Full 2010 Entrants Pack
A Full 2010 Entrants Pack is available here. There are few changes from year to year but most people will have the pack from last year. Changes this year are the Administator details, Charges and Category changes to 2B,2C and 2D. The information is also mirrored on the Yorkshire in Bloom web pages. Therefore to save paper it will not always be necessary to have a full copy of this.
Yorkshire in Bloom Entry Pack
Contact details
The Hon Administrator
Mr Trevor Hoyle
1, Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
01422 885222
Contents
Contents
Introduction to Yorkshire in Bloom
Why Enter Yorkshire in Bloom
Which categories can we enter?
Having decided to enter Yorkshire in Bloom, what next?
Public Liability Insurance
Hanging Baskets
What will the Judges be looking for?
When does judging take place?
Where to Focus Your Energy
Judging Guidelines (Categories 1-5)
Core Pillars of Yorkshire in Bloom
General
Section A – Horticultural Achievement (50%; max 100 points)
Section B – Environmental Responsibility (25%; max 50 points)
Section C – Community Participation (25%; max 50 points)
Judging Matrix
Categories, Entry Fees and Judging Allocation
Programme Dates - 2010
Achievement of Awards
Portfolio Guidelines
Suggested Format to use:
Suggested Content:
Introduction – 1 page, up to 2 sides
Review of the Past Year – 2 pages, up to 4 sides
Illustrating Your Achievements – 11 pages, up to 22 sides
Conclusion & Future Developments – 1 page, up to 2 sides
Discretionary Awards
Guidelines
The Yorkshire Rose “Local Roots” Discretionary Award
About The Theme
Sources of Information
ABC - learning to read your locality
Celebrating Local Distinctiveness
Local Flora Britannica
Judging Checklist
Marking Sheet Categories 1 - 5
Category 7A, 7B & 7C and Category 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D & 8E
Category 11- Young Peoples Award
Yorkshire Rose Neighbourhood Awards
Judging Guidelines
What the judges will want to see
Category Guidelines
Why Participate?
How can my community get involved?
Judging Matrix for the Neighbourhood Awards
Fundraising Opportunities
How to get funding
Some possible sources of funding
How to Involve the Media
Newspapers
Advertising
News/Editorial
Local Radio and Television
Press releases
Yorkshire in Bloom Awards
Britain in Bloom
Champion of Champions
Entente Florale
Communities in Bloom
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
CATEGORIES - 1A (Small Village), 1B (Village), 1C (Large Village),
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
CATEGORY 6 – PUBLIC, PRIVATE & CHARITABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Yorkshire in Bloom Entry Form 2010
CATEGORY 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
Category 11
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
CATEGORY 12
Sample Judging Tour Itinerary
Yorkshire in Bloom is a voluntary regional organisation that administers the Britain in Bloom Campaign in North, South, East and West Yorkshire, North and North-East Lincolnshire. Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in Europe and each year it grows in size and importance and involves more people, groups and organisations creating lasting improvements to local environments.
Villages through to cities in the region are judged in Spring and Summer. The special categories which include public, private and charitable establishments, business premises, visitor attractions, caravan and camping sites, youth environmental projects and further education establishments.
- To improve the environment
- To foster civic pride
- To develop community spirit
- To improve the visual appearance of the place making it an attractive place to visit, work and live in
- To create a good impression to visitors and to attract potential business
- To involve local organisations – Local Authorities, schools, voluntary groups
- To foster a sense of competitive spirit in order to achieve success
Remember that entering Yorkshire in Bloom should not be seen to be purely for competitive reasons. This is, of course, important but it must also be borne in mind that any improvements made to the visual environment and in the development of community spirit should form the long-term objectives of the entry.
Entry into the Villages and Towns categories of Yorkshire in Bloom is based on the resident adult population and /or the type of community.
Please use the Electoral Roll for your community; this can be obtained from your local council (a list of wards included in your entry should be submitted with the entry form). Entry forms will be available on the Yorkshire in Bloom website www.yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Please note that Categories 1,2, 3, 4, and 5 are judged in both Spring and Summer, and Categories 6-12 (Special Categories) are judged in Summer only.
As well as entries 1-5, villages, towns and cities can also encourage entries in the “special” categories. These include business premises visitor attractions, public, private and charitable establishments, youth enterprise and Further Education establishments. (See Categories, Entry Fees and Judging Allocations)
The aim of this section is not to offer horticultural advice, but to give tips, hints and assistance on how to bring your entry to life and keep it flourishing in what we hope will be a long and sustained Bloom partnership.
Once you and your community get started, you’ll form your own ideas for improving your local area for the benefit of local people.
Here are some pointers to help you on your way:
Step 1
Ask your Local Authority if they have an Officer responsible for enabling Civic Pride or someone who may be able to offer help and guidance. Remember that regardless of who makes the official entry, the best results are achieved when an enthusiastic local action committee is formed to organise the entry. Ask if a representative from the region will be available to do a presentation to the new group on “In Bloom” or arrange a visit to another local “In Bloom” Group to discuss ideas and tips for entering the regional competition.
Step 2
Form an action group, often the Local Authority is the catalyst for this but they need to engage members from different sectors of the community such as businesses or town centre managers, voluntary groups such as Rotary or Lions, youth groups such as brownies, guides and scouts, schools, local horticultural societies, allotment holders, flower clubs or Civic Societies. Involving a larger group of people, you will get to know the people in your community, share knowledge and experience, and also spread the workload! An action group can encourage participation across a wide sector of the community, attract support and sponsorship, and keep an eye on standards and progress. If the Local Authority does not have a dedicated Officer they will have Officers with special responsibilities such as recycling, cleansing and regeneration, which could assist the group. The Local Authority can also help with issues such as growing your own vegetables and healthy eating, green transport, composting, recycling and energy saving initiatives. There are many Government targets and performance indicators that are useful for the Local Authority to present to the Judges such as recycling targets, numbers of Green Flag/Pennants and Blue Flags for coastal areas.
Consider taking out public liability insurance for the group for projects and events. The RHS run a very reasonable scheme please contact the RHS for further details.
Step 3
Put together an action plan for the year to help you decide what projects/events you want to do, how you will go about them (including maintenance plans), how they will make a difference to your environment and also how to fund the projects. Carry out a survey of the area to identify strengths and weaknesses and put together an action plan of what projects you want to do round your entry. e.g. site clearance, litterpicking, permanent planting schemes, production or purchase of plant containers, hanging baskets, recycling projects. Remember to take “before” and “after” photographs of any projects/events that will be useful to include in your future “In Bloom” portfolio, which will be shown to the judges as part of the judging tour. This action plan can be in the form of a yearly planner tied into local and national events allied to the criteria and should demonstrate all year round commitment.
Consider concentrating your efforts on the following areas
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Main entrances to the town/village
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Surrounds of any Public Buildings
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Front gardens in residential areas
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Environmental Quality
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Public gardens and amenity areas
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Conservation and sustainability
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Highway features
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Litter problems
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Verges and reservations
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Incidence of graffiti
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Churchyards
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Shops and commercial premises
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Playing fields and sports grounds
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Hotels and Public Houses
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Allotments
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Hospitals and residential Homes
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Town/Village centre
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Industrial Premises
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Energy conservation and Recycling
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Step 4
Get support from your local community and let them know what is happening:
Announce that you are intending to put together an ‘in Bloom’ entry to celebrate how lovely your community already is or to improve its potential. Consider sending out a leaflet to all homes in the area, giving a talk to existing community or residents’ groups, creating a newsletter to tell the community what the group is planning to do or create a web site that could be an ideal project for a student. Seek residents’ opinions on how they think the area could be improved or how they could get involved. Hold an Open Evening and invite potential sponsors, local businesses, local groups and local Councillors to hear about the plans for the campaign and how they can get involved.
Put up posters in your local shops and supermarkets, in libraries, leisure and community centres, in church and village halls and on notice boards informing the community of future events.
Ask local traders, businesses, pubs, hotels, Chamber of Trade, Licensed Victuallers etc to become involved. Some companies have a policy for volunteer days for staff which could help with community projects
Contact your local newspapers, radio and television, and give them details of how people can join in. Invite the editor or local reporter to one of your events, don’t forget the “What’s on“ guides on local radio and in the local press
Involve the young people in your community. They may be able to ‘adopt a spot’, taking on the responsibility for its planting, cleanliness and maintenance. Ask if it would be possible to work in partnership with your local schools to tie in some of the work being done in your projects with their National Curriculum requirements e.g. in areas such as wildlife, conservation and citizenship. This will also help to promote an understanding of everyone’s responsibilities for our environment and the plants and animals within it.
It’s not all about flowers! Start a clean-up project to focus on areas that attract litter and graffiti and look into both soft and hard landscaping options.
Encourage your supporters to keep their own frontages neat and tidy, where possible using plants and shrubs to help you improve the whole area.
Promote sustainable planting (e.g. by recommending a range of plants, shrubs and trees that do not have to be watered daily and support wildlife habitats).
Carry out work on behalf of older residents and old peoples’ homes.
Create a competition (e.g. best kept front garden, best pub garden, best restaurant garden) – a bit of healthy rivalry will generate better results.
Step 5
Develop a plan to help you succeed in your fundraising efforts. You can generate money by having events like open gardens days, Gardening Question Times, raffles and car boot sales or by attracting sponsorship or benefits in kind from local businesses. There may be grants from the Local Authority for regeneration or conservation or the Local Authority may be able to give advice as to further funding streams. Larger Local Authorities often have separate budgets for carrying out environmental projects within housing areas, if not try the local housing associations.
Step 6
Leave no stone unturned and stay positive – it takes time to raise awareness of what you are trying to do and to start seeing results. By entering your regional/national “in Bloom” campaign you become part of a much larger community, Britain in Bloom, taking pride in your local environment; and every entry has a valuable contribution to make.
Step 7
Develop your own constitution and open a bank account, this enables you to be independent and will make grant applications much easier. This need not be an off putting task it just involves having a written constitution, elected committee and an AGM, but does open so many doors.
Seek the support of the local community including schools and voluntary groups; seek the residents’ opinion on how they think the area could be improved and how they could get involved.
Ensure there is good publicity about the “In Bloom” group and the work/projects carried out, using local newspaper reports, church and community newsletters, local posters or local radio.
Decide how you will acquire the plant material e.g. supplied by the Local Authority, grown by local residents or sponsored by a local garden centre.
It is essential that “In Bloom” groups are covered by public liability insurance and if the groups needs to take out its own policy, the RHS offers an excellent value policy for groups- details of which can be obtained from Stephanie Eeyon Community Horticulture Manager at Royal Horticultural Society, 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE (Tel 020 7821 3689) or email stephanieeeyon@rhs.org.uk
An “In Bloom” committee will also need to apply, through its local Parish, Town or District Council, to the local Highway Authority for a licence to carry out planting works or to site plant containers in the highway verge or reservation.
Please note – in the DETR’s National Signs manual – hanging baskets and their foliage must allow sufficient clearance for pedestrians – 2100mm (6 feet 10 inches) is the minimum recommended but 2150mm or 2300mm is preferable.
Two judges will visit each entry and will spend between one hour and four hours depending on the size of the entry. (See Categories, Entry Fees and Judging Allocation). In the case of special categories (6-12 inclusive) the Judges will spend sufficient time to allow for the particular entry to be assessed. Please bear in mind that the Judges only have limited time and you should make every effort to show them the best. Do not take up their time visiting private gardens that maybe excellent but not in public view.
The Judging criteria for each category is available in this pack.
Spring judging takes place usually during April and Summer judging takes place during July. (See YIB Programme Dates for the exact dates)
Two to three weeks prior to the judging period, all entrants will receive a judging schedule, which shows the names, address and phone numbers of the two judges who will be visiting the entry as well as the contacts for the entry. The first named judge on the schedule will contact the entrant either by phone and/or by sending an appointment card by post advising the entrant of the actual date and time of the judging.
The Yorkshire in Bloom campaign is concentrated around the three elements of:
Horticultural Achievement
Environmental Responsibility
Community Participation
Please read the Judging Guidelines in the pack
Please note that all marking sheets can be downloaded from the Yorkshire in Bloom website www.yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Horticultural Achievement
Environmental Responsibility
Community Participation
Yorkshire in Bloom showcases environmental excellence across the region, from the smallest Village to Large Cities, it brings together communities with one common aim, to improve their environment. Judges are assigned to assess your entry against a national set of criteria, which has been developed to support both judges and entrants. To help you meet this criteria the following guidelines may be a useful reminder of what judges will be looking for. In preparation for assessment against this criteria remember that your entire tour route is subject to judging; that means what the judges see on the way from one feature stop to another as well as what they see at all the stops and as they further explore sites on foot during the tour are ALL subject to judging. Furthermore, the judges will expect that your campaign has considered your entire community not just the high street or the village square and that you, at the very least, have plans to address “problem” areas (i.e. vacant premises/plots, eyesores etc.). Finally, please also bear in mind that judges will be looking for your campaign activities to benefit your community not just for today but for the longer term.
In this section the judges will be looking for your year-round achievements in horticulture (including conservation and natural areas) focusing on 5 key factors:
A1. Impact
A2. Horticultural practice
A3. Residential and community gardening
A4. Business areas and premises
A5. Green spaces
Each of these key factors will make up 10% of your overall score and be worth a maximum of 20 points.
The judges will take account of:
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SECTION A: HORTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT – 100 points; 50%
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A1. IMPACT – 20 points; 10%
Impact will be evaluated across the entry, in each area and as a whole
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Colours & Design
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Is there a scheme or theme overall and/or in key locations? Are the colours/design suited for the location?
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Appropriate choice of plants
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Are there of too many/too few plants to enhance the area? Are the plants appropriate in terms of flowering period and habit? Is there Sufficient variation, appropriate herbaceous plants?
Are there appropriate varieties of both newly planted and recently (up to 5 years) planted areas (including mixes of trees, shrubs and herbaceous planting). Planting could be for foliage effect, bark effect etc or for a specific purpose (i.e. conservation) or to provide flowering or other effects for a defined period.
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Special features
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Sometimes provided as a focal point, and may include structures or an intensive area of bedding.
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Presentation
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Are areas well presented and maintained?
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Innovation
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Are new and creative ideas evident in the design, colours, themes, plant selection etc.?
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A2. HORTICULTURAL PRACTICE – 20 points; 10%
Horticultural practice in all areas on the tour route will be assessed
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Cultivation and Maintenance
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Watering, dead-heading and weeding is important. Appropriate feeding may be necessary.
May include irrigation considerations and thinning, trimming or pruning as appropriate.
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Quality of plants
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Good quality plants, obviously flourishing. No obvious signs of pests, diseases or deficiencies.
Appropriate size for planting situation, appropriate soil type etc.
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Sustainability
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Sustainability is about ensuring ecological functions, processes, biodiversity and productivity can be maintained and only using resources at a rate at which they can be replenished naturally. You should therefore take into consideration the balance of permanent/sustainable planting vs. seasonal/bedding plants and the timing of displays.
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New planting
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How much new planting has been undertaken on an annual basis? Is there a longer-term plan for the whole area or district etc.?
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A3. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY GARDENING – 20 points; 10%
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Areas that may be included
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Residential - Primarily front gardens/gardens in public view
Communal areas - Shared residential & communal spaces
Allotments, Public Buildings (grounds of) - includes schools, town halls, libraries, community centres, churches etc. Car parks
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What is assessed
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This section relates to only the areas as described above but they will also be evaluated with consideration for the criteria outlined in sections A1 and A2.
Are these areas in keeping with the overall efforts of the campaign? Do they show support for the campaign’s goals of improvement/enhancement? Has the campaign engaged other community groups in improving their own areas and/or included these areas in their own initiatives?
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A4. BUSINESS AREAS AND PREMISES – 20 points; 10%
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Areas that may be included
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Retail and shopping areas, leisure sites, transport terminals (i.e. bus stop, station), fee-paying car parks, farms, rural businesses, pubs, post offices, tourist areas/attractions and other business premises (i.e. estate agents, law offices…) etc.
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What is assessed
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This section relates to only the areas as described above but they will also be evaluated with consideration for the criteria outlined in sections A1 and A2.
Are these areas actively involved in the initiatives of the local bloom campaign? Are their efforts in keeping with the overall efforts of the campaign? Do they show support for the campaign’s goals of improvement/enhancement? Support can include: sponsoring displays/planters, actively engaging in horticultural efforts on their own premises, funding bloom initiatives, volunteering/participating in local bloom activities etc.
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A5. GREEN SPACES – 20 points; 10%
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Areas that may be included
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Verges, parks and open public spaces including woodlands arboretums, bulb & tree planting initiatives, copse, shelterbelts
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What is assessed
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This section relates to only the areas as described above but they will also be evaluated with consideration for the criteria outlined in sections A1 and A2.
Are these areas actively involved in the initiatives of the local bloom campaign? Are their efforts in keeping with the overall efforts of the campaign? Do they show support for the campaign’s goals of improvement/enhancement?
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Floral displays are an important element of the Yorkshire in Bloom Campaign, but must be proportionate to the areas of sustainable planting and permanent landscaping within the entry. Floral displays may be present in a number of locations but typically, displays will be located in:
· Publicly owned areas, including parks, publicly owned buildings, roadside areas and roundabouts.
· Housing and residential areas, residential homes, schools, allotments etc.
· Shopping areas, business areas and premises, commercial premises, public houses, hotels, garages, and transport terminals such as bus and train stations.
Yorkshire in Bloom has environmental responsibility at its core and the judges will wish to see permanent/sustainable planting initiatives as well. Landscaped areas with permanent plantings could include any of the areas outlined above as well as:
· Woodlands, copse, shelterbelts, verges, parks, public open spaces
· Business parks, industrial estates
· Screen planting, near factories/industrial areas, eyesores, vacant premises/plots etc.
· Amenity planting near residential areas, car parks, shopping areas
In this section the judges will be looking for your year-round achievements in 5 key areas:
B1. Conservation and biodiversity
B2. Resource management
B3. Local heritage
B4. Local environmental quality
B5. Pride of place
Each of these key areas will make up 5% of your overall score and be worth a maximum of 10 points.
Please bear in mind that judges will be considering environmental responsibility across all areas of your local campaign so, for example, if you have a fabulous floral display they will also want to know if you have achieved this effect with consideration for the environment. Although this section does outline the key areas of environmental responsibility please bear this important core pillar in mind across all of your Bloom activities and initiatives.
The judges will take account of:
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SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY – 50 points; 25%
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B1. CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY – 10 points; 5%
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Areas that may be included
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Wildlife areas and natural habitats
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What is assessed
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Is the local bloom campaign involved in:
Efforts being made to preserve and maintain these areas? Activities to educate the community and encourage them to visit these areas? Activities or plans to re-introduce or restore these areas where they have disappeared or been damaged?
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B2. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – 10 points; 5%
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Areas that may be included
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Recycling; minimising demand placed on natural resources; minimising or where possible eliminating any harmful impact on the environment
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What is assessed
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What activities has the local bloom campaign been involved with or initiated to make strides in these areas? Has the bloom campaign shown due consideration to resource management in their own activities? For example, has the local bloom campaign recycled its container compost? Does the cemetery have a compost heap and waste separation area? Etc.
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B3. LOCAL HERITAGE – 10 points; 5%
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Areas that may be included
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Management and development of local heritage and/or identity such as natural heritage, community landmarks/icons, other heritage sites etc.
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What is assessed
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What activities has the local bloom campaign been involved with or initiated to ensure these areas are appropriately managed and developed? Has the campaign taken these areas into account in their own activities/initiatives?
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B4. LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – 10 points; 5%
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Areas/activities that may be included
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Vacant premises and plots, litter, graffiti, fly-posting, dog fouling, water features/courses, litter picks etc.
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What is assessed
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Has the local bloom campaign considered these areas/activities and actively included them in their initiatives? Are the efforts in these areas/activities in keeping with the overall efforts of the campaign? Do they show support for the campaign’s goals of improvement/enhancement?
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B5. PRIDE OF PLACE – 10 points; 5%
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Areas that may be included
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Management of street furniture, signage, art in the landscape, fences, way-marking, interpretation, hard landscaping etc.
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What is assessed
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Have these been considered in the initiatives of the local bloom campaign? Are the initiatives in these areas in keeping with the overall efforts of the campaign? Do they show support for campaign’s goals of improvement/enhancement?
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The Yorkshire in Bloom campaign encourages environmentally responsible activities/projects which are designed to improve the areas where we live, work and spend our leisure time. Looking after our environment has become a very important community concern and we are all being encouraged to recycle and use environmentally responsible products and practices wherever and whenever possible. It is the expectation that participants in Yorkshire in Bloom will strive to provide a co-ordinated approach so that all environmental issues are resolved in harmony with each other.
The judges will be looking for local bloom groups to either initiate or actively engage with programmes/activities (as appropriate) which are working towards providing environmental enhancements and which might include:
· Establishing nature conservation and wildlife areas
· Cleaning up polluted sites and appropriate treatment/screening of derelict property or other eyesores
· Active policies to reduce the demand placed on natural resources - e.g. source of water used for plants, use of peat, use of hardwood timber etc
· Maintaining and preserving natural habitat.
· Minimal use of pesticides and nitrate fertilisers and reducing or eliminating harmful effects on the environment
· Interventions, management and development of local heritage (including natural heritage)
In this section the judges will be looking for your year-round achievements in 5 key areas:
C1. Development and continuity
C2. Communication and education
C3. Community involvement
C4. Year-round involvement
C5. Funding and support
Each of these key areas will make up 5% of your overall score and be worth a maximum of 10 points.
Community participation is crucial to the success and continuity of Yorkshire in Bloom campaigns and judges will consider community participation in all appropriate areas of the local campaign’s initiatives. For example they will consider whether the local campaign has engaged the community in responsible resource management or educated them about this important issue or whether they have tried to educate and engage the community with regards to local heritage sites. Although this section does outline the key areas of community participation, please bear this important core pillar in mind across all of your Bloom activities and initiatives.
The judges will take account of:
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SECTION C: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION – 50 points; 25%
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C1. DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUITY – 10 points; 5%
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Areas/activities which may be included
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Development and sustainability of the local bloom initiative and evidence of on-going projects
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What is assessed
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Has the local bloom campaign:
Considered how to maintain and/or improve upon current achievements in the future? Are the initiatives/works of the campaign sustainable for the longer term? Have any plans been developed to ensure on-going benefits to the community of the local bloom campaign? Are there plans in place for on-going projects? Has the bloom campaign established a structure and support network to ensure its own existence and/or development in the future?
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C2. COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION – 10 points; 5%
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Areas/activities which may be included
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Publicity materials; press coverage; signage/interpretation; displays; engaging with schools, young people and/or other community groups; community awareness and understanding; educational and awareness campaigns on key issues
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What is assessed
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Judges will expect to see evidence of public awareness campaigns and educational programmes generated and/or actively supported by the local bloom campaign. In this section they will particularly be looking for activities and initiatives to inform, educate and engage children and young people. The Judges will also want to see if the local bloom campaign has engaged with their local media (newspapers, magazines, radio, TV as applicable)?
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C3. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT – 10 points; 5%
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What is assessed
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Has the local bloom campaign made every effort to include and secure community involvement which is representative of the community’s size and diversity? Have they engaged the community across all ages, ethnicities, races, cultures, religions, abilities (i.e. special needs and the disabled) and incorporated community reparation volunteers? (Reminder: community participation should be representative of your community. For example: If you have a young and ethnically diverse community the judges will expect to see them engaged with your Bloom initiatives.) Has the bloom campaign supported and encouraged any Neighbourhood Awards groups in their area or helped support the start up of new Neighbourhood Awards groups?
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C4. YEAR-ROUND INVOLVEMENT – 10 points; 5%
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Areas that may be included
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Entries will be expected to show evidence of a year-round programme of activity through photographs, sample promotional materials, press clippings, calendar of events etc. Some examples of “out of season” activities would be litter picks, leaf clearing, fundraising events, repairing/preparing of landscape areas and street furniture, educational activities, etc.
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What is assessed
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Judges will be evaluating whether the local bloom campaign has been active and has engaged the community throughout the year. The judges will evaluate this based primarily on the content of the 15 minute presentation however, they will also take into account other supporting evidence (see above) which can be displayed/distributed on the day and/or included in the portfolio. (See presentation and portfolio guidelines for additional details. Note the portfolio is not marked and it is the content of the presentation which is important not the style.)
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C5. FUNDING AND SUPPORT – 10 points; 5%
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Areas that may be included
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Both efforts made to secure support and amount of support actually secured for the local bloom campaign. “Support” can mean not just funds but also the active engagement of the local government, commercial and corporate sectors, local businesses/offices and the general public in the campaign (i.e. maintenance support from council services, shopkeeper cleaning up & greening up their own storefront, local business sending staff out to volunteer on a Bloom project etc. qualify as active engagement).
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What is assessed
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Has the local bloom campaign made efforts to engage and secure support from local government, the commercial/corporate sector and local businesses? Have there been activities to raise support and/or funds from the general public? Has sufficient support been secured to ensure the campaign is able to deliver its objectives? Is there a plan of action to secure sufficient continuing support for the development and on-going projects of the campaign?
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Yorkshire in Bloom is a proactive campaign of communities creating long-term improvements to their local environment. As such it is expected that a diverse range of community members will be involved in the campaign and that there will be broad based public awareness and support. Focusing on community participation may require some local authorities and public bodies involved to in driving local bloom initiatives to take on the role of enabler or advisor to generate that participation.
Yorkshire in Bloom’s positioning as a community improvement and environmentally responsible campaign means that the judges will want to see how finalists intend to continue to develop their programme. Judges will also be very interested to see that young people and schools have been involved and that care has been taken to make effective use of the educational opportunities which exist. Furthermore, Yorkshire in Bloom is not just about spring and summer floral displays; it is about a year-round programme of activity to improve, enhance and maintain the environment around us and keep the community actively engaged in keeping things at their best.
The judges will be looking for campaigns which:
- Evidence thoughtful planning of how to maintain the improvements they make and how to develop in the future.
- Have an effective communication and education programme evidenced by the level of awareness and understanding in the community as well as by physical evidence such as informative signs and displays, press clippings, publicity materials etc.
- Evidence a broad base of community involvement across all ages, ethnic and/or religious backgrounds, socio-economic groups with a particular effort to engage young people/schools/colleges as appropriate to their community.
- Have a year-round programme of activity to keep their community engaged and at its best throughout the year (not just spring/summer displays and activities).
- Have secured funding/sponsorship and/or support for their activities and the support of government, commercial, corporate, business sectors for their campaign.
Please note that all marking sheets can be downloaded from the Yorkshire in Bloom website:
Please assess each set of maximum points using the Judging Matrix adding each score to the report sheet before totalling up to achieve the overall result.
Condition Maximum Points
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100
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50
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20
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10
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Outstanding
(85% and above)
(overall 170-200 points)
GOLD Rose Award
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100
95
90
85
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50
48
45
43
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20
19
18
17
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10
9
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Very Good
(75-84%)
(overall 150-169 points)
SILVER GILT Rose Award
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84
80
75
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42
40
38
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16
15
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8
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Good
(60-74%)
(overall 120-149 points)
SILVER Rose Award
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74
67
64
60
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37
34
32
30
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14
13
12
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7
6
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Average
(50-59%)
(overall 100-119 points)
BRONZE Rose Award
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59
50
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29
25
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11
10
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5
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Fair
(0-49%)
(overall 0-99 points)
IMPROVEMENT Rose Award
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48
44
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
12
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24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
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9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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4
3
2
1
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Please ensure that you check your Electoral Roll carefully (only include the number of adults eligible to vote) and enter the correct category based on the electoral role of your entry and not your population. The Electoral Roll can be obtained from your local council (a list of wards included in your entry should be submitted with the entry form).
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CATEGORY
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POPULATION
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ENTRY FEE
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JUDGING ALLOCATION
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1A
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SMALL VILLAGE
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(0-300)
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£30
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Up to1 hour
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1B
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VILLAGE
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(301-1000)
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£35
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Up to1 hour
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1C
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LARGE VILLAGE
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(1001-2,500)
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£35
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Up to 2 hours
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2A
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URBAN COMMUNITY
(An urban community should be a community within a larger conurbation sometimes described as an urban 'village or town'. It should have its own housing, commerce and/or industry and community activity as an integral part of the area i.e. an area with its own 'Centre'. An urban community may not have its own Council, or be able to stand alone, but it will have its own 'sense of place'.)
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(up to 12,000)
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£50
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Up to 2 hours
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2B
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SMALL TOWN
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(2,501-6,000)
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£55
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Up to 2 hours
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2C
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TOWN
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(6,001-12,000)
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£60
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Up to 2 hours
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2D
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TOWN
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(12,001-35,000)
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£65
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Up to 2 hours
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3
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LARGE TOWN / SMALL CITY ( 12-35K )
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(35,001-100,000)
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£75
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Up to 3 hours
+ 15 min de brief
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4
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LARGE TOWN / SMALL CITY ( 35-100K )
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(100,001 – and over)
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£115
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Up to 4 hours
+ 15 min
de brief
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5a
5b
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COASTAL RESORT A
COASTAL RESORT B
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(12,000 & below)
(12,000 & above)
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£60
£65
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Up to 2½ hours
+ 15 min
de brief
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Please note in categories 3,4 and 5, 15 minutes are to be allowed at the end of the judging period for a short de brief, when the judges will discuss various aspects of the entry with the entrant.
Also note that entrants in categories 1 may request up to an extra 20% on to their judging allocation time as long as this is agreed with their judges upon receipt of the judging schedules.
Yorkshire In Bloom – Categories, Entry Fees and Judging Allocation cont’d
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6
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PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARITABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Hospitals, Hospices, HM Prisons, Public Buildings, Residential Homes, Churches etc.
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£25
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Up to 1 hour
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7A
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PUBLIC HOUSES AND RESTAURANTS
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£25
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Up to 30 min
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7B
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GUEST HOUSES, HOLIDAY COTTAGES AND SMALL HOTELS (Up to 20 bed spaces)
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£25
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Up to 30 min
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7C
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LARGE HOTELS
(Over 20 bed spaces)
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£30
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Up to 30 min
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8A
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VISITOR ATTRACTIONS
(not including stately homes & gardens – See 8E)
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£35
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Up to 30 min
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8B
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BUSINESS PREMISES
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£30
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Up to 30 min
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8C
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SHOPPING CENTRES & RETAIL PARKS
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£30
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Up to 30 min
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8D
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CARAVAN, CAMPING & CHALET PARKS
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£30
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Up to 1 hour
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8E
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COUNTRY HOUSES, ESTATES & PARKS & GARDENS
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£45
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Up to 2 hours
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10
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NEIGHBOURHOODS
This category is aimed at small, resident led communities just starting out on enhancing their environment using the campaign as a catalyst.
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No entry fee
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Up to 1 hour
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11
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YOUNG PEOPLES AWARD
This category is open to any school, youth group or group of young people under the age of 18 who have made significant contribution to improving their environment.
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£20
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Up to 30 min
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12
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UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS
Open to all further educational establishments whose grounds are maintained for the benefit of the community.
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£35
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Up to 1 hour
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6th February
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Closing date for entries in ALL Categories
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22nd March
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SPRING JUDGING COMMENCES
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17th April
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SPRING JUDGING ENDS
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11th May
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Judges Spring Comments sent to Entrants for Categories and press release issued
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22nd June
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Young Peoples Category 11 Judging Starts
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5th July
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SUMMER JUDGING COMMENCES
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30th July
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SUMMER JUDGING ENDS
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( TBC)
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Britain in Bloom judging tour)
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September ( TBC)
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PRESENTATION OF AWARDS CEREMONY AT LEEDS
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As above
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Results and Press Release issued to Press and Entrants
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September ( TBC )
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National Britain in Bloom Awards
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Awards will be made in conjunction with the appropriate Report Sheet and Judging Matrix taking into account the applicable criteria for each individual entry.
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Gold Rose Award
170-200 points
85% & above
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An exceptionally high standard demonstrated throughout. A consistent approach which demonstrates both best practice and sustainable effort. Meets all of the judging criteria and objectives of Yorkshire in Bloom and scores very highly in each section of the judging criteria.
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Silver-Gilt Rose Award
150-169 points
75-84%
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A high standard entry which meets the judging criteria and objectives of Yorkshire in Bloom, including sections of exceptionally high standard. Generally meets sustainable and quality thresholds, but these may not be entirely consistent throughout the area. Offers potential to be a Gold Medal winner in the future.
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Silver
Rose Award
120-149 points
60-74%
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Considered to be an above-average entry which meets most of the judging criteria and objectives of Yorkshire in Bloom. The entry will include more than one section which demonstrates demonstrate good sustainable standards and the potential to progress to Silver-Gilt standard.
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Bronze
Rose Award
100-119 points
50-59%
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An average entry which meets most but not necessarily all of the judging criteria and objectives of Yorkshire in Bloom. The entry will include at least one section which demonstrates an exceptional standard. In general, the entry will meet acceptable sustainable standards and the potential to progress to Silver standard.
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Improvement
Rose Award
0-99 points
0-49%
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The entry may have a good number of areas where it is reaching a reasonable standard. However, it has not quite developed its entry sufficiently and may require further encouragement.
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The above are applicable to all categories, with the exception of the Yorkshire Rose Neighbourhood Awards.
Many individual “In Bloom groups produce portfolios cataloguing their entry and although while they do not attract any points, they do give valuable information to the judges prior to their arrival, enabling a more balanced view to be made. The portfolios provide the opportunity for you to showcase year round effort and should be seen as a complement to your tour.
It is suggested that as the same judges visit twice through the year, that a full sized portfolio is given to the judges for the Spring Judging and a brief updated version is provided to the judges for the Summer Judging this should ideally demonstrate how the entrant has addressed some of the issues raised in the Spring.
The portfolio doesn’t have to be professionally designed nor does it need to be a work of art or cost large sums of money. The content is what is important; not the style or presentation. It should be a practical representation of your year round activities, major projects and the achievements made within your community. Portfolios should show the judges things you did in the “off” season (i.e. fundraising events, awareness campaigns, educational programmes, community consultation and planning etc.) AND show the judges things you would like to include on the tour but can’t due to time or other constraints. The portfolios should NOT be a printed version of your tour.
It is suggested that the Spring Portfolios should be:
· A4 in size with clear easily read text
· Maximum 15 sheets of paper, which may be used double sided to give you a maximum of 30 sides.
· It is preferable if portfolios were not presented in hard cover ring binders.
· Bullet points are the preferred format; not paragraph; judges need to be able easily find key facts and figures and burying these in lengthy sections of text/copy makes this challenging. Keep it simple and clear and concentrate on content that demonstrates your community’s efforts to create improvements to your local environment.
· Ideally a map of the route to be taken would be advantageous
Please do not include original important documents as portfolios are not returned.
- Introduction (max 2 sides)
- Review of the past year (max 4 sides)
This section should be arranged in chronological order
- Illustrating your Achievements (max 22 sides)
In order and clearly labelled as follows:
- Horticultural Achievement
- Environmental Responsibility
- Community Participation
You may, if you wish, break down this content even further using the sub-sections (A1, A2… B1, B2… C1, C2 etc.) but this is not required.
- Conclusion (max 2 sides)
Brief summary of key achievements and outline of future plans and
Sustaining/maintaining your good work
Introduction – 1 page, up to 2 sides
This should include a brief introduction to and history of your entry for example: when you were established, major projects/successes through the years, approximate number of volunteers you have worked with, key community or other partnerships etc.
The introduction should also outline how you raised funds and/or support for your activities over the past year.
Review of the Past Year – 2 pages, up to 4 sides
Please include a diary or record of the events that have taken place over the past 12 months and include photographs of year-round events/activities and, where possible, before and after shots. Please note that all photographs should be taken within the last 12 months with the exception of the before shots which should be no older than 2 years please.
The review of the past year should outline any press coverage and promotional/educational activities exemplifying how you kept the wider community informed.
Illustrating Your Achievements – 11 pages, up to 22 sides
This is the section which gives you the opportunity to really showcase how you have used Yorkshire in Bloom to make a genuine contribution to your community. You should provide examples of how you have incorporated the 3 pillars of horticultural achievement, environmental responsibility and community participation into your projects and activities. (Please see format above for details of how this section should be set up.)
Please remember that the portfolio should NOT be a printed version of your tour; it should show the judges things you will not have the opportunity to see on the day due to time or other constraints and therefore complement your tour. For example, if the school children you have worked with will not be available on judging day, include an outline of your work with them along with photos and then simply take the judges to see the results on the day. OR if you have done a project in some outlying area too far to include on judging day, outline the project and document it with photos in your portfolio. NOTE: If the outlying area is a major feature of your achievements, include it on the tour and perhaps use the portfolio for background information only. Consider including at least one photo of every project you outline in this section.
Conclusion & Future Developments – 1 page, up to 2 sides
This section should be use to briefly summarise and re-emphasise your key achievements AND to outline how you plan to sustain and/or improve upon your good work. For example, include any plans you may have for on-going projects, continued funding and/or new projects. Yorkshire in Bloom is about sustainable community improvement and this is your opportunity to highlight how your local campaign will continue to make a contribution to your community in the future.
Discretionary awards are to be introduced primarily to simplify the awards system and enable the various judging teams to use their judgement to bring suitable entries forward for awards. The discretionary awards will be submitted by each Judging Team to the co-ordinator when sending in their results and must be accompanied by relevant photographs to support the bid.
Each Judging Team must only bring one nomination forward for each award and only then if they are convinced it is a worthy case. If no nomination comes forward from any of the teams, then no award will be given for that year.
The Executive Committee of Yorkshire in Bloom will decide through mutual agreement the final list of commendation awards. In the event of a tie, or if the executive feel there are more than one deserving case, two or more awards may be given in any one year.
The Yorkshire Rose Spring Floral Award
Presented to the entry which demonstrates the best floral displays throughout the entry in Spring.
The Yorkshire Rose Summer Floral Award
Presented to the entry which demonstrates the best floral displays throughout the entry in Summer.
The Yorkshire Rose Permanent Landscaping Award
Presented to the entry who demonstrates new and innovative permanent landscaping completed within the last five years.
The Yorkshire Rose Commercial Award
Presented to the entry who demonstrates the best involvement from the business and retail sector.
The Yorkshire Rose/Yorkshire Water Environmental Quality Award
Presented to the entry demonstrating the highest levels of environmental quality and cleanliness
The Yorkshire Rose Conservation Award
Presented to the entry who demonstrates high levels of conservation and a commitment to sustainable development
The Yorkshire Rose Tourism Award
Presented to the entry who demonstrates an outstanding effort to promote tourism in their area
The Yorkshire Rose Public Park Award
Presented to the entry containing a park designed and maintained to the highest standard
The Yorkshire In Bloom Community Award
Presented to the entry deemed to have demonstrated that all sectors of the community have worked together to promote the area.
The Yorkshire Rose Memorial Award
Presented to the entry who’s village, town or city war memorial is maintained to the highest standard.
The Yorkshire Rose Town or City Centre Award
Presented to the entry who has encouraged high levels of floral enhancement and environmental quality within the town or city centre.
The Yorkshire Rose Place of Worship Award
Presented to the entry whose place of worship includes grounds maintained to the highest standard.
The Yorkshire Rose “Local Roots” Award
Presented to the community that best encourages activities and links between their unique local history and cultural diversity within their community and demonstrates this through Bloom community activities, planting styles and themes. ( see separate guidelines)
The Yorkshire Rose Best New Entry Award
Presented to the entry, new to the competition which has demonstrated a strong commitment to the campaign, benefiting the community it represents.
The Yorkshire Rose Sawley Arms Award
Presented to an individual working within the retail or commercial sector who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of the Yorkshire in Bloom campaign.
The Yorkshire Rose Young Persons Award
Presented to the young person or group of young person who, by their action(s) has/have contributed significantly to the “In Bloom” campaign.
The Yorkshire Rose Chairmans Award
Presented to an individual or community who have made outstanding efforts to promote all aspects of the various In Bloom Campaigns. This unique award is purely at the discretion of the Chairman.
The Yorkshire in Bloom Local Roots theme aims to recognise the efforts made by Yorkshire in Bloom communities to encourage activities and links between their unique local history/heritage OR cultural diversity within their community.
Yorkshire in Bloom has decided to follow the Royal Horticultural Society and in 2010 and 2010 the theme of “Local Roots” will be continued in order to allow communities to truly develop the theme.
‘In Bloom’ entries are invited to engage with the theme via their planting styles and themes, projects, fundraising events, publicity exercises and any other community activity that may be appropriate. Yorkshire in Bloom will consider two special Discretionary Awards for the theme; one to the entry that the judges feel has best encouraged activities and links between their unique local history/heritage and the other for links with cultural diversity within their community.
The In Bloom campaign is primarily a community based. Celebrating the local community means both remembering the past and embracing the future. Yorkshire in Bloom entries this year are encouraged to find what makes their community unique and incorporate these features into their work, whether through floral displays, community activities, planting styles, educational events or art features.
Some examples of what entries might do are –
A ‘One World’ planting project, a garden with trees or plants to represent the different cultural groups within the area. Herbs and vegetables specific to cultures might be grown and used in cooking by groups to demonstrate the range of foods used by cultures.
Sensory Garden for disabled people within the community to experience the joys of growing and to smell, taste and touch plants
Floral displays to artistically celebrate a key moment in the history of an area (perhaps a famous figure lived there or an important event took place in the area).
Hold local seed collecting events of trees and wildflowers and seed sowing events.
Useful websites
Black Environment Network focuses on working with deprived ethnic groups. Many ethnic communities live in some of the worst environments. Environmental participation can enable them to access the vast resources available in the environmental sector. Details of resources and projects can be found on www.ben.org.uk
Common Ground is internationally recognised for playing an unique role in the arts and environmental fields, distinguished by the linking of nature with culture, focusing upon the positive investment people can make in their own localities, championing popular democratic involvement, and by inspiring celebration as a starting point for action to improve the quality of our everyday places. They offer ideas, information and inspiration through publications and projects such as Field Days, Parish Maps, Flora Britannica, Apple Day, Community Orchards, Tree Dressing Day, Confluence and the Campaign for Local Distinctiveness. www.commonground.org.uk
Flora Locale promotes good practice in the use and sourcing of British / Irish wild flora and have information about seed and plant suppliers. www.floralelocale.org.uk
A web-site from Common Ground, ‘England-in-Particular’, aims to excite people - as locals or visitors - with ways of getting under the surface of places, offering a way of looking at the local area as a kind of evolving celebration along with ideas for effecting change. The site offers a few ways of navigating the great common wealth of nature, landscapes, buildings, settlements, histories, myths and stories, always on the move, which in their interweaving give us the rich and varied particularity of our surroundings. The site includes useful pages on community orchards and The Year in Particular Calendar of customs and events. www.england-in-particular.info
The Local Heritage Initiative was a small grants programme that ran in England from 2000 to 2006, funded through Heritage Lottery Fund. The website includes a national archive of projects funded by the scheme with a searchable database that includes 274 gardening projects.
The Sensory Trust promotes and implements an inclusive approach to design and management of outdoor space; richer connections between people and place; equality of access for all people, regardless of age, disability or background.
The site includes information and resources, details of projects and research findings.
Publications
Available from Common Ground:
A3 folded leaflet in colour about how to gather information, get a poster printed and how to use the ABC to set local agendas. 10p each.
The Art of Gentle Gardening
A5. 24 pages. with colour illustrations. Many ideas on how we can link plants, people and place, reweaving culture and nature to reinforce local distinctiveness. £2.50.
Common Ground for Rural Action, 1994. Gives examples of how local people are reinforcing local identity, many are Common Ground projects. A fascinating gathering of environmental action and arts in rural areas that is both persuasive and practical. £3.00.
Local Distinctiveness: Place, Particularity and Identity
Essays for a conference, including papers by: Richard Mabey, Gillian Darley, Neal Ascherson. Patrick Wright. Michael Dower and Roger Deakin. Common Ground, 1993. £5.95
A5. 32 pages, with full colour illustrations. Ideas and examples of how to invite wild flowers and trees back into our social calendar and personal affections, helping everyone to take an active and meaningful part in nature conservation at the local level. £3.50.
Other Publications:
England in Particular, A celebration of the commonplace, the local, the vernacular and the distinctive, by Sue Clifford and Angela King
Written by Common Ground, England in Particular (published by Hodder & Stoughton) covers nearly 600 subjects from alleys, allotments and apples to warrens, white horses, yew and zawns. It is a counterblast against loss and uniformity, and a celebration of just some of the distinctive details that cumulatively make England. This book is about a way of looking, cherishing detail, patina, the commonplace and the particular. These webpages are intended to help us to stand up for the habitats, creatures, buildings we value, our local culture and identity.
ISBN 978-0340826164, available from Amazon £21.00
Making Connections: A Guide to Accessible Greenspace
This book is about the connection between people and the natural world and making sure that the benefits are available to everyone. The book combines survey results with existing literature and examples of good practice in a variety of greenspace sites including how people can be encouraged to use and get involved in sites.
ISBN 0 9526745 3 X Available from the Sensory Trust, £10.00 (PDF).
A Sense of Place 2004
A sense of place can be what makes somewhere special and different or what makes it routing and relaxing. This publication, based on conference proceedings, draws on examples developed by people around the world all working to make sense of place a reality.
Available from the Sensory Trust £15.00.
People and Places – A Response to Government and the Value for Culture
A response from English Heritage on Government and the Value of Culture published in 2004 by the Culture Secretary to address the meaning and value of culture in people’s lives. This publication reflects on these issues in the context of the historic environment. Available from English Heritage, downloadable free from www.english-heritage.org.uk
Have all members of your committee had the opportunity to read the entrants pack & you carefully studied the pro forma judging marking sheet, ensuring that every aspect is covered in you route? This can be accessed via www.yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
¨ Have you considered producing a portfolio for the judges?
¨ Bearing in mind the strict timetable, have you carefully timed your route – allowing enough time for judges to meet and talk with members of your community and to take photos?
¨ Have you identified and timed the halfway point of your tour?
¨ Have you decided which representatives from the local community will meet the judges?
¨ Have you had a practice run to check for unforeseen problems and to allow for any alterations to your original route?
¨ Have you involved young people in the campaign – if so will the judges meet them?
¨ Have you fully considered aspects of the permanent landscape and included areas of sustainable planting?
¨ Have you ensured that your area is clean – having regard for the fact that judges may wish to slightly deviate from the route?
¨ Have you considered the implications if judging is on a very rainy day e.g. brollies, type of vehicle, where to meet the community representatives and other backup contingencies?
¨ Is there a local ‘Best Kept Gardens’ competition? If so, do you have a schedule of entries (no’s) and a note of local prize winners?
¨ Have you double-checked the DAY and TIME of the judge’s visit?
¨ Have you provided a mobile phone number contact for the judges i.e. one of the reception party?
¨ Have you organised refreshments and comfort breaks
¨ Have you invited the local press and organised a photo call?
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Name of entry:
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Judging Date:
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Category:
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Judges:
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Introduction (introductory remarks from the judges):
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SECTION A – Horticultural Achievement
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Assessing year-round horticultural achievement including conservation and natural areas.
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MAX
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ACT.
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A1.
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Impact – design, colours, appropriate choice of plants, special features, presentation, innovation
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20
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A2.
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Horticultural practice – cultivation and maintenance, quality of plants, sustainability, new planting
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20
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A3.
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Residential and Community Gardening – residential, communal areas, allotments, public buildings (grounds of churches, schools etc.), car parks
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20
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A4.
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Business Areas and Premises – retail and shopping areas, leisure sites, transport terminals, car parks, farms, rural businesses, pubs, post offices, tourist areas/attractions, offices, estate agents etc.
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20
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A5.
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Green Spaces – verges, parks and open public spaces
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20
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TOTAL POINTS AWARDED FOR SECTION A
50% of maximum points
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100
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Areas of Achievement:
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Areas for Improvement:
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SECTION B – Environmental Responsibility
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Assessing year-round activities improving environmental responsibility.
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MAX
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ACT.
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B1.
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Conservation and biodiversity – wildlife areas, natural habitat
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10
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B2.
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Resource management – recycling, minimising demand placed on natural resources and any harmful impact on the environment
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10
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B3.
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Local heritage –management and development of local heritage and/or identity, inclusive of natural heritage
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10
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B4.
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Local environmental quality – management of vacant premises and plots, litter, graffiti, fly-posting, dog fouling etc.
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10
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B5.
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Pride of place – management of street furniture, signage, art in the landscape and hard landscaping
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10
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TOTAL POINTS AWARDED FOR SECTION B
25% of maximum points
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50
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Areas of Achievement:
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Areas for Improvement:
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SECTION C – Community Participation
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Assessing year-round community participation
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MAX
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ACT.
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C1.
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Development and continuity - Development and sustainability of the local bloom initiative and evidence of on-going projects
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10
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C2.
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Communication and education – community awareness and understanding, engagement with schools and young people and/or other community groups, press coverage, publicity materials
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10
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C3.
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Community participation – community involvement is representative of the community’s size and diversity
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10
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C4.
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Year-round involvement – schedules of events and supporting evidence of year-round activity (primary evidence to be presented in 15 minute presentation)
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10
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C5.
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Funding and Support – initiatives to secure on-going support for the local bloom campaign including local business support
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10
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TOTAL POINTS AWARDED FOR SECTION C
25% of maximum points
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50
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Areas of Achievement:
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Areas for Improvement:
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GRAND TOTAL POINTS AWARDED
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200
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MEDAL AWARDED
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Special Categories – Rules of Entry
Entry into Category 7 and 8 may be made by the Local Authority responsible for the local entry in the competition, or may be made on an individual basis from a business or commercial establishment or organisation. Businesses not involved with tourism are especially welcome. In the case of entries being made as part of a local entry in Yorkshire in Bloom, a maximum of four nominations maybe made on the entry form and each entry must be countersigned by the appropriate entry.
Category 8E is for Country Houses, Estates & Parks & Gardens and the judges will look at the whole estate or park. Entries for individual elements of a house or garden will not be accepted.
This competition is open for entry by any school (class, special group or whole school), youth group or individual young person or group of young person under 18 years of age who have made a significant contribution to improve the local environment. Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate entry form together with a brief summary of the project undertaken and this maybe accompanied with photographs.
Yorkshire Rose Neighbourhood Awards
Judges will be looking to see what your community has achieved since it first became established. Remember, the neighbourhood awards is not competitive in the same way as the other categories are. Judges will wish to see the efforts being made for the longer-term future to improve eye-sores and to disguise gap sites. In particular, no part of the entry should be littered, and an active effort should have been made to eliminate graffiti.
SECTION A - General – Evidence of management and administration of effort including the engagement of the wider community.
Regular communication with members of your community and progress reports of your neighbourhood activity will maintain public interest and, hopefully, build support for the Campaign, both in financial and practical terms.
The judges will be happy to meet the local Press and will provide supportive comments concerning the entry. They will not indicate whether the entry is better or worse than any others they have judged.
Media attention is important: retain any press articles and bring them to the judge’s attention. Community effort should be prevalent throughout. Public support will oil the wheels of fundraising efforts!
SECTION B - Floral Displays – Design and quality of features and displays, standards of maintenance. Evidence of spring displays and autumn colour will also be considered.
Floral displays are an important element of your entry, but must be appropriate to the area. Again, the judges will want to see evidence of community involvement.
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Choice of plants
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Appropriate in terms of flowering period and habit. Sufficient variation, a mix of permanent and temporary.
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Colours
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Is there a scheme or theme? Appropriate colours to location.
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Containers
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Pleasing and well related to their planting and location. Should support plants throughout the bedding season in terms of their size and water retention qualities.
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Volume
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Assessment of too many/too few plants to enhance the area.
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Maintenance
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Watering, dead heading, feeding and weeding is important.
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Quality of plants
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Good quality plants, obviously flourishing. No obvious signs of pests and diseases or deficiencies.
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SECTION C - Hard and Soft Landscaping Projects – Design and quality of plantings and standard of appropriate maintenance
In some circumstances in the urban areas it may not be possible to undertake a great deal of permanent planting. However, where it has been possible, the judges’ will take account of:
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New planting
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How much new planting has been undertaken on an annual basis?
Is there a long-term plan for the whole area or district etc.?
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Choice of plants
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Appropriate varieties of both newly planted and recently (up to 5
years) planted areas (including mixes of trees, shrubs and herbaceous planting).
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Quality of plants
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Appropriate size for planting situation, appropriate soil type, etc.
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Maintenance
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Could include irrigation considerations, weeding, thinning, trimming or pruning as appropriate.
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Overgrown or unmanaged sites
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Is there planned action for overgrown or unmanaged sites?
Co-ordination and liaison with appropriate landowners.
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Associated planting
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Could include bulb planting, ground cover, grass areas or bedding
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SECTION D -Cleanliness and Recycling – Absence of litter, dog fouling, graffiti, fly posting, weeds and other associated factors.
The effects of litter and graffiti can spoil areas. It is therefore important that your group finds ways to tackle these issues. Should your entry experience vandalism, the judges will be keen to hear ways in which you have tried to address the problem and they do understand these issues take time to resolve.
Is there a co-ordinated approach to the choice of the street furniture - seats, litter-bins, etc? Whilst you may not have any direct control over these matters, an effective group may be able influence those who do.
Conservation projects are possible in the urban areas and the judges will again be asking what action has been taken in this respect.
More and more importance is being placed on recycling; the judges would like to see that recycling schemes are in place. Why not consider green recycling such as composting and water conservation?
SECTION E - Overall Impression - Judges will be looking to see:
If this is a genuine community project - have all sectors of the community been involved, from young people to the not so young?
Have you covered all the points on the Judges Checklist?
This category enables the Yorkshire in Bloom campaign to welcome communities just starting out on their enhancement of their local areas and to provide guidance and support to these communities. This includes a judge’s assessment leading to an achievement award and helpful and realistic advice on ways the communities can develop their activities to create long lasting improvement to their local environments.
The Neighbourhood Awards Category is a non-competitive category i.e. the judges will not judge one community against another or announce an individual category winner.
Instead the campaign recognises that communities are just starting out and each will approach the needs of their local areas very differently.
Each community’s activities will be assessed on their own merit by the judges against Yorkshire in Bloom criteria and neighbourhoods will see recognition of their own improvements year on year through the awarding of an annual certificate of achievement.
Communities participating in the neighbourhood’s category will be able to access advice and guidance from experienced communities and judges in their effort to improve their local environments. They will be able to use the judging assessment in late summer as a motivating deadline to galvanise community action towards a target date and ensure tasks undertaken are of the greatest benefit to the community and are the most meaningful in providing real sustainable environmental improvements.
Communities involved in Yorkshire in Bloom create real benefits for their communities as a result of their participation:
· Increased resident pride in their local area and sense of community
· Better communication across the whole community on matters of local interest
· Stimulation of voluntary work and better co-operation between residents business and local authorities together with the involvement of young people.
· A real reduction in vandalism, graffiti, fly posting and litter
· Encouragement of re-cycling and a reduction in waste
· Sustainable improvements and conservation benefits to local surroundings that can be built on year on year
Communities wishing to get involved in the neighbourhoods category should register their interest with Yorkshire in Bloom in the early part of the year and build their entry until judging in late summer. The results will be announced in September at the Annual Yorkshire in Bloom Ceremony, where certificates will be awarded as below. Participation is free to all entrants in the Neighbourhood Category.
Outstanding
Showing promise and ability to develop further in the campaign.
Merit
A good all round performance and show potential for outstanding achievement in the future.
Improvement
The entrant is making a good solid start with foundations for merit in the future.
The Yorkshire Rose Neighbourhood Awards are supported by the Royal Horticultural Society through the Britain in Bloom Campaign.
The RHS offer a free advisory service for neighbourhood award participants. E-mails should be sent to the RHS Advisory team on advisory@rhs.org.uk with “BIBNA” in the subject heading
Please assess each set of maximum points using this Judging Matrix adding each score to the report sheet before totalling it up to achieve the overall result.
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Outstanding (170 – 200 points)
Showing promise and ability to develop further in the campaign
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Merit (100 – 169 points)
A good all round performance and shows potential for outstanding achievement in the future
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Improvement (0 – 99 points)
The entrant is making a good solid start with foundations for merit in the future.
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You will need some money to get your projects started, and the amount you require will depend on what you want to do! You may need money to publish a newsletter, for materials to tidy up a piece of land or to purchase some well-needed gardening equipment. Raffles and car boot sales are good ways of raising small amounts, but for bigger projects, you may need to apply for a donation, a grant or sponsorship.
Talk to Local Authority officers to see what local grants from the Council are available. There could be Area Committee grants or sometimes individual Councillors have their own small grants to fund projects within their local area.
The Local Authority may be able to give the In Bloom group advice on other grants available to groups and how to fill in the application forms.
Before you set about raising money, decide what you want it for. If it is your intention to clean up a piece of land, then you may want to apply to local firms to donate money or equipment or it may be useful to find someone who works for a local firm or put an advert in a local paper.
There are many sources of funding for the activities you want to do and plenty of help out there for you to tap into. Money is often available from Europe, local UK government, and grant making trusts, private sector companies, local authorities and other award schemes. They have at least one grant programme for a specific purpose: some give large grants for major projects and some give small grants that would be appropriate if you want to buy tools, plant and other items.
There are several books available to help and guide you in making a successful application. You can check if your local library has any or you may wish to contact the following organisations:
Also visit your local Council for Voluntary Services (CVS) for further funding advice, they also usually have copies of the funder finder software.
The Directory of Social Change (DSC)
24 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2DP
Tel: 020 7391 4800
The DSC publishes a range of useful publications including:
The Complete Fund-raising Handbook £14.95
Tried and Tested Ideas for Raising Money Locally £9.95
GreenSpace's 'Claiming your share' publication written by Nick Ockenden ISBN 0-9542663-31 approx £6.00) Greenspace 0118 946 9060 email info@greenspace.org.uk or www.green-space.org.uk
This publication is a guide to external funding for Parks and Green Space Community Groups. It has ideas of the various types of funding, how to make an application and funding bodies.
Fundraising UK Ltd
This organisation hosts a helpful website linking to many potential sources of grants and information about them. www.fundraising.co.uk/grants.html
Alternatively you may wish to focus on a more local level. It might be useful to think of businesses or organisations in your area that would be appropriate to contact. You can look through Yellow Pages, a local business directory in the library or even the local newspapers. Make a list of all the ones you think might be useful.
Funder Finder
This is a computer programme that is a short cut for overworked Fundraisers! You type in the characteristic of your project (how much you are applying for) and it prints out a list. You then have to look up directories for the addresses and further details, so you need to buy directories as well however, many local authorities and larger voluntary groups such as local Council for Voluntary Services (CVS) have this programme and let community groups and others use it.
Other similar programmes are www.grantfinder.co.uk and www.trustfunding.org.uk which you maybe able to use at the local office of the Council for Voluntary Services.
Schools
For further information for funding for schools have a look at the Funding for Schools and Community Gardens information by the RHS Campaign for School Gardens
Step 1
Decide on your project/projects and figure out how much money you require and what resources you will need. Remember to count up everything or you may end up short of money!
Step 2
Make a list of all the businesses and organisations you would like to approach and then prioritise the list in order of the businesses that you think might help you the most. One of the best ways of funding local projects is to build up relationships within your local area. Some organisations such as B&Q or banks or building societies will allocate funds from their local branches.
Step 3
Find out the right contact to discuss your needs. For example your local authority may be particularly active in the environmental field and may be willing to work with you and even provide funds.
Step 4
Put together a short synopsis of your group or committee and outline what you are intending to achieve. Try to think from the businesses’ point of view about what you can offer, and how they might benefit. Try to be factual and understand your objectives before you make the phone call or write the letter.
Here are a few tips and hints to consider when you are ready to approach a sponsor:
· During the initial call make sure you either talk to or have the name of the person who can make the sponsorship or funding decision
· Give the name of your group and its status (i.e. whether you are a voluntary group or a charity) and the main contact details
· Describe the purpose of your work with aims and objectives
· Show a timetable of work and when the likely date of completion will be
· Mention any special events you might have planned
· State clearly the amount of money or goods or services you are asking for
· Include any other additional funding you may already have secured or have been pledged
· List any local celebrities or well known characters who are supporting you
· Clearly outline the outcome benefits of your activities to the sponsoring business and how they can be acknowledged. Don’t forget to include PR opportunities. As an alternative to donating money businesses may be willing to donate material or services, in return for publicity.
· If you are submitting a financial report showing how you would spend the money, check the figures to avoid any embarrassing mistakes
· Keep copies of whatever you send to a potential sponsor
· Seek feedback on any failed bids or applications; this is a useful way of improving and making a more appropriate case next time.
Step 5
Don’t forget your group’s own efforts – car boot sales, jumble sales, coffee morning and other sponsored events are tried and tested fund-raisers. They also have the advantage of binding the community together for a common purpose.
Finally, don’t be afraid to aim high, it’s amazing what can be achieved with a bit of enthusiasm and teamwork!
Consider keeping a record of the number of volunteer hours put into the In Bloom activities including meetings and planning for events. This can be used in grant applications as match funding.
Biffa Award
It is a small grants scheme with funds between £250 and £5,000 to enable groups to quickly access funds. Projects will have the primary aim of improving an amenity located within 10 miles of a Biffa operation. Activities for consideration could include wildlife and habitat conservation and creation. For more details and their proximity checker
Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
To encourage the use of more sustainable waste management practices, including recycling, and to deliver lasting environmental and community benefits.
Range: Various depending on project
Contact: ENTRUST (The Environmental Trust Scheme Regulatory Body Ltd)
Acre House
2 Town Square
Sale
Cheshire M33 7W2
Tel: 0161 9720044
Email: information@entrust.org.uk
Website: www.entrust.org.uk
Co-op Community Dividend
To enable self-help, voluntary or cooperative groups to undertake a range of schemes including tree planting.
Range: £100 - £5,000
Contact: Head Office Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited
PO Box 53
New Century House
Manchester M60 4ES
Tel: 0161 827 5950
Website: www.co-op.co.uk
Awards for All
To help fund projects that involve people in their community; bringing them together to enjoy arts, sports, heritage and other community activities.
Range: £500 - £10,000
Contact: 9th Floor, Camelford House
89 Albert, Embankment
London SE17 7UF
Tel: 0845 600 2040 or 0116 258 7041
Fax: 0116 254 5902
Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Heritage Lottery Fund
To support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the UK
Range: Various depending on project
7 Holbein Place
London SW1W 8NR
Tel: 020 7591 6000
Fax: 020 7591 6001
Email: enquire@hlf.org.uk
Website: www.hlf.org.uk
B&Q Better Neighbour Grant
To enable community groups to undertake improvement projects.
Range: Store goods and materials to the value of £300.
Contact: The Environmental Officer of Store Manager at you local B&Q store
Website: www.diy.com
The Hanson Environment Fund
The fund offers two levels of support, Community Grants Scheme which gives grants between £250 and £400 for a community amenities, wildlife and habitat conservation and the promotion and instigation of recycling and re use of waste and the Main Grants Scheme which gives grants between £4,001 and £25,000 for the introduction of recycling and re-use of waste, and the creation and improvement of parks and public amenities.
Range: see above
Contact: Royal Society for Nature Conservation
Tel: 0870 3330123
Website: www.rsnc.org
Press, radio and television are very important in spreading the message of Yorkshire in Bloom. As much publicity as possible is needed to encourage people throughout the region to get involved. The Local Authority may have a media or publicity team that will help the group and the In Bloom group should keep them in touch with events and projects. The Local Authority maybe able to help with press releases and promotional material.
When planning an event, tell your local newspaper all about it. Events involving a large number of people or a particular ‘newsworthy’ idea may also interest your local radio or television station. Use “National Weeks” as a vehicle for publicity e.g. National Volunteer Week first week in June, National Tree Week in late November, RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, usually the fourth week in January, Compost Awareness Week second week in May, National Allotment Week normally the second week in August and National Recycling week third week in November, (dates may vary year to year)
The following guidelines will help to ensure you talk to the right person and get your message across in the most effective way.
Newspapers usually have two main departments – Advertising and News/Editorial
Advertising costs money but the message you wish to promote is guaranteed to appear on the day you choose. News will appear free and features nearly always appear free, but these will only be used if the editorial staff decides to include it. Unfortunately you cannot ‘book’ news or a photograph, only suggest you may have an event worth featuring.
Advertising may be helpful to you if you want people to attend or take part in an event you are organising. You can either take out an advertisement on your own, or choose an ‘advertorial’. The newspaper will give you some editorial space free in return for supporting advertisements from a group of individuals or businesses.
If you want to place an advertisement:
Think well ahead – the paper has to have time to prepare your advertisement
Plan what you want to say and roughly how you want your advertisement to look
Keep it short and to the point. Space costs money!
Include date, time, venue and contact names and numbers
Check costs – advertisements are measured in single column centimetres.
NB. Local newspapers often have free “What’s on” columns which advertise details of events from small groups. National newspapers and Teletext also run guides. Some of these may ask for a small charge.
The Newsroom at your local paper will usually be pleased to hear of your activities and events involving people within their readership area, particularly as you are helping to improve the local environment. Sometimes they will send a photographer and/or a reporter to attend an event, but some, especially local free papers, are often run on a shoestring budget so this is far from guaranteed. If you can provide good written copy (a press release) and provide a picture, this will give you a better chance of coverage. It is always worth thinking: “Is what I’m talking about newsworthy enough?” If not, could it be part of a useful feature? One of the best ways of ensuring media coverage is to keep in regular contact with the environmental correspondent, who tends to write both news and features.
Some tips if you are contacting the newsroom to run a story:
· Contact the newsroom or ask for ‘reporters’. Ideally do this a couple of days prior to the event
· Make sure your ‘news’ sounds interesting and is worthy of attention. Explain it in as few words as possible
· Ensure that a good spokesperson is available for the press to contact
· As far as possible, think about general current events before issuing the release (for example a news release about Yorkshire in Bloom during the week of a Royal Wedding would get little or no coverage). However if you are able to pin your story to a current event, you have much better chance of coverage
· Remember deadlines! Find out when your weekly newspaper goes to press (usually Wednesday or Thursday) and what time your evening newspaper goes to print (usually around 10am). If you send a press release right on deadline, they will not have time to cover it
· Have the five W’s ready for the reporter: ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘Why’, ‘Where’ and ‘When’.
If you want a reporter or photographer to attend an event:
· Consider when you want the reporter to be there. It may make a more interesting story or photograph when you have something to show and talk about, not when you are just starting the event
· Be prepared to be flexible. If the newspaper cannot attend the event why not ‘stage’ something before or after?
· Give the reporter/photographer your full attention if they do attend. They have a job to do and deadlines to meet and cannot be expected to wait around
· Be prepared to write a short report if the newspaper cannot attend. This will usually be used if sent promptly whilst the event is still ‘news’
· Keep in touch with your press contact. They may be interested in writing a follow-up piece.
If you think your event will be of interest to radio and television, many of the editorial guidelines for newspapers listed above apply. In particular:
· Give at least a couple of days notice to the newsroom
· Be concise and interesting in what you have to say
· Be prepared to be flexible to fit in with schedules and programme timings
· Designate a spokesperson. Make sure they are fully trained and adept at doing interviews and think, “Are they the best spokesperson for the campaign?”
· Think about whom to target. ‘Talk’ radio is often attractive because they will nearly always want your story and they will offer you plenty of airtime to do it in
· Who is your audience? The five ‘W’s and a real understanding of the radio’s target audience will also be essential in gaining radio coverage.
We have given you some advice on how to get newspapers; radio and television involved with your entry, and suggest that you keep them involved by issuing regular press releases. To ensure that your press release stands out, we recommend that:
· An obvious point, but one that is often overlooked – always write ‘Press Release’ across the top of the page and put the date together with any logo or crest
· Include the date to be released (for example ‘For Immediate Release’, or ‘Embargoed until 11 December 2007’)
· Get the message across with an eye-catching and punchy headline, typed in bold
· The first two paragraphs should cover the five ‘W’s: ‘‘Why’, ‘What’, ‘Who’, ‘When’ and ‘Where’
· Try to include a quote or testimonial from yourself, a sponsor, a local dignitary, volunteer or celebrity
· Be sure to acknowledge any donations or sponsorship you have obtained in a few lines at the end
· Another obvious one – always finish the release by writing ‘Ends’ at the bottom, or if you are using a second sheet include ‘More follows’
· Include a main contact name and phone number in case a reporter wants more information
· Ensure that the contact person is available. Include mobile numbers wherever possible as often deadlines as so tight, a missed call could lose you the publicity.
Finally, keep as many press cuttings of your releases as possible in an album or scrapbook. It will help you with your entry in Yorkshire in Bloom and is useful when approaching sponsors, as it shows the level of local coverage you have achieved.
Important: It Is Important To Get Parental Approval When Any Photos/Images Containing Children Under The Age Of 18 Are Taken
Yorkshire in Bloom Awards
In September Yorkshire in Bloom hold an Awards Ceremony where awards are presented to the winning entries in each category and also to the Discretionary Award Winners
Britain in Bloom
Yorkshire in Bloom is allowed to nominate 4 entries into the Britain in Bloom Competition for the following year and these are defined as shown below. In addition to Categories A,B and C Yorkshire in Bloom can also submit one entry from either an Urban Community or Urban Regenration area to Category D and one entry into Category E the Coastal Resorts.
The nominations are defined as follows:
National Category A (from Categories 1A 1B or 1C 1or 2 entries
National Category B (from Categories 2B 2C or 2D 1or 2 entries
National Category C from categories 3 & 4 1 entry
National Category D Urban Community/Regeneration 1 entry
National Category E Category 5 Coastal Resorts 1 entry
Total Nominations 6 entries
Website: www.rhs.org.uk
Nomination and invitation to Champion of Champions is on the recommendation of the National Judging Panel after they have considered the following:
- If the community has a consistent approach
- The community’s past performance in the UK Finals
- The community’s future plans for sustaining a high standard.
- Entries that achieve an RHS Britain in Bloom Gold Award do not automatically go forward and invitation to participate will be reviewed annually by the National Judging Panel.
Entente Florale is a prestigious European competition similar to Britain in Bloom. Each country puts forward 2 representatives, one for the Town category (population 10,001 and upward) and one for the village category (population up to 10,000). The Jury then visits the town/village during July and early August (one judge from each country) and an assessment is made. The other participating countries are Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Slovenia. The competition is organised by the “Association Européenne du Fleurissement et du Paysage” (A.E.F.P.). The competition was founded more than 25 years ago, initially between Great Britain and France. Entries from Yorkshire have included Wetherby, Darley, Harrogate, Pateley Bridge, Thorpe Salvin and Sheffield, which have all done very well in this competition.
Communities in Bloom is a non-profit Canadian organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community participation and the challenge of a friendly competition. Although Communities in Bloom is a Canadian competition there is also an international class for past winners from different national competitions (Communities in Bloom, Britain in Bloom, America in Bloom, Tidy Towns of Ireland, Japan in Bloom, Villes et Villages Fleuris de France, etc) to compete with each other. The population categories are determined according to registrations.
For further information: www.communitiesinbloom.ca
CATEGORIES - 1A (Small Village), 1B (Village), 1C (Large Village),
2A (Urban Community), 2B (Small Town), 2C (Town),
2D (Large Town/ Small City 12-35K), 3 (Large Town/Small City 35-100K), 4 (City), 5 (Coastal Resort).
(Please complete this form fully in Block Capitals)
NAME OF VILLAGE/TOWN/CITY ……………………………………………
CATEGORY ENTERED 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 2D 3 4 5A 5B (Please circle)
ENTRY FEE ………………………………………………………………………
POPULATION OF ENTRY – Please use the Electoral Roll (i.e. adult population only) –this can be obtained from your local council Elections Office. Entrants must include a list of wards on a separate sheet.
NAME & ADDRESS OF PERSON SUBMITTING ENTRY:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ……………………… ..
For All Entrants:
Will You Be Encouraging Entries In The Following Special Categories:
Public, Private & Charitable Establishments (Category 6)
Public Houses And Restaurants, Guest Houses, Holiday Cottages & Small Hotels,
Large Hotels, (Categories 7)
Visitor Attractions, Business Premises, Shopping Centres & Retail Parks,
Caravan, Camping & Chalet Parks, Country Houses, Estates & Parks & Gardens (Categories 8)
Neighbourhood Award (Category 10)
Young Person’s Award (Category 11)
Universities, Colleges, Botanical Gardens & Further Education Establishments (Category 12)
Have You Included A Cheque/Po For Your Entry Fee?
Cheques should be made payable to “Yorkshire in Bloom”.
The Honorary Administrator Admin@yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Yorkshire in Bloom
1 Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 6th February 2010
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
CATEGORY 6 – PUBLIC, PRIVATE & CHARITABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
(Residential Care Homes, Hospitals, Public Buildings, Church Yards and Hospices etc.)
(Please complete this form fully in Block Capitals)
Name & Address of Public, Private Or Charitable Establishment:
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Name & Address of Person Submitting Entry:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ………………………
Name & Address of Second Contact:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ………………………
Have You Included A Cheque/Po For Your Entry Fee?
Cheques should be made payable to “Yorkshire in Bloom”.
Please send your completed Entry Form and Entry Fee to:
The Honorary Administrator Admin@yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Yorkshire in Bloom
1 Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 6th February 2010
Yorkshire in Bloom Entry Form 2010
Public Houses and Restaurants, 7a
Guest Houses, Holiday Cottages & Small Hotels, 7b
Large Hotels, 7c
Visitor Attractions, 8a
Business Premises, 8b
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks, 8c
Caravan, Camping & Chalet Parks 8d
Country Houses, Estates & Parks & Gardens 8e
(Please complete this form fully in Block Capitals)
Name & Address of Entry: …………………………………………………………………………………..
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Category Entered 7a 7b 7c 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e (Please Circle)
Name & Address of Person Submitting Entry:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ………………………
Name & Address of Second Contact:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ………………………
Have You Included A Cheque/Po For Your Entry Fee?
Cheques should be made payable to “Yorkshire in Bloom”.
Please send your completed Entry Form and Entry Fee to:
The Honorary Administrator Admin@yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Yorkshire in Bloom
1 Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 6th February 2010
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
Category 10 Neighbourhood Award
(Please complete this form fully in Block Capitals)
Name Of Entry: ………………………………………………………………
Category Entered Small <50, Medium 51- 250, Large 251 + Over (Please Circle)
Please Use The Electoral Roll (I.E. Adult Population Only)
Name & Address of Person Submitting Entry:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ………………………
Name & Address of Second Contact:
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Telephone (Work) ……………………Telephone (Home) ……………………………
Mobile Tel No. ………………………. Email address ………………………
The Honorary Administrator Admin@yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Yorkshire in Bloom
1 Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 6th February 2010
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
The Young Peoples Award
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Cheques should be made payable to “Yorkshire in Bloom”.
Please send your completed Entry Form and Entry Fee to
The Honorary Administrator Admin@yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Yorkshire in Bloom
1 Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 6th February 2010
YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM ENTRY FORM 2010
Universities, Colleges, Botanical Gardens & Further Education Establishments
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HAVE YOU INCLUDED A CHEQUE/PO FOR YOUR ENTRY FEE
Cheques should be made payable to “Yorkshire in Bloom”
Please send your completed Entry Form and Entry Fee to:
The Honorary Administrator Admin@yorkshireinbloom.co.uk
Yorkshire in Bloom
1 Riding Head Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 6PT
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 6th February 2010
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Location
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Section
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Comments
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09.00
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Judges to be collected from the station by Mr Higgs and taken to community centre for refreshments and the opportunity to meet with a selection of volunteers.
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09.30
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Evidencing year-round working and plans for future development.
Opportunity to meet some key people
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C1, C4
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09.45
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START OF TOUR (2hrs)
Depart community centre in mini bus. View new bedding scheme
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A1, A2, C3
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10.00
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Old World and Centenary Garden with restored wildflower meadow
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A2, B3, B1 &
Local Roots
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10.10
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Churchman Gardens – walk through and pick up bus at School Road, Meet Mrs Daffy who has led the Bloom group for the past 27 years
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A2, B4, B5
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10.20
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Queensgate roof Garden (winner of commercial entry in local competition)
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A4, C5
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10.30
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Seaview Garden (large front garden winner) Meet Mrs Patel and daughter
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A3, C3
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10.45
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Walker Road (view new permanent landscape garden and Bloom composting area)
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A2, A5, B2
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10.55
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Church Yard – view commemorative garden
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A5, B3, C3
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11.05
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Walk up the high street
(meet the owner of Sparks who sponsors 6 roundabouts and 20 hanging baskets.
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A4, B5, C5
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11.20
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School Grounds (meet children who have worked hard on new vegetable patch and been involved with bulb planting in Churchman Gardens)
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C2, C3
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11.30
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Brunel Residential area. (Meet Mr and Mrs Chan who have lived in the area for 34 years and are active members of the in Bloom Committee
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A3, C3
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11.40
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Head back to community Centre viewing new planting
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A1, A2
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11.45
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END OF TOUR (2hrs)
Press Call (15 mins)
Coffee
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C2
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12.00
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Refreshments and opportunity to meet local volunteers
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THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF TIME ALLOWS;
it is not part of the official tour and will not be counted towards your score
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12.30
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Judges Depart
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