Programme for 2012
Jan 25th (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Care & Management of Trees & Shrubs’ (including pruning and tool care) by David Usher.
Jan 28 th (Sat) 7.30-11pm Barn Dance with Long Odds and Short Straws Band. Tickets £8.00 (under 12s £4.00) incl. Ploughman’s supper available from Uplyme Stores, Ginger Beer Lyme Regis or ring 444034. BYO alcohol, soft drinks on sale. This is nearly always a sell-out, so make sure you get your tickets early.
Feb 22nd (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Local butterflies and their Lifestyles’ by David Cox.
Mar 28th (Wed) 7.30pm AGM. Followed by Talk ‘Potatoes and Carrots’ with Nigel Ball
April 25th (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Something Nasty in the Garden’ by Pippa Greenwood from Radio 4′s Gardeners Question Time. Tickets £6 Members £8 Non members – available from Uplyme Post Office, Serendip Bookshop and Ginger Beer, Lyme Regis or ring Ann Prince 01297 443793.
May 11th (Friday) Full day coach trip to The Malvern Spring Flower Show. Depart Uplyme Village Hall 7.45 am. £30.50 for coach and admission extra £2 for non members. Please ring Brian 07831 533580 by April 19th to book your seat. Find out more.
May 19th (Sat) 9.30am -12am Plant Sale & Coffee morning. Donations please for produce table (cakes, jam, veg, etc.) Entry £1.
May 23rd (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Take your first steps to becoming a landscape detective’ by Kimmo Evans.
June 12th (Tues) Evening Garden Visit ‘The Walled Gardens at Little Bredy nr Bridport’ £6 to include refreshments. (Non members £8) Depart in shared cars from Uplyme Village Hall 5.45pm. Please ring Ann Prince 443793 by June 8th to confirm. Find out more.
June 27th (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Irises and Peonies’ by Sue Applegate ex Kelways Nursery.
July 4th (Wed) Coach trip to Cothay Manor and gardens. Depart Uplyme Village Hall 10.30 am. £19.50 for coach, admission to gardens and tour of house. Lunch available for an additional £8. Please ring Brian 07831 533580 by June 17th to book. Find out more.
July 14th (Sat) 2pm -5pm. Summer Show. Classes, stalls, dog show, music and refreshments. Extra schedules from local shops. Entrance £1.50. Details Jenny Oldfield 01297 442873. Find out more.
July 25th (Wed) 7.30pm ‘Bonkers about Birds’ a family evening with the RSPB. Tickets Adults £3.00 Children £1. Available from Uplyme Post Office, RNLI shop and the lottery kiosk or ring Brian 07831 533580. Profits to Lifeboat Week.
Aug 22nd (Wed) 7.30pm. Practical Demonstration AT WOODMEAD HALLS. ‘Propagation by Soft, Semi-ripe and Hardwood cuttings or Seed’ by Phil Gamble
Sept 11th (Tues). Evening visit and tour to ‘Otter Farm’ – home to orchards of unusual fruits, run by River Cottage garden expert Mark Diacono. £3 to include refreshments. Non members £5. Depart in shared cars from Uplyme Village Hall 5.30 pm. Please ring Pam 01297 442378 by Sept 9th to confirm. Find out more.
Sept 15th (Sat) 2-4pm Autumn Show and Plant Sale. Schedules at the Summer Show and local shops. Donations please of plants and produce (cakes, jam, veg. etc) Entry £1. Refreshments. Details Ann Prince 01297 443793
Sept 26th (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Hedgehogs in the Garden’ by Elizabeth Dyas.
Oct 24th (Wed) 7.30pm Family evening ‘The Enchanting World of the Pumpkin’. Pumpkin lantern competition, quiz, games and more. Bring your carved/decorated pumpkin to be judged. Further details to follow.
Nov 28th (Wed) 7.30pm Quiz and Social evening.
PROGRAMME FOR 2013
Jan 23rd (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Development of Burrow Farm Gardens’ by Mary Benger
Feb 27th (Wed) 7.30pm Talk ‘Plants for shade’ by Chris Birchall
March 27th (Wed) 7.30pm AGM Followed by Talk To Be Arranged
April 24th (Wed) 7.30pm Demonstration and talk ‘Hanging Baskets’ by Brian Carlson
