FINDON VILLAGE GARDENS ASSOCIATION
The Findon Village Gardens Association welcomes new members. We meet at 7:30pm on the last Friday in each month (except December) in the Village Hall. We normally have a guest speaker, with subjects ranging from horticulture to the history of canals; from trug making to natural history.
We have an annual light-hearted quiz night, a Christmas Social evening and of course our two Flower shows, enabling members to grow and show prize blooms and vegetables, plus of course the cookery, photography and handicraft sections. During the year, visits to gardens and other places of interest are arranged, which make for a most enjoyable day or half day out. There is truly something for everyone.
Annual membership is £5 with a £2 entry to the monthly meeting to include tea and biscuits.
Committee:
Chairman – Derek McCourty
Membership Secretary – Richie Line
Treasurer – Sue Line
Show Secretary – Sue Brown
Committee Members:
Maureen Bowen
Liz McCourty
Rita Simmons
Olwen Williams
Paddy Winter
Dates for 2024:
29th March – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: Jo Reading - Ferring Country Centre Commercial Co-ordinator
6th April – 2pm Spring Flower Show
26th April – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: Amanda Colberg - Garden Designer. Gardening for drought
31st May – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: Martyn Cox. The secret history of vegetables
28th June – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: Ben Pope. Making the most of what you have
26th July – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: Molly & Dan - Chalkdown Flowers. Establishing a sustainable cut flower farm
3rd August - 2pm Summer Flower Show
30th August – Quiz Night, bring a bottle
27th September – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: Jim Buttress. 65 years in horticulture
25th October – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest Speaker: Andrew Elms - Lordington Lavendar
29th November – 7:30pm monthly meeting
Guest speaker: TBC
6th December - 7.30pm Christmas Social
2025
31st January - Annual General Meeting
APRIL MEETING
SPEAKER
Our speaker this month is Amanda Colberg with her talk “Gardening for Drought”.
Amanda is a professionally trained garden designer and previous Chelsea Show exhibitor. She combines a genuine passion for creative gardening with a belief that a beautiful garden will not only enhance the value of your property, but also your enjoyment of it.
NB. After the speaker in March from The Ferring Country Centre, we received the following E-mail: “Thank you for making me feel so welcome on Friday evening. Some of your members visited the Centre , which is wonderful! Thank you also for the generous donation of £100.00 If anybody felt too awkward to come forward on Friday, but have since thought about sparing a few hours to come and look at our allotment and offer some tips on flowers and vegetables, please feel free to pass on my E-mail address... Kind Regards……Jo Reading”.
MEMBERSHIP
If you have not yet renewed your membership you can do so at this month’s Club evening.
The annual subscription remains at £5.00. Paying your membership fee means you will continue to receive the monthly E-mail and also allows you to place entries in the Summer Show.
SPRING SHOW
Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the Spring Show. Once again it shows how popular and important this type of event is to the Findon Community. Thank you to all the Club Members who entered the various classes and to all those who helped behind the scenes to make the Show a success.
FLOWER OF THE MONTH
As the weather warms up, we hope you can find a flower in your garden to enter the
April Flower of the Month. The winner receives a £5.00 garden voucher.
We look forward to seeing you all on Friday 26th April.
Derek McCourty (Chairman)
