regions & nations survey regions & nations meeting 16 november 2011
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Regions & NationsSurvey
Regions & Nations Meeting
16 November 2011
Survey of Regions & Nations
Questionnaire
• Distributed April/May 2011
• Based on 2010 data
• Completed by 15 regions/nations
Marking / Assessment
Bloom Marking Sheet
• All using the RHS marking sheet
• 7 with some changes
IYN Assessment Form
• All using the RHS assessment form
• 3 with some changes
Category Distribution
small village
village
large village
small town
town
large town
small city
city
large city
coastal 12k & under
coastal over 12k
urban community
Other Categories / Special Awards
• 11 respondents said they run “other” categories
• Participation figures range from 3 to 184 with a total of 604 participants overall
• 2 said they don’t run other categories but have special awards
• 2 simply said they don’t run other categories
Other CategoriesHamlet
School Garden
Tourism Business Awards
School Grounds / Gardens
Pub, Restaurant & Hotel Grounds / Gardens
Town / City Centre
Business Improvement Districts
Parks
Cemeteries
Caravan Park (Static & Touring)
Hotel Large
Hotel Small
Tourist Attraction Large
Tourist Attraction Small
Retail & Business parks
Shopping Centres
Hospitals
Floral Bus / Rail Station
Public, Private & Charitable Establishments
Guest Houses
Other categories continued…
Holiday Cottages
Visitor Attractions
Business Premises Small
Business Premises Large
Country Houses, Estates, Parks & Gardens
Universities, Colleges & FE Establishments
Special AwardsIndustry
Commerce
Residential Homes
Churchyards
Young People
Regional theme
Best Commercial Involvement
Overall Clean & Tidy
Best Community Involvement
Best Treatment of Roadsides & Roundabouts
Best Park
Doing More With Less
Best Floral Input
Most Improved
Award for Outstanding Effort & Enthusiasm
Roses in Towns
Judges' Award for Outstanding Presentation
Best School Garden
Best Front Garden
Best Hotel/Pub Garden
Best Retail/Commercial Premises
R&N Committees
• Number of committee members ranges from 1 to 25
• Total number of committee members is 155
• All but 2 regions/nations said their committee members are volunteers
• 9 regions/nations said they had paid staff (total of 21 people)
Awards Ceremonies
• 9 regions/nations have one event for Bloom & IYN– IYN may be separate and may be several (eg by county)
• 12 regions/nations offered a meal at their awards
• 12 R/N had daytime events, 2 evening and 1 both
• All R/N held their events on a week day
• 6 regions/nations charged for their awards; prices range form £12 to £25
Awards Ceremonies / Seminar Attendance
• Awards attendance ranged from 45 to 1,191 delegates
• In total 3,606 delegates attended awards ceremonies
• Seminar attendance ranged from 30 to 250 delegates
• In total 890 delegates attended seminars
Note: not all respondents provided this data
Additional Support / Advice
• 14 respondents offer some kind of additional support and/or advice or “how to” or “getting started” manuals for new groups
Additional Support / Advice
This can include:
• Guideline Notes on website and in hard copy form
• Offer of visit from judge or committee member on request
• Guide with follow up practical advice, support and mentoring
• Judges / Assessor visits
• finalists' manual & ad hoc help
• manual for each new group
Additional Support / Advice
Continued…
• Trustee visit for each new group
• mock judging for main entries if they will enter next year
• use of RHS materials via website or on paper
• mentoring
• entrants' manual
• supporters' pack
• presentations at annual seminar
Additional Support / Advice
Continued…
• phone support
• visit by judge and if needed do a presentation to their committee
• useful hints & tips sheet
• member of Executive mentors / speaks to new groups
• free advisory visits and mentoring as required
• extensive guidance notes
• new entrants workshop bi-annually
Judges
• 9 respondents run annual judges training
• Number of judges (Bloom & IYN) ranges from 2 to 72
• Total number of judges is 432
• Average number of judges per region/nation is 29
Region/Nation Sponsors (general)Some District / Borough / County
Councils
States of Guernsey council
Webbs
Quadron
Subaru
Amey
Plantscape (x 4 R/N)
Amberol (x 6 R/N)
Marches Housing Association
CJS Plants
MPGA
Worshipful Company of Gardeners
Windowflowers (x 2 R/N)
Glasdon Ltd
Trafford Centre
Zero Waste Scotland
Serco
Viridor
Southern Water
Translink
NI Tourist Board
NILGA
North of England Horticultural Society
Regions/Nations Sponsors continued…
Derbyshire Building Society
DART Training
Naylors Bulbs (in-kind)
Barcham Trees
Vital Earth
Awards Ceremony sponsors
Some general sponsors also sponsor just awards
ceremonies in other regions but are not listed again here
• Local Authorities (various)
• Querx Patio Plants
• Exchange House
• Ferring Nurseries
• Civic Pride
Funding
• Regions/nations raised a total of over £230,900– Ranged from £2,700 to £55,000 per R/N
• 2 regions/nations reported raising 100% and 1 reported raising 56% of their funds from government bodies/departments; for others it was 0%
• Most of the funding comes from corporate sponsorship
*2 regions/nations did not provide data; 3 said this also inc. additional funding specifically for IYN; none inc. RHS funding for IYN
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Entry Fees
• 11 regions/nations charge an entry fee
• Fees range from £5 to £500 dependent on entry size / category
Costs (Bloom)
• Cost ranged from £3,200 to £32,500
• 13 regions/nations provided this data
• Average cost works out to £17,400 per R/N
Costs (IYN)
• Only 4 regions/nations provided data
• Costs ranged from £3,000 to £30,000
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