Our income Since the formation of the Otley in Bloom group in 2001 we're proud to have received over £46,500 in grants and sponsorship. We use this money to support the planting work we do and the upkeep of the hanging baskets and flower tubs. We've also been awarded funds for some of the larger town enhancement projects. Grants and Annual Sponsorship 2001 Annual Grant of £500 awarded by Otley Town Council. 2003 Annual Grant awarded by Otley Town Council increased to £2,000. 2001 Sponsorship of around £3,000 raised from local businesses and this was match-funded by the Leeds City Council (LCC) Community Involvement Team (CIT). 2002 to date Sponsorship has raised around £2,000 annually from local businesses.   Read more... If your company would like to help the effort to make Otley green and attractive then please contact our Treasurer - who'll be delighted to talk to you. Special Grants 2002 Grant for around £3,000 received from LCC Wharfedale CIT. This was used for lamp post containers and evergreen shrubs for the town centre planters. 2003 Grant for around £3,500 received from LCC Wharfedale CIT. This was used for fifteen barrier planters for Manor Square and ten similar planters for the junction of Boroughgate and Crossgate. 2003 Grant for £5,000 received from the Green Leeds fund for Otley Parish Churchyard improvements. 2004 The Otley Carnival Committee awarded £1,000 to Otley in Bloom as one of its beneficiaries - to be spent on planters for the Market Place. 2004 Special payment of £3,500 awarded by Transco to help compensate for the disruption the town faced during the replacement of gas pipes. 2004 Grant for around £2,500 received from the Market Town's Initiative (MTI) to match fund monies awarded by Transco. Together these funds were used to purchase bulbs for three of the Town's parks: Tittybottle Park, Stephen Croft and Grove Hill - plus eight more barrier planters for the Crossgate pedestrian crossing near the bus station. 2004 Large grant for around £15,000 received from the Market Town's Initiative to develop the Otley in Bloom plan "50 Ways to Green Our Town". This major work became the "Otley Town Enhancement Study" completed in 2005.   Read more... 2005 LCC Non-Sporting Grant of £500 awarded for the purchase of tools and equipment for the Otley in Bloom Task Force - the 'hands on' team which give their time to clean up the green spaces around the town.   Read more... 2006 LCC North West Area Committee Grant from the 'Well Being Budget' of £500 awarded for the first phase of the Otley in Bloom Gateways Project. It is hoped this will be match-funded by Otley Town Council. Otley in Bloom has agreed to underwrite this project to allow it to be started.   Read more... 2006 Grant for £350 awarded by Otley Chamber of Trade towards the Otley in Bloom Gateways Project.   2007 Grant of £500 from the LCC Non-Sporting fund for additional equipment for the Otley in Bloom Taskforce.   Otley in Bloom - working with the business community and the people of Otley to make our town a greener place to live. Home | About the Group | Awards | Sponsors | Grants | Yorkshire in Bloom Calendar | Current Projects | Task Force | Constitution | Notices | Downloads Otley Town Enhancement Study | Gallery | Meeting minutes | Links | Contact