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Frampton Gardening Club

May’s meeting of the gardening club was our AGM and our chairman Ray, welcomed us all, including eight new members. We also hold our annual flower competition, when members are invited to bring a flower from their gardens. The winner is the recipient of the Pauline Chubb award, and the judge is the previous winner, with the flowers being judged ‘blind’

The committee continues to change, and Maggie Welberry, our secretary, is stepping down from that role, but will remain on the committee. Denise and Stuart Lindley have also stepped down from the committee, but will continue to help where needed.

We do need new members to take over these roles for the club to continue and grow.

The minutes from last year’s AGM were read. Maggie read the Secretary’s notes giving a brief re-cap on the various parts of the programme for the past year, ending with a thank you to all helpers.

The treasurer’s report was read by Ray.

This year, instead of a quiz to follow our AGM, we had speaker Neil Timm, who gave a talk with a slideshow about the National Gardens Scheme. Neil owns Fern Nursery in Binbrook and this is just one of the many gardens belonging to the scheme, who open to the public. Money raised from the open gardens goes to charity, and you can apply to join the scheme. Look out for the yellow booklet when you are visiting garden centres, or out and about, or check the NGS website ngs.org.uk for a list of gardens and their open days.

Following the talk, we had our raffle and refreshments. The winner of the flower competition was Jennie Fryer.

Our next meeting is our Garden Party at Maggie’s on June 26th from 2-4pm. Last year was a huge success - with sunshine – so we hope for a repeat of that!

For details of how to join us please contact Ray Harding on 01205 723181 or Maggie Welberry on 07711131971

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