Presentation of awards
Award Winners will be invited to a Gala
Evening on Monday 11 August. Results will be
announced at the Ceremony and published in the local
press shortly afterwards.
First prize winners will go forward to one of our three winners
categories for 2009, these are:-
Best Community Winner
Best Private Winner
Best Business Winner
Judging Criteria
Schools and other groups of young
people
Criteria used for judging
1. General (25
marks)
- Overall cleanliness (external)
Grounds will be assessed for cleanliness which includes being free
from litter, having tidy borders (e.g. where grass or wood
chippings meet pathways) and free from weeds.
Other factors that will be taken into account include the amount of
effort each school has put into promoting a litter free school to
the children, parents and local community.
- Innovation, Recycling
Alternative use of old materials, rather than using new.
What you do with recycling and the awareness of the
pupils.
2. Floral
Displays (25 marks)
- Use of a variety of plants, colour combinations, condition and
care (dead heading, watering as necessary). Try to keep
design simple and accessible.
- Provide evidence of all year round planting e.g. photos,
diary
3. Vegetables
(15 Marks)
- Use a variety of vegetables and fruit, look after them and
water as necessary. Try to keep design simple and
accessible.
- Provide evidence of all year round planting e.g. photos,
diary
4. Environmental
(25 Marks)
- Conservation and environmental features
Water buts, ponds, natural area, water feature, composting area,
log/stone piles, bird boxes/feeders, insect boxes, access paths,
seating Try to keep design simple and accessible.
- Planting
Planting of native or other plants and grasses that attract
insects, small mammals, toads frogs etc.
- Organic and ecological practices
Companion planting, slug control, weed control, general awareness
of organic and environmental benefits.
5. Information
(10 Marks)
- Notice board informing pupils and visitors what’s going on in
the school and grounds, gardening news what’s to be done, how much
litter was picked up.
Some actions schools have taken to promote awareness:-
- Clean Teams, litter monitors and litter picks
- Active participation in recycling schemes
- Setting an example
- Litter patrols and reporting littering
- Litter education (including Eco Schools)
- Environmental groups and School Councils
- Posters
- Assemblies
- Whole staff and caretaker involvement
- Parental involvement/PTA and local community/village
involvement
- Punishing bad behaviour through litter picking
- Caring proactively for the school grounds by making them look
nice, (conservation areas, flower beds allotment area etc)
- Secondary pupils employed by school to keep it clean (incentive
to keep it tidy in first place)
- Set clear up times
- Putting litter out themselves
Town or village not entered in South West in
Bloom competition
Criteria used in Judging
Floral Displays - Design and quality of features and displays,
standards of maintenance, including lawned areas. Evidence of
spring displays and autumn colour will also be considered.
1)
Impact/overall impression (20 marks)
2) Residential
and communal gardens and business premises (for example, pub,
shops, places of worship) (15 marks)
3) Sprecial
floral features including town/village entrances and focal points
(10 marks)
4) Community
involvement (for example, design, planting, maintenance etc.)
Encouragement of young people, as appropriate. (15 marks)
Permanent landscaping, including shrubs – Design and quality of
plantings and standard of appropriate maintenance, including grass
cutting.
1) Open spaces
(for example parks, village greens, grass verges, ponds etc.) (25
marks)
2) Residential
and communal gardens, business premises and town/village focal
points. (20 marks)
3) Community
involvement including tree and roadside planting, design and
maintenance. Encouragement of young people, as appropriate.
(15 marks)
Conservation and recycling – This section contributes to Local
Agenda 21 and sustainable development.
1) Management of
natural areas, as appropriate to the local environment (for
example, hedgerows, woodlands, river banks
etc.) Other nature projects –
designated areas created to encourage wild flowers (for example,
meadows, verges, etc.) and the general encouragement of wildlife
(for example, gardening with wildlife in mind, bat and bird boxes
etc.) Appropriate on site information (for example,
fingerpost, notice board etc.) (15 marks)
2) Domestic and
garden waste management (for example, kerbside recycling,
composting etc.)(15 marks)
Local Environmental Quality – Absence of litter, dog fouling,
graffiti, fly-posting and other associated factors.
1) Cleanliness
of town/village (including lack of litter, dog fouling, graffiti,
fly-posting, vandalism etc.) Treatment of weeds in hard
landscaped areas, as appropriate, and condition of street
furniture. (20 marks)
2) Community
involvement to encourage improved cleanliness. Encouragement
of young people, as appropriate. (10 marks)
Public Awareness – Publicity and promotion of local “in bloom”
activities.
1) Communication
of information (including media coverage, newsletters, websites,
articles, town/village hall notices, posters etc.) (10 Marks)
2) Organisation
and innovation in attracting sponsorship/raising funds and other
support including “in kind” benefits. (10 marks)
The marks shown are the maximum available for each item.
Criteria Used in Judging
1. Environmental
impact of project, taking scale and setting into account.
2. Water
features and conservation – does the project incorporate water
conservation measures or provision for attracting wildlife into the
area using water e.g. pond or bog area?
3. Environmental
features – does the project incorporate features such as log piles,
bird boxes, composting areas etc.
4. Natural
planting – does the project incorporate a range of native plant
types in order to attract as wide a range of wildlife as
possible?
5. Innovation in
reuse, recycling and material selection – does the project include
examples of materials that have been reused or recycled and have
new materials been carefully selected to minimise the environmental
impact of the project?
Up to a maximum of 20 marks will be awarded for each of the
criteria.
Criteria used in Judging
1. Composting
(20 marks)
- Composting helps to recycle your garden and/or kitchen waste
and reduces the need for peat.
- Do you regularly compost your kitchen and/or garden waste?
- Perhaps you compost more unusual items or have built your own
compost heap or maybe you have a wormery.
2. Natural
Features (20 marks)
- Do you strive to encourage wildlife in your garden?
- Do you apply organic principles to your gardening?
- Are there ways in which you encourage native/natural
species to grow in your garden?
3. Water
Features and Conservation (20 marks)
- Have you looked at ways to conserve water within your
garden?
- Do you use a water butt or do you strive to make use of
rainwater in preference to hosepipes?
- Have you added water features (such as ponds) to your garden to
attract wildlife?
4.
Reuse/Recycling (20 Marks)
- Do you reuse things within your garden?
- Perhaps you reuse old plant pots and containers?
- Do you share tools or other equipment?
- Perhaps you’ve built structures from old materials or have
innovative uses for old items.
5. Produce (20
marks)
- Do you grow your own fruit and/or vegetables?
- Perhaps you grow a variety or concentrate on just growing a few
things.
The marks shown are the maximum available for each item.
Criteria used in Judging
1. Maximum use
of plot (20 marks) – are all areas fully used?
2. Quality of
produce (20 marks) – the quality and condition of produce.
3. Variation of
produce (15 marks) – are a good range of plants grown?
4. Appearance of
plot (10 marks) – the overall visual impact
5. Features (10
marks) – are there any interesting features that enhance the
overall plot?
6.
Organic/ecological practices (10 marks) – is there evidence of
any?
7. Condition of
paths (5 marks) – recently cut and edged?
8. Plot number
board (5marks) – is it clear and in good condition?
9. Compost heap
(5marks) – is it being used and in good condition?
The marks shown are the maximum available for each item.
Bath in Bloom Newsletter 2008
Bath in Bloom Newsletter (PDF - 202kb)
Results 2008
Category 1- School or other group of
young people
Award for most plants per square
metre
39th St
Alphege Brownie Pack, Bath
Bronze Award
Paulton Junior
School
Students on Access
to FE@ Norton Radstock College
Weston All Saints
Primary School, Bath
Silver Award
Combe Down Primary
School, Bath
Peasedown St John
Primary School
Silver-Gilt Award
Midsomer Norton
Primary School
Shoscombe Primary
School
Gold Award
Trinity Church of
England Primary School, Radstock
Gold Award and Category
Winner
St Michael’s
Junior School, Bath
Category 2 - Floral Displays by any
Community Group
Silver Award
Park House
Residents, Bath
Trinity Early
Years Centre, Radstock
Silver-Gilt Award
Greenhill House
Cheshire Home, Timsbury
Residents of
Selbourne Close, Bath
Village Hall,
Paulton
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Residents of
Sheppards Gardens, Bath
Category 3 - Places of
Worship
Bronze Award
St Barnabas
Church, Bath
Silver Award and Category
Winner
Beechen Cliff
Methodist Church, Bath
Category 5- Environmental Project –
Community Group or Private Individual
Bronze Award and Category
Winner
University of Bath
Landscape Section
Category 6 - Best horticultural
achievement by a school pupil
Bronze Award
Esme
Holmes-Mackie, Bathampton
Silver-Gilt Award and Category
Winner
Harvey Miller,
Welton
Category 7 - Large garden visible
from pavement over 500 square feet
Bronze Award
Mrs C Davis,
Southdown, Bath
Mrs Wills,
Bathampton
Silver-Gilt Award and Category
Winner
Mr C Adams,
Bathampton
Category 8 - Small garden visible
from pavement up to 500 square feet
Bronze Award
Mr F A Bodger,
Kingsmead, Bath
Mrs A Davies,
Paulton, Bristol
Mrs J Hathway,
Larkhall, Bath
Mr Humphries,
Oldfield Park, Bath
Mr D J Jackson,
Batheaston, Bath
Mrs Jemmett,
Oldfield Park, Bath
Mr H Kellaway,
Combe Down, Bath
Mr and Mrs R Lye,
Moorfields, Bath
Mrs C Nuell,
Shoscombe
Mr P Prater,
Peasedown St John
Mr J Rawlings,
Combe Down, Bath
Dr and Mrs Swift,
Bath
Mrs I Wilson,
Newbridge, Bath
Silver Award
Mrs J M Jefferies,
Inglesbatch, Nr Bath
Mrs V J Miklos,
Twerton, Bath
Mr and Mrs K P
Pursey, Westfield, Radstock
Mrs P White,
Bath
Silver-Gilt Award
Mrs J M Luscombe,
Twerton, Bath
Mr G Thomas,
Southdown, Bath
Gold Award
Mr W Lewington,
Whiteway, Bath
Mr J McEwan,
Whiteway, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Mr A Lewis,
Newbridge, Bath
Category 9 - Area visible from
pavement with container planting
Bronze Award
Mr J Harding,
Oldfield Park, Bath
Silver Award
Mrs M Charles,
Moorfields, Bath
Mr R McGregor,
Bath
Mr and Mrs I E
Mitchell, Bath
Mr P Turnbull,
Walcot, Bath
Mr and Mrs N
Wishart, Combe Down, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award
Mrs M Gale,
Weston, Bath
Mr A Fuge, Lower
Swainswick, Bath
Mr D Milliner,
Moorfields, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Ms J Player,
Bath
Category 10 - Hanging basket visible
from pavement
Bronze Award
Findley Miller,
Welton
Silver Award
Mr and Mrs A and M
Bennett, Hinton Charterhouse
Ms B Button,
Bath
Mrs G Semple,
Bath
Mrs M B Smith,
Monkton Combe
Silver-Gilt Award
Miss I Baxter,
Bath
Mr R Jefferies,
Inglesbatch, Nr Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Mrs J Derrick,
Weston, Bath
Category 11 - Sustainable
garden
Bronze Award
Mrs C R Mathys,
Bath
Silver Award
Mr D Stenning,
Wellow, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award and Category
Winner
Miss M E Brown,
Bath
Category 12 - Best allotment
Silver Award
Mr B Burrows,
Bath
Silver-Gilt Award
Ms A King,
Bath
Miss K Watson,
Shoscombe
DHI, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Mr David Paisey
and Mr John Paget, Midsomer Norton
Category 13 - All year round
garden
Bronze Award
Mr and Mrs R and S
Cliffe, Swainswick, Bath
Mr and Mrs L F
Grosfils, Combe Down, Bath
Silver Award
Mrs B Wakefield,
Charlcombe, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award
Mr K J Taylor,
Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
St John’s
Hospital, Combe Park
Category 14 - Large garden not
visible from pavement over 1200 square feet
Bronze Award
Mr and Mrs P
McDermott, Peasedown St John
Silver Award
Mrs J B Adams,
Bathampton
Mrs M Broadway,
Midsomer Norton
Silver-Gilt Award
Mr P Giles,
Southdown, Bath
Miss A Mackay,
Weston, Bath
Gold Award
Mrs S Ridewood,
Swainswick, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Mr and Mrs Miller,
Welton
Category 15 - Small garden not
visible from pavement up to 1200 square feet
Bronze Award
Ms B Hill,
Bath
Mr T Larkin,
Bath
Mr and Mrs M and J
Whitehead, Midsomer Norton
Silver Award
Mrs R J Humphries,
Twerton, Bath
Mr W G Loader,
Twerton, Bath
Ms S Russell and
Mr D Gore, Twerton, Bath
Mr R Walters,
Southdown, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award
Ms P Bengey,
Oldfield Park, Bath
Mr P Derrick,
Weston, Bath
Mr P Gayner,
Bath
Mrs N Hanscombe,
Bath
Mrs D Watkins,
Peasedown St John
Gold Award
Mrs K Hooker,
Bath
Mr R Potem,
Weston, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Mr and Mrs G and M
Hopkins, Southdown, Bath
Category 17 - Business premises with
container planting
Bronze Award
Bathroom
Solutions, Moorland Road, Bath
Butchers Arms,
Farmborough
Combe Down News,
Combe Down, Bath
HorseWorld,
Whitchurch
The New Inn,
Farmborough
The Silver Shop,
Union Passage, Bath
The Star Inn,
Vineyards, Bath
World Market
Travel, New Bond Street Place, Bath
Silver Award
Coeur de Lion,
Northumberland Place, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award and Category
Winner
Orchard Arts,
Walcot Street, Bath
Category 18 - Business premises with
garden
Bronze Award
Kenneth Copeland
Ministries, Lower Weston, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award and Category
Winner
The Meeting Place,
Southdown, Bath
Category 19 - Hotels with large
gardens
Gold Award and Category
Winner
The Bath Priory,
Weston Road, Bath
Category 21 - Community winners
2007
Winner’s Certificate
Oldfield Park
Methodist Church, Bath
Welton Primary
School
Bronze Award
Governor’s House
Residents, Stuart Place, Bath
St Stephen’s
Millennium Green Trust, Lansdown, Bath
Widcombe CE Infant
School, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award and Category
Winner
Weston Village
Community Hall, Bath
Category 22 - Private winners
2007
Winner’s Certificate
Mr N Barber,
Bath
Mr B Chalker,
Claverton Down, Bath
Mr R H Marks,
Twerton, Bath
Mrs S O’Callaghan,
Weston, Bath
Mrs H Santos,
Bath
Bronze Award
Mr J R Adams,
Lower Weston, Bath
Mrs J Cassels,
Combe Down, Bath
Mrs R Cruse,
Southdown, Bath
Mr R Treby,
Bath
Holly Twemlow,
Peasedown St John
Silver-Gilt Award
Mr J Tanner,
Moorfields, Bath
Gold Award
Mr I Smith,
Lansdown, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Mr L McCarthy,
Bath
Category 23 - Business winners
2007
Bronze Award
Co-operative
Funeral Care, Pulteney Road, Bath
The Huntsman Inn,
North Parade, Bath
Silver Award
BMI Bath Clinic,
Claverton Down Road, Bath
Silver-Gilt Award
The Hollies,
Hatfield Road, Bath
Gold Award and Category
Winner
Homewood Park
Hotel, Hinton Charterhouse
