Category Archives: Amersham in Bloom
Britain in Bloom Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that Amersham has been crowned the overall Winner at the 2022 UK Finals of Britain in Bloom. In addition to this amazing accolade, Amersham was also named the winner of the Children and Young People’s Participation Award and the RHS discretionary Sustainable Gardening Award. RHS Community Gardening A quite remarkable […]
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Amersham In Bloom – Thank You To All Involved!
Earlier today, we welcomed RHS Communities judges Richard Budge and Mary Bagley to Amersham. As part of the tour, we visited the jubilee pollinator bed and Met 1 in Amersham-on-the-Hill, Willow Wood, Pondwicks Community Orchard, and finally, the Memorial Gardens, where we completed the tour. To be chosen as one of only 46 UK villages, […]
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Sycamore Corner’s new addition… a stag beetle tower!
Did you know that the stag beetle is Britain’s largest terrestrial beetle? Needless to say, we planted some bee friendly pollinators around the tower too.
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Openreach Cabinets Receive A Makeover!
This week we began a project to paint over graffitied Openreach cabinets throughout Amersham. Thank you to Michelle Gorman for her beautiful wildflowers, the first of the cabinets, located at the Station Road/London Road junction… what an improvement (and yes, we do have permission).
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The Wildflower Meadow
The wildflower meadow at the rear of Stanley Hill Cemetery is looking gorgeous at the moment- a lovely mix of poppies, daisies and cornflowers. Please use the public footpath beside the cemetery to access the meadow.
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New Flowerbeds, Planters & Borders Across The Town
Last week we saw a remarkable week of dedication from the ATC staff and volunteers (including the 2nd Amersham Common Beavers). If it wasn’t needed (to keep the sun off) we wound take our hats off to you all. With the majority of the beds, planters and borders planted we can be very satisfied with […]
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The Round Tower
In addition to the planting of the now unofficially named Platinum Jubilee pollination bed at Sycamore Corner, we have installed a bug castle! You may recognise it as the Round Tower, the central keep of Windsor Castle. Huge thanks to William Scott for taking up the challenge and using his phenomenal skills to create this […]
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Bees & Pollinators!
The Town Council team was pleased to plant the new bee and pollinator bed over the weekend. With a combination of herbaceous perennials from guara to echinacea and lavender to helenium, the bed is packed with RHS Plants for Pollinators which will be ablaze with colour in summer.
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Win one of our sought-after bees!
Come along to the Children’s Jubilee EcoFest at St. Michael’s Square on Saturday 4th June, 10.30-2pm, for your chance to win one of our sought-after bees. You may have noticed a swarm on Sycamore Corner … now is your chance to have one of your very own! Tickets are £1 each, available from the scouts’ […]
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Pollinators Throughout Amersham
Over the next couple of weeks volunteers and Amersham Town Council staff will be out planting a mixture of pollinators beneath many of the road signs throughout Amersham. With over 2000 plugs ‘potted on’ we should see a splashes of colour one many corners of Amersham. If you happen to live close to one of […]
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