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Posted on: October 12th, 2023

So it’s been a little while, but as you can see, this summer has been super busy!

May gave us our main planting day, and as you can see we had a fantastic turnout of members and volunteers to share all the plants.

June brought 2 new planters into Bank Square, thanks to St Just Men’s Shed for creating it and what a fine addition they are! Our tiered planters also arrived to further adorn Bank Square.

July was judging month, with our RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood judging day, touring us around the town. This was followed by our own gardening competition, showcasing the horticultural delights of the town.

War memorial planters refresh

Posted on: May 20th, 2023

Just in time for the Coronation two weeks ago, our Vice Chair Phillipa gave the war memorial steps a little lift. What a difference it makes!

You may have spotted many of our volunteers busy sprucing up our planters, in preparation for our yearly plant delivery. Each planter is assessed, weeded and replenished with fresh soil. This allows each planter to give the best floral display. Hopefully all the efforts will be worthwhile in a few weeks time!

Plant and Bake sales kick off for 2023!

Posted on: May 20th, 2023

Our annual plant and bake sales kicked off on a very soggy Monday 8th May! Our Chair, Vice Chairs and Secretary all braved the weather to sell a wonderful selection of plants and cakes. We raised a phenomenal £400 thanks to the generous St Justers! So thank you thank you thank you! ❤️

Keep an eye on our Facebook page, when our next sale sale dates will be announced soon.

Wildlife Gardening with Liam Shoesmith

Posted on: February 27th, 2023

We were joined by faces old and new at our wildlife gardening talk with the gardener @liamshoesmith. Liam was full of wildlife tips and tricks, plus happily answered any burning gardening queries.

The group wish to thank him wholeheartedly for coming down for a visit and helping us to raise over £100 towards our gardening projects this year!

Finally a huge shout out to all the group members and officers that assisted in arranging the event, with providing delicious delights or serving the refreshments.

We hope that everyone who came had a wonderful evening!

#liamshoesmith #wildlifegardening #talk #stust #community #stjustWIhall #fundraising

Happy New Year, Here’s to 2023!

Posted on: January 7th, 2023

The New Year is upon us and after a very busy festive period, our next newsletter is ready for your enjoyment.

This year is our 20th anniversary, so we have lots of plans afoot. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for our regular updates.

SJIB newsletter December 2022

AGM New Committee Officers

Posted on: November 16th, 2022

Following our AGM last week, we are pleased to announce our new Committee Officers!

Firstly Holly Whitelaw, who has been our fantastic Chair for the last couple of years has sadly decided to step down from the role. She has been an inspiration and innovative force of the group; such as creating a more environmentally friendly Wreath for Remembrance Sunday! (See below)
We really do thank you and don’t worry she will still be managing her plots in and around the town.

Tamsyn Casley-Oliver will now be stepping up from her role as Vice and we wish her lots of luck.

Julie Towers and Maureen King have both kindly offered to continue their roles as Secretary and Treasurer and we are thrilled!

Finally as the group has become more involved in the community; we have decided to have two Vice Chairs and these two wonderful people are Hayley Stringer and Phillipa La Fontaine (our previous secretary). We felt following all their efforts with fundraising and helping with events that they should be rewarded with these roles in the group.

Here’s to bigger and even better things for St Just in Bloom!!