Cradley Heath in Bloom given a boost from Tesco.

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Tesco in Cradley Heath have funded planters for Cradley Heath in Bloom across the town.

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00:00So we're here in Craley Heath on the High Street and Tesco behind us, there's a big cheque there from Tesco.

00:06Paula, what's this cheque all about?

00:08We are doing the planters down the High Street and we've raised the money from our community book table in store.

00:17So people donate books and all the money from the table goes back into the community.

00:22So we've given £700 from our book table to put the planters in the High Street for the year.

00:29So we've got Councillor Tipper here with you in the middle, say hello Councillor.

00:33Hi all.

00:33How do.

00:34And then we've got three people from Craley in Bloom, is that what we're calling it, yeah?

00:38So Vicky isn't it?

00:39Oh yeah, I'm Vicky.

00:40Vicky, so Craley in Bloom, how long's it been going for?

00:43Firstly it's Craley Heath in Bloom.

00:45Yes, I'm testing you, I'm testing you.

00:47Please don't call us Craley, no offence to Craley.

00:51We started the group in 2021, during sort of partial lockdown, had our first meeting on Teams.

00:59And it's gone from stress to stress really, it's a lovely group.

01:02So working alongside Tesco, what have you been able to give to the town?

01:06Do you know roughly how many planters that you work on?

01:09Yes, we have four or eight, we have around 11 planters I think it is now.

01:14Yeah, and that really helps just brighten the place up doesn't it?

01:19It does, it does.

01:19They look lovely in the summer I have to say.

01:21And it's just really, really nice to see a bit of colour, a bit of life in the High Street.

01:27Yeah, totally, totally.

01:29And you guys at the back there, what do you get out of helping with Craley in Bloom then?

01:34So it keeps your day busy.

01:36I've got to say, a lot more of the community are involved than me, I just sign checks.

01:41Yeah, yeah.

01:42I do stuff, but it keeps the High Street a bit cleaner.

01:46Yeah.

01:47You know, we pop up and down and because it's Tesco as well,

01:51every time we come shopping it's just check the planters out,

01:55make sure people haven't left bottles in it.

01:57Yeah, yeah.

01:58That sort of thing, you know.

01:59And Karen, so this is a great example of the community and business working together,

02:03isn't it really, to improve a place, yeah?

02:05Yeah, I think so.

02:06I think anything you need to make the High Street a more attractive place to visit

02:10is good for everybody in the town and for the businesses as well.

02:14Yeah.

02:14It might give people, it gives people a reason to stay, the more pleasant the environment is.

02:20And everybody's worked really hard on it, it's a community-led project.

02:24Yeah.

02:24And yeah, hopefully it'll go from strength to strength.

02:29So there's no plan of finishing, we'll be here next year.

02:32Hopefully.

02:33Hopefully, fingers crossed.

02:34Keep donating them books.

02:37Yeah, so people...

02:37And we always need more volunteers too.

02:39So important, you know, that people, I guess they drop the books off and they think,

02:43oh hopefully it'll do some good, but here's the physical sign of what that good, that has done.

02:49Yeah.

02:49Get me words for that.

02:50It'll make the High Street look lovely as they come shopping.

02:52Exactly, exactly.

02:53Well, well done to all involved.

02:55Guys, well done.

02:56Cheers guys.

02:56Bye bye.

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