Filby in Bloom 2018 Village Portfolio
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Filby in Bloom 2018 Village Portfolio Contents Filby in Bloom 2018 Item Item Page Page Section Section Cover 1 Trinity Broads A5, B1, B3, 18 Contents 2 NWT’s Living Landscapes Project B1, B2, B4 Village Map 3 Village Ponds 19 Introduction Filby in Bloom C1 4 Ormesby Little Broad Viewing Platform & B1, B3 Anglia in Bloom Judging Day 2017 C3, C4 Walkway Open Gardens Weekend C3, C4, C5 5 Clay Pits Project B1, B3, B4 Britain in Bloom Judging Day 2017 C3, C4 Wildlife Area B1, C1 20 Anglia in Bloom Awards Ceremony Nest Boxes B1 Yarmouth in Bloom Awards Ceremony 6 Churchyard Project B1, B3, B4, B5 C4 21 Anglia in Bloom Seminar Domestic Waste Recycling Anglia in Bloom Spring Launch B - Plant and Compost Recycling Environmental Responsibility Garden Waste Composting Our Plans for 2018 A1,A2,B1,C1 B2 Peat Usage Reduction Spring & Summer Activity 7 22 Mulching Autumn and Winter Activity Chemical Treatments Growing-on Facilities Information Boards B3, B5 Planning for Summer Displays A1, A2 8 Cleanliness B4 Barrels and Planters Welcome Signs York Villa Close Rose Beds B5 Street Furniture Kings Head Bed 9 23 Watering Village Pound A1, A2, A3, B2 Village Hall Energy Usage Village Pound Wetlands Project A5, B3 10 Other Activities B2, B4, B5 Village Club Room Garden 11 Filby’s New Village Hall C1, C3, C4 Village Hall Sensory Garden 12 A1, A2, A3, B3 Open Gardens Weekend C3, C4, C5 Senses and the Sensory Garden 24 A - 13 Grand Fete Horticultural We got an ‘Orse Achievement Grand Firework Display Drought Garden 14 Christmas Bazaar C4, C5 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Bed Easter Bonanza 25 Thrigby Road Corner Bed A1, A2 Filby in Bloom Coffee Mornings Filby Close Bed The Village Football Pitch C1 Filby Flyer 15 The Press 26 Business Premises A4 The Filby Flyer Residential Gardens A3, C3 C - Community Local Radio & Television Community Orchard A5, B1 Participation C2 Filby on the Web Tree Planting 27 A1, A2 16 Other Means of Publicity Hedge Planting BID Wildflower Planting A1, A2, A5 Quiz Night Rotary Crocus Beds A1, A3 17 Branded Products C5 Allotments A3 Sponsorship 28 Nursery C3 Contributions from Ken Saul (Wildlife Surveys), Caroline Nicker (Planters & Club Room Garden), Gwen Thurtle (Drought Garden), Caroline Nicker (Sensory Filby in Bloom’s Accounts C5 Garden), Eilish Rothney (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) and Ruth Peake (Gardening at Filby Primary School) are appreciated.Village photographs in this Portfolio are Filby Primary School C3 29 from Tom Green, Gwen Thurtle, Kate Foster, Keith & Leslie Johnson, Ken & Gardening at Filby School Joan Saul and Derek & Caroline Nicker. Cover - Village Shop and Post Office - Ellen Mary Webster. Some Broads images are from the Norfolk Broads Authority The Future C1 30 archives. Extracts from the local papers are reproduced by kind permission of Archant Newspapers. Page 2 Village Map Filby in Bloom 2018 Filby Bridge Restaurant Bus Shelter Millennium Clock Playing Field Water Feature Shop & P.O. Ormesby Little Broad Bowls Club Village Hall Club Room Green Lane Boardwalk Ken Martin Memorial Pound Lane Ormesby Lane Filby Main Road Broad Church Broad Lane Filby Lane York Villa Close Close Poplar Drive Paddock A1064 Farm Drive Filby Broad FEPOW Memorial Mautby Lane Thrigby Road Mill Lane Staithe Kings Head P.H. Primary School Village Pond Jam Shed Wildlife Area Clay Pits Parish Church Village Sign Unitarian Site Orchard Allotments Thrigby Road Corner The Pound Page 3 Introduction Filby in Bloom 2018 Filby in Bloom - C1 The village of Filby is situated on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, between Filby Broad and Ormesby Little Broad, some 6 miles north-west of Great Yarmouth and 16 miles east of the city of Norwich. The parish covers an area of a little over 2.2 square miles (543 acres) and, according to the December 2017 Register of Electors it had 664 people, over the age of 18, and 344 dwellings. Essentially agricultural in character, until the late 1950s, Filby was known for its market gardens. It was never a ‘chocolate box’ village, with thatched cottages surrounding a quaint village green. It remains a succession of dwellings, Local Map lining the busy A1064. The village has, now, however, become an attractive base for commuters, to both Great Yarmouth and The Team Key Tasks Norwich. Adrian Thompson Chairman, planning, planting, potting on and watering Paddy Hudson Secretary The village entered Anglia in Bloom, for the first time, in 1995, Joy Baldry Potting on & planting had its first success in 1997 and in 2017, achieved the ultimate Jenny Barnes & Tony Elms Fund raising quizzes accolade of Category Winner in the Britain in Bloom Competition. Peter Chapman Water feature maintenance and litter All involved do so to make Filby a better place in which to live, for Susan Chase Orchard the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Everyone Nick Dawes Rill, planting & potting on makes a contribution in the best way that they can. There is no Grace & Pippa Futter Duke of Edinburgh’s Award formal ‘In-Bloom’ committee, as such. Instead, everyone has a Les Futter Orchard & Wildlife Garden say in the planning. A Chairperson and Secretary are elected Mervyn & Sandra Gibson Planting, potting on & maintenance, use of greenhouse for the purpose of those meetings that are, occasionally, held Tom Green Display design, planting but all participate in the discussions and everyone has an equal Percy Hudson Floral displays, strimming and maintenance, potting on vote. Team work is evident throughout the organisation of the Richard Morris Planting many schemes and projects that run every year, to which so Caroline Nicker Club Room Project, planting & potting on many of the residents willingly give their time. Every Saturday Derek Nicker Portfolio & Press Officer morning, a small team is assembled to conduct all necessary Ian Richardson Planting & potting on, maintenance, Pound Wetlands clearing, cleaning, planting and other sundry tasks to ensure that Ted & Julie Roberts Planting & potting on. the village stays in great shape. Individuals often initiate their Joan Saul Orchard, Wildlife Garden own projects and the sheer number and variety of the tasks Ken Saul Nest Boxes, Wildlife Surveys undertaken demonstrate the innovation within the village. Its David Shaw Planting, potting on and maintenance enthusiasm for the In-Bloom competitions and for the overall David Thompson MBE Planting, potting on & watering improvement to the fabric of the neighbourhood, in general, is Jenny Thompson Fundraising self-evident. Gwen Thurtle Drought Garden, Potting on, planting & maintenance Gordon & Margery Ward Planning & displays Filby is well known throughout the area as ‘The Flower Village’ Sandra Woolsey Garden Planning. and the media pay close attention to activities in the Parish, which are also publicised in a monthly newsletter, the Filby Flyer. Fundraising is a year round activity. A regular income is derived from the collection of recyclables and sponsors are attracted from local businesses. Villagers participate in regular events that raise money for the horticultural front. These include popular quiz nights at a local restaurant, coffee mornings, an Open Gardens Weekend and the Annual Fete. There really is a great community effort, well demonstrated by the projects described within this portfolio. Filby in Bloom is, indeed, “a lovely place to be”. Current members of the In-Bloom team are listed here but they Grace Futter working on the new Sensory Garden Rill, during her three months work with the are ably assisted, on a regular basis, and in a variety of different Saturday Crew, for the Voluntary Service part of the Bronze Section of her Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Programme. roles, by other village residents, too numerous to mention. Page 4 Filby in Bloom’s Year Filby in Bloom 2018 Anglia in Bloom Judging Day 2017 - C3, C4 This year, we were competing, once again, in Anglia in Bloom’s Village (Pop.301-2,500) Category. We were defending our title of Best Village and were judged on Thursday 13th July. Our judges were David White from Manea in Cambridgeshire and Nolan Mills from South Wooton in Norfolk. Judging started at 9:00 am with a 15 minute presentation and accompanying the judges on their tour were Filby in Bloom’s Chairman, Adrian Thompson and its Press Officer, Derek Nicker. A highlight of the Judging Tour was the visit to Filby Primary School, where the Judges were entertained by a song, in Zulu, in Anglia in Bloom Judging (13th Jul 2017) - L to R, Judges David White the school yard whilst pupils presented Adrian Thompson, who and Nolan Mills, Filby’s Derek Nicker and Adrian Thompson. helps out at the school’s gardening club, with a handmade card celebrating his birthday. At Filby Broad, the judges met Eilish Rothney of Norfolk Wildlife Trust who outlined their work, in and around the village. Judges, also, met In Bloomers who were happy to outline work undertaken on projects that they had managed throughout the year. The tour concluded with tea and cake, which enabled the judges to meet some of those people involved in village activities, including ladies from the W.I. and the village’s Gardening Club, whilst allowing a quick get-away, to take lunch with the Mayor of Great Yarmouth. Open Gardens Weekend - C3, C4, C5 ‘Open Gardens Weekend’ is the occasion, in July, when the village ‘puts on its best horticultural bib and tucker’ and lets the world inside. Residents are pleased to make their individual contributions to Filby in Bloom by opening their gardens to the public, who visit from far and wide. Gardens on view range from chocolate box to architectural and from manicured to wild. There is even the odd vegetable patch amongst all those flowers.