Filby in Bloom 2014 Village Portfolio Contents Filby in Bloom 2014 Item Item Page Page Section Section Cover 1 Trinity Broads B1, B3, A5 19 Contents 2 Clay Pits Project B1, B3, B4 20 Village Map 3 Village Pond B1, B3 Introduction Filby in Bloom 4 Wildlife Area 22 Anglia in Bloom Judging Day C3, C4 Nest Boxes 5 B1 Open Gardens Weekend C3, C4, C5 Ormesby L. Broad Viewing Platform & 23 Britain In Bloom Judging Day C3, C4 6 Walkway Domestic Waste Recycling August Bank Holiday Weekend C4 C5, B - Plant and Compost Recycling Anglia in Bloom Awards Ceremony Environmental Responsibility Garden Waste Composting Britain in Bloom Awards Ceremony C4 7 B2 Peat Usage Reduction Yarmouth in Bloom Awards Ceremony 24 Mulching Grand Firework Display C4, C5 Chemical Treatments Anglia in Bloom Seminar C4 Information Boards B3, B5 Filby Primary School Presentation C2, C3 Cleanliness Christmas Tree C3, C4 B4 Welcome Signs Filby in Bloom Meeting C2, C3 8 Street Furniture B5 25 Christmas Tree Festival & Christmas Fayre C4, C5 A New Road B2, B4, B5 Filby in Bloom Coffee Mornings Filby In Bloom’s Accounts C5 Britain in Bloom Finalists Seminar C4 The Press Easter Bonanza C4, C5 The Filby Flyer Autumn and Winter Activity A2 Local Radio & Television C2 26 Rotary Crocus Beds A1, A3 9 Filby on the Web Spring Colour A3, A5 Other Means of Publicity Growing-on Facilities A2 10 Quiz Night C5 Roadside Summer Display Planting Plan A1 Open Gardens Weekend C3, C4, C5 Pricking Out and Potting On A2 C - Community Grand Fete C4 Roadside Displays Created 11 Participation Firework Display 27 A Broads Influence A1, A2 C4,C5 Christmas Tree Festival & Christmas Fayre Thrigby Road Corner Bed Easter Bonanza A - Business Premises A4 Horticultural Branded Products C4 Achievement Residential Gardens A3, C3 12 Other Projects Tree Planting A1, A2 Sponsorship C5 28 Hedge Planting Filby Primary School C3 Allotments A3 The Future C1 30 Wildflower Planting A3, B3 13 The Village Pound A1, A2, A5 Village photographs in this Portfolio A1, A2, A3, Club Room Garden B3 15 are from Tom & Jackie Green , Keith Wildlife Area & Leslie Johnson , Ken & Joan Saul A5, B1 17 Community Orchard and Derek & Caroline Nicker. Some Broads images are from the Norfolk Broads Authority archives. Scans The contributions from Ken Saul (Nest Boxes), from the local papers are reproduced Joan Saul (Wildlife Garden) and Rose Canham by kind permission of Archant (School’s Gardening Club) are appreciated. Newspapers. Page 2 Village Map Filby in Bloom 2014 Water Feature Shop & P.O. Bus Shelter Millennium Clock Pavilion Filby Bridge Restaurant Ormesby Little Broad Bowls Club Playing Field 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 Fox & Hounds P.H. Former Church Hall Village Sign Unitarian Site Orchard Allotments Parish Church The Pound Page 3 Introduction Filby in Bloom 2014 Filby in Bloom 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 has an area of a little over 2.2 square miles (543 acres) and, in the 2001 census, it had a population of 740 in some 308 households. Essentially agricultural in character, until the late 1950s Filby was known for its market gardens. Astride the busy A1064, the village has now become an attractive base for commuters, to both Great Yarmouth and Norwich. The village entered Anglia in Bloom, for the first time, in 1995, had its first Local Map success in 1997 and has participated in the event every year since. The Team Key Tasks All involved do so to make Filby a better place in which to live, for Adrian Thompson Chairman, planting, potting on and watering the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Everyone Paddy Hudson Secretary Joy Baldry Potting on & planting makes a contribution in the best way that they can. There is no Jenny Barnes & Tony Elms Fund raising quizzes and special evenings formal ‘In-Bloom’ committee, as such. Instead, everyone has a Rose Canhan School Gardening Club say in the planning. A Chairperson and Secretary are elected for Peter Chapman Water feature maintenance and litter the purpose of those meetings that are held but all participate in Barry Forsdyke Planning and potting on the discussions and everyone has an equal vote. Kate Foster Potting on & planting Team work is evident throughout the organisation of the many Les Futter Orchard & Wildlife Garden schemes and projects that run every year, to which so many of Mervyn & Sandra Gibson Planting, potting on & maintenance, use of greenhouse the residents willingly give their time. Every Saturday morning, Tom Green Display design, planting a small team is assembled to conduct all necessary clearing, Percy Hudson Floral displays, strimming and maintenance, potting on Keith Johnson Website, Orchard & Green Village Project cleaning, planting and other sundry tasks to ensure that the Lesley Johnson Orchard, Wildlife Garden & Pound village stays in great shape. Individuals often initiate their Caroline Nicker Club Room Project, Portfolio editing, planting & potting on own projects and the sheer number and variety of the tasks Derek Nicker Portfolio & Press Officer undertaken demonstrate the innovation within the village. Its Ian Richardson Planting & potting on enthusiasm for the In-Bloom competitions and for the overall Joan Saul Orchard, Wildlife Garden improvement to the fabric of the neighbourhood, in general, is Ken Saul Nest Boxes, Clay Pits Project self evident. David Shaw Planting, potting on and maintenance Filby is well known throughout the area as ‘The Flower Village’ Rev. Graham Steel Planting & potting on David Thompson MBE Planting, potting on & watering and the media pay close attention to activities in the Parish, Jenny Thompson Fund raising which are also publicised in a monthly newsletter, the Filby Flyer. Gwen Thurtle Potting on & planting Fundraising is a year round activity. A regular income is derived Victor Tungate Orchard from the collection of recyclables and sponsors are attracted Gordon & Margery Ward Planning & displays from local businesses. Villagers participate in regular events that Val Webb School Gardening Club 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 are ably assisted, on a regular basis, and in a variety of different roles, by other village residents, too numerous to mention. Filby in Bloom’s accounts for 2013 / 2014 are available on page 25. The competitions advertised (22nd Mar Jun 2014) Page 4 Filby in Bloom’s Year Filby in Bloom 2014 Anglia in Bloom Judging Day 2013 - C3, C4 Wednesday 10th July 2013 was Filby’s Judging Day in Anglia in Bloom’s 2013 competition. The village In-Bloomers welcomed back Judge Marney Hall, returning after judging the village in 2012. Marney is a Chelsea Flower Show Garden Designer and the Vice Chairperson of St. Ives in Bloom. Accompanying her was Margaret Spencer in her first year as an Anglia in Bloom Judge. Margaret is Chairman of the Rayleigh in Bloom Committee. The judges were given a short presentation of Filby’s entry then toured the village accompanied by Filby In-Bloom Chairman, Anglia in Bloom Judges at Filby Primary School (10th Jul 2013) Adrian Thompson and Press Officer Derek Nicker. The first stop on the tour was the new boardwalk and viewing platform built by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Authority at Ormesby Little Broad. Their representative was present, accompanied by In-Bloomer and Broads Volunteer, Lesley Johnson, to describe some of the projects being undertaken. At the Village Pound, judges inspected a permanent memorial to Far East Prisoners of War that had been erected, in 2009, by the In-Bloom team. The party returned through the village to Thrigby Road and the village’s wildlife gardens where their work was outlined by In Bloomers, Keith and Lesley Johnson. Together, they moved onto Anglia in Bloom Judges at Stepping Stones Nursery (10th Jul 2013) the adjacent Community Orchard where local heritage varieties of apple are grown. This was followed by a visit to Filby’s expanding allotments. Visiting the village’s Primary School, they met Rose Canham, husband, Ray, and Val Webb, who assist with school’s Gardening Club. The children of the school introduced themselves and outlined their projects to the judge’s including their crop of new potatoes. The judges stopped at Steeping Stones Nursery, on the school’s premises, to admire the nursery’s newly constructed green house, built entirely from clear, plastic bottles. The judging party concluded the tour at the village’s Club Room where the judges took lunch and were afforded the opportunity of meeting Filby’s In-Bloomers, the ladies of the W.I. and other village notables 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.