Carlisle wins Cumbria In Bloom prize

(Date of issue: Friday, 5 September 2008)

Carlisle was awarded a Silver medal at yesterday’s (Thursday, 4 September) Cumbria In Bloom presentation.

Representatives from Carlisle City Council were presented with the prize at the awards ceremony, held in Houghton Hall Garden Centre.

Carlisle areas and businesses – Barras House, Dalston; Brampton; Brampton Funeral Garden; Dalston village; Great Orton; James Rennie School; Nags Head, Brampton; Petteril Bank Community Garden; Stanwix; St Michael’s School, Dalston and Wetheral – also received accolades.

Cllr Ray Bloxham Portfolio holder for Environment and Infrastructure, said:

"Local businesses, residents and Carlisle City Council continue to invest a considerable amount of time and effort into making the local environment pleasant places for all residents to saviour. This year’s awards are testament to the countless hours of hard work put in by the Council’s grounds staff and local communities."

The floral accolades follow on from other blooming prizes awarded to the city this year. Carlisle’s Bitts Park, Carlisle Cemetery grounds, Hammond’s Pond, Kingmoor Nature Reserve, Tullie House Gardens and Stanwix Churchyard have recently been judged some of the best green spaces in England and Wales.

The winners of the 2008/09 Green Flag Award, the national standard for parks and green spaces, were announced on Thursday, 17 July. The Carlisle City Council parks and gardens were six of 742 green spaces across England and Wales to achieve the standard.