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Apples galore!
Picking our bumper crop of apples is definitely easier thanks to the donation of a long handled fruit picker from Kevin at Mayflower...
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Sep 231 min read
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Pruning the Pear Tree
This year the trees on our community allotment have had substantial crops of fruit on them. The poor pear tree was toppling from the...
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Sep 71 min read
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Heywood Charities Fete
Our team had a fantastic day at the Charities Fete running our tombola, selling some produce from the community allotment, and making new...
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Sep 71 min read
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Combining human culture and horticulture
Our friends at the Culture Co-op have done a fantastic job setting up a photographic display at the picture frame. Massive thanks to...
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Aug 131 min read
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Keeping up appearances
Our team were out again today sprucing up the BT Gardens. We will be continuing to care for all our sites over the summer months, and if...
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Jun 251 min read
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Fabulous 1940's Day
This year our team enjoyed 1940's day as members of the public, but we were so pleased to see all our hard work preparing the planters...
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Jun 201 min read
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Second day of Judging
The weather was fantastic again today for our second day of judging, and we visited our In your Neighbourhood Projects at the BT...
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Jun 201 min read
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The First Day of Judging
Today was the first day of Judging for Heywood in Bloom, and Iain Donaldson, Isla Witherington and Myra Moncaster were joined by...
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Jun 184 min read
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Our Beautiful Banner
Our fabulous new banner featuring pages from our Heywood in Bloom Portfolio, and QR Codes linking to our Email Address, Webpage, and...
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Jun 151 min read
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Heywood In Bloom Portfolio
2025 is the 14th year that Heywood in Bloom have entered North West in Bloom, run by the RHS. Along with our partners we engage in a lot...
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Jun 101 min read
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Tidying up the Community Allotment
Today we were joined by the Wincanton Volunteers to spruce up the allotment, fix the entrance to the site, and ensure we are ready for...
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Jun 101 min read
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Planting up the planters
It's those final touches that are so important to any project, and in the case of Heywood in Bloom that is adding a splash of colour to...
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Jun 91 min read
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Reassurance from NW In Bloom
Judging for NW In Bloom normally takes place in late July, and so when we were told this year that it would be on 17th and 19th June we...
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Jun 91 min read
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Picture Perfect
Putting the right plants in the right place is so important when creating a space that people are going to use. Today our volunteers were...
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Jun 31 min read
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Linkability
The local Linkability group provide training and resources for people living with disabilities. They will join us on the allotment again...
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May 311 min read
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Superb Saturday!
More fabulous work today from our fantastic team of local volunteers as we tidied up the BT Community Garden, emptied out the big planter...
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May 311 min read
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Planting the Cptn Bill Boat
Having spent the morning working on the BT Community Garden, our volunteers spent the afternoon planting up the Cptn Bill Boat opposite...
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May 281 min read
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Preparing the Planters
Volunteers preparing the saddle planters at the community allotment. Over the last couple of days some of our volunteers have been busy...
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May 201 min read
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Caring for Nature
Heywood in Bloom is very much about working across the generations to encourage a love, respect for the natural world around us. Imagine...
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May 131 min read
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May 70 min read
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