AT a recent awards ceremony at Warwick Castle Pebworth in Bloom was awarded Gold for the best village in the RHS Heart of England region. This is the third year running that the hard working volunteers have been rewarded with gold and this year the chair of Pebworth in Bloom Yvonne Rose was also rewarded for all her hard work leading the group with a prestigious Community Effort Award. At the end of October a group will attend the RHS UK finals at Llandudno to find out if they are even more successful. The whole village has been a picture this summer with floral displays in troughs, street containers, hanging baskets and neatly mown verges and recently featured in the TV programme “All Gardens Great and Small” presented by Miranda Hart’s mother Dee. She described Pebworth as a wonderful community and praised the residents for opening their gardens for the National Garden Scheme for over 20 years. After organising the village produce show for Party in the Park at the beginning of the month Pebworth in Bloom is now planning an autumn of events starting with a Pumpkin Party for children in October.

J McLEISH