Ecclesfield in Bloom

• Judging for Ecclesfield in bloom is scheduled for Tuesday 20th April at around 12:00. Lots of volunteers are needed to pick litter and tidy things up during the prior weekend and Monday.
  
• We have paid the fee, and entered the "Ecclesfield Conservation Area" (including "St. Mary's Church"), as well as part of Ecclesfield Park, into "Yorkshire in Bloom 2010" (Village*301-1000 category). Ladycroft Meadow between St. Marys Lane and the Park is entered as "The Project for 2010".
  

• We are hoping that pupils at "Ecclesfield Primary School" will design a picture for us to use to promote "Ecclesfield in Bloom" (before 26th February).
• We need people to grow plants for sale at our "Plant Sale/Coffee Morning" at St. Marys Church, which will probably be on 15th May.
  
• We thank everybody who attended the "Northern Assembly's" "You Choose" even in "The Gatty Hall" on 30th January, and are glad to be able to announce that our grant application for tools to maintain Ladycroft Meadow on St. Marys Lane (and other public spaces), was approved. We now have a layout plan for the area, including a Village Notice board and a plaque depicting sites of interest around Ecclesfield.
  
• We are looking to borrow or buy a heavy duty petrol driven mower or strimmer, water bowser, and other equipment to help maintain some of the public spaces in the area. If anybody has any information that might help, please email
• We have delivered a copy of our "ECCLESFIELD IN BLOOM 2010" "November 2009" leaflet to everybody in the area to be judged. All the front gardens and verges are involved, with the first judging taking place in April 2010.
• We are hoping to arrange a spring plant sale, again this year, with proceeds going to help improve the village.
• We are looking for local firms to sponsor planters, and are hoping to obtain plaques to allow sponsor's details to be placed on their planter.
  

• Both the Stocks and St Mary's Churchyard won a "Silver Rose" (one of only 9 "Pubs", and 20 "Establishments" to be ranked as highly), and Ecclesfield Church neighborhood won a "Merit" (one of 27) in Yorkshire in Bloom 2009. The judges were "impressed with the standard of cleanliness; the brochure showing works so far, and the group’s plans for the future". The Parish Council pictured the event here, and the award certificates are going to be displayed in St. Marys Church.
  

• A thank you to all the people who visited our stand at Ecclesfield Gala on Sunday.
• Click here for our Ecclesfield in Bloom Poster.
• Click here for the new Unofficial Ecclesfield in Bloom Site
• We thank Jane and Brian Grace for their donation in memory of their friend Marjorie.
  
• We would like to thank visitors to the Coffee Morning and Plant Sale at St. Mary's Church, on 2nd May.
• Thanks to their generosity, and the efforts of our members and David Banham, (who along with our latest member, Rose ran the "St Mary's Cafe"), the princely sum of £400 was raised. Compost has therefore been purchased and delivery of planters arranged. We also congratulate the holder of winning raffle ticket No. 46, who is welcome to ring us on 246 8329.
• People may also have noticed improvements to the old garage site between St. Marys Road and Ecclesfield Park. Lots of work has been done by the various Ecclesfield groups to improve this land, including a massive clearance job, the importation of topsoil and the planting of five trees.  We have sown wild flower seeds and have just strimmed the grass frontage.
• Work has also been done to repair the stone wall to the side of St. Marys Church, which had lost its topping stones.