Bracknell in Bloom

There are lots of ways that residents can get involved in the Bracknell in Bloom Campaign.
Whether you are a lucky enough to have your own garden or are part of a school, business, church or community group there are lots of activities that you could take part in that will help Bracknell Forest bloom.

Take pride is a partnership initiative that empowers communities to improve their local environment. Popular Take Pride activities include community litter picks, graffiti removal, woodland tidy ups, pruning and weeding.

For more information about the above initiative visit the Take Pride page on the Bracknell Forest Council website.

As part of the Bracknell in Bloom campaign, Bracknell residents, businesses, schools and community groups can enter "Your Gardens", a local garden competition which runs from April to September each year.

The aim of the competition is to encourage the community to take part in Bracknell in Bloom and take pride in Bracknell Town, making it an attractive place to live, work and visit.

The competition categories for 2013 are:

• Front Garden
• Community Garden
• Commercial Premises
• Young Gardener (including Schools)
• Allotment
• Tallest Sunflower

Deadline for entries: Monday, 3^rd June 2013

Further competition details can be obtained by Clicking Here to download a PDF of the application form. If you would like to enter, please write in your details and return the form to Bracknell Your Gardens Competition, Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, Ocean House, Bracknell, RG12 1AX. To enable you to complete your application electronically you can download a Word version of the application form. Please Click Here and you will be taken to the www.bracknell.com website where you will be able to download one. Please return your completed form by email to competitions@bracknell.co.uk

Bracknell Town Council organised the 2012 Your Gardens competition.   Prior to this it was organised by Bracknell Forest Council.   Awards for the 2012 competition were presented at the Your Gardens Gala Evening ( see news item )

Bracknell Forest Voluntary Action (BFVA) and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) are organisations that support volunteer action in Bracknell Forest.

For more information about conservation volunteering visit the Countryside Conservation page on the Bracknell Forest Council website

The cleanliness of the street scene is vital to the visual environment of the borough.

You can help us by keeping your frontage clean and tidy, swept and free of litter and weeds.

Let us know about what's happening in your community so that we can include your work in our portfolio.

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