Tag Archives: Royal Horticultural Society

Putting in a BID for blooming town centre

Posted on July 8, 2013 by insidecroydon

Croydon in Bloom was a small-scale council spend which was long ago axed by our penny wise and pound-foolish Town Hall chiefs, as they opted to put £140million of public cash into providing themselves with lovely new offices instead of … Continue reading →

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Ready, set, go: trowels at the ready to bury a bad idea

Posted on September 16, 2012 by insidecroydon

An initiative by the Royal Horticultural Society inspires SUSAN OLIVER to start thinking how the idea of competition is doing more harm than we think There is a lot of competitions on television these days. Contests involving baking, cooking, singing, … Continue reading →

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Shirley’s historic church stages annual flower festival

Posted on May 17, 2012 by insidecroydon

Shirley church St John’s hosts its flower festival from Friday until Sunday, May 18-20. The exhibition takes place inside the historic, Grade II-listed church from 10am till 5pm, except on Sunday when the show is from noon till 4pm. The … Continue reading →

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