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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
us |
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Next
Meeting at The Barlow
Wednesday 15th October
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Holcombe Moor
Restoration Project
Nik Taylor, The
National Trust
Nik is a
National Trust Ranger who, with his team has been working on the
restoration, conservation and management Holcombe Moor’s
precious peat bogs to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, improve habitats
for wildlife and protect local communities from flooding.
The moor has
suffered from the impact of the Industrial Revolution, wildfires,
overgrazing and erosion from wind and rain which has caused significant
damage. These pressures have resulted in a dry and exposed peat surface
with limited vegetation cover, reducing valuable habitat for a wide
variety of wildlife including breeding birds.
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 Edgworth
and District Horticultural Society Grant
Awards
In
2024 grants totalling £840 were offered and we await
completion of the
Bowling Club work before paying their 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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