June 2025
NEWS - Vancouver Quarter is looking Blooming Beautiful!
King’s Lynn’s Vancouver Quarter’s flower planters have once again been beautifully transformed thanks to a local charity.
Forward, who are located on Broad Street in the Vancouver Quarter, are looking after the four large planters in the shopping centre and have given each of them a theme which represent famous people from Kings Lynn. Members of the charity, adults who have learning disabilities and autism, came up with the ideas and have created and handmade the designs themselves.
The first planter, outside HSBC, has a racing car to represent Martin Brundle OBE, a broadcaster and former Formula One racing driver who won the World Sportscar Championship in 1988. The planter is full of pretty flowers ready to bloom.
The second planter, outside Boyes, represents Roger Taylor OBE, he is best known as the Drummer and backing vocalist for Queen. The wooden drums are surrounded by beautiful flowers which we are sure will be enjoyed by both shoppers and bees alike .
The third planter, outside Superdrug, has another local twist – this time focussing on Captain George Vancouver who is famous for sailing with Captain Cook then mapping out the North American Northwest Coast. A handmade ship has been planted with pretty white flowers surrounding the model.
The final planter is outside the charity’s unit, on Broad Street and has been designed to represent Frederick Savage, who invented steam powered fairground machinery. The planter is home to a model of a handmade wooden carousel. Each individual horse on the carousel has been hand painted by members of Forward. The planter is full of golden flowers which we look forward to seeing bloom over the coming weeks.
The Vancouver Quarter has financially supported the charity to help them create and maintain the planters. Manager of the Vancouver Quarter Alistair Cox said: “We’re delighted with what Forward have done in the planters. So much hard work has gone into both coming up with the ideas and bringing them to life.”