Well it’s been announced. The Moseley in Bloom Awards were held on Wednesday 21st October in The Cross and the businesses, institutions and individuals arrived to partake in the celebrations.

This year saw the introduction of a brand new award - Cultivating Kids – to recognise the contribution of our loocal schools and to encourage even greater community participation.

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Well Autumn is upon us but now is the time to plan ahead for the spring displays! With the sucess of the Meteoric Makeover, Mosley in Bloom has decided to build upon this success even further by providing a display of dazzling colour for spring 2010!

Work will begin this weekend (Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October) at the former Bristol Street Motors site. If you are interested in taking part in the award winning project, contact Adam Styler – Volunteer Coordinator on 07961 434869.

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It was with some trepidation that five of us from Moseley in Bloom travelled to this year’s award ceremony in Pershore on 3rd September.

Moseley in Bloom participates in the Urban Community category in the Heart of England region, which includes Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and the West Midlands. There are 13 different categories, ranging from large city to small village and entries are assessed against a rigorous set of criteria, under the headings of Horticultural Achievement (50%), Environmental Responsibility (25%) and Community Participation (25%). Read the rest of this entry »

Well judgement day for Moseley in Bloom is almost upon us – on Tuesday 14th to be precise!  We are now frantically rushing around making sure everything is as it should be ready for when the Judges arrive. And we need your help – whether your are a local business or a resident in the area.

We will be doing one final weekends worth of work for the season this coming weekend (Saturday 11th, Sunday 12th and Monday 13th) to ensure that Moseley is in its most pristine condition.  Please help us keep the streets clean and do your bit. You could even be in the chance to win a Moseley in Bloom Award!  To enter use the form below:

MIB Awards Entry Form

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A special Moseley Festival edition of Gardeners’ Question Time chaired by none other than Professor Stefan Buczacki featuring some of Moseley’s most gifted professional gardening guru’s: Jonanthan Sandilands, Glenn Fraser and Barbara Taylor.

This one off edition takes pace at 7.30 on 2nd July at St Columba’s Church Hall (on the corner of Alcester Road and Chantry Road). Read the rest of this entry »