23/08/2026
UPDATE - I have been absolutely overwhelmed by such a positive response to the post, thank you so much ❤️ and the best news is... the Village Show can go ahead as planned, thanks to you 🥳 I'll contact each of you individually over the coming week to confirm your volunteering slot, thank you again.
For months and even years, Norton in Bloom has appealed for more volunteers to join and be part of the group, and do you know how many people have come forward? Not one. That in itself is disheartening, and the consequences are becoming increasingly untenable. However, there is a more immediate issue which impacts on a tradition with more than 100 years history; the Norton in Hales Village Show.
On behalf of the Bloom Group, I have organized and run the Village Show since 2021. As always, I have spent many hours preparing; from researching and adding classes which I think you will want to enter, to updating the many documents needed for the day to run smoothly, to speaking to the six judges who are each judging classes their experience and expertise attribute to, and to writing the articles you see in the Bradling Stone each month.
This year is no different and everything is in place, apart from volunteer support to run the event.
Aside from myself and my husband, we have one more volunteer (who can only help for a couple of hours in the afternoon) to support the event. In simple terms, this means that unless I receive a positive response from this post, the Village Show will have to be cancelled this year.
I need help with these specific roles:
Friday 11th September
• 7-8pm, set up of Village Hall x 1-2
Saturday 12th September
• 8.15-10.45am, registration x 2
• 11.30-1pm, judging support (knowledge of growing veg preferred) x 1
• 11.30-3pm, certificate writing x 2
• 2.45-4pm, café support x 2
• 4-5.30pm, clearing down and cleaning of Village Hall x 4-5
Please reply to this post if you can help, even if it’s only for part of a shift. Thank you, Amy.
