Parbold & District Flower Club

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Welcome to Parbold & District Flower Club’s web site.

It’s the love of flowers and the many ways they can be artistically presented that never fails to amaze those who join us for our monthly club demonstrations. Our member’s enthusiasm still flourishes today 40 years since the club was started on the 18^th March 1970.

If you would like to visit us we meet at Parbold Village Hall, The Green, Parbold, Lancashire WN8 7ND – you are most welcome. We've now moved to a bigger venue to enable us to welcome more new members and visitors to the club. Our Visitor’s fee is just £6.

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 1.30pm for 1.45pm start. No meetings are held in January, August & December. Membership is no longer restricted - Subscription fee is just £34 annually and this includes refreshments at each meeting.

Our president is Shirley Whittaker. We have a committee of twelve which I'd like to introduce to you, our Chairman is Marie Hitchen, Secretary is Eileen Martin and Treasurer is Dorothy Rickard.

Programme Secretary is Winifred Thomson a very experienced flower arranger within our team. The publication section where you can buy the latest official NAFAS magazine the Flower Arranger is run by Yvonne Hargreaves. Diaries & calendars are also available from her. Social Sectretary is Sheila Mitchell.

There is opportunity for a friendly chat before the demo and during the break with a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits provided by Maureen Fish, Rita Carmichael, Helen Southworth, Pat Sedgewick & Ann Hilton. Pauline Readett keeps track of any of our members who are ill and in need of our get well wishes.

The demonstrators who come to the club are all NAFAS trained to either area or national level. They demonstrate approx 5 arrangements each meeting, all linked to their chosen title for the afternoon and the accompanying talk is usually really amusing and informative. The lovely floral designs are raffled off at the meeting – making lots of lucky winners with the most wonderful flower arrangements to take home.

The highlight of the year is undoubtedly the Gala Evening we hold to boost money for our annual charity donation. In 2011 our guest demonstrator was Andrew Griswood!

Our club also participates in local events, in 2009 we had a team of members from the club taking part in Christmastide at Lytham Hall which proved a huge success. In 2010 we had a several members take part in Pedamania at St Georges Hall in Liverpool. We also had a team who took part at Hoghton Towers in September 2011 with a magnificent display. In 2012 we are putting together a big team for a Flower Festival in a local church - our plan is to run a few workshops for the members to inspire our teams.

We are a club who likes to be busy! For 2012 we have trips planned, in addition to our 'old favourites' of our April 'Bring a Friend'**, a Strawberry Tea and Christmas lunch.

2012 Events:

8th February Joan Twigger Flowers in Mind

14th March Heather Hayes A Little Creativity

13th April Susan Davies That Old Magic** (Bring a Friend)

9th May Janet James Just Imagine

13th June Vanessa Wellock Design with a Difference

11th July Margaret Williams Walk with me

*Directions to Parbold & District Flower Club; - easily accessed by rail or road. By road: from M6 at Junction 29. Follow signs for Parbold (A5209), at the bottom of the hill after a narrow bridge, approx 100yds on the right follow signs for Parbold village. Drive over the rail crossing at Parbold station and the Village Hall is approx 200 yards on your left after the block of shops (on your right). Parbold railway station is on the Southport to Wigan line if you would like to come by train.

Programme:

	Dates	Title
	8 Feb 2012	Flowers in mind
	14 Mar 2012	A little creativity
	11 Apr 2012	That Old Magic
	9 May 2012	Just Imagine
	13 Jun 2012	Design with a difference