hills Country Park and ending at Lady Holte’s Garden in Aston Hall.
This year Birmingham is competing in the ‘Large City’ category with scoring based on horticultural achievement, environmental responsibility, and community participation.
The results of the competition will be announced at the Heart of England Awards Ceremony at Pershore Abbey early in September. For more information visit: http://heartofenglandinbloom.co.uk
More than thirty Jewellery Quarter businesses and organisations have supported this years Jewellery Quarter 2010 ‘In Bloom’ flower festival by sponsoring lamppost baskets, flowers, and window boxes. These beautiful floral tributes are displayed outside their shops and businesses and without their support it would be extremely difficult to secure sufficient funding to participate in the competition.
A full list of sponsors are listed click here
