Harlow’s famous Town Park can add another accolade to its collection with a Bees’ Needs Champions Award from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Keep Britain Tidy.
The awards recognise and celebrate examples of initiatives undertaken by local authorities, community groups, farmers and businesses to support pollinators.
Volunteers from the Friends of Pets’ Corner and the Town Park who are part of a beekeeping group got together on Tuesday (19 April 2022) to celebrate winning the award.
Harlow Council was selected as one of 21 winners in the Local Communities category of the awards. The judging panel was impressed by the calibre of the applications, but the council’s stood out as being particularly impressive.
The Town Park Volunteers are now in the process of installing a new beehive in the Walled Garden are of the park which, once completed, will provide a new home for bees who will produce local honey. This will be sold in the Pets’ Corner shop.
