Meeting Dates

 PROGRAMME DATES

• 13th January  - Annual General Meeting
• 3rd February - ’A Flower Prescription' with Cathryn Brown from Bristol
• 3rd March - 'Talk on National Garden Scheme' with Roz Ford
• 7th March - SW Area Council Meeting 
• 7th April - 'The Wonders of the Wye’ with Caroline Cooper from Gloucester with
• Easter Chocobola
• 12th May - 'On the Cusp of Summer’ by Beverley Short from Stratford on Avon
• Additionally our PLANT STALL for club funds
• 13/18th May - Salisbury Cathedral Flower Festival
• 2nd June - ‘Club Outing to Cadenham Gardens in Foxham with supper
• 20th June - SW Area Council Meeting
• 7th July - 'Celebrations!' - Club Competitions 
• 4th August - 'A Life of Hospitality' by Lesley Hunt from WSM
• Bring a Friend along for 1/2 price
• 1st September - 'My Somerset' with Fleur White from Taunton 
• 19/20th September - NAFAS Show at Gloucester Cathedral
• 6th October - ‘Little Green Orchard' with Katherine Kear from Gloucester
•  Additionally, Cake Stall for Club Funds
• 10th October - SW Area Council Meeting
• 3rd November- ‘With Christmas in Mind’ with our own Dorryta Hayward and Pipper Lovering
• 15th November - SW Area AGM and Demonstration by Nick Grounds at Conigre Hall Timsbury
• 26th November - Annual Dinner 
• 1st December - our  OPEN EVENING * with Tracey Griffin from Hampshire and her demonstration - ‘ Snowflakes' *

Our subscription is £45.00 per annum 

Child Membership (17 and under) is just £1.00 per annum

Visitor at £6.00 per visit are very welcome and encouraged.

At each meeting we have a raffle where for £1.00 per strip of tickets you have chances to win one of the wonderful displays created that night.

* This is a wonderful evening with a NAFAS National  demonstrator.   Tickets are sold or this event from October onwards.

12th May - Beverley Short with her demo ‘On the Cusp of Summre’.  An intriguing title which holds the promise of a great evenings entertainment 

Members - FREE

Visitors - £6.00

Accompanied Children can join for just £1.00 per year 

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during 2025 at Sheldon School Hall

Doors open from 6.00pm

and/or at our Practice Class at

Pewsham Community Centre

doors open 7pm

Practice class £5.00 including refreshments.

no concessionary pricing 

The 7th April 2025 demonstration by Caroline Cooper ‘The Wonders of the Wye’ was just fantastic.   The colours of the display and the stories of the Wye made for an enjoyable evening.

In March we had an interesting talk on the Open Garden Scheme 

Cathryn Brown was an amazing and very competent demonstrator.   We had bern moved to the sixth form centre as the school hall was needed by the school.  No stage didn’t out off Cathryn at all.   She produced 11 raffle prizes for our members and visitors to win.  Each display was amazing.   Check out our Gallery which has a small selection of them for you to view

Our Festive Christmas Open Evening was both entertaining and educational in the use of foam free floral design.   Heavily influenced by sustainability, harmony  and space Nick Grounds floral designs showed how with a little ‘thinking outside of the box’ we can produce sustainable displays without using the dreaded floral foam - or at least the original ones which do not compost and destroy the environment.   Judge for yourself if these innovations in designs are what You want in flower displays 

On 4th November Selena Denham inspired us all with her wonderful demonstration of  Circles and Spheres

Our 7th October meeting was a huge success. Jenny York returned by popular demand and regaled us with stories of her travels through Africa.   She produced 11 stunning displays in total, ensuring that nearly a quarter of the hall had raffle prizes to take home.    Monday evening was enjoyable and entertaining - photos in the gallery

On 2nd September our members, together with 8 guests tried their hands at Wreath Making.   Every single wreath was different, yet we all used foliage and plants from our gardens and the hedgerows.   Not only were we busy making wreaths, but we also enjoyed a shared supper of tasty treats and a wonderful fruit punch. 

The 5th August has us welcoming Jo Jacobs from Weston Super Mare.   Like so many of you, once Jo found NAFAS it filled her life. Her hobby became her vocation. She has pursued all four disciplines and was thrilled to rise to the dizzy heights of a National Speaker. She enjoys sharing her interests with others and loves the research and the chance to visit hither and yon in pursuit of more facts to add to the presentations. Jo enthralled the Assembly audience in Bath with her presentation, ‘Queen of Spades’, and says that her only problem in her maturity is keeping her memory sharp to share her thoughts with you all (NAFAS.org.uk)
For us Jo presented her demonstration ’Just for you’. Jo showed us many new techniques of using plant material in unfamiliar ways, her bleached and her cinnamon pine cones were a prime example, as was her use of glycerine and dried foliage in a fresh floral display.   Jo certainly deserves all the accolades that proceeded her visit.

On 1st July we had our annual club visit - this year we went to Ridleys Cheer at Mountain Bower, near  Marshfield, followed by a buffet supper at The Bell in Yatton Keynell.   
On 3rd June we welcomed Stephanie Cornell, a NAFAS area demonstrator and teacher with her demonstration’View from my Window’.   What a funny and entertaining evening we all had.   It was delightful listening to Stephanie regale us with stories about her travels and her ‘View from her Window’.   Whilst chatting to us, she constructed several displays, all raffled off to lucky members and visitors