WAKEFIELD IN BLOOM
HANGING BASKETS AND FLORAL DISPLAYS
From the WMDC Press and Communications Office
Residents
are to be given the chance to help make the Wakefield District a blooming
lovely place in which to live and work.
More
hanging baskets, floral displays, street dressing and environmental
improvements are to be made by Wakefield Council as part of a new initiative
- Wakefield in Bloom.
Workers
will be starting on brightening up the city and town centres very soon - and
there will be opportunities for businesses and citizens of all ages to join
in the fun.
Councillor
Phil Dobson, Deputy Leader of Wakefield Council and Portfolio Member for
Regeneration, said: "Wakefield in Bloom is set to be just the
initiative we need to really brighten up the District. There are already
some wonderful floral displays and gardens but we want to see even more.
"We
hope that individuals, schools, businesses and other organisations will all
join the council in making our city and town centres blooming lovely!"
Planting
should be in place by early June, and details of where floral displays will
be located, and how residents, local businesses and community groups can
participate will be announced shortly.
Pauline
Foster, Head of City and Town Centre Management, added: "The focus this
year is to work to the high and stringent standards set out by Yorkshire in
Bloom, to create work of exceptional quality, which citizens are part of and
will be proud of. In future years we hope to enter the Yorkshire in Bloom
competition.
"There
are already some fantastic displays in some towns across the District and we
want to build on that and to recognise the efforts businesses, community
groups and individuals have put into floral displays."
Wakefield
in Bloom is the latest in a series of initiatives aimed at improving urban
areas. Work on removing litter and graffiti is already taking place helping
make Wakefield District a more attractive place to visit, work and live.
Ref:
PR761
Date: 23/03/06
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