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Schedule 2011
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Schedule 2011
Meetings are on Thursdays in the Reading Room, Helmdon, at 7.30 pm on the dates given below unless otherwise specified. Guests are very welcome at meetings in the the Reading Room and pay £2 at the door each time.
| Date | Details |
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Thursday 20 January |
Club Night A quiet night in watching Geoff Hamilton’s ‘Cottage Gardens’ DVD: pull up a chair, enjoy our tasty free snacks and relax. A brief talk about garden birds. |
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Thursday 17 February |
Speaker Talk on Medieval Plants and Their Uses by members of the Syresham Gardening Club, followed by home made marrow rum/wine tasting |
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Monday 21 March 7 pm |
Social night at the Bell Inn with supper and quiz. Buy your ticket at a Garden club meetings. £6 each. All welcome. |
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Thursday 21 April |
Speaker: Gerald Sinclair (holder of the National Collection of Day Lilies) talks about ‘Discovering Day Lilies’; Gerald will be selling some of his plants on the night. |
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Thursday 19 May |
Club Night: Plants/Garden Books/ Equipment Sale |
| June (date tbc) | Local Visit: Falcutt House Gardens 2 – 4 pm |
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Thursday 16 June |
Speaker: Sally Cunningham on ‘Love Your Garden Bugs’ |
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Thursday 21 July |
Mystery Garden Visit (in Helmdon). Please meet in the Reading Room at 7.30 pm. Not far to go so no transport necessary. |
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Saturday 13 August |
Members’ Summer Garden Party 6 – 8 pm at Wiggy Smith’s house, 48 Wappenham Road. (Members to put their name on the list at Garden Club meetings – for catering purposes – please.) |
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August |
No club meeting |
| Saturday 20 August |
Helmdon Gardening Club’s Flower & Produce Show Judging 11 pm, viewing from 2 pm |
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Thursday 15 September |
AGM |
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Thursday 20 October |
Annual Supper Lecture Timothy Walker (Director of Oxford Botanic Gardens) talks on The Healing Power of Plants. (Entry by pre-booked tickets – none on the door – to include a hot supper. Tickets cost £7 from the Village Cafe, at a Gardening Club meeting and Caroline King) ‘Open Evening’: all village welcome |
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Thursday 17 November |
Club Night including raffle and Plant Quiz – with prizes |
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Thursday 15 December |
Tropical Christmas Party: banish winter blues. Come and enjoy free tropical drinks & food for a truly balmy evening! |
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