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Coleshill Open
Gardens Weekend 2010 - Photos HERE
Saturday July 10th and Sunday July 11th
Many came to Historic Coleshill and enjoyed a lovely relaxing Saturday and or Sunday wandering around a wide range of beautiful gardens.
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Coleshill’s Open Gardens Weekend was a huge success, helped in part by the glorious weather we had.
Families came from all over our region to enjoy a relaxing day wandering around the lovely gardens that had been painstakingly prepared by their owners over the preceding months.
Many thanks must go to Christine Maclaren, who organised and co-ordinated the whole event.
Coleshill Mayor June Upton and Flower Girl Nefeli were in attendance on both days along with the Flower Girl Attendants Kamrin, Tyler and Eve.
Dan Byles, North Warwickshire's new MP came along on the Saturday to help Mayor June with judging the Shop Windows Display Competition.
Joint first prize was awarded to Coleshill Shoe Repairers and Independant Mobility. Dan returned on the Sunday to attend the commissioning of a new standard for the Coleshill branch of the Royal British Legion.
After the service , Dan visited the art exhibition at Coleshill's Old Market Hall and then went around a number of the gardens accompanied by Peter Fowler, Coleshill in Bloom's energetic and enthusiastic chairman and North Warwickshire Councillor.
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A list of the Open Gardens & Attractions
A “Rabbits Delight”
Allotments, Gilson
Albert, Larry and Dennis UNNIBBLED VEG SALE
A group of three allotments, first established in 1914. A wonderful show of Vegetables. (partly nibbled!)
B “Top of the Hill”
29 Chattle Hill
Pauline Elliot
A large water feature and a hillside planted with a variety
of conifers rising to a mountain viewpoint - if you can climb it!
C “The Monkey Puzzle”
18 Doris Rd
Peggy Childs
Overflows with geraniums and fuchsias
D “The Three in One Garden”
6 Doris Road
A garden of three rooms, flowers, lawn and vegetables
E “Grimscote Manor Gardens”
Grimscote Manor, Lichfield Road
Refreshments available
1.5 acres of wood with footpaths. Lawns, beds, rockeries and orchard
F “Heather’s Haven”
20 High Brink Road
Netta & Charlie Barker
A garden of remembrance
G “Waterfall Folly”
‘Blytheways’ Blythe Rd
Jack and Bena Stuart
A large garden with paddocks, tennis court, orchard and vegetable
area created in the 1920’s Shrubs, trees and soft fruit area.
Garden Songs of Praise Sunday 6pm
H “Blythe Garden Allotments”
Blythe Road.
Heather Goss, Janet Reilly & Brian Cook
Vegetables, soft fruit, Wild Flowers and organicsGarden So
I Market Hall & St Peter & St Paul Church
Church Hill
Information, refreshments, Flower Festival, Art Display
J The Tiny Picture Gallery
112B High Street
Art & Refreshments
K “Place of Peace”
59 Parkfield Road
John & Yvonne Wagstaffe
A tiny garden with a huge impact
L “The After School Club”
Junior School, Wingfield Road
A school garden recreated over the last two years by pupils helped by Coleshill Gardening Club. A waste area of copse turned into a garden.
M “Garden Magic”
15 Castle Drive
Mr & Mrs Wood - Refreshments, Tombola & plants for sale
A small garden crammed with flowers & vegetables
N “The Picture Gallery”
2 Hall Walk
David Rees
Display of watercolour paintings
O “A Bit of Everything”
141 Coventry Road
Ruby Cattell - Refreshments & Plant sales
Vegetables, Fruit and flowers
£4.00 accompanied children free
Proceeds 50% Save The Children, 50% Coleshill in Bloom
Programmes from The Old Market Hall (on the day)- Click here and most Gardens |
