Next Meeting:

National Flower Arranging Day on 7th May.  The idea this year is that members put something on their door or gate or a front window to brighten up their locality.  Our Area Chairman has been invited onto BBC Radio Kent the week before to say what we are doing and to invite the wider community to join in to spread the love.  It would be really lovely if our members could all do something

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February 2020 – An arrangement without floral foam

We all had fun doing this arrangement, and as usual our members were innovative and creative. The members’ choice winner was Jackie, with a colourful and seasonal creation.

Some of the lovely designs
A representative from Headway Medway, our charity for this year, with our chairman, Trish, vice-chairman Verity, member Jan and our newly installed president, Liz
Our artists at work…

August 2019 – our indoor garden party

Our party was a great success – lovely food, wonderful table decorations, a superb raffle. Also entertainment in the form of an ‘imposed’ competition between two of our talented arrangers, Alison and Elaine. They did a superb job; not easy in front of the whole club to improvise like that!

Congratulations to all the members who brought an arrangement in a cup and saucer. They were all delightful, and the members’ choice 20 pences added up to £24 for our charity. Angela’s beautiful arrangement was the members’ winner.

Landscapes: a practical evening, June 2019

Landscapes June 2019 1
Landscapes June 2019 1

What an evening! The rain was coming down in stair-rods, and we honestly thought that only the committee would turn up! We underestimated our members, and kudos to those who came.

The evening was a great success (if on a smaller scale than usual). Our thanks to Pat for doing an example of a landscape, and giving some pointers, and to Barbara and Verity who commented on the arrangements at the end of the evening.

The finished work was of a high standard, and, as usual very varied. As expected, much of the flowers and foliage were from the garden and hedgerow, and I think we all gained some tips on wild foliage. Well done everyone, and let’s hope the weather is better in July!

Landscapes June2019 2
Landscapes June2019 2

Landscapes June 2019 3
Landscapes June 2019 3

Area Show May 2019

Many congratulations to all our members who entered the show. You all did some wonderful work, and we had many prizes.

Alison Lowther received a first prize in the class, ‘Pearl Divers’ and was also highly commended for her ‘Suffused with Diamonds’. Our secretary, Marina Thorne, was awarded the NOVICE Award for the show, and had prizes in two classes including a second prize for her ‘Fragments of beauty’.

Janet Grainer had four awards, one in each class she entered, including a third with her miniature ‘Birth Stones’.  Carole Springett and Verity Prior also won awards in the pedestal class, ‘It’s a kind of magic’.

Well done everyone, you have made the club proud.

The Pearl Divers
The Pearl Divers

Suffused with diamonds
Suffused with diamonds