Brilliant Bonfire Bash!

After a not-so-promising start to the day, it cleared up in time for our Annual Bonfire Night party.   As well as a huge bonfire and fireworks display Members enjoyed pumpkin soup, hotdogs and Jane’s delicious ginger parkin. There was also a leaf-lantern making workshop.

Thank you to everybody who built the bonfire, lit fireworks,  tidied the Clubhouse and prepared food as well as those who donated fireworks.

Earlier in the day we also held our Autumn General Meeting.  We discussed and adopted the new tenancy terms and conditions. These will be issued along with rent renewals in December.  Rent day will be on Sunday 8th December.

Members’ visit to RHS Wisley – 14 September

Our membership of the Royal Horticultural Society entitles us to one free group visit a year to one of their gardens.   This year we are organising a visit to RHS Wisley,  Surrey.

Wisley is the historic home of the Royal Horticultural Society and houses one of the largest plant collections in the world. They have a series of gardens including a showcase vegetable garden, as well as The Glasshouse and a cafe/restaurant.

We need to enter as a group, but once inside can split up into smaller groups.

We will organise car sharing for the journey – if you have a car and can take passengers please let the committee know. Similarly, if you would like to go and need a lift, let the committee know.

A sign up sheet is in the Clubhouse.

Herbs for Health – herb walk for members

Join us on Friday 14 June 6pm-8pm for walk around the site to have a closer look at some helpful medicinal plants that grow around us.

Amanda Rew, medicinal herbalist, will take you through which medicinal herbs are growing on your doorstep, what to use them for as well as when & how to harvest them.

Learn the surprising actions of some of our native plants.

Taste some herbal infusions on the day.

The event will take place from 6pm to 8pm starting at The Clubhouse.