Duston In Bloom 2018

Following on from their success last year, The Grow Together Allotment entered Northampton in Bloom.

This was a great opportunity for everyone to get involved to make where we live even better. Whether that was litter picking, having a community tidy up, showcasing your own front garden or getting involved in one of Duston Parish Council's planting initiatives...it all counted.

We were delighted that children from year 4 at Hopping Hill School joined us to sow wild flower seeds on the St Luke's Field. This was a great example of community engagement and helped Duston Parish Council kick off our Northampton in Bloom bid.

Special thanks to Mrs Cronin and Mrs Killick for their help and enthusiasm and very well done to all the children who made such a great job of it

Thank you to the wonderful members of Duston Art Group who have been painting nature themed rocks as part of our Northampton in Bloom bid. They had great fun painting them in the spirit of the 'Love on the Rocks Duston' craze that is generating hours of free, outdoor fun for the whole community.

Young people from our Duston Youth Club will hide the rocks around the village during June so you can all have fun looking for them

The children at Caring Kindergartens made a great job of planting up the bed on St Luke's bank. Thank you to all of them and to Jacqui and Darren for their enthusiasm

Look at this fantastic, super-sized bug habitat made by our young people. The critters around Duston will have a great time!

Having noticed our plea to get involved with Bloom 2018, this local resident was proud to show us her beautiful garden - and rightly so. If any more green-fingered residents out there want to join in, please get in touch