Category: Horticulture

Growing and producing

Wild Verges Consultation – Have Your Say!

Kennington Parish Council would like to know your views on the ‘wild’ verges. The Parish Council, working with the newly-formed group, Wild about Kennington, agreed to a pilot project to change the mowing regime of grass verges for the benefit of wildlife. This was to allow wildflowers to flourish, which would improve chances for bees, …

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Best Kept Garden Competition 2018

Congratulations to the winners of the Best Kept Garden competition 2018. Winner – Dr Blackman Cup for Best Front Garden – 18 St Swithun’s Road Winner – Best Container – 174 Poplar Grove Winner – Best Business Premises – 78 The Avenue (Dentist) Winners Poster 2018

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Compost Giveaway!

Dear Parishes, The compost give-away is back! Please find attached a poster promoting the compost give-away event that South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council are holding over the weekend of 13-14 May. This is usually a very popular event and we hope that you will be able to advertise it within your …

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Autumn ‘Scrub Bash’ 29-October

Oxford Preservation Trust – Kennington Memorial Field Join us on Saturday 29 October in the Kennington Memorial Field for our autumn “scrub bash”.  The session, which will be led by the Abingdon Green Gym, will be from 9.30 – 12.30pm. No previous experience is necessary.  Wear stout shoes or wellies and old clothes.  Please bring …

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Garden Competition 2016 Results

Geoffrey Blackman Cup for Best Kept Garden First 18 St Swithun’s Road Second 11 Simpsons Way Third 154 Upper Road Fourth 11 Blackman Close Fifth 14 Woodcroft Sixth 2 Kirk Close Seventh 89 Bagley Close Eighth 4 Bagley Close Ninth 70 Meadow View Road Tenth 12 Old Nursery View Other Finalists 29 Liddiard Close, 125 …

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Garden competition 2016

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Best Kept Garden Competition – June 2015

              The Annual Garden Competition took place on Sat 20th June 2015 The winners were as follows The ‘Geoffrey Blackman Cup’ for best front garden 1st        Pauline & Peter Anderson of 15 Playfield Road 2nd      Stephanie Owen of 44 The Avenue 3rd       Janet & Alistair Erskine of 31 …

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Compost giveaway day

The Vale of White Horse and Biffa are holding a Free compost giveaway on Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June. For further details, download their Poster.

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Garden competition 2015

Judging for the shortlist of the Best Kept Garden Competition will be held on the evening of Friday 19 June 2015 The finalists will be decided on Saturday 20 June 2015 All the front gardens and businesses in the village will be judged in the following categories:-  Dr Geoffrey Blackman Cup for the Best Kept …

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