NEWSLETTER – JANUARY/MARCH 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dear Members I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year doesn’t it go fast after all that preparation and anticipation. We are at the start of 2019 and hope we can look forward to some good gardening weather.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Membership - Memberships are up for renewal in February.  If you can fill in the slip at the end of this letter and either bring it with you to the February meeting or send together with a stamped addressed envelope to Debbie who will then send you your membership card and programme back to you.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Chairman and Committee Members - Running the Society and putting on the Shows takes time and commitment from the committee and with illness, age and members leaving the area we are struggling – could you help? Committee meetings are held usually once a month and last approximately 1 hour. Show preparation involves an hour or so on the Friday evening or the Saturday morning. The saying “many hands make light work” is very apt and we could really do with several more.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Chairman or Chairperson means exactly that to chair committee meetings. If you do not feel able to introduce our Speakers or make announcements at our meetings that is not a problem. If you are interested and would like to know more please contact me on 322003.                                                                                                                                                                                                Programme 2019 - We have a full and varied programme for you to look forward to which I am sure we will all find very interesting. The February meeting will include a “seed swop” if you have any spares please bring them along.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Spring Show - The Spring Show this year is on Saturday 30th March. Staging will be on the Saturday morning from 8 am to 11 am. Full details are in the new Schedule. If you have never entered our Show’s before why not make it your “New Year’s Resolution” to try it! We have lots of different classes and I am sure there is something to suit everyone.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    On behalf of the Officers and Committee I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope to see you at our February meeting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Sue Formstone                                                                                                                             Secretary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Membership Please enclose a Stamped Addressed Envelope if you are not able to pick up your membership card and programme at a meeting Subscription for 2019 - Joint - £12.00/ Single £7.00 – please circle the membership you require Please send to Ms Debbie Corbett, Address is 17 Wind-Song, Moel View Road, Nant Mawr Estate, Buckley, Flintshire, CH7 2BT. 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