CHESHAM HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Newsletter February 2006
Events Calendar
18 February } From 9.30am until 12.00pm on each day for the sale of Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets,
25 February } Shallots, Fertilisers, 6X, Seed & Potting compost, Horticultural Sand,
4 March } Vermiculite etc. at the Trading Hut, Plot 3, Cameron Road
25 March The Trading Hut opens on Saturdays from 10am until 11.30am.
Open occasional Tuesdays - see Vince Crompton on the allotments.
29 March Social evening at the McMinn Centre, East Street, starting at 7.30.
There will be a speaker, buffet refreshments, and a raffle - a good opportunity to renew
your membership, if you haven't already done so, and an opportunity to book your place
on the coach trips. Free entry for members and guests.
13 May Coach trip to Sheffield Park Gardens in East Sussex; note that this is a National Trust
property and a Royal Horticultural Society garden - free entry to individual members of the NT or RHS.
Coach leaves the Broadway at 9.00am with a pick-up at the Nash at 8.45 and Emmanuel Church at 8.50.
There will be a pick-up at Woodside Road/Mitchell Walk at 9.10 (by prior arrangement with Molly).
£10 per person plus entry (about £6
2 September Late Summer Show, Trinity Baptist Church
16 September Coach trip to Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent. £10 per person plus entry (free for
National Trust members, otherwise about £7). Leave the Broadway at 9.15am with
earlier and later pick-ups at 9.00, 9.05 and 9.25 (see 13 May for locations).
15 November AGM, Trinity Baptist Church 7.30pm.
Outings Slip - cut-off and send to Molly Wright, 61 Botley Road, Chesham
Please reserve
.. tickets for Sheffield Park
.. tickets for Hampton Court.
. tickets for Sissinghurst
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Seed Potatoes etc The following varieties will be available
1st Earlies Arran Pilot, Foremost , Pentland Javelin, Red Duke of York, Winston
2nd Earlies Charlotte, Kestrel, Wilja
Main Crop Cara, Desiree, King Edward, Majestic, Picasso
All varieties are priced at £2.20 per 7lb (3.2kg)
We will also have Sturon Onion Sets and Golden Gourmet Shallots, both priced at 40p per lb (230g).
Chelsea Flower Show We are planning to have 2 tickets for Chelsea again this year. They will be all-day tickets for Saturday 27 May - the gates open at 8.00am. If you are interested in winning these tickets in a FREE draw then please contact Mike on 784391. These tickets are priced at £78 for members of the public, but they are absolutely free to the lucky winner. Your name will go into the hat at the Committee meeting in early May (2nd or 9th, to be decided).
Early Summer Show We need more exhibitors to enter the Early Summer Show to ensure its continuation in years to come. People who have exhibited in the last couple of years will automatically receive a Schedule towards the end of May; if you haven't exhibited before (or if you are a lapsed exhibitor) and you would like a Schedule, please contact Mike on 784391. We will be revising the Schedule to make some of the Classes more exhibitor-friendly. If there is anything that you would like to show in early July, let us know and we'll see what we can do to get it into the Schedule.
McMinn Social Evening This social evening is free to all members and friends - just turn-up on the night (29 March at 7.30pm in the McMinn Centre, East Street). There will be a speaker, a raffle and refreshments. The bar will also be open if you want to buy a drink. If you are able to provide cakes, sandwiches, or other refreshments please call Molly on 785989 so that she knows what you plan to bring.
Plant Sale This is our major fund-raiser - 20 May, 9.30-12.00 at Trinity Baptist Church.
We will be grateful for any plants that you can provide on the day (please label them if you can, because we can't always identify them at the point-of-sale!)
Committee Meeting Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday 27 March and we are still looking for one or two new people to join the Committee. If you are interested, please call Mike on 784391.