Past Meetings & Events
FEBRUARY MEETING
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 19:30Jane Steward
‘The Wonderful Medlar, Our Forgotten Fruit’
Jane is owner of Eastgate Larder, specialist grower and producer of medlar preserves. Jane will talk about her passion for reviving the medlar and the orchard they have planted at Eastgate.
JANUARY MEETING
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - 19:30Chris Bell
‘Climate Change’
Chris is weather forecaster, UEA lecturer and BBC Look East Weather Presenter. This will be a talk given by an expert on this present very topical subject. The talk will also touch on forecasting, with plenty of local photographs as illustration.
CHRISTMAS PARTY CANCELLED
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 19:00Due to the bad weather we decided to POSTPONE last night's Christmas Party.
BUT, the hall is available for NEXT TUESDAY and the weather forecast is set to be frost free so how about it - SHALL WE PARTY THEN!!!!
Please let me know, by email, if you will come along next Tuesday as we want a good turnout and if we know rough numbers in advance we can get the booze in and the non-alcoholic punch of course.
Hope you can all make it and looking forward to it after all the ups and downs we have had, even since the lockdowns, with us cancelling a summer meeting as it was too hot!!!
Looking forward to your responses.
NOVEMBER MEETING
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 19:30Erica Vaccari
'Bressingham Gardens Through the Seasons'
Erica is a garden writer and photographer, published mainly in Italy and Slovenia. She is also the head of a small bespoke Garden and Wildflower tour agency. She came to Bressingham in 2020 as a volunteer gardener and ended up joining the Bloom family. Today she is the author for the Bressingham Gardens website, manager of the online shop, coordinator of the Volunteer Programme, coordinator of Bressingham residential Garden trips, guided visits and workshops.
OCTOBER MEETING
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 19:30Johnny Walkers
‘Every Show has a Story’
Johnny worked at Taylors Bulbs for more than 25 years and is known to have the ‘Midas Touch’ for his huge haul of awards at both Chelsea and Harrogate flower shows, where he racked up 23 consecutive Chelsea Gold Awards and numerous Premier Awards at the Harrogate Flower Show. Back by popular demand after his talk last year Johnny will be covering some of the traumas, he has experienced in 30+ years of showing and explains how they produce daffodils in order to put on a Gold Medal winning exhibit at the end of May!
Johnny will also be brining bulbs to sell!
Also:-
Autumn Bag Sale
Please bring surplus plants in one or more bags to be sold at 50p per bag.
SEPTEMBER MEETING
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - 19:30Ian Bedford
‘Bugs on the Move’
Ian is a retired Research Entomologist and Consultant who can also be heard on BBC Radio Norfolk and his talk will cover how insects and other invertebrates use a range of different signals to find mates, food and habitats. What are these signals? Is climate change affecting bugs?
This talk is a collaboration between RALGA and Reepham Gardening Club, as such RALGA members are very welcome to attend the meeting, just paying the normal £1 members fee at the door (includes tea/coffee and cake!)
AUGUST MEETING
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 19:30Summer Show and Social Evening
A light-hearted, slightly competitive evening with something for everyone including a Quiz.
JULY MEETING CANCELLED
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 19:30Bad news I am afraid. Due to the forecasted heatwave next week our speaker has cancelled. He suffers with asthma and the recent heat has been affecting his voice and due to the very high temperatures expected next Tuesday he has decided to cancel in advance rather than on the day.
However, this has also led us to the decision not to seek a replacement speaker and to cancel the meeting altogether for Health and Safety reasons. With the temperature in Reepham predicated to still be in excess of 30degrees at 7.00pm on Tuesday evening opening the doors at the Town Hall wont solve the heat problem and we don't want anyone suffering with heat exhaustion or worse!
We are ever so sorry for this but look forward to seeing you at the Summer Show on the 16th August.
With apologies.
Bryan Thurlow
‘We’ll Meet Again – An Evacuee’s Story’
Bryan has a background in professional theatre and a passion for plants. After his excellent performance of ‘The Perennial Mr. Potter’ a few years ago at the Garden Club he has been invited back for his portrayal of Billy Jackson, who was evacuated with his sister to a small farm near Bury St Edmunds
JUNE MEETING
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 19:45Rosemary Ward
‘A Year in the Life of a Market Garden’
Rosemary has always been involved in the family market gardening business. The talk is based on the family business, which Rosemary has now been involved in for more than 40 years. Although it is on a much larger scale than most people’s gardens or allotments, it is surprising how much of what they do applies to smaller veg gardens as well. The talk starts in January, and she will cover various aspects, such as ground preparation, seed sowing, planting, pests and diseases, harvesting and selling.