We at the Cringleford and Hethersett Flower Club meet on the fourth Monday of the month (excluding August and December) and have been welcoming more and more attendees from Wymondham in recent months.
We often have evenings for raffles and demonstrations of floral displays. In February, Crystal Dyball was our demonstrator. She used treasures found in sheds, attics and car boot sales as containers for her wonderful flowers and created a hand-tied design with the support of a wicker star.
We held our AGM in March, with 25 members attending. Once the business was completed with reports given, committee members re-elected and the new programme announced, we tucked into freshly delivered fish and chips from Rumbles Fish Bar, enjoyed a glass of wine and finished with a cornetto ice cream!
Chrissi Rix then gave a talk on how colours can influence our wardrobes, what suits us, and how this can affect our attitudes and confidence. She also explained body shapes and how to dress to your shape.
In April, we had another newly qualified demonstrator, Angelina Mead, from Colchester. Her title was ‘Wild Kitchen’, and she treated us to a fragrant window box with herbs and hyacinths, a teapot of assorted special teas, a depiction of a Victoria sponge on quirky kitchen scales, blue muffins made with stocks, a cocktail of tulips and rounded it off with a floral cup of coffee. A feast for our senses!
After a Sustainable Arranging workshop at the end of May with Carole Richmond, we will welcome Vicky Hease on Monday 23rd June, who will be demonstrating “Here Comes Summer”.
We have an outing planned for Thursday 3rd July at Blickling Lodge with a guided tour. Friends and family are welcome to join us.
On Monday 28th July, Debbie Bell will be demonstrating ‘Memories are Made of This’.
We may also be joining the RHS on Saturday 2nd August in Dereham for Gardeners’ Question Time in the morning, and a demonstration by Jonathan Mosley in the afternoon.
Our meetings on the fourth Monday of the month take place at Hethersett Village Hall at 7:30pm. If you would like to join us, membership is £35 per annum, and visitors are always welcome for £5. Please feel free to check out our Facebook page or contact me (Lynn Rawlings – Chair) at leopardlynn@hotmail.com.
