About Us

 

Stone enjoys a delightful location midway between The Potteries to the north and Stafford to the south. An ancient market town set in the Trent Valley with the Trent and Mersey canal also running through the town.  

The present Stone in Bloom group was set up three years ago and has been responsible for the entry into the Heart of England in Bloom competition for that time.

Stone has been taking part in the competition for many years, in fact next year is our 21st anniversary and we still have willing volunteers who were part of the original group!

Over the years we have won many awards but this year we are proud to say that again we won gold and for the first time were winners of the large town category.  

We have received financial support from the Town Council, the Borough Council/Streetscene for their tireless efforts keeping the Town clean neat and tidy throughout the year and most importantly growing and supplying the wonderful floral displays that adorn the Town. Our various sponsors and most importantly the local business people.  

If it were not for ‘Team Stone’ we would not have achieved such success this year.  

Take a look around the website to see what we get up to.

Stone in Bloom was originally sponsored by Stafford Borough Council. They used to provide funding and officer support and were extremely successful in gaining many awards from 1991 to 2007. 

However, in 2008 Stafford Borough Council withdrew their support and a group of volunteers ‘decided to go it alone’. 

With financial support from Stone Town Council, a wholly independent committee was formed and has maintained Stone’s entry to the Heart of England in Bloom scheme.

With fantastic support and hard work from committed volunteers and supporters Stone was awarded a Gold Award in both 2008 and 2009.  

In addition to the official judging by Heart of England in Bloom judges, we organise our own very popular ‘In Bloom Pub of the Year’ and ‘In Bloom Restaurant of the Year’ awards.  

And the most rewarding competition of the year is always the ‘School in Bloom’ competition.   

Stone in Bloom is totally dependent upon raising its own funding and relies entirely upon volunteers to turn out on work parties to make our town look ‘spick and span’ for the judges in July. 

If you would like to support us in any way please contact us though the ‘Contact us’ page.