Our meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every EVEN NUMBERED month - October, December, February, April, June (with exception of August when our show is held). Our Plant & Cake Sale is in May and our Annual Flower & Produce Show is in August.
All events are held at Ardleigh Village Hall, Ardleigh, CO7 7RS
Our evening meetings start at 7:45pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Entry is free to members and there is a small charge of £2 for visitors. Tea/Coffee and a biscuit is available after the talk, there is also a raffle and a plant/produce stall.
Our 2026-2027 programme is:-
Thursday 8th October 2026 A.G.M. followed by a talk by Mark Richardson “Behind the scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show”
Thursday 10th December 2026 - Talk by Andrew Babicz “Composting - All You Ever Wanted to Know!”
Thursday 11th February 2027 - Talk by David Piper “Regeneration and Management at Flatford”
Thursday 8th April 2027 - Talk by Dr Ian Bedford “SLUGS - All You Might Ever Need to Know! ”
May 15th 2027 – Plant & Cake Sale 9:30am-11:30am
Thursday 10th June 2027 - Talk by Fiona Rose “In the Garden with William Morris”
Saturday 21st August 2027 – Annual Flower & Produce Show Open to the public at 2:00pm with prize giving at 4:15pm