The glorious 12th…12th of June that is. The day that the Brierley Hill in Bloom flowers were planted in their containers on the High Street. The sun shone, people smiled, traders took photos, students prided in their work- quite right too. One admirer said: “…it looks like someone cares…”. Other comments made me think: we are also a town which needs to believe in itself, both as individuals and as a community.
At last things seem to be moving… Funding has been achieved from Community First and Brierley Hill traders…£5,000 in total. Growing has started at part of Stourbridge College/Birmingham Met’s foundation horticultural course. Council has given us a bit of a run around in finding out who to talk to re the correct planters to buy • Read More »
Imagine Brierley Hill in the summer sun blazing with colour, with hanging baskets, flowers, greenery all around. Imagine a community coming together to show they care for their town. Imagine people willing to give their time freely to look after their town. To take pride. To make a difference. This is the vision of Brierley • Read More »
A Stourbridge College Student has won a competition to design a logo for the Brierley Hill in Bloom Project. Taylor Margetts-Burt submitted her design in Spring last year following a feasibility report which was commissioned by Dudley Council. The competition was judged by Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership which thought that all entries were a • Read More »