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Stratford’s Communities in Bloom committee is now accepting local nominations for this year’s Best Blooming Garden contest.

Stratford’s Communities in Bloom committee is now accepting local nominations for this year’s Best Blooming Garden contest.

A pair of stalwart Stratford volunteers say they were both surprised and humbled to be acknowledged this week with two of the city’s highest honours.

Fresh off a national award last fall, Stratford’s Communities in Bloom committee is now accepting local nominations for this year’s Best Blooming Garden…

Article content After taking a year off, the contest – dubbed Hope is Growing – is being run by local Communities in Bloom chapters as part of a nationwide effort to highlight gardens that have brought hope and joy during the second summer of the pandemic. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Stratford Communities in Bloom committee looking for gardens of hope Back to video “Gardens are very uplifting, so a lot of people have put a lot of effort ...

The local Communities in Bloom committee wants to splash Stratford in yellow this summer. It’s part of a national campaign called Planting Hope, as communities are encouraged to grow something yellow — the colour of hope. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Communities in Bloom splashing Stratford in yellow to bring hope Back to video “After two summers of being in a pandemic, I think everyone needs (hope) nowadays,” local Communities in Bloom...

One of the organizers of an upcoming candlelight vigil in Stratford hopes the event inspires calls for real action following last week’s gruesome discovery at…

Author of the article: Chris Montanini Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021  •  28 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Barb Hacking, a member of the local Communities in Bloom Committee (left), and Angela Brayham, Gallery Stratford’s director and curator, are asking the community for donations as they organize a beautification effort highlighted by a new mural on Stratford’s so-called Bridge to Nowhere. Galen Simmons/Stratford Beacon Herald Article content A pedestrian bridge in St...

Heritage Stratford accepting nominations for 2020 James Anderson Award Heritage Stratford is accepting nominations for the 2020 James Anderson Award from now until the end of February. Author of the article: Galen Simmons Publishing date: Jan 25, 2021  •  January 25, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Members of Heritage Stratford met with local developers Paul and Elena Veldman in the front lobby of the recently restored Bradshaw building at 245 Downie St. on Nov. 6, 2020, to presen...