Unfortunately, I start this newsletter with some very sad news. John Horne sadly lost his battle with cancer on August 18thin Salisbury Hospital. John was an active member of the club with amazing knowledge on azaleas and in April wrote us a piece on caring for these plants. He will be missed by many of the club members. Johns funeral service was held On Monday 7th September. The club has sent condolences to his family on behalf of the members.
The committee met virtually last week and considered the responses received since our last newsletter, asking for views on when we should restart meetings. Whilst we did not receive a huge number of replies, the majority views were that to think of restarting meetings before January at the earliest would be foolhardy. One member suggested looking at Zoom meetings and we may look at this in more detail if we cannot restart at the beginning of 2021.
As a result all meetings for the rest of 2020 have been cancelled.
Whilst there was not an overwhelming response to our “Winter Challenge”, to date the committee have been persuaded to give it a go so if you want to compete with us, then it is not too late to let me know and I will get seeds to you so you can try growing a Trachycarpus Fortunei!
Details can be found on our IDHS blogspot so do have a look and contact Alan and Wendy to arrange a donation and collection.
Congratulations if you are still reading ..... WE STILL NEED A TREASURER. If you have a partner that can add up (they do not need to be a club member) and would be willing to help us out, please get in touch as this is getting urgent.
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