Ilkeston - Blooming Weather
w/e 08 July 2018
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
The "East Midlands in Bloom" judges were spotted in
town this week and I'm sure they noticed the hanging baskets
like this one on the Sir John Warren in the Market Place.
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They would also have taken note of the Council's displays on
Bath Street and these seen here on South Street.
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Points in the "In Bloom" scheme are awarded for the
involvement of the local community and children from the Gardening
Club at Chaucer Junior School who helped the Council workers
with the planting at the Cenotaph were on hand to talk to the
judges about their involvement.
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The pièce de résistance in the town's entry to
the competition is of course the Green Flag award winning Victoria
Park. And this month too the Park has received another honour
- the national Horticulture Week Custodian Award for Best Heritage
Park.
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The Long Border in the Park would count towards the final total
and help determine the grade of the Bloom award, Gold Silver
or Bronze.
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And of course the colourful central bed would have scored highly.
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With 2018 being the centenary of the ending of the First World
War and also the founding of the Royal Air Force, the poppy themed
raised display in the Park would surely have added to the score.
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As would the corner of the Park overlooking the Bowling Green
with a poppy crescent.
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In other parts of the town along Chalons Way there are more flowers
in troughs on the railings.
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And what should have been the crowning glory are the five Union
Flag inspired flower beds on the island at the White Lion Square
end of Chalons Way. Despite the best efforts of the Council with
watering twice a day and some replanting the prolonged hot weather
has had a devastating effect on the blue flowers in particular.
The scorched grass is also evidence of the sun's impact. If Ilkeston
doesn't repeat last year's Gold award in "East Midlands
In Bloom" it will surely be down to the blooming weather!
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