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Paignton in Bloom 2015 Contents Introduction 1 Route Plan 3 Paignton in Bloom 2015 Contents Introduction 1 Route plan 3 Horticultural achievements i Torbay ~ Bay Bloom 6 ii Paignton’s Floral Displays 7 iii World’s smelliest plant? 8 Environmental responsibly i Recycling Torbay 9 ii Forest School 10 iii Oldway Mansion 11 v Environmental crime 12 Community participation i Paignton Pudding 13 ii World War Commemoratives 14 iii Charity Rhinos 16 iv Park Friend’s Groups 17 v Play Torbay 19 vi Geo Triathlon 22 vii CentrePeace 24 Four seasons of Paignton 26 Acknowledgements 30 Introduction Welcome To:~ Tony Moore and Mark Logan This is the Paignton’s 2015 Portfolio for our South West in Bloom entry. Here we have endeavoured to portray a small sample of what Paignton has to offer in the way of horticultural achievements, environmental responsibility and of course community participation. This portfolio is far too short to tell the whole story of what Paignton has to offer, but I hope you both enjoy this small taster. We, like all the park groups in Torbay had a delayed start this spring due to the council requiring a liability insurance policy to be put in place to cover us for unforeseen circumstances. We had previously been covered by the council policy, but unfortunately during these austere times we had to pay for our own cover. After various quotations, Tim Eley, chair of Torbay in Bloom, found us an ideal policy from the R.H.S. which covered all groups who are involved with a Bay Bloom entry. Thankfully Torbay Council have agree to pay this years premium, but future renewals will be funded by the groups themselves. In the same vein, a number of park group volunteers completed a competency course on using mechanical equipment. The instructors were from TOR2 and covered good practice and safe use of hedge trimmers, brush cutters, lawn mowers and blowers. Editorial ~ from a Paignton Park’s Group newsletter: “Unfortunately due to the drastic financial cuts from central government, the council in Torbay, along with every other local authority in the country, have had to make painfully hard decisions on it’s budgets again this year. With Torbay Council having a £13 million shortfall this financial year (2015-2016) and then £13.8 million next year (2016-2017), the inevitable cuts in services, to the ‘non statuary obligation departments’ the brunt must fall on the likes of parks and open spaces. The reduction in senior posts, with redundancies and early retirement along with frontline staff not being replaced, has created a huge void. Torbay has never had so few gardeners and key works, but the one’s we do have are doing a marvellous job, under such difficult circumstances. In the hay days of the 1970’s and 80’s we had over sixty gardeners working in the Bay ~ under Bob Sweet and a proper designated parks department. Which earned us an enviable reputation and indeed great success with the likes of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show competition. The inevitable shortcomings in services, in the day to day running of Torbay’s parks, impact must be minimised as much as possible. Not only for the local residence, but also crucially the many holiday-makers who are integral to the future of this Bay’s continued prosperity. This in some way must be filled with the likes of voluntary friend’s group, who need to ‘step up to the plate’. With the incumbent party being returned to office in the recent general election and indeed our Mayor being re-elected for a further term, the British people and Paigntonians do understand that this austerity imposed on us, is essential for the recovery of the country. Eventually services will return to normal but in the meantime it is up to the groups like ours to continue doing our utmost!” PAIGNTON IN BLOOM in TESCO CUP Britain in Bloom Judging Route 2015 Judges Tony Moore & Mark Logan Wednesday July 22nd 9.30am Judging Time 3.5 hours including 3 Its Your Neighbourhood Awards (IYN) Commence at South West Energy Centre with greeting by Neil Coish – Principal Natural Environment Officer Pictorial Presentation of Paignton Gardens past & in Spring 2015 by Tim Eley Recycling Presentation by Carol Arthur from Torbay Council View White Rock Business Park landscape plantings & roof Garden from car On to Goodrington Road & into Beverley Park Holiday Park (David Bellamy award winner) to view plantings from vehicle Arrive at Clennon Valley allotments and meet Brenda Finney and view IYN Continue by car to Clennon Valley Conservation area On leaving continue to Youngs Park & meet Ruth & Steve Gorman, look round Conservation Wet area last Continue on to Paignton Zoo & Botanical Gardens & meet Giles Palmer & Catherine Mortimer On to Winner Street – point out street furniture In to Palace Avenue and meet Clr Chris Carter of Palace Avenue Guardians View War Memorial & meet BID manager and walk down Victoria Street to Station Square with him By car down Torbay Road arrive at Apollo cinema & view landscaping at Crazy Golf, Torbay Park, Memorial, Crest Bed & point out sustainable planting in Apollo bed View Geopark with Neil Coish Continue on to Beach Road and view displays. Entrant in the local Bay Blooms Competition View part of Victoria Park and meet with Friends of Victoria Park Past Redcliffe Hotel garden – improvements on Preston Green Up Manor Road & on to Oldway Mansion Gardens and meet TOR2 Gardener On to Sacred Heart School & meet Head Teacher Helen Brown & children (2nd in Bay Blooms Superclass last year) IYN On to Suttons Seeds Trial grounds & meet Trials Ground Manager, Toby Connabeer Continue to Growing for Life IYN And finish at Occombe Farm where we will meet Damian Offer, Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust & then take refreshments. Planned Route 2015 Torbay Bay Bloom Bay Blooms is a popular gardening competition held annually for all Torbay residents and businesses. It is designed to recognise and celebrate horticultural achievement and expertise in the area which enhance Torbay for all to see. Bay Blooms by TOR2 is supported by Torbay Council, DGM, Sutton Seeds, Riviera FM and the Herald Express. The competition is open free of charge to everyone within the Torbay Council Boundary. There are a range of residential, commericial and community categories which you can enter. There is also a Bay Blooms Photo competition (further details in the Herald Express). All applications must be completed and received by 30th June 2015 and judging will be carried out at anytime between 6th July 2015 to 2nd August 2015 (Photographic records may be taken). Where possible a calling card will be left after the initial judging to let you know you have been judged. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and highly commended certificate winners will be invited to a presentation evening on Wednesday 23rd September 2015. For further information please contact TOR2 on 01803 402900 2015 ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM: TOR2 Connections Offices TOR2 Facebook Torbay Council Website [email protected] Entry closing date: 30 June 2015 Paignton’s Floral Displays World’s Smelliest Plant? Extract from One of the largest - and smelliest - blooms on the planet is opening at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park. The flower of the Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) can be up to 3 metres high and 3 metres in circumference. And the smell? Curator of Plants and Gardens Giles Palmer said: "Imagine you have the smell of rotting meat in a tin can and you open that can on the hottest, most humid day of the year!" Experts think the plant could flower within the week. {dated 20/06/2015} The plant - from the rainforests of Sumatra and a member of the Arum family - is classed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. It has one of the largest flowers in the world; the bloom – correctly, an inflorescence – is green on the outside and bright red inside, with ribbed sides and a frilled edge. Due to its odour – said to be like rotting meat – it's known as a carrion flower, and has been dubbed corpse flower or corpse plant. It emits the strong smell at night to attract pollinators. Giles: "There are probably only 100 collections in the world where you can see this plant and it can go years between flowerings, so it's not a common sight. Sadly, they are becoming rare in the wild as people collect the seeds for profit - habitat destruction is also a major problem." In August 2012, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park was the first zoo in the UK to see a Titan Arum flower. Paignton Zoo has 5 Titans in total; the one about to flower is 12 years old, the oldest is 13. It can take over 10 years before a flower is produced; the tuber must weigh at least 15kg. When this one was last potted in November it weighed 44kg. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh also has a Titan on the verge of flowering. Giles is poised for a whistle-stop trip to Scotland to collect pollen or to take pollen to them, depending on which flower opens first. He is also looking to fly in pollen from the USA, where a Titan has recently flowered at Cornell University Recycling Torbay Torbay Council only has a legal obligation to provide recycling centre facilities for household waste, which is waste arising from the day to day running of a household and not part of the house itself. Items from repair or improvement of houses, for example DIY-type waste, are classified as construction waste and there is no requirement for Torbay Council to provide any service for the disposal of this material or accept it free of charge.
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