Important – date changes to 2024 events

Please note the following changes to the published (printed) programme:

  • The February coffee morning will take place on Saturday 24th February 10am to 12 noon at Uplyme Village Hall (not the 10th)
  • The March 27th talk by Keith Wiley will be preceded by the Society’s AGM starting at 7.30pm
  • The Autumn Show and Coffee Morning will take place on Saturday 12th October at Uplyme Village Hall 10am to 12 noon (not the 5th)
  • The December Christmas Social will take place on Wednesday 18th December at Uplyme Village Hall 7.30pm (not the 11th at the Church).

If you already have a printed version of the 2024 events, please will you update your own version with the information above, or you can download an updated printable version here (PDF file).

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We will continue to advise you of events as we move through the year. May I also urge you to read our newsletters when they arrive in your inbox – they do contain important information and there’s always a list of the stories in each newsletter right at the beginning, so you can quickly see if there’s something you feel you need to read. (Sign up here if you aren’t already on the list.)

Horticultural Society supports local community groups

The Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society has donated £1,300 to two local community groups, with money raised from the Society’s summer flower and produce fair.

The two groups to benefit were the Woodroffe School Gardening Club in Lyme Regis and the Flamingo Community Pool Jubilee Project in Axminster. The donations were announced at the Society’s Autumn Show held at Uplyme Village Hall on October 7th.

Jim Johnson-Hills accepted a £300 donation to the Woodroffe School Gardening Club, saying that the money would cover “immediate purchases including onion sets and garlic bulbs, oyster mushroom grain spawn and growing bags plus a decent amount of spring and early summer bulbs.” The Society actively supports the gardening club and has previously provided money for tools and equipment, and trees for a school orchard.

Rachel Jordan, one of the Flamingo Pool’s trustees, accepted a £1,000 donation and encouraged all those present to make use of the pool, which has a main swimming pool and a hydrotherapy pool. The Jubilee Project is raising £250,000 to install renewable and sustainable energy sources to keep the pools running as economically and efficiently as possible while minimising environmental impact.

Photo: Rose Mock, President of the Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society (centre) with Jim Johnson-Hills of Woodroffe School Gardening Club (left) and Rachel Jordan, Trustee of Flamingo Community Pool (right).

Countdown to the Summer Fair

Don’t forget – if you want to enter any of the produce, cookery, craft, and photo classes for the show next Saturday 8th, you’ll need to get your entry forms in by Wednesday 5th. (The form’s on page 43 of the document below.)

You can take your entry forms to:
Uplyme Stores & Post Office, Uplyme DT7 3UY
or send by email to ulrhs.entries@gmail.com.
Closing date is 8pm, Wednesday 5th July 2023.
No late entries will be accepted.

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The Dog Show takes entries on the day! Woof woof.

Spring bulb competition winners

Our April meeting saw three winners in the Chairman’s spring bulb competition. First prize went to Marjorie Waters with her vase of mixed spring flowers, second prize to Gill Hinman with her narcissi and third prize to Pam Corbin and her specimen tulip.

Posies for pounds!

The Horticultural Society took a table at the Uplyme Village Hall Easter coffee morning on 1st April (their first one) and sold these lovely posies (made by Pam Corbin, Jenny Harding and Annie Kobus), plus Easter biscuits and bulbs.

We made £70 to go towards Village Hall funds.

Notice of AGM

Members are invited to the AGM of the Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society, to be held on Wednesday 23rd November at 7.30pm at Uplyme Village Hall.

If you wish to propose a motion to be put to the AGM, please submit it by email to Joanne Neave, pommygirl33@yahoo.co.uk by Wednesday 16th November.

If you would like to join the committee of the society please advise Joanna Benke-Smith, joanna.ulrhs@yahoo.com 07504 442219.

The AGM will be followed by a talk about Lyme Regis Town Mill. One of the millers will talk about the restoration of this medieval mill after it was purchased by the local community. Flour from the mill will be on sale.

Doors will open at 7pm for refreshments and for renewal of subscriptions for 2023 (still only £6 per person).

Agenda

  1. Apologies
  2. Minutes of last meeting
  3. Matters arising
  4. Chairman’s report
  5. Treasurer’s report
  6. Election of officers
  7. Election of committee
  8. Appointment of auditor
  9. Any other business

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