Once again the society will be holding their Annual Show, on Saturday 18th June at Brockham Green. All members are invited to enter their exhibits into a large variety of classes which includes Fruit & Vegetables, Flowers, Floral Art, Cookery and Crafts. There is also a challenging Junior section for children aged 3-16years.

The Show will be open from 2-4pm. Exhibits will be in the Marquee and in the Church Hall.
Please come along and see for yourselves how rewarding gardening can be and talk to our enthusiastic gardening members!

Angela Lomax

BROCKHAM GREEN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Continuing with our exciting monthly events, the Society’s meeting in May comprises a Floral Art Demonstration, entitled ‘Something old, Something new,’ by Mrs Ann Meadows. Ann’s creations need to be seen to be believed and are a real inspiration towards our attempts at home!

Please come to the Recreation Pavilion, Middle Street, Brockham on Monday May 16th at 7.30pm.

Refreshments and Raffle, which will include Ann’s finished displays.

Angela Lomax

We are making plans for 2005, and in addition to the Annual Show, we will be holding regular meetings, from February, in the Recreation Ground Hall, with speakers and demonstrations, so please look out for posters and the Newsletter giving details of dates and events.

We wish you all a Happy New Year, and look forward to seeing as many members as possible at the meetings and other events.

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

August 2004

A splendid array of exhibits was displayed at the Annual Show held with FOBS Summer Fair on Saturday 26th June, with particularly colourful entries from the children. The judges commented on the high standard throughout the show, particularly as the weather during the week before had been less than kind.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the day so successful.

We are now looking forward to our visit to Knights Garden Centre, which promises to be an entertaining evening.

Our next event will be Teas on the Green in October, and we will be pleased to hear from anyone who is able to donate a cake or help on the day.

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

August 2004

We are invited to Knight’s Garden Centre in Betchworth on Friday, 9th July at 7.30pm, for an evening of hints and tips on Small Gardens. This promises to be an enjoyable and informative evening and will be an opportunity to visit the centre in a relaxed atmosphere.

Please let Mary Golding know if you wish to attend, so that we can confirm numbers (01737 842326), and bring your membership card.

At the time of writing, the Show is still two weeks away but we hope it will have been even more successful than last year, and will have a report next month.
Mary Golding

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

Tel: 01737 842326

July 2004

The Society was very pleased to be invited to visit Mr and Mrs Mote’s garden on Wednesday 5th May, and despite concerns about the weather an enjoyable evening was spent in lovely surroundings. If anyone else would like to hold a similar visit please contact Mary Golding.

The ANNUAL SHOW will be held on Saturday 26th June in association with the FOBS Summer Fair.
We look forward to seeing lots of entries into all the classes so that this year’s show is bigger and better than ever! Please check your schedules and choose from the many different classes available.

If you have any questions just contact me (as above), or any committee member, and we will try to help.

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

Tel: 01737 842326

June 2004

We are very pleased to have been invited to a members only garden visit to Brockham House on Wednesday 5th May from 7.00-9.00pm. If you would like to attend please phone Mary Golding on 01737 842326.

The Annual Show will be held on Saturday 26th June in association with FOBS Summer Fair. If you have not received your schedule please contact us and we will send one to you.

We have been invited to Knights garden Centre in Betchworth on the evening of Friday 9th July. They have asked for ideas for topics to be demonstrated, so please let any committee members know if you are interested in any particular subject.

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

Tel: 01737 842326

May 2004

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The Society held a very enjoyable evening on February 26th at Betchworth Village Hall, when a talk by Jeremy Bishop on “Bulbs, Corms and Tubers” gave a fascinating insight into the wide variety of these plants now available.

Tim Knight also showed slides of plants from the Isles of Scilly, and the evening proved to be a successful beginning to the year’s events.

Our next meeting is the “Spring Event” to be held on Saturday 27th March from 2.00pm in Brockham Church Hall and we look forward to seeing as many members as possible for workshops and refreshments, and at the children’s area.

We have a member’s-only garden visit planned for the evening of Wednesday, May 5th so watch out for further details at the Spring Event, or contact Mary Golding on 01737 842326.

The schedules for our Summer Show are now available so please plan your entries early so that we have a really spectacular Show

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

Tel: 01737 842326

April 2004

The Society is holding a Spring Event in Brockham Church Hall on Saturday March 27th from 2.00pm to 4.00pm, with various workshops/ demonstrations on subjects such as organic gardening, exotic plants from seeds and flower arranging. There will also be a children’s area, a raffle and refreshments. All are welcome.

The Schedule for the Summer Show should be with you soon, with classes for everyone, so please look through it and try to enter as many as possible to make the show really bright and successful.

We look forward to seeing you at these events.

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

Tel: 01737 842326

March 2004

Exciting activities for 2004

We look forward to another successful year in 2004, and have many planned activities for members this year.

The first of these is a talk, on 26th February in the Geoffrey Brown Room at Betchworth Village Hall at 8.00pm. Please look out for further details in next month’s Parish News. All are welcome, particularly those who live in Buckland and Betchworth.
On the afternoon of Saturday, March 27th we will be holding our “Spring Event” where we will be having short workshops on various subjects, children’s activities and refreshments, in the Church Hall, Brockham Green.

We hope to have garden visits throughout the year, and would be pleased to hear from anyone who would like to host an informal members-only visit. If anyone has a “spring or winter interest” garden, and would be able to open it please contact Mary Golding on 01737 842326.
The Annual Show will be held on Saturday, 26th June in association with FOBS summer fair. We hope to make it even bigger and better than last year and have devised a schedule for all age groups, so please look out for the schedule and newsletter for more information.

February 2004

Flower Show

The Society held a very bright and well supported Flower Show in conjunction with the FOBS Summer fete on the Green. It was especially good to see so many entries of high quality from the juniors and from several new members. We look forward to being able to hold a similar event next year.

Since then, we have had three evening visits to members' gardens with a delightful variety of style and planting, and have returned to our own gardens full of ideas and inspiration. The Society would like to thank Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs Maud, and Mr and Mrs Wilson for their kind invitation and hospitality.

Our next event will be Teas on the Green in October and any offers of cakes or help will be gratefully received!

Mary Golding
(Hon Secretary)

September 2003

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