MP backs Didsbury in Bloom (Manchester Liberal Democrats Online)

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MP backs Didsbury in Bloom

August 12, 2010 4:14 PM
Originally published by John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington

john leech didsbury bloom John Leech MP and the local Liberal Democrat Didsbury Councillors have played their part in backing Didsbury's In Bloom bid to go all the way for gold.

Yesterday John Leech and the local councillors met with judges from the Royal Horticultural Society yesterday and accompanied them on a three hour "tour of Didsbury" to assess Didsbury for the award.

Didsbury in Bloom has captivated the imagination of Didsbury residents and businesses alike who have all rallied together to get behind their in bloom bid.

John Leech MP said, "Everyone involved in "bloom" has done a fantastic job and if we win the award it will be a great testament to the hard work and enthusiasm of a lot of local volunteers and Council officers. Anyone about in Didsbury today will have been impressed how good the town centre looks."

Local Didsbury Councillor Lianne Williams commented, "I am really proud of all the effort everyone has put in and myself and my colleagues are fully behind the bid for gold

I think the judges were impressed with the community spirit behind the bid and they commented how delighted they were to see us the local councillors and MP fully backing the bid".

Photos attached:

• John Leech MP with the judges Royal Horticultural Society at yesterday's Didsbury in Bloom

• John Leech MP with Didsbury Cllrs Graham Shaw, Andy Taylor, Lianne Williams, Mark Clayton and David Sandiford at Didsbury in Bloom, Fletcher Moss Park

The judges visited Didsbury 11/08/2010 from 1pm - 4pm meeting at the Library, then down Warburton Street, around the streets in the Town centre through the "Didsbury Lanes", Didsbury Park, the Old Parsonage Gardens and finally to Fletcher Moss Gardens.

Didsbury is in the category of urban community along with eight other areas.

The finalists seminar took place on 28 January in York, and 67 cities, towns and villages throughout the UK have been named as finalists in the 2010 competition.

The Finalists' feedback and judges' appraisals form due back at RHS on the 31st August 2010.

The awards ceremony is due to take place on 29th September 2010.