Romford BID wins two awards at London in Bloom

The living wall outside the station won silver (Credit: Romford BID)

Romford Business Improvement District (BID) has won two awards at London in Bloom.

Both of the awards were silver and recognised the work the BID has put into improving Romford’s town centre. 

The first was a silver in the ‘Living Wall’ category, this was won for the BID’s effort to spruce up the area outside of Romford Station.  

It was financed by the BID and designed by Windowflowers Limited and eos Lighting Solutions, it is also part of the Illusionarium trail which launched this week.

Planters have been put up across Romford (Credit: Romford BID)

Lee Barham, director and co-founder of eos Lighting Solutions, said: “This award is excellent recognition for the work that Romford BID is doing: we are so proud to be a part of the project and to help positively affect our local area.

“Green walls are reported to impact our natural environments, well-being, and health, they are also known for boosting biodiversity, improving air quality, and providing much-needed habitats for local wildlife and insect communities.

“The right light plays a crucial role in the success of a green wall; our design sympathetically lights the greenery with a controlled light designed to encourage growth and limit light pollution – an additional benefit for the area.”

Flowers can be seen throughout the town (Credit: Romford BID)

The second award was a silver-gilt, the award between silver and gold, which came in the ‘Business Improvement District of the Year’ category. This saw the Romford BID recognised for its efforts overall in helping to brighten up central Romford.

Judge Dr Iain Boulton commented on the landscaping in the town centre and offered his congratulations to all concerned. 

Romford BID director Julie Frost was delighted: “Coming out of the lockdown, I pledged that the BID would do whatever it could to inspire renewed hope and confidence into our town centre. By bringing a splash of colour through hanging baskets, our living wall and the street planters the darkness of the pandemic has been definitely banished by the newness of life in bloom!”

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