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	Chorleywood & District Horticultural Society
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	The following are available to members of the Society
	Coach outings - 2009
	Sunday Sunday April 26th - Ramster, Surrey
	Wednesday 20th May - The Manor House, Stevington, nr Bedford
	Sunday June 27th - Hanbury Hall & Spetchley Park, Worcs
	Thursday 6th August - Hatfield House
	Saturday 19th September - West Dean Gardens nr Chichester

	To enquire about the visits, contact Chris or Sandra Kemp on 01923 284665

	Society Events
	Winter and Social Events
	Meetings with guest speakers are held at Chorleywood Library in January, February and March. The winter social evening forms part of the February meeting. These are held on Friday evenings usually mid-month. See Calendar page for details. Posters are displayed in the Library and some local shops. Additional events are occasionally organised – see Calendar page for details of any in the coming months.
	Previous events
	Summer Celebration 2008 - 60th anniversary of the re-forming of the Society after the Second World War 60 members and friends packed the Royal British Legion Hall on Friday 25th July and were thoroughly entertained by Edwin Rye talking about ‘David Austin Roses’. Mr Rye had brought with him some lovely examples of these roses from his own garden. Those present also enjoyed a buffet supper and a slice of the Society’s birthday cake. The cake, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the re-forming of the Society after World War II, was formally cut by Cllr. Mrs Marilyn Hampton, Chairman of Chorleywood Parish Council.

	Winter meetings - 2008 The 3 meetings held during the early months of this year were very well supported and were much enjoyed by members and their guests. We learned about the early days of flower arranging from Mrs Betty Stockwell and the wild flowers of the Chilterns from Dr Brenda Harold. We were also entertained by Mr John Willson, who read extracts from Gilbert White’s ‘A Natural History of Selbourne’ and illustrated these with slides taken in his own garden near High Wycombe.

	Winter Event - 2007 Over 40 members packed into the Library on 16th February for our winter social evening. After an enjoyable buffet meal, Mr Jim Dale of British Weather Services answered members' questions about the weather in an inimitably lively and relevant way. Questions ranged widely form the Valley Road 'frost pocket' through climate change to jet streams!