ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY

EAST LANCASHIRE LOCAL GROUP

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 PROGRAMME
200
3 – 200
4

 

Please copy these dates into your diary or calendar at your earliest opportunity

 

ALL MEETINGS AT RAMSBOTTOM CIVIC HALL AT 7.45pm (unless otherwise stated)

Ample free parking : Group Subscription only £1 per person


8th September 2003
Jim Almond from Shrewsbury  
“
Choice Bulbs In Pots”


13th October 2003
John Saxton from Sutton in Ashfield  
“
Gardening With Alpines”

    

10th November 2003
AGS Lecture: Ian Young from Aberdeen  

“
Propagation”

                    

8th December 2003
Annual General Meeting :
John Dower from Frodsham 
“
Goodbye Lawn - Hello Alpines”

 

12th January 2004
Rob Potterton from Caistor
“
From Mountain To Market - A Nurseryman's Tale”

            

   

9th February 2004
Fred Hunt from Dundee
 
“My Suburban Tayside Garden”

 

8th March 2004
Gordon Fowler from Whitefield 
“
Plants & Places Of The Pacific North West”

 

Sat. 20th March 2004
East Lancashire National Alpine Show 
(Details below)

 

12th April 2004
Kevin Pratt  
“
Arums, Arisaemas, Cobras & Other Bulbs”

                

   

10th May 2004
Social Evening & Mini-Show 
with Buffet Supper & Quiz

Leaflets will be issued in advance giving details of this event.

 

 

14th June 2004
Members' Evening featuring a number of speakers
 “
A Selection Box Of Lecture Topics”


 

EAST LANCASHIRE NATIONAL ALPINE FLOWER SHOW

On Saturday 20th March 2004 the Alpine Garden Society are to hold their fourteenth  National Alpine Flower Show at the super venue of Tottington High School, Laurel Street, Tottington, near Bury from 12 noon to 4.30pm. The Show will feature Group Plant Sales, A Superb Raffle, Trade Stands selling the cream of alpine plants: Book and Seed Sales; Ample Parking; Excellent Refreshments; The nation’s leading exhibitors & judges, a fully comprehensive schedule & that very special East Lancashire atmosphere.

Staging will take place between 0800 hours and 0915 hours on the Saturday morning and judging will commence promptly at 0930 hours. Entries for the Show are restricted to members of the AGS ONLY. The Show Schedule will be issued with the December edition of the AGS Bulletin.

Show entries, travel details and questions to:- Show Secretary; Ms Carol Kellett. Telephone 01257 273382.

Trophy Presentation and Raffle will take place at 1530 hours.

Visitors are very welcome to attend and are assured of a warm East Lancashire welcome.

 


EAST LANCASHIRE GROUP WEBSITE

The East Lancs. Group website can be located on:- www.thealpinegarden.com

This site is kindly managed by Alan Grainger as part of ‘The Alpine Garden’

 

FOR INFORMATION, E-Mail GROUP SECRETARY, 
CLIFF BOOKER 
OR TELEPHONE ON  01706 356385

or e-mail: c.booker2@ukonline.co.uk