Esher In Bloom Mission:
A Committee of the Esher Chamber of Commerce, run by volunteers to make Esher a greener, cleaner and more attractive town for living, working and visiting.
Esher Planters’ Club
Esher in Bloom have a lively group of volunteers known as the Esher Planters’ Club. They meet every Friday morning at 10 am to plant, weed, water and generally restore the planting areas around Esher High Street to which they have access. There is also a WhatsApp group.
Please contact our Chair, Roger McCormick, if you would like to join in!Projects - Checkout Our Work
A Community Planting Day
On 21 November 2022, we organised a Community Planting Day in Esher High St. to restore the various planters located on the footpaths, which had been neglected for some time, with lots of beautiful autumn and winter plants. We’re most grateful for financial and technical support from Healix and Garsons with this project and to the many Esher folk (and two groups of schoolchildren with their teachers) who turned out on the day to help with the weeding and planting. Volunteers from numerous local businesses rolled their sleeves up, including enthusiastic part-time gardeners from Killik, Savills, Sandown Park, Giro, Healix and Audley Chaucer. Our local MP at the time, Dominic Raab, also put in a shift. It was a great local occasion with an inspirational community spirit very much in evidence. We intend to do something similar again because this planting project is just the start!
Esher in Bloom Committee Members
Lucy Roshier lives locally and works at the Killik & Co branch in Esher in Marketing and Community Engagement. Working for a business on the High Street, Lucy is keen to improve Esher’s look not just for those who work and live here but to help make Esher a place more people will want to come and visit. With two young daughters, Lucy is also keen to encourage more young people to get involved in the initiatives started by Esher in Bloom and create areas where they can enjoy being outside and have spaces to unwind and be proud of.
Roger McCormick, who chairs Esher in Bloom, has lived in Esher since 1976. After a long career as a partner in a City law firm he has had a mix of activities, including roles at London School of Economics and Bayes Business School. For some years, he has been a non-executive director of a company in the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking group. He also hosts various music shows on Brooklands Radio.
Steve Bax, is the Surrey County Councillor for East Molesey & Esher and a director of Esher Chamber of Commerce (Esher in Bloom’s parent organisation). His background is in media and communications. He worked as a community reporter for many years before becoming a councillor and his current responsibilities including serving as Elmbridge’s Deputy Mayor, and as Surrey’s Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways.
Peter Delf, has lived in Esher for over 40 years. Former Contracts and Procurement Manager for a UK North Sea Oil and Gas Exploration and Production company. Currently Procurement Manager for a company pioneering the large-scale capture of carbon dioxide from industrial flue gas emissions welcomed the opportunity to join this enthusiastic group of volunteers, which has already significantly contributed to enhancing the appearance of Esher High Street. The local environment for residents and visitors to Esher is extremely important, there is still more work to be done for a greener future.
Donations & Sponsorship
We are always seeking funding for our work! If you would be interested in making a donation or a sponsorship opportunity, please call Roger McCormick (07802 604316).
