LESS than a week after the town's sixth consecutive win, Rhuddlan is a hive of activity in preparation for next year's Wales in Bloom awards.

Youth volunteers of the Rhuddlan Enviromental Group (REG) have been busy planting 60 trays of native wildflowers which are germinating at The Botanical Garden Enterprise poly tunnels Rhyl.

The Bee Friendly project wildflowers were planted by 60 children from the 1st Rhuddlan Brownies, Cubs and Beavers.

The flowers, part of the town's Bee Friendly wildflower project, are part of a bid to maintain stellar form after Rhuddlan earned its third Gold in Class 5: Small Towns category, and the REG was awarded its sixth consecutive Level 5 “Outstanding” certificate, in this year's competition.

Brenda Taylor, chair of the REG said: "This year's results have been amazing, we have been in top group for six years and although we were awarded 96 points out of a possible 100, we are hoping to earn the extra four points to reach full marks next year.”

To illustrate the importance of the wildflowers, the REG held arranged a Bee Friendly evening at Ysgol y Castell on Monday, September 24 with Richard Gallon of Conwy Bee Keepers who gave a talk and a live bee demonstration with a see through hive.

Mrs Taylor added: "The introduction and demonstration captivated leaders and everyone was fascinated with the live bee activities. Richard explained things about bees that most of us had been unaware of , why bees are so essential to a healthy environment and why we have to rely on them and other insects to pollinate most of our fruit and vegetables.

"Our community bee-friendly project is a perfect opportunity to improve relations with Rhuddlan's environment and vital to our eco system."