{"id":3060,"date":"2024-07-03T09:47:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T09:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/?p=3060"},"modified":"2024-07-03T09:49:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T09:49:15","slug":"loughborough-full-of-colour-as-bloom-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/loughborough-full-of-colour-as-bloom-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Loughborough Full of Colour as Bloom Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Loughborough town centre has come to life this spring with over 250 hanging baskets located on the town\u2019s streets, squares and park.<\/p>\n<p>Loughborough BID supports local businesses and works with Charnwood Borough Council on the Bloom initiative which helps to attract visitors to the this vibrant, colourful and diverse market town.<\/p>\n<p>The 250 baskets, which are funded through the BID, are easily identified by the Love Loughborough heart logo and are grown, installed and maintained by Michael Swaine of Furrows Horticulture.\u00a0 All BID businesses are invited to take part in the Best Floral Display Award which is judged by a public vote, details of which will be announced in late July when the blooms are at their best.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3062\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3062\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3062\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Loughborough Bloom\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/loveloughborough.co.uk\/love-bid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hanging-baskets-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loughborough Bloom<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is just one of many town centre initiatives Loughborough BID are involved in. Other events include the highly successful Gardeners Fair, the Car Show, Bike and Trike Show and Pet Fest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loughborough town centre has come to life this spring with over 250 hanging baskets located on the town\u2019s streets, squares and park. 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