Bamford & Norden October 2018

Rochdale impresses
Britain in Bloom Judges
The judges from the Britain in Bloom, RHS - Royal Horticultural Society visited Rochdale
on the 9th August and toured a host of the town’s horticultural highlights, which
included, Norden Jubilee Park, Edenfield Road Alley Gate Scheme, the Green Flag
Award-winning Denehurst Park, Rochdale AFC Wonderwall, Castleton Railway Station
and War Memorial, Springhill Hospice, The Growth Project, Rochdale Memorial Gardens,
The Flying Horse Hotel and the WW1 Pop Up Garden.
Rochdale Township In Bloom is being judged for the finals of the ‘Small city’ category.
The medal each finalist is awarded will be announced at the RHS Britain in Bloom awards
ceremony in Belfast on 19th October. The In Bloom team secured a prestigious place in the
Britain in Bloom finals after taking overall gold at the North West in Bloom Awards in 2017.
Starting at Nutters Restaurant Official, where Andrew Nutter is an ambassador for Rochdale
in Bloom and finishing off at Rochdale Town Hall, judges spent the day being shown how
community groups and the council have worked together to create inspiring displays.
This year Rochdale in Bloom has taken inspiration from the First World War, to mark its
centenary and honour the 16 million
people who died in the conflict.
Poppies, the nation’s symbol of
remembrance, have been placed on
lampposts across the borough,
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