News

Morning to you all

Looks like it maybe another lovely sunny one today. Enjoy!

This better weather is finally allowing us all to get out into our gardens and just finally soak up the beauty of "Spring", after such a long time.

Thanks so very much to all of you who helped us to achieve a much smaller; than usual spring flower show yesterday, but with all your kind help I am pleased to say we did achieve a pretty, bright and "cheerful" show and have a very pleasant relaxed afternoon.

It was great to have so much support on the day after such disappointing entry numbers obtained earlier in the week. Also great to see so many of our kind "friends" enjoying their time together and the many visitors - all of whom seemed to very much enjoy the delicious homemade cakes and drinks -offered very kindly by our lovely ladies Shirley and Penny in the "tea hut" Thanks so much you two ! Much appreciated. Our kind members also sold many Raffle Tickets ( thanks Lynda) and many plants and seeds ( thanks Steve and Chris)

As we had to re- vamp the show with the somewhat limited entries therefore so we did not offer trophies, as rewards today or prize money, but we continued on with the fun "visitors choice" award which all seem to enjoy completing.

The winner of that prestige prize was dear Margaret Clifford who won with her very pretty display of a " Vase of Mixed Spring Flowers".

Congrats Margaret. Very Well done - it was so pretty.( photo attached)

Our next event will be our lovely talk at the hall on 10th April at the village hall 7 for 7.15 start by Jay.

She was head gardener at Ashburnham place before moving onto Penshurst Place where she now works. Jay takes wonderful photographs of local nature and gardens and offers a lovely talk on "Nature Under Your Nose". Come along and enjoy this treat

FREE TO MEMBERS - ALL WELCOME Just £4 for visitors

We would like to know how many may come along so

Please confirm to Alan on 07870525441 before the date

Teas and coffees will be offered at a suitable interval or after her talk.

Looks forward to seeing you there!

Thanks again

Best Wishes

Mary B x

Hello to you all on this lovely sunny day

Our flower show is happening tomorrow at the village hall

Sadly this year we have had very few entries across the board - especially Daffodils but reduced number across all classes.

Whether that is due to weather conditions or sheer lack of interest we do not know at this stage

We will sadly therefore be unable to have the usual beautiful displays that we usually do and are very disappointed and sad re this.

We have decided however to continue with a limited show by the very kind people who have sent in their entries and thank you so much indeed.

I am sending this in to ask if anyone has any items/flowers/ plants /cookery / etc from any of the the classes that they were doubting would be good enough to display, but now feel they would like to enter them to the show please bring them along to the hall tomorrow

We have extended the entry times for exhibits to 11 on Saturday so that you have the time in the morning to enter them and we would welcome your exhibits

If you refer to our website Oliver has set out the whole amended plans on there and to review the schedule of classes etc.

At this late stage we are sorry to ask you all to try to support us - but as so much preparation goes into these events and we so like to have a pretty show for all our visitors we are very sad about this

Finally we would also welcome cakes for the "tea hut" and Plants to sell on our stall as so far few have agreed to offer these also

Thank you for your attention and we so hope you can help us to pull the volume of the show up at this late stage and increase the show for all to enjoy We would so appreciate that as it is going to be such a lovely sunny day too - and Spring has finally arrived so please help us to celebrate all that means please

If you require to ask any questions please just call Alan direct at this late stage on 07870525441

Many grateful thanks

Mary B and all

Me again!

What a lovely Spring day it was today! Out in the garden all day! Lets hope Saturday remains bright and dry for the show too

Just forgot to say on last Newsletter that we would love some plants ( all sorts ) to sell on Saturday if you have any please to donate on the day Thank you !

Also please bring any seeds to do swaps with others if you have some spare or indeed purchase those we have to sell already at great prices at the show also.

Thanks very much to the couple who have already offered to donate a homemade cake to us but we would so love a few more please as the "Tea Hut" is often very busy and people love cakes so much and we so often run out !!!

Thank you so much

So hoping the website will be busy tomorrow taking your entries

If you have any problems/concerns using it just call Alan direct mobile 07870525441

Please help us to put on another lovely bright show to celebrate Spring!

Thank you

Mary B

Hello to you all

Our Spring Flower show is now upon us - this Saturday so we hope the weather may settle so that we have plenty of visitors!

We look forward to receiving your entries in our classes by Wednesday @7pm this week please

We then look forward to seeing you all at the show

We require HELP PLEASE to sell Raffle Tickets - please advise if you can help.

Also we require Donations of tasty homemade cakes/cookies to sell for Refreshments please

We would appreciate your supports to ensure this show runs smoothly and celebrates the true start and meaning of Spring in a great way !

Thank you

Kind Regards

Mary B and all x

Hello Everyone

Our pretty Spring Flower show is getting nearer! To be held just 2 weeks away now on March 21st at the village hall.

Please send entries for the many classes that are available to all online or via Rita Gower in 22 Forewood Rise TN33 9AH or us here in Battle TN33 0BS by 7pm on 18th March Thank you.

As we look forward to seeing you all at this lovely event; that will celebrate the start of this wonderful season of spring please remember we have been offered the kind opportunity by Westfield Horticultural society to attend their talk by speaker Sophie Leathart. Sophie will be speaking about setting up a cutting garden, when she will also offer a floral demonstration at this event. Sounds great. This will be held at Westfield Bowls Club ( opp. Church) in the village on 18th March at 2pm We are all welcome and will need to pay just the small fee of £3.50 as a visitor.

If you would like to attend please e-mail Dave Mills direct on daveatwhs@gmail.com to confirm your attendance. I hope to attend myself and some others from our group are going so please join us.

Also we have had a very kind offer from Bexhill Horti. society who have arranged a trip to Wisley RHS garden in Surrey on 21st April and have offered for us to join them is anyone would like to go.

It will mean driving there by car (car sharing please where poss.) and meeting at there at 11am where Yvonne their Chair will let you in on their horti. ticket as a society that is affiliated with the RHS so FREE to join them.

Please let Yvonne Stradwick on yvonnestradwick@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to join them.

Thank you

I am so pleased that our fellow societies so kindly think of us when they set up events, as we do them also and please remember we have a super talk ourselves set up for April 10th at the village hall for 7.15 by Jay Ashworth -

Please refer to attached Poster for all details where we hope to see you after our flower show, Other societies will be invited also and please book soon with me if you would like to attend yourselves FREE to paid up members. £4 for visitors.

Thank you

Lets hope the sun shines again soon like it did last week so we can at last begin to feel like gardening!

Kind Regards

Mary B