Friday 24 June 2022

IDHS newsletter June 2022

I hope you have all enjoyed the lovely weather and hopefully there will be more to come.

I start this newsletter with some sad news. Both Hilary Howell and Jill Paynter ( members of the Club for sometime) passed away in May. Sincere condolences on behalf of you all have been sent to both families.

Our meeting on Thursday 30th June at 7.30 pm is to hear Chris Bird talk about The White Garden.

There will be the usual raffle and members competition and instead of the usual refreshments we have our Summer Social.
We are asking everyone to bring a small plate of finger food either savoury or sweet which we will put out in the committee room to all share after the talk. We will have a lovely summer punch to quench your thirst.

Amanda Palmer and Wendy Ash will be sorting refreshments but more volunteers would be helpful please.

Changes to our programme:

Sadly our Celebrity Speaker Andy McIndoe had double booked and will be in Ireland in July. We have however rebooked him for September 29th. It will be a ticketed event free for members and £5 for guests. Please spread the word as he is an excellent but expensive speaker!

We have also booked Sally Morgan to come and talk to us in July. She will be talking about "Climate Friendly Gardening."

Garden Visits

Thank you to those who came to Durmast House. Hopefully you found it enjoyable.

Our next visit is on Thursday September 15th to the Chelsea Physic Garden - a coach trip to London, entry ticket and a guided tour for
£30. Forms were attached last month to the newsletter and will be available at the meeting next week.

We are setting a cut off date of 1st August as we need to determine whether the numbers are viable for the trip to go ahead so please book seats quickly and tell your friends.
For further details contact Vicky Coral on 01425 472034 or vicky.coral@hotmail.co.uk

New committee members

Several current members are stepping down in November so please think about joining your committee so the club can continue. Speak to any of your committee members to find out more.

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday

Your Committee