Bramham in Bloom

(The Environment Group)

 

The group was set up in April 2005 with the express purpose of Improving and  Enhancing the Environment of the Village, and numerous projects have been undertaken since then.

                                                                                   

The Committee

            Chairman Ernest Nichols Tel 841195

     Secretary Gill Young Tel 843129

                        Treasurer Meryl Nichols Tel 841195            

    Member Martin Batt Tel 842220

 

Since the last Newsletter things from a development point of view have been relatively slow because we did not know just how the Bridleway, which is part of the A1 upgrade, was going to effect us.

 

Having said that we have progressed :-

*  A further 1000 daffodils have been planted

* At last the proposed shrub bed at the top of  Bowcliffe Road Has been planted up. All the shrubs were     provided free of charge by Leeds City Council Floral Initiative

* The Bottle Bank has been upgraded thanks to a grant from East North East Management Team

 

 

Yorkshire in Bloom

 

This is a major task, and it was with some trepidation that we entered the Village into the 2007 Yorkshire in Bloom Competition. Much to our delight the Village was given a Silver Award which meant that it was judged to be Above Average and we maintained this level in 2008.  We have again entered in 2009 and the first judging was in April.  The second and final judging will be on the 17^th of July and their comments and final grading will be shown in the Parish Magazine.

This is an important competition because it judges the Village not just Bramham in Bloom and this naturally raise the profile of the Village as a whole

 

Future Projects

 

There is always the tendency to go on and on planting in all the spare areas but Villages that have done this tend to change the nature of the Village. With this in mind we feel that the present development is about right for Bramham and the Yorkshire in Bloom judges thought so too.

 

Ÿ       Discussions to refurbish the War Memorial are still ongoing and are now being progressed by the Parish Council

Ÿ       Refurbishment of the Square is a longer term project and one again that has been taken over by the Parish Council

Ÿ       Bulb planting is an ongoing project and will continue some time into the future

Ÿ       Current planting will be developed and upgraded as necessary

 

Financing

 

This is mainly through sponsorship also mainly from resident and they have our thanks. Please try and support  them whenever possible.

We also have a collection jar in the Village Stores

 

 

 

Our Helpers

 

There are around 25 to 30 people actively involved in all our projects but we can always do with extra help.

As mentioned in in the previous Annual Newsletter we like to encourage young people to become involved in all that we do and we now have four family groups helping us, an additional one from last year.

 

Come and Join us

Bramham today

Historic Bramham Village is situated in the county of West Yorkshire - England.

It lies 8 miles West of York on the A1 trunk road and is within the city boundaries of Leeds.

The village dates back to Roman times and has many Saxon, Norman and English Civil War connections.

Please enjoy your visit to this present day site detailing the daily activity of the village.

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Please note that the aim of this site is to complement the parish magazine, so if you already contribute to the magazine your report will appear here automatically.

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