Herald - Issue 418

Page 50 • The HERALD • 27th January 2022 v EMAIL: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | Dibden Purlieu Hythe & District Horticultural & Craft Show by Sue Bailey, Clerk to the Council Help! We have been going since 1904… and don’t want to ounder now. We’ve shown onions, owers, carrots, and cakes. We’ve shown what can be grown in our own gardens and allotments, whether its owers months has shown us all that we need green spaces, the outdoors, freshly grown food and wildlife more than ever. So please come and help us make this show into something special. We want to make the show relatable to family life and to those who don’t have big gardens, just a window box maybe, as well as displaying those divine dahlias and tasty turnips. Come and help us - both as a member organising it and a helper at the event. e Parish Council in Hythe & Dibden will provide assistance, guidance and support to get this event going again – starting with a tea and biscuit event for those interested. Please email: sue.bailey@ hytheanddibden.gov.uk for details. Go on…. make it your New Year resolution! or veg. e o r g a n i s i n g c o mm i t t e e has now admitted we need to usher in the next g ene r a t i on . It’s not just COV I D - 1 9 related, but a mixture of members maturing, and who’ve done this for many d e c a d e s , plus helpers moving away. e past 18 Do you have a few hours spare to help keep the show going for the next generation? Plans for an Enriching, Creative, Floral 2022! by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club Foresters Flower Club hopes everyone had a healthy, magical Christmas and wishes all readers a very Happy, Healthy 2022! Here is a partial glimpse of our 2022 programme. All meetings are on the rst ursday of the month (excluding January) at 7.30pm at Copythorne Parish Hall SO40 2NZ : 3rd February: Carole Norman – Demonstration ‘Hearts and Flowers’ 3rd March: AGM and Presentation – Gill Pelton ‘Homes and Gardens’ 1920/30’s 7th April: Allison Finch - Demonstration ‘Well Read’ 5th May: Presentation – Julia Baker ‘A History of Furzey Gardens’ 2nd June: Visit to Furzey Gardens TBC. Afternoon outing including refreshments 1st September: Graham King - Demonstration, all things Wicker We look forward to welcoming our members in February together with any visitors who may like to come along and see who we are and what we do. ere is always a warm welcome. Current COVID-19 restrictions will apply to protect us all. In the meantime we wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2022. For more information contact Debbie orne: 07769 830752.