Newsletter

Autumn 2011

AGM Thursday 10th November

As a charity we must hold an AGM every year. We really need additional committee members. Nominations or volunteers for new Committee Members or Officers are urgently invited. Please contact any of the current committee if you know of anyone who would like to be included.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Look at webpage "What's On" for this year's programme. Meetings are open to all, why not bring a friend? Without more support the Society could be forced to close.

WINTER TROPHY

You will be invited to take part in the Winter Trophy Competition during the Christmas Workshop. It will be similar to last year, in that Eileen Burbidge will demonstrate first and then we will 'Have-a-go' This year the theme is candlesticks so, if you have one, bring it along.

TRIPS 2012

Our trip next year will be to 'Floriade' in Venlo, Holland. This event, which only happens once in 10 years, claims to be the biggest flower show in Europe. There will also be side trips. Our trips are not limited to Horticultural Society members so why not bring a friend? We ideally need to fill a coach for this. (You can, in fact, bring a friend to any Horticultural Society occasion and we will always try to persuade them to join). Without more support the Society will be forced to close.
We would also like to hear your suggestions for day-trips. If you don't tell us you're interested, we can't organise these trips. Fittleworth House has been suggested for next summer.

SPRING SHOW

The Spring Show will be on Saturday 31st March 2012 and the schedule of classes for all next year's shows will be on the website and paper copies will be available in the village shop, hopefully by the end of February. If you have any suggestions for classes suitable to be incorporated next year, the committee will be pleased to hear.

EVENT TENTS

We have 3 of these, each 3mx10m available for hire at £20 each or £15 on production of current membership card. Contact David on 790464 for details.

INTERSOCIETY QUIZ

We were again invited to take part in this quiz, together with Horsham, Southwater and Mannings Heath Horticultural Societies. We hosted it this year and we are delighted to say that we won it. Next year it will be on Wednesday March 21st at Southwater.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

This year's subscription of £7 per person or £12 for a family is now overdue. Please either pay the person who delivers your newsletter or pay direct to our Subscription Officer, Pam Taylor at 11 Mitchell Gardens, or at the next meeting. Without your support the Society could be forced to close

This website will be updated if we have any news before our Spring Newsletter. Why not check us occasionally?

latest update 5th October 2011