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Storrington in Bloom ‘Cleans for the Queen’

Posted April 11th, 2016

Clean up

On Sunday 10th April twenty five Storrington in Bloom volunteers spent two hours weeding, cleaning and tidying the streets and car parks of Storrington as part of the “Clean for the Queen” campaign.

Thirty five rubbish sacks were filled with litter and weeds. Luckily the weather was kind and everyone had a great time. Coffee and cake was served at 12.00 to thank everyone for their heroic efforts.

There will be another clean up day at the beginning of July to prepare the village for the visit of the South and South-East In Bloom judges. The date will be published on the website and as always everyone is welcome.

Clean up

Clean for the Queen

Posted March 26th, 2016

Many hands make light work – Clean for the Queen (and your village)

Sunday April 10th 10.00-12.00

Come and join Storrington in Bloom volunteers for a couple of hours of litter picking, weeding and general tidying. Meet at Place Villerest (opposite HSBC bank) at 10am. Bags and gloves will be supplied but please bring any tools you think might be useful (broom, fork rake etc).

Cake and drinks will be served at 12.00. All ages welcome!

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Local competition results

Posted September 17th, 2015

Youth group challenge Front Garden winner Community Area winner Business Window winner Business External winner Allotment winner

At last, the winners of the Storrington local competition are announced. At a well attended presentation of the awards at Squires Garden Centre in Washington, Lady Emma Barnard congratulated all the winners as she presented them with their certificates and plaques.

Jo Newington, coordinator for Storrington in Bloom, announced the local prize winners. The winning entrants were presented with their awards by Lady Emma and a representative from the category sponsors:

Best Front Garden (sponsored by Squires Garden Centre): Marilyn Dadds, 9 Bramber Avenue

Best Community Area (sponsored by Chanctonbury Lions): Hanover Walk

Best Allotment (sponsored by Squires Garden Centre): Gill Ions, Plot 23 Amberley Road

Best External Business Display (sponsored by Tribes): Wood N Pots N Things

Best Business Window Display (sponsored by Waitrose): Oxfam

Youth Group Wheelbarrow (sponsored by Village Day Committee): 1^st Sullington Brownies

Children’s Sunflower Challenge: Polly Summers, 11 ft 5 inches

Lady Emma was very complimentary about the amount of work put in by the volunteers for the town’s entry in South & South East in Bloom as well as the efforts by all of the entrants of the local competition.

Big thanks to all of our competition sponsors and the other major supporters this year including Costa, David Wilson Homes, McCarthy & Stone, The Village Florist and Village Nurseries.

Judging Day has arrived!

Posted July 21st, 2015

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Today we welcomed Chris Evans (no not the DJ!) and Jean Griffiths to Storrington to judge our entry in the Small Town category of the South & South East in Bloom regional competition.

We met the judges at Foxmead Court and took them on a tour of the Meadow, Rydon School, Melton Drive, Fryern Dell, Bramber Avenue, Millennium Pond, Amberley Road Allotments, Matt’s Meadow and West Street before exiting the minibus and proceeding on foot from Ropemakers Cottages, through the Library car park, past the wildflower strip to the wheelbarrow display at the bus stand before continuing via Old Mill Drive and Square to the newly refurbished defibrillator box. The judges were then shown some of the wonderful business window displays before finishing up with refreshments at The Moon pub.

Thankfully the weather held for us and the judges made some very positive comments. We now have the long wait for the results in September.

Thank you to everyone who supported us with our judges tour.

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Grow the tallest sunflower and win £20!

Posted May 10th, 2015

duck race

Today our volunteers will be selling Mongolian Giant Sunflowers to be grown on for the 2015 Children’s Challenge. These sunflowers can grow up to 14 feet!

Get down to the Duck Race in the Library Car Park to buy your sunflower for £1 – send us a photo and measurement by 11^th September and the winner will be announced at our awards ceremony on 17^th September.