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What’s on
Please find below a list of some meetings and event’s scheduled from October to December. As always, please check before attending any event. Please take a look at the NVS web site “Events” section for up-to-date and additional information and Zoom talk booking facilities. You will also find, links within the events to some of the larger host event web pages too.
2024
Local to
Type
Description
Speaker
Location
Start time
27/09– 29/09
Midlands
Show
Midlands Branch Championships
Show Schedule can be found on the NVS website event
N/A
Three Counties Showground Malvern Worcestershire WR13 6NW
Staging from 2.30pm Thu to 6.00am Fri
28/09
West Yorkshire
Show
West Yorkshire D.A. Annual Show Check the NVS website for more details
N/A
Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield WF14 9SG
TBC
29/09 Midlands Meeting Midlands Branch Committee meeting N/A Three Counties Showground Malvern TBC Check the NVS website for more details Worcestershire WR13 6NW
29/09
Dundee & East of Scotland
Talk
DA Talk on Pot Plants
Bruce Macleod
Craigie Road Allotment Society Hall, Old Craigie Road, Dundee DD4 7HX
2pm
05/10 Wales Judges Practical Judges exam. (Please take own refreshments). N/A Village Hall, Station Rd, Llanymynech SY22 6EE 11am Exam Contact Sue McCall
05/10
Wales
Meeting
Committee Meeting
N/A
Lamb & Flag pub, Rhayader, LD6 5BT, Powys.
11am
05/10
Ireland
Meeting
Opportunity for all members to meet up. For more info please give Ray Higgins a call on (086) 4591655 or email higgins.raymond@gmail.com
N/A
Moore Hall, South Roscommon, N37 HT68.
11am
05/10
Ireland
Event
Meet and greet for members. Refreshments/mini show with judging demonstration/cookery demonstrations/raffle
See article on page XX
Moore Hall, South Roscommon, N37 HT68.
1pm
05/10 Scotland Meeting Committee Meeting N/A Aytoun Hall, Auchterarder, PH3 1BJ 1pm
05/10
Northern
Exam
Judges exam – Theory and Practical
N/A
Mirfield Community Centre, Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG.
Theory 9am Practical after lunch
08/10 Hants Talk Preparing for your show for Veg, Fruit and other Horticultural Barry Newman FNVS Sherfield English Village Hall, Salisbury Rd, 7.30pm Classes Sherfield English, SO51 6FL
09/10
Kent
Talk
Biological Pest Control
Stella Cubison from Koppert
Bridge Village Hall, High Street, Bridge, CT4 5JZ
7.30pm
09/10
Surrey
Talk
Bees and Pollinating Fruit, Vegetables, and Herbs
Beekeeper, Pauline Lane and the Guildford Bee Keepers Association
The Millennium Room at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT.
8pm
15/10
National
Meeting
Trustee meeting
N/A
Zoom
7pm
15/10
Bucks
Talk
A talk - “Their Allotment Life” sharing how they succeed in growing so much high quality fruit and vegetables for the table as well as having such high results on the show bench.
John Lowe & Julie Wills
The Community Centre, Church Street, Wingrave HP22 4PE
7.30pm
27/10
Dundee & East of Scotland
Talk
DA Talk on cut flowers
Alistair Barnard
Craigie Road Allotment Society Hall, Old Craigie Road, Dundee DD4 7HX
2pm
02/11
Scotland
Event
Kelso Autumn Show
Show schedule available on the NVS web site
N/A
Tait Hall, Edenside Road, Kelso TD5 7BS
Staging Fri - 7pm to 9pm and Sat from 8am to 10.30am. Show opens 1.30pm.
12/11
Hants
Talk
Talk on Gardening & Growing the Soil Food Web Way – Who Really Grows Our Plants
Eddie Bailey from RhizoPhyllia
Sherfield English Village Hall, Salisbury Rd, Sherfield English, SO51 6FL
7.30pm
13/11
Surrey
Talk
Growing unusual Fruit
Jim Arbury,
RHS Fruit Expert
Millennium Room at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT.
8pm
16/11
Scotland
Talk
Annual seminar event
see article on page XX for full details
Paul Grimes, Simon Smith & Jim Pearson
Aytoun Hall, 93 High Street, Auchterarder PH3 1BJ
10am registarion for for tea & coffee
23/11 Wales Meeting Committee Meeting N/A Lamb & Flag pub, Rhayader, LD6 5BT, Powys. 11am
10/12
Hants D.A.
AGM
Annual General Meeting followed by evening of entertainment
N/A
Sherfield English Village Hall, Salisbury Rd, Sherfield English, SO51 6FL
7.30pm
NVS Merchandise – clothing update
Furthertofeedbackreceivedfromsome of our members, Keith Hine has kindly been working with our NVS clothing provider, The Hockey Centre, to do the following:
• addasizeguidetotheirwebsiteto help members select the correct size to order.
• increasethesizerange,uptoand including to 4XL.
• workonsomepotentialnewitems, including a hooded top, 1/4 zip top and a Full zip top.
We will look to keep you updated on progress via the NVS web site news and ourmembersfacebookpage,sokeepan eye out.
To order any of the NVS clothing go to theNVSwebsite“Merchandise”section, then click on “Clothing”. There you will find
alinktotheHockeyCentrewhichenables you to place an order directly. Please note that images of items on their web page still depict the old gold oval logo, whereas all new items ordered will be the new round whiteNVSlogo.
Please note that some branches also have their own local branded/coloured items,socontactaBranchCommittee member to find out more about those.
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