Horticultural Society

Woldingham & District Horticultural Society has been thriving for over 80 years and currently has about 190 members. Every year the Society organises three shows – Spring, Summer and Autumn; a spring plant sale and an autumn coffee morning and plant sale; a series of lectures; a visit to one or two gardens of special interest. In the village it tends the rose beds in the Crescent and the flower bed at the station. Recently it has planted large numbers of daffodil bulbs and snowdrops at various sites around the village.

Summer Show – Saturday 7th July 2018, Village Hall

One of the summer highlights in our village is the Horticultural Society Summer Show, it is a chance to show off your gardening skills, cooking and craft skills and there are lots of categories for children to have fun and enter too. Even if you are new to gardening, why not join in and have a go (entries to be brought to the Village Hall from 9am to 11am). Alternatively come to the afternoon showing of exhibits and enjoy delicious cake and tea (open to view from 2.15pm until 4.15pm)

If you would like to join the Society and enter the Summer Show, contact Nancy or any of the committee members to obtain your schedule and information on how to enter (see contact details below).

As a sample of what children can create and enter into the Show here are the Junior Classes:

Division 4 Juniors
Class 1: Age 6 years & under
1a. Hand or foot print a flower
1b. Make a paper puppet
1c. Make a rockery garden in a seed tray

Class 2: Age 7 years up to & including 12 years
2a. Painting of ‘Night Time’
2b. Make a twig person
2c. Make a rockery in a seed tray
2e. Flowers displayed in a jam jar

Funsection – for a child assisted by an adult:
A Lego construction with a horticultural or argricultural theme
(Maximum size 30cm x 45cms

Fancy Building a Scarecrow! – Woldingham Societies and Families Grand Challenge

*New for the Horticultural Society Summer Show Saturday 7 July 2018*

All village societies and groups are invited to enter the Summer Show Grand Challenge, which is to construct a scarecrow (must be self-supporting).

The cost of entry is £2, all monies raised will go to Pancreatic Cancer Research

To enter either complete the challenge section in the Summer Show entry form or email your entry to *protected email* by Wednesday 4 July
The entry fee can be paid on the day 
Scarecrows are to be taken to the village hall between 9am – 11.15am on Saturday 7th July

Some ideas of who we’d love to see participating:
Rainbows, Brownies, Cubs/Scouts, Beavers, Village Club, Badminton Club, St Paul’s Church, Tennis Club, Woodlea School, Woldingham School, Golf Clubs, Shops on the crescent, Local businesses, Writing club/Wine club/Book Club/Bike club, 123 Club, Footsteps, Woldingham Wives, Circle of Friends … And any other groups you can think of!

Join the Horticultural Society and benefit from 10% off at Knights whilst supporting a great volunteer-run village group

The Horticultural Society is always pleased to welcome new members, whether you are an experienced gardener, a beginner or just love plants. The Society would particularly love to encourage more first time exhibitors and children to join in the flower shows, older children can also have a go at all the main categories, including vegetables, flowers, cooking and crafts. The shows are great fun and all committee members are very happy to be contacted to help guide first time exhibitors in entering their plants (see contact details below).

To join just call the Membership Secretary Nancy Collard on 653052.

Annual membership is only £5 per household and offers the following great benefits:

• 10% off plants and gardening products at Knights Garden Centres in Chelsham and Woldingham;
• Join in with a great programme of events including fun flower shows, plant sales, lectures and trips (includes a printed annual Schedule of Events);
• Support a great Village group run by volunteers who not only manage the above events, but also tend to the rose beds in The Crescent, the flower bed at the Station and plant new bulbs round our village in the Autumn to ensure our village is filled with beautiful daffodils in the Spring.

Upcoming Events

Affiliated to:

The Royal Horticultural Society
Royal National Rose Society
The National Dahlia Society
Surrey Horticultural Federation

Officers and Committee

President

The Lord Christopher

Vice Presidents

Richard Butcher, Bill Haines, David Knight, Sam Whitley

Committee

Ann Anderson (Chairman) Tel: 652233
George Anderson (Hon. Treasurer) Tel: 652233
David Chapman (Show Secretary) Tel: 652145
Fiona Roberson (Committee Secretary) Tel: 652768
Nancy Collard (Membership Secretary) Tel: 653052

Gwen Battersby Tel: 652125
Susan Crafer Tel: 650147
Nigel Hodd Tel: 650226
Rita Hodd Tel: 650226
Hazel Dixon Tel: 652395
Nick Langley Tel: 650135
Sue Lowndes Tel: 652369