Madam, As many of your readers are aware from recent articles and letters in the Gazette, the stalwart members of the Ross in Bloom Committee have retired after spending nearly 40 years between them working towards achieving "Gold" on a regular basis in the Heart of England in Bloom competition.

All those years were spent voluntarily to improve the town and now their shoes need to be filled otherwise nothing will happen. Hence the reason for writing, to appeal to all those community minded people out there, who wish to put something back into the town and volunteer to form a committee that can continue the success of the previous members.

If you would like to form such a committee and have the vim and vigour to continue to raise the profile of the town, please contact me at the Town Council offices – 01989 562373 or [email protected]">[email protected].

Mrs D Mason, Town Clerk