Buckland Brewer Gardeners' Club Meetings
Our meetings usually take place on the third Thursday of the month at 7.30 pm in the Buckland Brewer Village Hall.
Everyone welcome. Membership is £6 for the year, guests pay £1 on the door.
Forthcoming meetings
- Thursday 18 February 2010, Village Hall, AGM
- Thursday 18 March 2010, Village Hall, to be confirmed
Previous meetings
- Thursday 22 February 2007, Church Schoolroom, founding meeting.
- Thursday 22 March 2007, Village Hall, first formal meeting, constitution and subscriptions discussed.
Mr Sillifant spoke about bee-keeping. - Thursday 19 April 2007, Village Hall, Mr Cole gave a demonstration of dowsing, barn owls and the Nature Trail at Rose Ash. The raffle raised £20
- Thursday 17 May 2007, Village Hall, Mr Eric Birchall spoke about 'Vegetables without Pain'.
- Thursday 28 June 2007, Visit to Cheristow Lavender Farm.
- Thursday 19 July 2007, Village Hall, Marigold Badcock speaking on Companions to Clematis.
- Thursday 16 August 2007, Village Hall, Mary Breeds spoke on the wildflowers of Braunton Burrows
- Thursday 20 September 2007, Village Hall. Robin Hull speaking on 'Nursery Plants and Their Character'
- Thursday 18 October 2007, Village Hall. Club social evening with pumpkin growing competition, quizzes, skittles, raffle and "Flower of the Month".
- Thursday 15 November 2007, Village Hall. Arthur Birch on 'The Walled Garden' at Winsford.
- December 2007: no club meeting.
- Thursday 17 January 2008, Village Hall, gardeners' questions with Nick Oliver from St John's Garden Centre.
- Thursday 21 February 2008, Village Hall. Annual General Meeting. Also, the Appledore Singers!
- Thursday 20 March 2008: Don Cockman formerly of Sutton Seeds and BBC Radio Devon spoke about allotment vegetables. Confirmation of the new committee and officers.
- Thursday 17 April, Village Hall, Ione Willcock, Exmoor Park Ranger.
- Thursday 15 May, Village Hall, Dave Hopkins from the Merry Harriers, hanging basket demonstrations.
- Thursday 17 July, Village Hall, Dick Joy, vegetables, growing and showing.
- Thursday 21 August, visit to Castle Hill, Filleigh
- Thursday 18 September, Village Hall, Howard and Sally Willis, Fernwood Nursery, gardening for wildlife
- Thursday 16 October, Village Hall, social evening: pumpkin competition, skittles, quiz, bring and share.
- Thursday 20 November, Village Hall, Derek Burdett, winter colour for Christmas
- Thursday 15 January 2009, Village Hall, David Kennard, North Devon shepherd
- Thursday 19 February 2009, Village Hall, AGM and social event
- Thursday 19 March 2009, Village Hall, Nick Oliver, St John's Garden Centre, the return of BBGC question time
- Thursday 16 April 2009, Village Hall, Deborah Hastings, therapeutic gardening
- Thursday 14 May 2009, Village Hall,
- Saturday 13 June 2009, Open gardens in Buckland Brewer
- Thursday 18 June 2009, visit to Torrington 1646
- Thursday 16 July 2009, Village Hall, Paul Rendell, Wild plants of the west country
- Thursday 20 August 2009, visit to Winsford walled garden
- Thursday 17 September 2009, Village Hall, Nick Oliver, spring bulbs
- Thursday 15 October 2009, Village Hall, Social evening
- Thursday 19 November 2009, Village Hall, James Marshall, The work of a thatcher
- December 2009: no meeting
- Thursday 21 January 2010, Village Hall, Dave Squire, winter gardens