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BLOOMING
OUNDLE
Planting kindness, growing community
As you’ve been walking around our beautiful East Northamptonshire market town recently you might have noticed the beautiful wooden barrels and planters filled with stunning floral displays, the sparklingly clean bus stops and benches, the freshly dug wildflower
improving the public spaces on our doorstep.
Its overarching objectives are to improve the experience and environment for those who visit, live or work in the town.
Based loosely on the achievements of
verge along Station Road or the
revitalised beds beside the entrance
to the Co-op and the Doctors Surgery
and the Library. These are just some
of the elements of Blooming Oundle,
a new voluntary project which has exploded into life as Spring has turned
to Summer; it is giving everyone something to enjoy as we emerge from the chrysalis of Covid.
The project has been initiated by Oundle Business Association and local environmental organisation, Transition Oundle. It aims to connect more people with what is growing around them, to encourage a ‘can do’ attitude in our community and to take responsibility for
from a number of local companies, including Buttercups Florists, The Cycle Technician, The Splined Hub, Nene Valley Tree Services, Nene Valley Brewery, The Barn Garden Centre and Coles Builders Merchants.
Since its launch in January, Blooming Oundle has gathered significant momentum. The 50
or so volunteers have grouped themselves by personal interest and got stuck in!
As the saying goes, ‘Many hands make light work’
Incredible Edible Todmorden, Blooming Oundle has been kick- started using National Lottery Community Funding (distributed through the Transition Network) with additional funding from the Oundle Town Council, Oundle Business Association, with donations
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