Carrbrook Village In Bloom! Information about the Event Litterpick Weekend The Village Fete The Competition The Results
	Carrbrook Village entered the Village in Bloom competition for the first time in 2003. Judgement took place on 9 July.
	Flower tubs were in abundance around the village and hanging baskets were displayed at the front of the houses surrounding the bowling green and from the recently installed, Victorian lamposts. Every house in the village received a letter outlining the proposals and everyone was encouraged to take part.
	An ash tree is still to be removed from the old weighbridge area on South View and this will be made into a feature area. Some saplings have been removed from Woodview, part of Stalybridge Country Park. Tameside Council awarded a grant to the village which assisted with the costs.

Village Litterpick Weekend
A Pre-Village in Bloom tidy up was organised for the weekend of 26/27 April.
Villagers joined forces with the Youth POD, collected dumped rubish and picked up litter from the communal areas around the village.
Tyres, metal gates and fencing, plastic bags, toffee/chocolate paper, cans, bottles, polystyrene packaging, all ended up in the skip provided by Ian Barrowman, the Countryside Warden.
Well Done Everybody!

A Fete in aid of Village In Bloom was held on Sunday 25 May 2003
Heath was on hand to offer professional advice to purchasers of hanging baskets.	The Plant Stall did a roaring trade!

Mossley Morris Men Judged the Colouring Competition
The Winner of the under 5's was Courtney	First in the 9 to 12 Years was Tom and Second was Amie	The Winner of the 6 to 8 Years was Emily!

Not Forgetting Health and Safety!
St John Ambulance were in attendance to provide First Aid

Beer Garden	Bottle Stall
Dog & Bear Competition	Customers
Homebake stall	Tea Up!
Burgers & Hot Dogs	Tombola
White Elephant Stall	The Youth POD
Play Time	Youth Workers

The Competition The judging for Village In Bloom was held on Wednesday 9 July 2003. View images from the village by clicking on the name of the location.
Bowling Green	Heaths Corner	Buckton Vale Club
Carr Rise		Carr Rise
Long Row		Long Row
Moorgate		Moorgate
Oak Bank		Oak Bank
Thornbank	Long Row	Thornbank

The Results
Judges Comments: It was nice to see some colourful front gardens along Carr Rise and a nice planted rock feature at the top of Carr Rise and Castle Lane. The pruning of Ash saplings along the river side has made a large improvement to the area. The waste has been chipped and used as weedblock around the bowling green. The representatives were very keen and enthusiastic and are a credit to Carrbrook Village.
From the Judges Marking Sheet
Main Section	Sub Section	Maximum Points	Points Awarded
Floral Displays	Residential Gardens	15	9
Floral Displays	Community Involvement	15	10
Permanent Landscapping	Community Involvment	10	7
Sustainable Development	Nature Conservation	10	7
Sustainable Development	Community Involvement	10	8
Public Awarness	Publicity and Promotion	20	16
Out of a possible 200 points Carrbrook Village were awarded 117.5
Judges Comments: A very good entry, the village is clean and the community works well together to acheive a high standard. The Bowling Green is a tremendous acheivement. Environmental Issues are addressed and conservation work is ongoing.