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Planning for the Fleet & Church Crookham in Bloom Campaign 2002 got off to a good start in February with the Committee introducing new events to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Year; a ‘Golden Jubilee Container’ Class and a ‘Jubilee Flower Pot’ container for the Schools Project. Both classes to have a red, white, blue and gold theme including items appropriate to the Queen’s Jubilee. A highlight of the year was the ‘Children’s Jubilee Garden’ in the Hart Shopping Centre during July when the Committee organized a display of paper flowers produced by children from Nursery Schools in Fleet & Church Crookham. The ‘garden’ was later put on display at the Hart District Council Offices. For the Schools Project Redfields Garden Centre provided each school with a large pot, bag of compost and a £15 voucher. Enthusiasm was high with ten Schools taking part in the competition which was judged during the week 8 – 12 July. The Judges remarked on the pleasingly high standard and variety of designs of the entries. The marking was very close, with only a few points separating each entry.

The main activity of the year focused on the week 22 – 26 July. The week started with the visit of the Southern England in Bloom Judges, Gilly Drummond and Derek Beer on the 22 July. After a short briefing on the activities of Fleet & Church Crookham in Bloom they were taken on a tour of the area during which they visited Fleet Pond, Oakley Park, the Church Crookham Garden Society ‘Shed’, Curtis Court, the Canal at the Fox & Hounds and the Grange Estate. They also saw a selection of entries for the ‘in Bloom’ competitions and the new Hart Council recycling facilities at Elvetham Heath before returning to the Civic Offices for a light lunch and a final briefing before leaving at 3 pm. The next few days were filled with judging the entries in the main Fleet & Church Crookham in Bloom competitions. Although the number of entries has remained fairly constant there was disappointment that more shops and ‘Neighbourhood Areas’ in Fleet & Church Crookham had not entered into the spirit of the event. The standard of entries, particularly in the floral and jubilee container classes, remains consistently high making the task of determining an order of merit harder each year.

FLEET and CROOKHAM in BLOOM 2002 RESULTS

Front Garden

The Fleet & District Horticultural Society Cup

First

Joan Partridge 3 Galley Hill Road

Joint Runner Up

Mrs Joan Hubbold 45 Moreton Close

Joint Runner Up

Mrs M Dressel 3 Priory Close Calthorpe Park

Highly Commended

Mr EG Clapton 28 Curtis Court Award Road

Highly Commended

Jackie Clarke 16 Gordon Avenue

Highly Commended

Mrs DV Smeeth 4 Regent Street

Highly Commended

Mrs J Austin 14 (Ground Floor Flat) Pondtail Road

Highly Commended

Mrs Anne Morley 1 Whin Holt

Theme Garden

The Redfields Garden Centre Cup

First

Mr & Mrs Simcock 101 Tavistock Road

Runner Up

Mrs J Austin 14 (Ground Floor Flat) Pondtail Road

Highly Commended

Mrs Deborah Baker & 'Kids' 56 Tavistock Road

Highly Commended

Mrs Anne Morley 1 Whin Holt

Floral Container

The Church Crookham Garden Society Cup

First

Angela Partridge 124 Connaught Road

Runner Up

Mrs M Dressel 3 Priory Close Calthorpe Park

Highly Commended

Mr EG Clapton 28 Curtis Court Award Road

Highly Commended

Mr J Manning 1 Glebe Court Church Road

Highly Commended

Joan Partridge 3 Galley Hill Road

Highly Commended

Jackie Clarke 16 Gordon Avenue

Highly Commended

Mrs Barbara Kirby Cedar House Reading Road North

Highly Commended

Mrs DV Smeeth 4 Regent Street

Highly Commended

Christine Piper 14 Rochester Grove

Jubilee Container

Sponsored by Hart District Council

First

Mrs Deborah Baker & 'Kids' 56 Tavistock Road

Runner Up

Mr AHF Hillman 31 Adams Drive

Highly Commended

Mrs S Armstrong 27 Adams Drive

Highly Commended

Mrs Danuta Cree 29 Adams Drive

Highly Commended

Dr Stuart Meeson Haven, 21 Brandon Road

Highly Commended

Mrs Anne Morley 1 Whin Holt

Community Gardens

The Hart District Council Rose Bowl

First

Curtis Court, Award Road

Joint Runner Up

Apex Centre, Harlington Way

Joint Runner Up

Pinewood Court, Pinewood Hill

Neighbourhood Area

The Waitrose Fleet Cup

First

Adams Drive (Nos 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, The ‘Hammerhead’)

Shop Frontage

The Hart Shopping Centre Trophy

First

WC Baker & Son, 234 Fleet Road

Runner Up

Nat West Bank, 176 Fleet Road

Commended

Cockrams, 237 Fleet Road

Commended

Le Chapeau, 345 Fleet Road

Shop Window

The Woolworths Fleet Shield

First

HSBC Fleet, 221 Fleet Road

Runner Up

Grants Trophies, 142A Fleet Road

Public House

The Grants Trophies Shield

First

The Prince Arthur

Runner Up

The Wyvern

Highly Commended

The Flying Goose

Highly Commended

The Foresters

Highly Commended

The Tweseldown

School Project

The Redfields Garden Centre Shield

First

Tweseldown Infant School

Runner Up

All Saints CE Junior School

Joint Third

Heatherside Infant School

Joint Third

Heatherside Junior School

Highly Commended

Church Crookham Junior School

Highly Commended

Crookham CE Infant School

Highly Commended

Elvetham Heath Primary School

Highly Commended

Fleet Infant School

Highly Commended

Tavistock Infant School

Highly Commended

Velmead junior School

Commercial Premises

The North Hants Chamber of Commerce & Industry Salver

First

Option Technologies, 161 Albert Street

Runner Up

NACCO, Flagship House, Reading Road North

Photograph – My Garden in Bloom Sponsored by Bowyer Seismic Consulting Ltd

First

55 Award Road – Mrs J Couchman

Joint Runner Up 45 Moreton Close – Mrs Joan Hubbold

Joint Runner Up 1 Whin Holt, - Mrs Anne Morley

Photograph – My Town in Bloom Sponsored by Fuji Film Image Service Fleet

First

Cranbrook Court in Spring – Mrs Jean Bell, 35 Darset Avenue

Runner Up Oakley Corner – Mrs K Ranger, 1 Jean Orr Court, Award Road

At the time of writing the full report and comments of the Southern England in Bloom Judges has not been received but it has been announced that Fleet & Church Crookham have received Regional Awards for the ‘Best Tree Planting Programme’ and the ‘Agenda 21 Award’. These awards were for Hart District Council’s ‘A new tree for a new baby’ initiative which encourages young children to appreciate trees and provides an ideal opportunity for increasing the landscaping of trees within the community; and the cleanliness of the new underground bottle banks at Elvetham Heath which offer ease of access and convenience for neighourhood recycling. The year’s activities will draw to a close on Saturday 28 September when all who have taken part in Fleet & Church Crookham in Bloom 2002 have been invited to the Prize Giving event in the Harlington Centre.

ARCHIVE 2002