Monthly meetings take place at Immanuel Church Hall, Upham Road, Swindon SN3 1DH, usually on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
We have access to the hall and kitchen from 7.30pm, and the speaker will begin at around 7.45pm. We serve teas and coffees before the speaker’s presentation. We will also be holding a raffle at many of our monthly meetings – tickets are sold before the presentation, and the draw takes place immediately after it.
Planned meetings over the next few months are as follows:
October 17th : Moira White – The Cutting Garden. A brief history of the cutting garden: how to start your own patch, where to buy seeds and how to grow them successfully; internet resources; & plants Moira grows. She started her cutting garden many years ago, after being inspired by Sarah Raven, and grows hundreds of plants from seeds and cuttings every year. Moira has sold flowers and plants at a local Country Market, them for family and friends and grown them for several weddings. She loves wildlife and gardening organically, and tries to grow plants to support bees and other pollinators.
November 21st: Sue Castle – Christmas Floral Art. Since becoming involved with floral art, Sue has created floral arrangements for Westminster Abbey three times, and served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS). This evening Sue will be showing us how to create a wreath ring, a table decoration and an advent decoration; she has kindly said she will donate these as prizes in our raffle.
December 19th: Quiz and Fish and Chips. This popular Christmas event returns, enabling us to enjoy a great social evening along with delicious fish and chips.