Ramsbottom in Bloom 2014

Ramsbottom in bloom
With incredible edible ramsbottom

As we moved into our 4th year we wanted to celebrate
RHS’s 50th year by helping our local community to
“Grow for Gold”.
A community project led by Incredible Edible Ramsbottom
Last year Incredible Edible Ramsbottom were
delighted to receive a level 4 “Thriving” award from
the RHS in their “It’s Your Neighbourhood” event.
Ramsbottom in Bloom - 2014
and what a year it’s been……

We continued with our work on the rescue of a 100 year old orchard
The orchard

We repaired the original access paths with help from our
local scout group
The orchard

We made some willow arches and held a Wassail - just to
help the trees along!
The orchard

The blossom was amazing and so we
invited local residents and the public to a
“Blossail” party and the children were
excited to crown a blossail king & queen
The orchard

It was followed by a good crop of apples and we
invited local residents and the public to a party in
the orchard to show what had been achieved
The orchard

In addition to our baking we were able to treat our
guests to home made cider, elderflower champaign
and some excellent honey - all from the orchard!
The orchard

After all the hard work in cutting
back the overgrown brambles and
weeds we were delighted to see
orchids appear this year alongside
the pathways
The orchard

After a talk with all the pupils and staff raised beds
were made up to teach children that vegetables don't
just come from supermarkets
We’ve worked with all the local schools - Hazelhurst

We’ve worked with all the local schools - Hazelhurst
The staff and children also helped us to plant an apple tree

We’ve worked with all the local schools - Peel Brow
New beds were made to help the children (and staff) learn
what can be grown in a relatively small space

We started a gardening club
and encouraged and helped the
school to become registered as
an RHS Training Centre

“strong link between Peel Brow School and the local community is fantastic. Everyone
has shown commitment, enthusiasm and skill (even in terrible weather!) to work
closely to develop the gardening club. It has been so rewarding to see things that
have been sown and grown actually appear on the school dinner table, the French
onion soup was delicious!”
Mr D Mellor, Head Teacher
“Starting a gardening club was a daunting prospect, but with the amazing support of
Incredible Edibles we have built up a thriving garden, full of vegetables and fruit.
Pupils of all ages, from nursery to year 6, come along each week to help plant, weed
and of course eat our produce! We have been able to give extra plants away to
parents to encourage yet more gardening at home. We are working towards the Royal
Horticultural Society School Gardening Awards and have already achieved level 2! I
would encourage every school to ‘get gardening’ “
Mrs S Field, Gardening club co-ordinator

“Gardening Club is fun and you learn about different plants and vegetables. We
sometimes give the food we grow to the kitchen and it taste’s yummy!”
Emilia Rafferty - Year 3
“Gardening Club is fun and helps us learn about plants and how they grow. I’m sure
other people would like to do gardening”
Bethany Swarbrick - Year 5
“Gardening is amazing because they include everyone and make you feel like you’re
part of a team. We grow lots of exciting and colourful flowers and plants. After the
plants are fully grown we pick them and make delicious stews and soups. We also get
to design and make lots of things to decorate the flower beds. We also learn how to
look after plants. I love gardening club so much, it is so fun!”
Emma Greenwood - Year 5

Recently we were particularly pleased to hear thatwithout
prompting the children had mentioned their gardening club
during an Ofsted visit and it was later noted in their report

We’ve worked with all the local schools - Stubbins
Some of the older children talked with us about food miles
and what could be grown at home and later they helped us
to plant an apple tree

Our annual Apple Day - Oct 2013
Our annual Apple Day has become a notable day on the
Ramsbottom calendar - it’s a well attended fun day for
all the family

It’s enjoyed by kids and grown-ups alike and we probably
see more apples eaten in a few hours than the town
normally sees eaten all week

It also gives us good publicity as it’s usually reported in the
local papers

Apart from exposure in
the Bury Times and
Rossendale Free Press
we also had a feature in
the Ramsbottom &
Tottington press

Tree planting in Nuttall Park - Nov 2013
Guided by Bury’s senior ranger and with help from pupils
of both Woodhey & Tottington High schools, the Friends of
Nuttall Park and the local Rotary Club we planted over 800
hedgerow fruit trees

It was a cold and wet day but all the young people took
care with the whips to follow the rangers instructions

A great time was had by all and it was a sound investment
for the future of the park

Ramsbottom Railway Station - Dec 2013
A cold wet evening saw us building 2 raised beds on the
local station platform with recycled sleepers - although not
much to look at when built …….

Ramsbottom Railway Station - July 2014
the summer months have transformed them into a splash
of colour and a welcome attraction for the station users
(and the insects!)

Our annual Ramson Day - April 2014
celebrates the wild and Edible plant that Ramsbottom is
thought to get its name from

We give away plants and
offer tasty cakes and
omelettes made with our
Ramsons
Our annual Ramson Day - April 2014

Our Incredible Edible Beer Garden
grows from strength to strength and has proved very popular

Our Incredible Edible Beer Garden
and this year there have been some new arrivals
courtesy of our one of our artistic members

Workshops - run throughout the year
these have proved very popular with
subjects ranging from:-
- Grafting
- Pruning
- Building bird boxes
- Mushroom growing (on recycled coffee grounds)
- Dry stone walling

Blooming in the Park
our herb and other beds are a popular addition
for residents and the general public to enjoy

Blooming in the Park
a new wild flower patch
has been established

Art in the park
We are really proud of our work in the community and we
get a great response from young and old alike. This was an
idea to cover up some rusty old gates with children's art

Press coverage
Apart from the article above featured in “Pretty Nostalgic”
we have also recently had articles in both “Lancashire Life”
and “Lancashire Living” magazines

One of our community edible plots
Our community plots are still growing and the public are
getting more used to the idea of picking the produce

Seed and plant swapping has also helped to promote the
“grow your own” theme
One of our community edible plots

The Alpine Garden Society - East Lancs Group
A lovely display at the side of our civic hall

Blooming in the Town
We’ve encouraged even more hanging baskets this year
with some of them bearing Edible plants

various streets off the main high street have also taken
part this year - our hanging baskets are literally “growing”

We’re very proud of our railway station which plays
a key part in the town’s popularity with tourists

Whether it be our 1940s weekend, Thomas the Tank or
the Santa Special our Station Master Steve and his team
are always flying the flag (or in this case the Ramson)

From planters at cross roads to walls of flowers……

at the church and down the high street

it’s not hard to find beautiful flowers which brighten the
street scene

householders are playing their part too and have created
some lovely gardens in what can be quite small areas…….

a selection from down one street (Crow Lane)

Credits:
- Bury MBC
- Bury Countryside Ranger Service
- Cooperative Group Community Fund
- East Lancashire Railway - Ramsbottom Stn
- Friends of Nuttall Park
- Les Ashworth - Ramsbottom Hanging Baskets
- Our local Scouts, Guides, Cubs & Brownies
- Our local primary schools - Peel Brow, Hazelhurst, Stubbins
- Our local high schools - Tottington High & Woodhey High
- Park Farm
- Ramsbottom Business Group
- Ramsbottom Rotary Club
- The Alpine society
- The Woodland Trust
- The Eagle & Child
and the Residents and Towns people of Ramsbottom

A community project led by Incredible Edible Ramsbottom
we’re all growing for Gold together!

Ramsbottom in Bloom 2014

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