Booking Form

IDHS  TRIP:   SUNDAY JUNE  16^th 2019

CERNE ABBAS OPEN GARDENS

Name	£5 paid	I am meeting at the hall	I would like A lift	I can provide transport	I am going there direct

Trip to

CERNE ABBAS OPEN GARDENS DT2 7GD
SUNDAY JUNE 16^TH 2019

Cerne Abbas village, near Dorchester, is opening their gardens for charity from 2pm until 6pm.. They are expecting 25 places to visit and all are within walking distance of the free car park (post code DT2 7GD) which opens at 11am.

Teas will be served from 1.30pm at St Mary’s Church..

The village has a good reputation for their gardens and it should be a great opportunity to gain ideas for your own garden, or just to enjoy the hard work of others. They will also have a well stocked plant stall (just in case you are not fully stocked from our plant sale!)

Entrance cost £5 day ticket (money raised to be shared between Weldmar Hospicecare Trust  and Cerne Watermeadow Trust). This reduced cost is because of a club subsidy and a discounted price as we are a group

Travel is by sharing member’s cars departing and returning to the Village Hall– payment and return time by individual negotiation

Meet at Ibsley Village Hall at 12.45pm, or if you are going direct at 2pm at their free car park. (DT2 7GD). We must meet and then get our tickets as a group to get the discounted price. Maps will be provided for those driving from Ibsley Village Hall.

Booking forms will be available at the plant sale on Sat 11th May and also at next month's meeting ( 30th May.)  A copy is also posted on this web page.

Please inform the Trip Secretary (Sue Hooper) on the form, whether you intend to go there direct and meet at the free car park.(post code above)

We must receive all completed booking forms together with  payment by 30th May latest.

Please note that you are NOT BOOKED as going until you have given this form to the trip secretary and paid.

Cancellation  - whilst cancellation is not expected, if you have any doubts please ring or email the Trips Sec ( Sue Hooper) , Chair ( Alleyn Wilson) or Speaker Sec ( Bren Ings). All tel numbers and email addresses are on your 2019 membership card. This will be YOUR responsibility and members of the committee will NOT be able ring you. Refunds are only payable at the discretion of the committee and by application in writing to them.

We recognise that this only gives you only one meeting to return your form and pay (only £5 - a price which is subsidised by your club and for which we get a group discount).

http://www.opengardens.co.uk
http://www.cerneabbasopengardens.org.uk

Plant Sale

            SATURDAY  11^th MAY  doors open at 2pm

This will be held at Ibsley Village Hall

There will be lots of plants - perennials, bedding, shrubs, fruit, veg , water and garden bric a brac etc for sale so do come with your friends , neighbours and relatives

Also available -- a plastic pots swap/recycle - bring yours and take what you want and any left over we will try and recycle or dispose of.

In addition do bring any (saleable) bric a brac, and any plants you wish to add - preferably to the hall  on Saturday morning when we will be setting it  up the sale.

Don’t forget to bring your own bags and boxes for taking away all those bargain plants.

The money raised is for the club and helps pay for speakers, their travel, subsidising trips, the socials etc - all the running of your club - this is our major fund raising event so please support it, and get bargains as well.

And remember that the early gardener gets the best plants (early birds and worms come to mind!)

                See you all there

Your Committee

Dr Derek Copley – Caring for your Orchids.

Thursday 30^th May 2019


Dr Derek Copley will give us a practical talk including demonstrations of how to repot and care for orchids.

He has an open invitation  to members of the audience to bring along plants so that he may comment upon them.   Plants may be healthy or ailing!

His talk will include a brief introduction to the world of orchids with instructions on how to look after them.

Derek has grown orchids for some 49 years and has developed a collection of several hundred varieties.

He has been a member of Bournemouth Orchid Society for 48 years and is its Chair.
He is a qualified judge and uses his skills at a variety of shows.

Derek  is a former rocket and nuclear physicist. He has spent 30 years of his life training people to benefit those in the parts of the world who suffer from poverty and persecution for their religion. He has focused on Central Asia and Afghanistan for the past 20 years.


Bring along any of your own orchids for comment


Here is a small selection from the many outstanding photographs on the Bournemouth Orchid Society web pages:  http://www.bournemouthorchidsociety.org.uk/