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We
are a friendly and very active society in the North West of England, located in a small
village between Bolton and Blackburn,
but with members attending our meetings from a 20 mile radius.
We
have meetings most months of
the
year (see Programme),
together with day
and evening visits
to gardens large and small. Every summer, many of our members and
friends take part in our long weekend
mini-holiday, visiting gardens
in other parts of the country.
Our
big event of the year is the Annual Show,
which takes place on the
third Saturday of August. As well as the traditional horticultural
classes of flowers, fruit and vegetables, we have classes for cookery,
art and crafts, photography and flower arranging. See our Show Schedule
for full details.
Please
have a look round our site,
and if you have any questions or comments, contact our committee via
the contacts
page.
 Keep
in touch
& talk to us on Twitter
& Facebook
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THE MONTHLY
EMAIL
Irene
(our secretary)
intends to continue sending out an
email bi monthly for the time being. She tries with
all
our help to fill it with news and articles of garden and local
interest.
She is keen to receive articles from everyone - all members!
Have
you read, heard, or know something that might interest or
amuse
others? Perhaps you have an interesting horticultural experience
to relate? Jot down a few sentences and send it to her
New
ideas give variety and keep it interesting for everyone!
If
you know of
anyone who isn’t on the internet or on email please
try to
help us to keep them in touch with what the Society is doing.
If
members want, but
are unable to
see these
reports and the subsequent AGM minutes please help if you can. Instead
perhaps a
friend or
relative could print them.
Otherwise
members can ring Phil Broughton 01204 300541 or Jean Turner 01204 309394.
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An
active
committee is vital
to
our Society
Please consider
joining
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Next
Meeting at
The
Barlow Edgworth
Wednesday 21th May
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James Ellison
An
Introduction to Growing Apple Trees
James
was formerly a police officer, starting in London and finishing
as a Detective Inspector at Moss Side in Manchester. After he left the
police he began to write and in 2020 his debut novel was published in
2020 – a crime thriller called The Trail (longlisted
for the
Boardman Tasker Award). He has continued to write and publish novels in
the critically-acclaimed DCI Castle series. James is also a keen
climber and mountaineer.
James
lives in the Peak District with his wife and he runs tours of his smallholding..
They are self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables, and keep chickens and
bees but James' real passion is fruit trees, especially
apples of which he has around 80 varieties,
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Outings in
2025
Details
are now
available and booking is open for:
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Annual
Show 2025
Saturday
16th August
 
We
welcome volunteers to steward or to help in the show cafe. If you
would be interested in helping out this year please let one of our
committee members at the next meeting.
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 Edgworth
and District Horticultural Society Grant
Awards
In
2024 several grants have been offered and we await completion of the
Bowling Club work before paying the award.
- Barlow
Bowling Club - the green edges
- Top
of Hob Lane in bloom
- TT
Kitchen Garden plants for the new Bothy bed
In
2023 there was a
wonderful
response to our invitation to apply for a grant towards
the
cost of horticultural projects that would benefit the community. A
group of committee
members visited all the sites before choosing 6 as listed below.
- Belmont
Community Garden, Belmont
- Fairy
Garden, Hob Lane, Edgworth
- Eyrie
Scout Hut, Bromley Cross
- Walmsley
Church Garden of Remembrance, Egerton
- Woodland
Edge, Chapel Grange/Greens Arms Road, Chapeltown
- Edgworth
Primary School, Edgworth
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