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Flower Baskets and Tubs

By John Galvin on June 22, 2010 8:54 AM | 0 Comments
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No doubt many of you will now have noticed the flower tubs at the Palace end of Main street and baskets adorning some of the lamp standards in Main Street. I was able to get a grant from the York & North Yorkshire Community Fund to fund these and it is my hope that next year to improve on the floral displays and enter the village into the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. If any resident would like to get in involved please get in touch. I hope you will agree that the baskets and tubs certainly improve the look of the village.

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Where Did The Planter Come From?

By John Galvin on June 10, 2010 5:35 PM | 0 Comments
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No doubt many of you will have seen the planter on the paved area next to the library and you may be wondering how it got there. The planter was made be workers at Brunswick, erected and planted up by them on Wednesday 9th June. I was able to get a small grant to pay for the planter from the "York Pride Budget". I hope like me you will think it is an improvement. There are more improvements on the way which I have been able to get funding for from an outside body, having now returned to a normal life I am working to improve the appearance of the village.


Box 1.JPGWhen the plants fill out I reckon the planter will look great.

Have You Seen The Planters?

By John Galvin on December 8, 2008 10:38 PM | 0 Comments
Planters.jpgHave you seen the planters on the hard standing by the Chapel at the bottom of Sim Balk Lane? Whilst they don't look terribly exciting at present, I understand that in Spring they will be a riot of colour as the Spring Bulbs burst into flower. They were not due to be in place until next Spring but due to a cancelled order I have been able to direct them to Bishopthorpe following the Spring display the planters will be replanted with summer bedding etc.

I do hope that the planters will not be vandalised and that I can obtain a few more for the village. It is time that we tried to brighten up our favourite village!

Making a Difference

By John Galvin on October 30, 2008 6:00 PM | 0 Comments
In the middle of September and of October I along with Claire Baily the Street Environment Officer and Cindy Benton the Neighborhood Management Officer conducted a walk about in Bishopthorpe looking at areas that could be greatly improved; these are shown under their descriptive headings in the section Ward Matters.
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