Essentially Local May-June 2019

Leisure
Celebrating our Volunteers
– Judy Deveson
At the heart of any successful community in Milton Keynes is a large group of volunteers who work
hard to add value to people’s lives in a variety of ways.
One such group is the Stony In Bloom group, who do so much to make the environment of Stony Stratford such
a welcoming one, gaining local, regional and national recognition in the process.
The chair of the group, Judy Deveson, is always careful to give grateful thanks and encouragement to every
volunteer at all opportunities, in person or online. This means that everyone is valued, morale is high, and
numbers are maintained and developed. Now is the time to thank her!
Judy personifies all the characteristics of a good chair,
working tirelessly herself, encouraging others, playing
to individual strengths and maintaining a determined
optimism and creative thinking in the face of all
challenges.
She exudes warmth, enthusiasm and a welcoming
presence. She has boundless energy as evidenced by
her tireless outreach work to nearby communities.
She is a strong advocate of the therapeutic benefits of
gardening and is keen to encourage people to form
'In Bloom' groups. Above all is her concern that Stony
In Bloom endeavours should embrace everyone in the
community.
This piece seeks to send thanks to her and others
like her all over Milton Keynes who help to make our
communities such good and improving places to live in.
If you’d like to find out more about the work
that Stony in Bloom carry out:
stonyinbloom.wixsite.com/stonyinbloom
stonyinbloom
Stony Stratford In Bloom is entirely volunteer lead and
all work is completed by volunteers. Local businesses
contribute with sponsorship and in kind work. The team
are committed to community involvement and have
made tremendous links with the local schools, churches,
youth groups and Futures group. The town is filled with
floral displays and more all year round making it a town
to be truly proud of. Thank you Stony in Bloom.
And finally...
Wolverton and Greenleys in Bloom and all the other
smaller in bloom village groups also require a big
mention. Thank you all for the fantastic work you do in
making this area so beautiful and colourful. Long may it
last.
LAST CALL
The closing date
for Artists in Bloom
is 28 May! Find out
more on page
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