Britain in Bloom Competition
Haughton’s first entry in 2011 scoops a Silver-
On Thursday 15th September 2011 Haughton won a
Silver-
in the
Large Village
Category
in the
RHS
Britain in Bloom
Heart of England in Bloom
Competition
To view the judges’ comments
Amongst many other things, the judges commented favourably on ...
Planting around the War Memorial
The retention of many mature trees
The creation of a wildlife environment in the churchyard with wildflowers, bat and bird boxes
Following a decision made at their May meeting, the Parish Council submitted an entry
into the Heart of England in Bloom competition (part of RHS Britain in Bloom) for
the first time. Judges Mike Garwood and Fran Lee visited the village on Monday 25th
July, spending more than an hour on their inspection. The village was looking its
pristine best following the work of the Best Kept Village Campaign and the judges
seemed to be very impressed. On Thursday 15th September Councillor Derek Warbrick,
Peter Lawrence and Miriam Lawrence attended the Heart of England Awards ceremony
at The Mount Hotel and Conference Centre, Wolverhampton. They were highly delighted
to receive a Silver-
