2nd Year Success...
Euxton was successful for the second year running at the North West In Bloom Awards.
Last year Euxton Parish Council entered the village of Euxton this prestigious and popular competition for the first time and won ‘Best Newcommer’. This year again Euxton collected a prize. It received a ‘Commendation’ for the overall tidiness and presentation of the village.
Two of the village caretakers, Ron Bridge and Stephen McCarthy collected the award and attending the ceremony also was Councillor Carl Hindle.
The North West arm of Britain in Bloom has been running since 1964 with communities from across the North West demonstrating their ability to create and maintain attractive environments that benefit residents and visitors alike.
From the mill towns of Lancashire to the picturesque villages of Cheshire every city, town urban community and village is eligible to enter along with tourist attractions, hotels, pubs or shopping centres.
The judges reported this year that standards have never been higher and have had a record 340 entries in both the main and the Neighbourhoods competitions.
The aims of North West in Bloom are to encourage North West local communities to improve and care for their local environment through imaginative planting of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping, conservation and recycling projects, and to sweep away eyesores that blight our streets such as litter, graffiti and vandalism.
More information about North West in Bloom is available from: www.northwestinbloom.co.uk
Photos: left to right, Ron Bridge, Cllr Carl Hindle, Stephen McCarthy from Euxton Parish Council - at the awards ceremony held on 7 October at Liverpool Echo Arena.
Euxton entered the North West In Bloom Competition for the first time in 2007.
For 2008 the Council is looking to set up a Working Group of residents, organisations and businesses from the village to help with new ideas and planning for the 2008 entry.
If you would like to find out more please read our invitiation letter here.
Winners at the North West In Bloom 2007
On Friday 19 October at the presentation awards ceremony Euxton were awarded the Winners place in discretionary Award for Best Newcomer in the competition for 2007.
Collecting the award were Robert Young and Jack Storton, Euxton's Village Caretakers (see photo below).
Also at the ceremony were Chorley Borough Council representing Chorley which scooped, for the second year, the Environmental Award (for Local Authorities) and were runner-up in their class which is called the Large Town (12,001-35,000 population).
Photo left to right:
1. Dave Walmsley (CBC)
2. Borough Councillor Eric Bell (Executive member for Streetscene, Neighbourhoods and Environment)
3. Robert Young (Euxton Parish Council Village Caretaker)
4. Councillor Simon Newell (Euxton Parish Council)
5. John Lechmere (CBC)
6. Jack Storton (Euxton Parish Council Village Caretaker)
7. Alan Bothamley (CBC)
The CBC representatives are from the Streetscene, Neighbourhoods and Environment department of Chorley Borough Council.
Entry Programme
The North West in Bloom Competition judges had a tour of the village on Wednesday, 4th of July 2007.
To enter the competition Euxton needed to produce a programme for the judges which explained or highlighted some of the projects the village had done in the different categories.
2007 Sponsors
Thank you to West View Nursery who sponsored the Euxton in Bloom competition entry for its first year in 2007.