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CHRISTMAS AGM AND SOCIAL
Monday 16th December at 7pm
Saffron Community Link on Market Street
next to the Saffron Building Society
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the society will be held at 7:00
p.m. on Monday 16th December, at the Saffron Community Link on Market
Street, next to the Saffron Building Society.
Please arrive from 6:45 so we are ready to start at 7:00. At this
meeting, we present the accounts, elect the Committee to serve for the
next year, review the past year and lay out plans for 2025. There is
also an opportunity for all members to ask questions, raise
suggestions and get involved in volunteering - from helping set up the
various shows to organising other events. So come along and meet the
Committee and other members. When the official business is over we can
all enjoy some refreshments while you meet the committee and other
members and discuss your ideas informally. The meeting will end at
8:30. We look forward to seeing you!
Shows 2025
SPRING DAFFODIL AND FLORAL SHOW
Sunday 13th April 2025, Sewards End Village Hall
SUMMER ROSE AND FLORAL SHOW
Saturday 21st June 2025, Sewards End Village Hall
AUTUMN FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW
Sunday 28th September 2025, Sewards End Village Hall
Schedules for the Shows will be published in due course.
Other Society Events Planned For Spring 2025
Chile Top to Toe
Monday 3rd March, 7:00 p.m., Saffron Community
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Liz Livermore has visited Chile twice, both times with expert botanist
guides (Martin Gardner and Sabina Knees of Edinburgh Botanic Garden,
and David Hazelgove, past President of the Alpine Garden Society, and
Daniel Montesinos, a Peruvian botanist who has described 29 new
species in the Andes mountains). She will give an illustrated talk
about her travels and the plants she met along the way. This will be
followed by question time and refreshments. Members £2, guests £5.
Topic to be announced
Monday 7th April, 7:00 p.m., Saffron Comunity
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A Guided Tour of the Gardens at Audley End House
We hope to arrange a special Horticultural Society visit to the
gardens at Audley End House - details to be announced.
Summer Garden Party
This will be at a member’s house in Radwinter in early July - date to
be confirmed
Committee for 2023-24
| Chairman | David Livermore 6 Cambridge Road, Barley, Royston SG8 8HN Tel 01763 848757 Email david.g.livermore@gmail.com |
| Treasurer | Robin Crouchman Email sueandrobinare@gmail.com |
| Membership Secretary | Hilary Shibata 4 Mount Pleasant Cottages, Debden Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4AE Email hilary@mikehibbs.net |
| Publicity Secretary | Charlotte Heales Email mrsheales@googlemail.com |
| Summer Show Secretary | Liz Livermore 6 Cambridge Road, Barley, Royston SG8 8HN Tel 01763 848757 Email liz.livermore@gmail.com |
| Autumn Show Secretary | Peter Cranfield |
| Committee Member | Christine Mayle |
| Committee Member | Vera Willson |
News
Autumn Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is available here
Summer Rose and Floral Show
THE SUMMER ROSE AND FLORAL SHOW IN JUNE was a very enjoyable event, with more exhibitors and more visitors than for several years. The Mayor of Saffron Walden, Cllr. Deryk Eke, presented the awards. The Veerman Rose Bowl and the SWHS Cup for the best exhibit in the Rose Classes were won by Sharon Davey, who was also joint winner with David Livermore of the R.A. Butler Cup. Vera Willson (pictured) won the Russell Green Cup, the Walden Trophy and the Rickett Shield for her strawberries and other exhibits in the Domestic Classes. Peter Cranfield and David Livermore were joint winners of the Denning Bowl in the Fruit & Vegetable Section, and in the Junior Classes Chloe Hollidge won the Scrivener Cup, and Ariella Quantrill was the winner of the Caroline Dowling Award. Many thanks to Mike Baxter and David Livermore for the photographs
MEMBERS’ DISCOUNT AT SPRINGWELL NURSERY AND GARDEN CENTRE
Springwell Nursery & Garden Centre in Little Chesterford (CB10
1UE) have very kindly agreed to give Members of Saffron Walden
Horticultural Society a 10% discount - so remember to take your
membership card with you and show it at the checkout before they ring
up your purchases. The garden centre is open from 9:00 to 5:30 Monday
to Saturday, and 9:00 to 5:00 on Sundays and is very well stocked with
plants, seeds and just about everything you could want for your garden
or allotment. You can check out their website at https://www.visitspringwell.com/
Data Protection Policy
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came in to force on 25 May 2018. Under the new regulations, the society needs to advise members how we use the personal data that they provide as part of membership applications. You can read our full policy by clicking this link.
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