Gardening Club – 2013 Highgrove Visit

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Highgrove Visit

You have all been told previously of our intention to visit Highgrove, sometime in June. I cannot be precise as the booking line for 2013 doesn’t open until February when they will contact me.
For the visit to be viable we need 25 people, maximum for the coach, at a cost of around £40 each. (£25 entry & £15 for the Coach).
We currently have 12 names, so halfway there. We need a nearly full coach for the trip to be viable.

If you are interested at all, please contact Jan on 01258 453 470 ASAP.

Gardening Club – Review of 2012 Christmas Shopping Event

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Christmas Shopping Event – Castle Gardens Sherborne

An evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.
We started with tea& coffee in the Restaurant conservatory. Due to last year’s poor turnout they moved us to smaller, cosier accommodation, and we were soon splitting the sides.
So much so that they had to search for more chairs due to high numbers. We had a short talk by Malc, one of the Gold Team Speakers, who spoke of colour in the garden at winter. He then went on to explain the differences between the fir trees used for Christmas Trees. When this was finished, we enjoyed the Christmas display and shopped. Maggie Stainer was there to meet us all, as she lives a few roads away and invited us back to her new home, for a drink and festive nibbles. This was very welcome and enjoyed by all who came!
Thank you Maggie & Frank.

Gardening Club AGM

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Title: Gardening Club AGM
Location: Village Hall
Description: AGM followed by Call my Bluff by Sue and Larry Skeates
Date: 08 February 2013

Call my Bluff is always one of our most successful events and we are often asked to get them back.

 

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

From the committee

Gardening Club – 2013 Programme

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  • 11 January 2013 – Willow Crafting, Talk and Demo by Kim Creswell
  • 08 February 2013 – AGM followed by Call my Bluff by Sue and Larry Skeates
  • 08 March 2013 – Companion Planting by Barry Graham
  • 12 April 2013 -Plant Sale/Swap & Children’s Sunflower Planting
  • 26 April 2013 – Blandford Through the Ages by Sara Loch / Sylvia Hixson
  • 09 May 2013 – Visita garden in Corton Denham to arrive for 18:30-18:45
  • nn June 2013 – Highgrove Visit – To be Confirmed
  • 12 July 2013 – (Sunday) Cheese & Wine with Skittles @ Stourpaine Pavilion (Playing Fields)
  • 10 or 11 August 2013 – (Saturday or Sunday) Picnic @Kingston Lacy
    Again, cannot be booked until the 2013 function dates are available
  • 13 September 2013 – Annual Show
    To include a children’s sunflower growing competition

Stourpaine 2014 Calendar Competition

 We were unable to secure enough material for a 2013 calendar. You are therefore invited to submit your Stourpaine photographs for the creation of a Stourpaine Calendar for 2014.

 We are after 12 quality photographs that could be printed at A4 size.
The calendar format will be A4 Portrait with your photograph cropped to 686×515 pixels. An example for 2013 is shown in outline at Stourpaine 2013; use the top JFMAMJJASOND buttons to see the entire calendar or watch the carousel presentation.

 Why not submit your photographs for consideration?

 Send a copy, good enough to print at A4 size, with its Title, its Date, its Location and your Name to: calendar@ stourpaine.info.

Shaston Road – Pothole

DSC00839I am pleased to advise that DCC repaired this pothole on 24 December 2012 before lunchtime! Be careful on Shaston Road as there is a deepening pothole, which has water coming out of it and is getting worse...DSC00840