Fran Lee collecting the Gold award at the Britain in Bloom Awards for Acocks Green’s Village in Bloom submission.

Our Community Garden at Fox Hollies Forum strikes Gold in the Britain in Bloom Awards, supporting the work of Acocks Green Village in Bloom. Jane our resident Gardener has worked with Fran Lee, Village in Bloom Co-ordinator, to support Acocks Green’s submission to the award, coming up trumps again.

Fran had to say: “You will be pleased to know that we have once again secured a gold award at the Britain in Bloom Award Ceremony. It is a struggle mounting this in an urban area of a large city but with your support, encouragement and help, we are up there with the best of them!“

A collection of community groups contribute to the submission including St. Mary’s church, Victoria Road Surgery gardens, Scouts, Acocks Green Primary and Acocks Green Library, including local businesses and other agencies.

Fran added, “A good deal of thanks must also go to the council and Les’s team who really did us proud as Roger, President of Heart of England in Bloom and one of our judges said that Acocks Green must be the cleanest suburb in Birmingham.  All the stops were pulled out.“

Well done to Jane and her team, as well as everyone else involved in the Village in Bloom submission.

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