Child Okeford Gardeners' Club Programme for 2010 - 2011
All meetings are held in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated .
2010
Wednesday, 2nd June
Coffee Morning at Five Chimneys, Duck Street, by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Billington. Produce etc. stalls, cake stall, plants, raffle and much more.
Please support this fund raiser for the Gardeners' Club. Entrance £1.50
Thursday, 1st July
Summer Social Event by car to a very beautiful garden at Knowle Farm, Uploders, by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Halliday. Please meet in the Village Hall car park at 2.00pm. Share transport please.
This must be booked in advance. Cost; entrance £3.50 and teas (masses of home made cakes)
£3.50 - both for charities.
The Village Show, Saturday , 7th August at 2.30pm
Show registration Thursday 5th August 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Location Mrs Downer's hom, 41, Homfield Child Okeford. Please remember to keep a copy of your list of entries plus class numbers.
Saturday 7th August - 9.00 to 10.45am Pleas bring your exhibits to the hall. Each exhibit to be place behind its Entry Card which will be ready on the table plus Class number. Exhibits not removed after prize giving will be sold at 4.00pm. Many thanks.
Thursday 12th August - 9.00am depart, 6.30pm return
Coach Outing to Derry Watkins' lovely garden, superb 'Special Plant' Nursery and the gardens at Lady Farm, both near Bath. The cost will be £22.50 to include coach, light refreshments and tip. Please bring a picnic lunch.
Wednesday 1st September - 7.30pm
Mr R Hendley 'My Dad always used to grow them!'
Wednesday 6th October - 7.30pm
Mr Grahame Downer 'Gardens of Scotland'
Wednesday 3rd November - 7.30pm
Mr Charles Dowding 'New Ways with Vegetables'
Friday 3rd December - 7.00pm
Christmas Social Evening. Fun and games, a slide show, a free glass of wine and sometimes a surprise! Contributions of Seasonal Food for the buffet always welcome.
2011
Saturday 15th January - 7.00pm for 7.30pm
The Annual Dinner. New members welcome.
Wednesday 2nd February 2.30pm
Dr Bob Gibbons 'The Floweriest Places on Earth'
Wednesday 3rd March - 7.30pm
Diana Guy, BBC Gardener of the Year winner, 'A Tale of Two Gardens'.
Wednesday 6th April - 7.30pm
The Annual General Meeting followed by Mrs Rosie Hardy of Hardy Plants 'Spring Flowering Perennials'. Also at the meeting the Mini-Spring Show will be judged by the visiting speaker.
Wednesday 4th May - 7.30pm
Mr Tim Hooker ' Colour in the Living World'.
Please support the Plant Sales Table at all meetings by bringing along your excess plants and seedlings. Contributions to the montly raffles always welcome - many thnks.
