Original Richmond in Bloom

Here's what we have done so far

• The original Richmond, Richmond Business and Tourism Association (RBTA) is working with Richmondshire District Council and Richmond Town Council.
• The judging route has been chosen
• The RBTA has provided £700 to go towards new flowerboxes and flowers to be placed at the town entry signs
• Richmond Town Council has given funding of £500 for the purchase of gardening equipment to be used by In Bloom volunteers
• Ravensworth Nurseries have supplied the gardening equipment funded by Town Council
• New flower boxes have been made by Northallerton charity, Chopsticks, and will be planted and maintained by Richmond’s Just the Job and placed by the ‘Richmond’ signs at each entry to the town
• Richmond Town Council has a hanging basket scheme for businesses in the town, which includes watering and maintenance by Just the Job
• Mocha Chocolate and Neeps and Tatties are sponsoring and working on the Gas Holder Garden with help from Iris Eckersley, local horticulturalist
• Gary Hudson of Richmondshire District Council has organised tidying up in the Gas Holder Garden and supplied and laid tons of gravel
• Batts fedging and den building was carried out by Sally and Nick Reckert, Jason McLeod and Just the Job
• Sally Reckert is also working on Pottergate Gardens
• McLuckie Projects has taken on the remainder of the Old Orchard by The Batts. Supported by a team of volunteers from Hunton and Garget, solicitors, the area will be cleared of brambles, tidied, new steps built and soft fruit trees giving fruit for the community, will be planted
• ProPharma, who have offices at Olliver, have got together a team of helpers to assist with clearing and tidying
• Helen Ambrey from Millgate is taking on responsibility for tidying and caring for Millgate with some of her neighbours
• Leaflets and posters have been produced
• Sophie Hazell of City Secret has set up social media for in Bloom
• Phil Upton of Purple Creative Studio has created the In Bloom section of the Original Richmond website
• Three members of Richmond’s ‘In Bloom’ team have visited Malton to meet with the town’s ‘In Bloom’ team and picked up some useful tips
• Just the Job, York House, Millgate House and Yorkshire Country Holidays have entered ‘In Bloom’ in the small business category