(EMIB) is an annual competition organised by the EMIB Regional Committee and is one of the 18 regions which compromise Britain in Bloom, a campaign organised by the Royal Horticultural Society.
This year, at the annual awards ceremony held at St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray, Â鶹ÊÓƵ town were awarded a gold certificate and category winners, with an impressive 92/100 points. Judging criteria follows horticultural achievement, environmental responsibility and community participation, all in which Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Bloom scored highly.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Bloom board members June Bush, Pat Cook and Kaz Setchell receiving the award.
Over the last 15 years, Â鶹ÊÓƵ have been one the main contributors in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Bloom campaign, which enters East Midlands in Bloom in the small city category.
Photographic evidence for the competition is taken all year round for Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s ‘In Bloom’ portfolio, such as the spring bulbs on University Road and the blue bells in Burleigh Wood. Kaz Setchell, Gardens Manager at Â鶹ÊÓƵ said: “The Estates and Facilities Management gardeners put in a great effort every year into getting the campus ready for the judging days, on top of their regular maintenance regimes.”
Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Bloom were also judged in August for the national competition ‘Britain in Bloom’ with the winners being announced in October.