{"id":110132,"date":"2025-05-16T16:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/?p=110132"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:04:50","slug":"ss-enironment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/ss-enironment\/","title":{"rendered":"Seriously Social About the Environment: Redbridge in Bloom Champions Community and Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, Redbridge in Bloom is more than a celebration of colour &#8211; it&#8217;s a call to action for our environment. As the borough marks its 60th anniversary, the theme \u201860 Years of Redbridge: Growing Together for Nature\u2019 highlights the powerful role gardening can play in restoring biodiversity, strengthening communities, and supporting our shared future.<br><br>The competition, rooted in civic pride and community spirit, aligns with the Redbridge Restore Nature Pledge, encouraging residents to think beyond beauty and dig into sustainability. Whether it&#8217;s a window box, community plot, or school garden, the emphasis this year is on planet-friendly gardening &#8211; an approach that nurtures both people and the planet.<br><br>Led by Vision, Redbridge in Bloom is not just about planting &#8211; it\u2019s about learning. Through free volunteering sessions and workshops, residents are discovering practical ways to reduce their environmental footprint. From ditching peat-based compost and conserving water, to growing for pollinators and cutting down flood-prone hard surfaces, participants are gaining the skills and knowledge to garden with impact.<br><br>But it\u2019s also about wellbeing. Community gardening is proven to reduce loneliness, improve mental health, and increase physical activity. In a time of climate anxiety, Redbridge in Bloom offers a hopeful, hands-on way to make a difference &#8211; together.<br><br>As we celebrate 60 years of Redbridge, this year\u2019s competition reminds us: the most vibrant gardens are the ones that grow connections, resilience, and respect for nature.<br><br>Let\u2019s get Seriously Social about the Environment &#8211; one garden, one neighbour, one action at a time.<br><br>To find out more or to enter visit our dedicated <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/parks-outdoor-spaces\/redbridgeinbloom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redbridge in Bloom webpage.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, Redbridge in Bloom is more than a celebration of colour &#8211; it&#8217;s a call to action for our environment. As the borough marks its 60th anniversary, the theme \u201860 Years of Redbridge: Growing Together for Nature\u2019 highlights the powerful role gardening can play in restoring biodiversity, strengthening communities, and supporting our shared future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":110155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,269],"tags":[1865,1840],"class_list":["post-110132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature","category-outdoor-events","tag-gardening","tag-redbridge-in-bloom"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110132"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110224,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110132\/revisions\/110224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}