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West Bridgford and Rushcliffe Horticultural Society
Gardening for over 100 years
West Bridgford & Rushcliffe Horticultural Society
Membership is open to allotment holders and private gardeners living in Rushcliffe. The society sells fertilisers , compost, pesticides and fungicides. There is a seed scheme with Kings seeds of Colchester which generally gives 40% discount. A show is held early in September with vegetable, flower, floral art, home produce and children’s classes. The society also runs three trips a year to places of interest to gardeners. To join the society go to one of the society huts on Loughborough Road or Stamford Road allotment sites on a Sunday morning.
Membership;-
Horticultural Society Committee
Chair MaryO’Reilly |
M N Talbot * |
Fiona Boyd |
Vice Chair Chris Ellis * |
I Seedhouse |
Chris Grafton |
Secretary Mr A J Rootham * |
I D Sutton |
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Treasurer Mr R Crofts * |
S Miles * |
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Show Secretary Fiona Scott * |
R Nuttall |
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The West Bridgford and Rushcliffe Horticultural Society
Annual General Meeting – Friday 23th February 2024.
The AGM will be held this year on Friday 23th February 2023 at Gamston Community Hall, off Ambleside, Gamston, NG2 6PS, adjacent to MorrisonsSupermarket, Gamston starting at 7.15pm. Followed at 8.15pm by the AGM of the West Bridgford Allotment Holders. We are looking for new Committee Members to help with running the Society. Committee meetings are held monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. The next meeting is Tuesday 12th March at the Gresham Sports Pavillion, situated off Wilford Lane, West Bridgford opposite the entrance to the Emmanuel School.
Trips and Outings 2024 – New -
Over the last few years, many of our regular Society events have been disrupted by
the nationwide covid shut-
be able to subsidize some of the events The sub-
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Annual Subscriptions
Members who pay annually are reminded that subscriptions are now due. Please pay your subscription at one of the Society Huts or at the AGM.
Kings Seed Orders
The final early season order will be Sunday 3rd March. N.B. The 40% discount is on seed orders only, not plants or sundries
Annual Show – Saturday 31st August 2024
The date for 2024 Annual Show is set for 31st August. The venue is St Pauls Chuch Hall, Boundary Road.
Society Huts and Supplies
The huts will be stocked during February and a new price list will be issued for 1st April 2024. Prices of inorganic fertilizers are likely to rise again. Some stock from the current year is still available. Onion sets and shallots should be available from late February.
Newsletter by Richard Croft
The Huts
The trading huts are open on Sunday mornings for the sale of compost, fertilisers and chemicals to members. The huts are on the Loughborough Road, Burleigh Road and Stamford Road sites. Membership is open to plot holders and gardeners in Rushcliffe.
Links
Affiliations :
National Vegetable Society
National Dahlia Society
Royal Horticultural Society
Society History.
A lady came to one of the trading huts late in 2022 with a written history of the Society which we think was compiled by her deceased Father
unfortunately we don’t know their names but the history which goes back to 1915 is very interesting. Download the WORD document here.
Contact
If you want to contact the West Bridgford and Rushcliffe Horticultural Society please send an email to
admin@wbrhort.co.uk
* Members of the Show Committee