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North of Scotland District Association
DA Members’ Meetings:
Our DA membership being widespread and our meetings being on the dark evenings in the late Autumn to early Spring period, in 2023 the committee changed members meetings to weekends in an attempt to encourage better attendances. Our meetings on Sunday afternoons did not improve attendances and so most meetings during the period were cancelled but the few regular members foregathered for the occasional get-together and discussions and decision-making at Dobies Garden Centre restaurant.
We have decided to revert to evening meetings at the Chieftain Hotel, Inverness. Initially, we hope to show some of the NVS Zoom talks and invitations will go out to members and local garden clubs.
NoSDA now has a Facebook site, and we hope that this will encourage greater interest in the NVS and our DA meetings.
Our 2024 DA AGM will be held on 29 January 2025 at the Chieftain Hotel, Inverness.
DA Summer Visit:
On 29 June seven members and a few friends had a very enjoyable tour and lunch at the Inverness Botanic Gardens.
DA Show 2024:
Our 2024 DA Show was hosted by Simpsons Garden Centre in Inverness on
7 September. The schedule was the same as previous years with the special class featuring Romanesco Cauliflower “Navona F1” provided by Medwyn’s of Anglesey. Seven members exhibited and our Scottish Branch Chair Frank Taylor judged the
59 entries. It was again great to see our furthest travelled members, Stuart and Rowena Oakley from the Island of Lewis make the trip down to support the show. Results attached hereto.
Scottish Branch Championships 2024:
Held at Duthie Park, Aberdeen on 31 August and 1 September in conjunction with the 200th Anniversary of the Aberdeen RHS and honoured with a visit
by His Majesty King Charles.
Hoss Martin, Bruce Begg, and Charles
Scott had entries and all three-won tickets.
Other News:
Hoss Martin judged at the Aberdeen RHS Show and at other local shows. Peter Fitch judged at the Scottish Branch Championships, the Black Isle Show,
and several local shows. John Mackay and Melvin Millar judged at the Alness Show plus other local shows and Dena Cruikshank judged plants at Keith County Show.
Bruce Begg, Hoss Martin and Peter Fitch all provided talks at local Gardening Clubs Hoss Martin, Bruce Begg, Charles Scott,
Peter Fitch, Dena Cruikshank, Davy Munro, and Willie Macpherson, Melvin Millar entered various local shows in the area; all of them winning tickets in the vegetable and fruit and/or flower and/or pot plant classes.
John Hoss Martin FNVS, Chair, NoSDA
The NoSDA 2024 Show Results:
Class 1: 4 White Potatoes – 4 entries
1st Charles Scott – Best in Classes 1 to 10 and Best in Show
2nd Hoss Martin 3rd Bruce Begg
Class 2: 4 Coloured Potatoes – 7 entries 1st Charles Scott 2nd Bruce Begg 3rd Hoss Martin
Class 3: 5 Runner Beans – 4 entries
1st Charles Scott
2nd Peter Fitch
3rd Davy Munro
Class 4: 3 Globe Beetroot – 2 entries
1st Bruce Begg
2nd Bob Marshall
Class 5: 3 Onions from Set – 6 entries
1st Hoss Martin
2nd Charles Scott
3rd Charles Scott
Class 6: 3 Onions from Seed – 3 entries
1st Bruce Begg
2nd Charles Scott
3rd Charles Scott
Class 7: 3 Stump Carrots – 2 entries
1st Bruce Begg
2nd Stuart Oakley
Class 8: 5 Shallots – 5 entries
1st Charles Scott 2nd Charles Scott 3rd Bruce Begg
Class 9: 4 Medium Tomatoes – 5 entries 1st Hoss Martin
2nd Bruce Begg
3rd Davy Munro
Class 10: 2 Romanesco FI Cauliflowers ‘Navona FI’ – No entries
Class 11: Mini-Collection – 6 entries
1st Charles Scott – Best in Class 11
2nd Bruce Begg 3rd Hoss Martin
Class 12: Kitchen Veg Box – 5 entries
1st Davy Munro – Best in Class 12
2nd Charles Scott 3rd Bruce Begg
Class 13: Any Other Veg – 11 entries
1st Charles Scott
2nd Hoss Martin
3rd Davy Munro
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