Do your bit to put the bloom into Burscough

HOME and Business owners in Burscough are being invited to take part in a competition run by Burscough Parish Council, which wants to showcase the best of Burscough’s gardening skills.

The competition, entitled Bloomin’ Burscough, encourages residents and business owners to get green-fingered and put their gardening skills to good use in order to help make Burscough bloom with beauty.

The parish council is hoping that it will be a light-hearted, fun competition for all in the community to get involved with.

The competition will see two distinct categories from last year: best single or group of hanging baskets/planters and best front garden, with prizes including £100 for the persons who come first in each category, as well as a winner’s engraved shield to take home for the year.

There will also be a prize of £50 for each runner up in the two categories and there will be two new categories: best business planting, landscaped area or floral display and a new sunflower competition for children.

The judges are local people, nominated by others for their love and knowledge of plants, who will score each entry against a set of criteria including colour, interest and quality of planting.

The parish council is delighted that Rosie Cooper MP has now declared the event open for entries.

The West Lancashire MP commented: “We all enjoy a beautifully colourful garden with an array of different plants and features.

“Bloomin’ Burscough is the perfect reason for the avid gardener to show off their gardening skills or perhaps the motivation to get stuck into sprucing up your garden.

“I would encourage all Burscough residents with even the slightest green fingers to have a go at this competition.

“The sunflower competition is a fantastic way to get children discovering the enjoyment of nurturing their own plants and watching them grow.

“It is a bit of fun for the whole community and a real opportunity to show off the best the village’s gardeners have to offer.”

Applications for the competition can be found at www.burscoughpc.co. uk or collected from Burscough parish council office at Martland Mill, Burscough, from 9.30am4.30pm, Monday to Thursday.

Completed entry forms can be returned by email, post or hand.

The address for returning applications is Burscough parish council, Martland Mill, Mart Lane, Burscough, L40 0SD or email to admin@burscoughpc.org.uk