Brushwood won the boot

In this year’s Chesham in Bloom competition for schools, pupils were invited to plant up a boot to celebrate Chesham's heritage and then enter it at the stall in Lowndes park on carnival day. (We reported it on Wednesday, 4 March.) Members of the public were asked to vote with a coin for their favourite boots. Brushwood Junior School were the clear winners with 177 votes and Waterside Combined School were second with 47 votes. Brushwood School has been presented with a certificate and a healthy eating hamper donated by Waitrose as the prize. Rachel Watts said, “Nicky Deegan and Sheila Summers who run the after-school gardening club were delighted and will be sharing the hamper out among the children. The presentation was attended by the photographer from the Bucks Examiner so hopefully we will be seeing a picture in the paper soon.”