 The front of the Station looks great after a Halesworth Council organised repaint and below the latest addition - A Southwold Railway postcard blow up by EPS Transfers of Halesworth Station imagined when it was the terminus of the old Southwold Railway 1879 - 1929. This was put up by Eric Hurren a respected much sought after local builder who has been a stalwart friend and worker for Halesworth in Bloom picture here on the right and he is with Virginia and Jonathan Appleby who are important Sponsors of Halesworth in Bloom. We could not manage without all of their support, expertise and assistance.  
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'Tony read about painted bollards in Salisbury - in the Cathedral precinct but thought of all those his wife Jen was painstakingly repainting prior to our Anglia in Bloom Judges visit to our Thoroughfare. He floated this idea first at Christmas in our Community News and nothing happened.     As usual Halesworth in Bloom had a stall outside Rehability and opposite the Library. The weather was kind and thanks to Liz Wooster we were all set up by 8.30am We had a small Raffle, and some plants to sell but principal;ly we were asking those people attending to write just one sentence about their impression of Halesworth Centre on post-its which they stuck on to a flip chart. We had nearly 200 contributions. They were heart warningly positive and the planters, bright floral displays, trees, shrubs and perennials were a key reason why they like Halesworth and would revisit. Some examples from the first 50 looked at. "Wonderful Windows and flowers" Colourful planters congratulations to all those responsible for the planters "wonderful flowers and displays" ""Beautiful planters and shrubs enhance the High Street " "especially the flowers and trees in the planters" "full of beautiful flowers" "Bright colours in the planters and at Station all locally home made thanks to shop owners and Halesworth in Bloom" "The tubs are fab!" "Truly Halesworth in Bloom" "beautiful plants" "amazing floral displays" 
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We welcome the New Director of our local International Conservation Charity - World Land Trust who have already saved half a million acres of critical land across the world. Dr Debbie Pain was inspired to love birds and wild life by a teacher showing her class a flock of linnets.
Our Millennium Green has long been supported by naturalists working at the Trust who spend every lunchtime watching and recording the wildlife on our Green. This is managed in such a way as to sustain and attract endangered as well as common plants and animals like the water vole, otter, dragon flies and indeed the linnet.
John the former Director and Viv Burton have been good friends to Halesworth in Bloom and their links to the Linnaean Society allowed us to have important exhibits on our famous past residents Sir William and his son Sir Joseph Hooker, naturalists and explorers travelling the world like Dr Pain searching for wildlife.
This next year we are celebrating Joseph Hooker's birth bicentenary and we hope that Dr Pain will also support this as she exhibits all their amazing qualities of questioning, learning, and making a significant difference to people's appreciation and valuing of our very precious resources as we do on the Green. This also underpins everything the Millennium Green Trust and Halesworth in Bloom are trying to do for the Town and its residents. Check out the John Grant article in this week's Beccles and Bungay 26/08/16 and join the World Land Trust by going into their beautiful gallery in Bridge street or on line.
HALESWORTH IN BLOOM WORKING GROUPS
Above Stephanie Hammond shows off the Park entrance beds to our Judges
and The Limes 'Grow Your Own' Team
The following working groups are active for tapping into your horticultural and community service expertise – just contact the leaders to join in or look out for us in our Lions’ high viz jackets as we water, weed, plant, litter-pick or, best of all, plant:
Thoroughfare, Memorial Garden and Market Place
Mondays 7.30–10.00 am. Call Tamsyn 01986 873354
Community Herb Garden opposite Library
See Valerie at Valerie’s Consignment Store by the Library
Library Children’s Literary Garden
Call Halesworth Library 01986 875095
Halesworth Town Park & Friends Group
Call Stephanie 01986 835753
Halesworth Children’s Gardening Club
Every Thursday 4.00–5.00 pm. Call Gill 01986 469121
Halesworth Station
Most Monday mornings from 9.00 am. Call Judith 01986 876351 or Tamsyn on 01986 873354
Conquest Art Garden outside URC (opposite Hooker House).
Contact Yvonne Foster 01986 873051
Housebounders Local Produce & Flowers Gift Programme
Contact Tamsyn 01986 873354
Halesworth Millennium Green
Second Sunday from 10.00 am at White Bridge
Ring 01502 578470
Halesworth Roundabouts/Town Sign Planters/Cemetery White Beds with drought-resistant planting
Call Karen 01986 875781
Halesworth Closed Cemetery & Friends Group (by Fire Station)
Many Wednesday mornings. Call Linda 01986 874646 or Judith 01986 876351
Halesworth Community Orchard on Millennium Green
Call 01502 578470
Halesworth Notable Trees Survey
Contact Linda on 01986 874646
Judging Wonderful Halesworth Front Gardens, Allotments & Business Premises May/June/July
Contact Tamsyn 01986 873354
Liaison with local businesses
Contact Anita & Corinne on 07702 227542
Joseph Hooker Bicentenary Celebrations 2017 and Hooker Trail
Call Elizabeth 01986 873715
Gillie Coulson and Val Rutterford run a wonderful Thursday Afternoon club from 4.00 - 5.00 pm.
Every child has their own raised bed, grow vegetables, fruit and flowers.
They love measuring how tall their beans have grown, how much their tomatoes weigh, keep their own gardening notes and love watering.
They come regularly and at other times for watering and Barbecues!
Thanks to Noah Gonzalez our winner of our Halesworth in Bloom Student Bursary 2016, we are able to add blogs to this site to keep everyone up to date.
Our floral town has impressed our MP so much she has suggested we enter the Great British High Street Competition.
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