About Us
Exmouth in Bloom is made up of a group of volunteers whose main aim is to improve the floral displays in and around Exmouth so that our town remains a place that residents can be proud of and visitors can enjoy. As part of our campaign each year we enter the South West in Bloom competition. However, the criteria as set down by the Britain in Bloom judges, mean that our work now encompasses much more than just flowers. We all work together to make our town a better place for residents and visitors alike.
Knitted doll's clothes - latest fundraising activity
how you can help: click on ‘Funding’ box on left
The Committee
Mrs Pat Graham - Chairman
Mrs Ann Wheeler - Vice Chairman and Admin Secretary
Mrs Carol Rowe - Minutes Secretary
Dr Mike Wheeler - Treasurer
Mrs Ann Wheeler and Mrs Jackie Chapman – Hanging basket organisers
Mrs Linda Dennis - Friends Secretary
Mrs Gerry Bassett and Mrs Lyn Rockey - Calendar Co-ordinators
Mrs Maggie Webb, Mrs Theresa Perrett, Mr John Humphries, Mrs Lauretta Escott, Mr Richard Tugwell,
Mr Geoff Baron, Mrs Sue Golay, Mr Maurice Gittings, Mr Dick Barton, Mrs Lynda Barton, Mrs Sharon Darton, Mrs Marion Drew - Committee Members.
We are also helped by a variety of other people, mainly family and friends, who assist us with large projects.
We hold monthly committee meetings and hold our AGM in January of each year. At the AGM members of the public can come along and put forward suggestions for improvement and ideas for future projects.
Some ideas to get you thinking!
- Can you improve your front garden?
- Can you encourage your neighbours to improve their gardens?
- Can you start a Community project?
- Put up a hanging basket
- Pick up any litter outside your property
- Remove any weeds from outside your property
- Help us with fund raising
- Take part in the local competition
- Join the committee
Yearly Programme
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January February March April June July August September October
November
December All year round |
AGM. Planning for the future. General maintenance - particularly verges. General maintenance of flower areas. Re-painting boats. Liaising with schools about designing flower beds for Organising hanging baskets and seeking sponsorship. Removal of winter bedding. Preparing beds etc. for summer planting. Choosing school designs for Planting summer bedding. Putting up hanging baskets. Placing flower troughs. Rainbows & Brownies Painting Competition. General maintenance of floral areas. Begin organisation of local competition. Preparation for South West judging. Designing and printing Portfolio. Judging of local competition entries. Notification of prize winners in local competition. Organising local Presentation Evening. South West in Bloom Presentation Event. Local Presentation Evening. Removal of hanging baskets and summer planters. Removal of summer bedding and planting for Spring displays. Bulb planting. Planting wildflower seeds on Marine Way bank. Ordering summer bedding plants. Taking part in Exmouth Carnival. General maintenance. Christmas Dinner. Taking photographs. General maintenance of flower and shrub areas. |