Workington Flower Club
About us:
Workington Flower Club was formed in 1976. We have a NAFAS demonstrator almost every month, who each create about 6 arrangements which then become the raffle prizes for that evening.
We are a small club with approximately 90 members. We meet in the Masonic Hall, Workington, at 7pm on the last Wednesday in the month, every month except July. There is a nice big room with comfy padded chairs and bar facilities.
In 2010 we are bringing forward our big Open Night to April, when we hope the light nights and warmer weather than our old November dates, might encourage a few more of you to attend. It will still be held at the very comfy hall in St Joseph's school, Harrington Road, Workington.
In addition to our monthly meetings we run a couple of trips during the year visiting gardens, flower festivals, or garden centres. We have held, or assisted, in several flower festivals over the years and in 2004 we assisted in the flower festival at Hayton Church which was very successful. In 2007 we were one of many clubs who contributed to the superb flower festival at Mirehouse, near Bassenthwaite.
In 2008 we organised a competition for flower arrangements as part of the "Paint The Town Red" weekend festival. Hopefully this will become an annual event as it was well supported and attracted visitors to the town from all around Cumbria. We also made a major contribution to a Flower Festival at St Paul's Church in Seaton, which was a great success.
One of our founder members, Martha Salisbury, celebrated her 100th birthday in April. The club presented her with a bouquet of flowers, and thanked her for helping to set up the wonderful club that we now enjoy being a part of.
2009 saw us celebrating the Golden Anniversary of Nafas in May with a big cake and champagne at our members night. In July we held a strawberry coffee morning in aid of breast cancer care and raised £300. At our November Open Night we held a collection for Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team who had worked so hard during the floods, and were able to donate £120 to that excellent organistion to help them replace their equipment that had all been contaminated by the flood water they had been working in.
We are always pleased to greet new members or visitors, who can be sure of a friendly and enjoyable evening.
To view the details of our events in the calendar below, just place your mouse on the highlighted date.
Programme:
| Dates | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2010 | Members' Night | |
| 27 Oct 2010 | Focus on Fun | |
| 24 Nov 2010 | The Annual Christmas Party |
| Global Event | |
| Regional Event | |
| Club Event Open to All | |
| Club Event Members Only |
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