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9 November 23 – Caroline Coughlin – Honey Bees – Why They Matter Caroline isn’t “just” a beekeeper, she works for the National Bee Unit as
an inspector. Caroline is currently involved with tracking and tracing Asian hornet sightings and nests in the South of the Country.
14 December 23 – AGM + Paul Henshaw – Round up of The Shows AGM with potato pie supper. Paul gives a presentation of the years’ local shows and DA Display at Chorley.
11 January 24 – John Soulsby –
50 years a gardener
John is hopefully bringing some plants for sale of various leek types.
8 February 24 – Julie Livesey – History of Lancashire Basket Making
The history of basket making, how
to harvest and prepare willow, techniques. With a demonstration and hands on opportunity to have a go.
14 March 24 – Stephen Lowe – Ramblings of a Radio Forester Stephen is a longstanding presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire, broadcasting across the County from various events and venues. He’s a Britain in Bloom judge, professional arboriculturist, starting his forestry career on a YTS.
11 April 24 – to be confirmed
Keep any eye out on Facebook or for an email if you’re on the DA emailing list.
of growers and horticulturalists in any way possible. If you can help, please get in touch.
The season of talks started in October, beginning with Sarah Haisley – Sweet Peas for Everyone. Sarah shared her sweet pea journey, starting with never having grown sweet peas and working with Mr Sweet pea himself – Tom Atherton – some years ago. We learnt how to sow and
grow seed, save seed, nipping out tendrils and why, cordons, layering, multi stems, also Eskimo Nell and the BBC filming for Tatton which brought folk in droves the day after broadcasting. Sarah and her friend Catherine, brought along a fantastic selection of seeds for sale.
I was surprised at the October DA meeting with a presentation from Paul Henshaw, DA Secretary, with a Fellowship of National Veg Society award for service to the Society. I knew David Metcalfe had nominated me but had forgotten all about it. Thank you very much.
By pure coincidence, I found some notes yesterday from my first ever DA meeting
in 2009 which was David and how to grow giant onions.
Cath Holmes, Chair facebook.com/NVSLancs facebook.com/NVSNorthern
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