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| Forthcoming Events | ||
| Regular | Working parties every 2nd Monday, meeting at 2pm in locations to be advised | |
| Working parties every 4th Saturday, meeting at 2pm in locations to be advised | ||
| 2010 Sponsorship Leaflet | ||
| "Bloomin' Unusual". Grow a garden in an unusual container - a hat, a shoe, a bag or anything you can think of! This will be judged when the town is judged in the Heart of England in Bloom campaign, on 12th July. | ||
2010 |
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| October | ||
| 13th | Upton in Bloom in the Malven Gazette | |
| 7th | Annual General Meeting. At a well attended meeting, Jackie Surtees was elected Chairman, and Simon Wilkinson Treasurer. Existing members of the Committee agreed to keep Upton in Bloom going for another year and enter the Heart of England in Bloom 2011. The Chairman's Report was read out. Our first meeting for the 2011 season will be at the White Lion Hotel on Wednesday 13th October at 7.00pm. If you would like to join the Committee, or become a Friend of Upton in Bloom, please feel free to attend. | |
| 2nd | Our Awards in the window of Upton Eyecare | |
| September | ||
| 20th | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 19th | Upton in Bloom results in the Malvern Gazette | |
| Upton in Bloom results in the Worcester News | ||
| 18th | We held a Tabletop Sale in the Memorial Hall, and donated all the proceeds to the FeelGood for Pakistan Flood Appeal event, held in the Town over the weekend. We raised £98.11. Thank you to everyone who supported the sale. | |
| 16th | We were awarded a Gold Award, won the Large Village Category, the Judges Discretionary Biodiversity Award, and have been nominated for the RHS Britain in Bloom 2011. | |
| July | ||
| 31st | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 23rd | A statement from the Committee | |
| Local in Bloom Results | ||
| 12th | Judging day in the Malvern Gazette | |
| Judging day | ||
| 11th | Litter pick starting from the Kings Head area at about 10.30am. All welcome to join us! | |
| 5th | Weeding Severn Drive & Gardens Walk. Meet at 10am at the Dunns Lane/Severn Drive junction | |
| 3rd | Local in Bloom judging | |
| Upton in Bloom now has it's own Facebook page | ||
| June | ||
| 21st | We planted our tribute to the White Lion Hotel, which is celebrating it's 500th anniversary this year. | |
| 12th | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 14th | 2pm, working party at the Old Churchyard (the 'Pepperpot'). | |
| 5th | We planted our displays, followed by the placing of the barrier baskets on the 8th. | |
| May | ||
| 10th | 2pm, working party at the Old Churchyard (the 'Pepperpot'). | |
| 2nd | Our annual Duck Race at the Folk Festival proved very popular. The ducks were started off by being dropped from the bridge and finished opposite the back of the MV Conway Castle. It was a very fast race as the river was flowing swiftly. | |
| April | ||
| 29th | Riverside tubs moved for Folk Festival | |
| 23rd | Ferret Racing at The Pheasant, Welland. | |
| 18th | Springtime in Upton | |
| 17th | Table Top Sale in the Memorial Hall. | |
| 3rd | Giant Easter Egg draw. The egg, donated by Cromwells Chocolates, was won by Enid Loynes. Thank you to everyone who took part. | |
| March | ||
| 29th | On Saturday we spread 6X fertiliser on the Sensory Garden, and the Matthew Wilson bed, and today the Council staff spread wood chippings over both beds. The chippings came from the Cemetery following hedging and tree work - a nice bit of recycling! | |
| 20th | Litter Pick | |
| 13th | Table Top Sale | |
| 5th | Hanley Castle High School pupils litter picking | |
| A poem by Enid Farrow | ||
| February | ||
| 27th | We are meeting by the riverside beds, near the Pelican Crossing on Hanley Road at 2pm. We are expecting a load of well-rotted horse manure, (weather permitting) donated by David Jeynes from Welland. Volunteers to help spread the manure will be most welcome! | |
| 15th | Upton in Bloom in the Worcester News | |
| 13th | Table Top sale in the Memorial Hall. Report and photo in the Malvern Gazette on February 19th | |
| 12th | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
2009 |
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| December | ||
| A very generous donation of £191.25 was received from Jane Bayliss. The money was collected in memory of Jane's Mother, Hilda. Mrs Bayliss lived in Upton for fifty seven years. She loved flowers and Jane and her sister felt that Upton in Bloom was a good cause. We will be discussing how to best use the donation with a view to providing a lasting memorial to Mrs Bayliss. Thank you very much to Jane and her sister. | ||
| Our Memorial Tree was lit on 19th December. Grahame and Claire Bunn, Landlords at the Kings Head have generously allowed us to plug the lights into their electricity supply. Rowan Thomas loaned the lights and cables, without which we couldn't provide this means of remembering loved ones. Thank you to Grahame, Claire and Rowan. | ||
| 'All you need for Christmas including the Turkey' Christmas Draw | ||
| 5th |
Our "Tree O'Clock" certificate We took part in the BBC's "Tree O'Clock" tree planting world record attempt |
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| November | ||
| 21st | We had a busy day with a Table Top Sale in the Memorial Hall and the Community Action Charity Fair in Malvern. Both fundraising events were very successful, and we would like to thank everyone who supported us. Pictures Report in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 12th | Pudding Evening | |
| w/e 7th | During the last week we finished clearing the Summer displays & planted 2,000 mini-daffodil bulbs in them. Yesterday, together with volunteers, we planted Winter Pansies in all the boats and tubs. Brian, with a bit of help from Jackie, had delivered over 250 trays of six pansies to all the display areas, ready for planting. The planting took just over an hour. | |
| October | ||
| 11th |
Most of the hanging baskets were taken down. Yesterday Pete Taylor emptied the plantsfrom the barrier baskets along by the Swan. Ralph & Sue of the Swan are going to plant them with Winter flowers. |
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| 10th | Table Top Sale. | |
| 1st |
We held our AGM, and Town Mayor Paul Thomas presented the awards in our 'Local in Bloom' competition. Chairman's Report Wild Flower Walk |
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| September |
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| 12th | Table Top Sale in the Memorial Hall | |
| 10th | A wormery for Upton Primary School | |
| 9th | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 5th | Our Awards in the Window at the Tourist Information Centre | |
| 4th | Upton in Bloom in the Worcester News | |
| 3rd | Heart of England in Bloom Awards. Judges Comments | |
| 2nd | The riverside tubs wanderings along the river front | |
| August | ||
| 5th | We visited Ball Colegrave at West Adderbury to view their huge displays of all sorts of plants. Some pictures of the gardens. | |
| July | ||
| 25th | Our 2009 Portfolio produced for the Heart of England in Bloom judges | |
| 23rd | We moved the riverside tubs - again! This time it was for the continental market. Previously we moved them for Folk, Jazz & Blues Festivals. They will go back on the 25th. Next month they will be moved for Water Festival | |
| 18th | 'Upton in Blue-m' Hamper Draw | |
| Local in Bloom walk | ||
| 16th | The riverside tubs have been on the move again. For the Blues Festival they are under the bridge. | |
| 12th | Local in Bloom results | |
| 11th | Upton in Bloom in the Worcester News | |
| 11th | Judging day in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 10th | Heart of England in Bloom judging. Please join us at the Old Churchyard (the 'Pepperpot') at about 11.30am. The route. Judging | |
| Plant a Wellie Garden | ||
| 6th | Litter pick starting at 6pm at the Disabled Area opposite the Kings Head. If you can litter pick any of the route (above) beforehand, that would be a big help! | |
| 4th | Students from Hanley Castle High School painted a mural under the bridge | |
| 'Local in Bloom' judging | ||
| June | ||
| 27th | Summer hamper draw at Upton Jazz Festival | |
| 16th |
Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette The barrier and lamp post baskets were installed on the riverfront last week. They are well worth a visit! |
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| 6th | Planted boats and riverside tubs. Pictures | |
| 5th | The hanging baskets were put up by Earls Croome Garden Centre | |
| Week1 | Clearing Pansies from boats & riverside tubs | |
| May | ||
| Upton Primary School 'Grow their own' raised vegetable beds | ||
| 30th | During the previous week we cleared the smaller tubs at the Surgery, Old Churchyard, the bridge & New Street. We planted them with Summer plants today. The display boats and riverside tubs will be cleared this week, ready for planting on Saturday 6th. If you would like to help with the planting, please ring Jackie on 592336 | |
| 21st | 'Words & Music', Meadowsweet with Alan Johnston and The Cambrian Ensemble | |
| 15th | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 11th | We emptied the barrier baskets opposite the Swan. These had been planted for Winter & Spring by the landlord. The Polyanthus have gone to the Parish Church and ivies have been planted along the back of two display boats. | |
| 3rd | Annual Duck Race at the Folk Festival | |
| 1st | Article in the Malvern Gazette | |
| April | ||
| 30th |
We have a display in a shop in Old Street, which is to let by John Goodwin Estate Agents. We moved the riverside tubs into storage to make room for the stalls at the Folk Festival. |
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| 12th | Upton in Bloom in the Malvern Gazette | |
| 11th | Giant Easter Egg Draw. Thanks to Anemone/Cromwells for donating the egg! | |
| 3rd |
The RHS Britain in Bloom Spring Review, with new judging guidelines |
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| 2nd | Prize Bingo evening in the Memorial Hall. | |
| March |
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| 31st | The East Waterside planting was finished on 28th March. | |
| 21st |
RHS Britain in Bloom celebrates 45 years with a fresh new face. Press release from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
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| 20th |
Malcolm Brown, Tree Warden, lead a group, including children from Upton Primary School, in planting shrubs & trees on East Waterside. Hanley Castle High School students picked 5 bags of litter, some plastic crates and a chair today. |
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| 14th | Our second Table Top Sale was very successful, with 15 tables filled with all sorts of goods. | |
| 5th | Matthew Wilson, RHS Head of Gardens Creative Development, gave a talk in the Memorial Hall. | |
| February | ||
| 27th | Hanley Castle High School students were litter picking today | |
| 14th | Table Top Sale | |
| 10th | Some Crocus & Snowdrops flowering on the riverside. | |
| January | ||
| 25th | We published our 2008/2009 Autumn/Winter Review | |
| 24th |
We planted tulips and cleared the dead plants from on top of the public conveniences in Lower High Street |
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| 23rd | Pupils from Hanley Castle High School started their weekly litter picking around the town. | |
| 20th | Our trophies are on show at the Kings Head | |
2008 |
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| December | ||
| Memorial Tree. Dedication Form | ||
| 20th | Christmas Hamper Draw. | |
| 8th | We planted daffodil bulbs at the bottom of Rectory Road, and finished off a small bed beside the gates at the back of the Kings Head. | |
| November | ||
| 26th | We held a very successful Pudding Evening at The Swan. Many thanks to all the local public houses, hotels, cafes & individuals who contributed puddings, and special thanks to Ralph & Sue for hosting the event at The Swan. Pictures | |
| 16th-22nd | We moved the riverside tubs back. The tubs have now been planted with pansies for the Winter. Three tubs have Cyclamen in them. These were planted last year, and left in place during the Summer. We moved all the remaining ones into the three tubs. Weeding along the riverfront continued. The bed on the right hand side of the Kings Head gates was tidied. | |
| 15th | We attended a Charity Fair in Malvern, selling containers of plant arrangements. | |
| 10th | The Environment Agency moved the riverside tubs to safety in anticipation of the barriers going up between the Kings Head & The Plough, for which many thanks. | |
| 8th |
Planted pansies in Hanley Road, Marina & Old Churchyard boats, and tubs at either end of the bridge. Several youths helped us by taking bags of Greengrow out of Sylvia's truck and emptying them into the boat on the Old Churchyard and many thanks to them, and the lady who helped Rosemary& Jackie pull the truck to the OC from New Street. We received a donation of Greengrow from Severn Waste Services, for which many thanks. Thanks also to the gentlemen at the Recycling Centre and the delivery driver for helping offload the bags. |
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| 6th |
The barrier baskets were removed from the disabled area & Old Bridge Abutment yesterday by Brian from Earls Croome Garden Centre. Plants were cleared from the ones alongside the Swan. Today Brian removed all our hanging baskets, apart from the ones at the White Lion Hotel. Cleared the display boat on the Old Churchyard. |
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| 4th | Cleared Hanley Road and Marina display boats | |
| 3rd | Planted Pansies in the display boats and troughs at both ends of the Old Road and the Fire Station | |
| 1st | Planted tulips in Hanley Road beds | |
| October | ||
| 31st |
We held a BBQ at the Tudor House Museum to celebrate the end of the festival season. Members of the Folk, Jazz and, Water Festival Committees and the Marching Band & Youth Band came to a wind-down session. Emptied all plants except for geraniums from display boats. |
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| 26th | Weeded Sensory Garden and large bed. Deadheaded displays | |
| 25th | Emptied boats and troughs near the Fire Station and Severn Drive/Gardens Walk corner. Tidied the round bed on School Lane/Minge Lane corner. | |
| 23rd/24th | Weeded along riverside and layby opposite the Plough. Deadheaded barrier baskets, riverside tubs | |
| 22nd | Weeded alongside Kings Head patio wall/Old Bridge Abutment and alongside Old Bridge Abutment | |
| 21st |
Our Awards are in Julie-Ann's
window in New Street |
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| 18th | Continued weeding disabled area. Dead headed barrier baskets | |
| 17th | We held our AGM and 'Local in Bloom' Awards. Chairman's Report | |
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