Wednesday, August 2 2023
For immediate release
Time is running out to enter hanging basket competition
Charnwood residents have until the end of August to enter a competition to find the best hanging basket in the borough.
The Council’s open spaces partner, idverde have teamed up with Loughborough in Bloom to invite residents to get creative and plant-up a hanging basket.
The competition is being held to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III this year.
The prizes up for grabs are:
first prize – an annual family membership for The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
second and third prize – £50 National Garden Gift Voucher.
Pat Cook, chair of Loughborough in Bloom, said: “It is fantastic to be running this competition again alongside the Council and idverde and we have already seen some great entries.
“We are looking for a variety of entries and it doesn’t matter if you are a keen gardener or a complete beginner, as long as you have planted the basket and are proud of your work then we would love to see it.”
The closing date for entries is Thursday August 31, 2023.
The judging panel will choose the best 10 hanging baskets which will be shortlisted to the final three at the start of September. The competition winners will then be announced later that month.
This is the second year that the competition has taken place with Anstey resident, Graham Goggins being awarded first prize in 2022.
How to enter:
To enter, all you need to do is:
email two photos of your hanging baskets to charnwood@idverde.co.uk
include your name, contact number and address in the body of the email
mark your email subject as ‘Hanging Basket Competition’
People can also send entries by post to: idverde Hanging Basket Competition, Derby Rd Playing Fields, Cotton Way, Loughborough, LE11 5FJ.
Please remember to include your contact details as well as two photos.
Terms of competition:
Open to any individual in Charnwood except employees of Charnwood Borough Council, idverde or members of the Loughborough in Bloom board.
Only photos of hanging baskets can be accepted. No window boxes or any other type of planter please.
All entries need to be received by Thursday August 31, 2023
By entering, you understand your photos, name and location may be published in the 2023 Loughborough in Bloom portfolio and on the Council’s and idverde communication channels including social media.
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