Agenda item

Superintendent's Update

The Superintendent of West Ham Park & City Gardens to be heard.

 

Minutes:

The Committee received an update from the Superintendent and noted the following:

 

Finance

The City Garden budget was in line with agreed budget profiles.

 

Staff

A recently recruited gardener had joined the team on a fixed term contract last week.

 

City, London and Britain in Bloom Campaign

On the 8th September, officers attended the London in Bloom finalist award celebrations. The City won an overall Gold for the Town category and as a Special Award, won Borough of the Year.

 

The City also won the following award:

Town Category

City of London – Gold (assessing the overall impact of managing open spaces including: horticultural achievement, environmental responsibility and community participation)

Small Cemetery  

Silver Gilt & Category Winner- Bunhill Fields, City of London 

Small Park of the Year

Gold - Cleary Gardens, City of London

Gold - Festival Gardens and Queens Diamond Jubilee Garden, City of London

Gold - Portsoken Street Garden, City of London

Gold - Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden, City of London

 

The Britain Bloom final awards presentations are taking place in Bristol on 16th October 2014, officers from City Gardens will be attending.

 

As part of The London Garden’s Society awards ceremony which took place on 3rd October, City Gardens won Certificates of Excellence for: Cleary Gardens, Christchurch Greyfriars and Festival Gardens.

 

Christchurch Greyfriars was awarded the Luder Cup as part of the Flowers in the City competition, awarded at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor last week.

 

City in Bloom

A celebration event to recognise the contribution made by residents, schools and businesses to the City’s green spaces will take place on Monday 27th October in Middle Temple.The event has been organised primarily by the Friends of City Gardens and sponsored by Helaba, a German Bank in memory of a staff member.

 

The Christmas Tree Lighting Event

The Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place on 4th December at 4pm, the Lord Mayor would be in attendance and the St Paul’s Cathedral choir will be singing at the event.

 

Members congratulated Officers on their recent successes and thanked them for their hard work.