Bloom Boom Crawley

A trail of metre-high fibreglass flowers painted by Crawley students will form a town centre trail for children in the summer holidays.

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Students from six secondary schools have painted 40 flowers in a campaign organised by Crawley Borough Council, Crawley Town Centre Partnership and Ginger Moo gallery in County Mall.

Thomas Bennet

Twenty of the impressive flowers will be on display in shops in the town centre for the summer holidays while the other 20 will be seen on the route taken by the Britain in Bloom judges on August 5. They will then be moved to parks and open spaces across Crawley.

This fantastic project will bring colour and creativity to everyone in Crawley over the holidays – and will hopefully give the town the ‘wow factor’ when the Britain in Bloom judges visit.

Hazelwick

Crawley has been chosen to participate in the 2010 Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Britain in Bloom Finals and the judges will be taking a close look at how beautiful the flowers around town look and how the community has been involved – and this is where community art projects like Bloom Boom Crawley come in.

Oriel High School

Residents can also get involved in helping the town look its best for the judges -and increase the chances of winning – in a number of ways.

Holy Trinity

Things like cutting your hedge, having a hanging basket or planting a few bedding plants could make a real difference as to how Crawley looks through the eyes of a judge.

St Wilfrids

The town is one of 67 finalists from across the UK competing in 13 categories. Crawley is in the large town/small city (population of

35,000-100,000) category with Derry City, Fareham, Bedford and Whitehaven.

This is a result of the town’s double gold success in the RHS South and South East in Bloom Awards last September.

For more information on Bloom Boom Crawley visit www.bloomboomcrawley.com.

The metre-high flowers will also be out on the judging route for South and South East in Bloom on Wednesday (July 21).

To find out if the judges are coming down your street on August 5 visit www.crawley.gov.uk/inbloom or call 0800 587 5888.

Have your say on historic buildings list

What have Bar Med, St Alban’s Church and The Oaks Primary School all got in common? All three could be added to Crawley’s local list – and Crawley Borough Council wants residents’ views.

The local list is a list of buildings and structures that have local architectural or historic interest and make a valuable contribution to making Crawley distinctive.

And following a review of the buildings on the local list, residents now have a chance to give the council their views on the proposed additions to, and deletions from, the list.

Local authorities in England are encouraged to create lists of such buildings, so that their significance is recognised by the planning system.

The council originally adopted a local list in 1996. However, it has not been revisited since then so the council undertook a review, as part of a wider assessment of the borough’s historic assets.

The final report includes new criteria for the inclusion of buildings on the local list, updated descriptions of each building and recommended a number of additions and deletions.

Councillor Claire Denman, Cabinet member for Planning and Economic Development, said: “Buildings on the local list are considered to be of special local importance because of their historical significance, individual character or because of their contribution to the street scene.

“They may not be of national significance but we want to retain them wherever possible. The council tries to retain the buildings on the local list.”

The report can be downloaded from www.crawley.gov.uk/listed. Alternatively, visitors to the Town Hall can view a hard copy.

Residents have until Friday August 13 to submit their views, as well as suggest other buildings and structures to be considered the next time the list is reviewed. Send comments to Forward Plans, Crawley Borough Council, Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley RH10 1UZ or email forward.planning@crawley.gov.uk

If you would like to know more about the local list visit www.crawley.gov.uk/listed or call 01293 438000.