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Contact Details:
Chairman: Gwynneth Taylor
Tel: 01484 850354
email: gwynneth.phil@btinternet.com
Secretary: Lynne Knight -Tel Mobile:07846 790845
email: ldkflower@btinternet.com
Webmaster: Dawn Meakin
email: dawnsfloralheart@ntlworld.com
When & Where?
We meet every second Wednesday of each month at 7.15pm, at St. Bartholomews Church Hall, 8 Greens Ends Road, Meltham, Holmfirth HD9 5NW.(see map). Within our programme of events we have an exciting arrray of floral demonstrations, incorporating the latest trends and techniques by Area & National demonstrators and workshops by experienced teachers. So you really get the opportunity for a 'hands on experience' every alternate month. There are also opportunities to take part in club events, competitions and flower festivals, click on gallery to view the latest photographs/designs from Shibden Hall where some of us had the opputunity to stretch our imagination to the ultimate!
How Much?
To attend a demonstration for non-members it's £5 or why not become a member?
It's only £30.00 per annum, and this year the membership incorporates six demonstrations and six workshops all with a nice mix of traditional and contemporary floral designs.
WHY?
Within our welcoming, friendly environment why not take time out to relax? To have a coffee and a friendly chat, whilst watching a wonderful flower arranging demonstration, perhaps if you are lucky - take a lovely flower arrangement home, or just pick up a new skill, trend or technique at one of our workshops. The club comprises of both beginners and more experienced, so there is always someone on hand to offer help and advice.
Sales
We offer, as a service to all our members/guests, a variety of flower arranging sundries, which is available to purchase at every meeting.
New Team Member
Pennine Borders committee, were delighted to welcome
Joan West
their latest recruit, as a new member
of the team.
Putting Down The Roots!
The Pennine Borders Flower Club was launched in November 2006 with a demonstration by television presenter and florist Carl Wilde.
A long standing flower club in Meltham had unfortunately closed several years previously and it was decided to hold the new club on the same evening and in the same venue at Meltham Parish Hall, in order to attract members from the surrounding villages.
Sheila Rodgers consulted with Joan O’Brien, Gwynneth Taylor, Maureen Pearson and two previous Chairmen of the old club, Dorothy Firth and Joan Garlick in order to found the new club.
The concept was to bring together both new and experienced flower arrangers to share their love of flowers and to learn from one another. NAFAS demonstrators, Teachers and Speakers would be invited to share their skills and ideas to stimulate the members.
In the first year we quickly recruited 65 members and the membership has continued at this level ever since.
Once we were established financially, we were affiliated to the North East Area of NAFAS and some of our members attend Area events as well as Council meetings.
We enjoy bi-monthly workshops alternating with demonstrations and, whenever possible, we offer trips to Area or National events.
Coffee mornings and charitable events help us to raise money for the club and good causes, and we have been involved in several flower festivals, so we hope that we contribute very much to the local community and the North East Area.
Written by Sheila Rodgers
Technology within Floral Art
by Mary Greenwood
You can now interact with the club on Facebook and Twitter as well as email the club directly.
We live in a world where technology is easily available and much of this is integrated into our personal lives. Staying in touch, sharing a common interest and finding information is accessible through the internet. To compliment the success of the web site the committee have decided to start using social media to:
* Stay in touch with other the members
* connect with other groups in the area
*effectively work with national groups
*connect easily with others regarding all things floral
So why not follow us on Twitter @Pennine Borders or like us on Facebook Pennine Borders Flower Club or email penninebordersflowerclub@gmail.com
Sad News for Pennine Borders......
but exciting News for Joan O'Brien
as she announced at the AGM.....
At the Annual General meeting held on March 14th 2012 Joan O’Brien, our President, announced that due to her commitments on the Area Council Executive Committee of NAFAS, she will no longer be able to be on our Club committee. She will still hold the position of President with us, but not be able to attend committee meetings. We thank Joan, one of the founder team, for all her work and commitment to the club over the past 6 years. She has always been an enthusiastic and wholly committed worker. We wish her well in her post as 2nd Vice Chairman of the N E Area of NAFAS.
Written by Gwynneth Taylor (Chairman)
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*Attention All Budding Flower Competitors*
'A grand day out' was had by all attending Harrogate Flower Show this year, I would appreciate it, if anybody has any photos to insert into the gallery page, please email webmaster at the bottom of this page thankyou.
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Honley Show
Schedules are out now
contact the webmaster for schedule
& entry form in a PDF format.
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WOW!
All members were enthused, inspired and motivated, at the workshop held on the 11th April Workshop 2012 by the
Professional Willow Artist
Rachel Poole
Rachel has a great passion and talent with many innovative ideas, that I am sure we all benefitted from and will enhance many hours of further learning.
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Pennine Borders Raise Cash for Charity
A vision of pink tights, the talk of fishnet stockings and suspenders, was the image that put a smile on everyone’s face on the evening of 10th August 2011. When, Pennine Borders Flower Club put on a fantastic evening of entertainment, in aid of charity. Sheila Rodgers helped to set the scene with her beautiful, demonstrated floral arrangements, for the very entertaining guest speaker Tony Cleaver, re-living his experiences ‘From Karaoke to Cabaret’.
The fantastic sum of £700.00 was raised for the charity
‘Breast Cancer Care’.
Photographed from the left, Susan Maddocks, Gwynneth Taylor, Tony Cleaver and Sheila Rodgers, doing their bit for Breast Cancer Care. More photographs see Gallery 2
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Silver & Gold Awards For Committee Members of Pennine Borders at
The 139th Penistone Show
The evening before, Saturday 10th September 2011 saw a few of our members entering the flower arranging competition at Penistone, working hard, creating, manipulating, all using plant materials in such innovative ways some late into in the evening, having great fun, making new friends and with fantastic results, 2 silver awards, 1 gold award and 'The Best in Show Award'.See Competitions
yet more competition results... now in from
a few pennine borders girls, that entered Huddersfield flower Club Competion, at the YMCA on Thursday 13th October 2011. The results were a first, second and commended see the competitions page.
£2,500 profit for Macmillian
Each year clubs raise money for charities with coffee mornings, flower festivals, etc. and this year, at the end of March, was no exception. Members of our flower club, along with arrangers from clubs throughout the North East Area of NAFAS, took part in a wonderful flower festival at the 'GRADE II listed 15th Century house Shibden Hall, Halifax'. Each arranger gave up their time, pushed their talents to their highest and used plant materials in many innovative ways , with truly amazing results (please see gallery). The North East Area of NAFAS raised £2,500.00 profit for the Macmillan Cancer Support.
A Bronze Award .......
Congratulations to all in Sheila Rodgers' team who took part in creating the wonderful display titled 'A Royal Gala' for the North East Area stand at Harrogate Spring Flower Show in April 2011. For all their hard work, enthusiasm and creativity the talented team brought home to Meltham 'A Bronze Award'.
......... and a Commended Placement
Also many congratulations go to Kim Howe and Mary Greenwood who entered Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2011 club class titled: 'It changed the world' and were 'commended' for their creative talents.
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