Page 56 • The HERALD • 1st August 2024 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ SPADEWORK Family Landscaping & Fencing Team ] Decking & Natural Sandstone Paving ] Patios ] Driveways ] Block Paving ] Turfing ] All Types of Domestic & Commercial Fencing ] Security Fencing Supplied & Fitted Tel: (023) 8089 4909 Mobile: 07703 566814 u Free Estimates u Fully Insured • All types of trees expertly felled, topped & pruned • Stump Grinding • Hedges pruned & trimmed • Lawns Laid • Fencing & garden work • Rubbish Clearance • Patios & drives jet-washed • Patios & Drives resurfaced or replaced Registerd Waste Carrier Licence CBDU374716 H Fully Insured H Evening: 01794 522092 Daytime Mobile: 07511 863693 Email: treefellers@gmx.com All Aspects of Garden Work Undertaken • Driveways • Paving • Artificial Grass • Turfing • Decking • Fencing • Hedge Cutting • Landscaping Hythe Garden Contractors Family company established 1977 For a free quotation please call 023 8084 3556 or 023 8084 0378 Blackfield Horticultural & Craft Show’s 40th Anniversary! In 1984 a committee of local groups put together the first Blackfield Horticultural & Cra Show, 40 years later the show is still going strong. e rst show took place in the community centre in Blackfield, moving to the Scout and Guide Hut at Gang Warily for many years before moving to Jubilee Hall in Fawley. e committee really wanted to take the show back to Black eld and thanks to the Royal British Legion the show has been able to return to the village. is year’s Black eld Horticultural & Cra Show will take place on Saturday 10th August at the Royal British Legion and promises to be a bigger show with lots of classes in vegetables, owers, plants, fruit, oral art, cookery, photography, handicra s and children’s classes with cups and trophies to be won, supported by local groups and people, including: • Mervyn Francis Novice Plate, awarded for something grown by a child • Sam Kitcher Cup, awarded for best vegetable • Allotment Association Shield, awarded for most points in the vegetable section • George Aldridge Cup, award to the runner up in the vegetable section • Roger Randall Jubilee Cup, awarded for the best cut ower • Black eld Gardening Club Challenge Cup, awarded for most points in the vegetable, fruit, ower and plant sections • Waterside Flower Club Cup, awarded for most points in the Floral Art section • Country Store Cookery Cup, awarded for most points in the cookery section • Langley W.I. Cup, awarded for the best cookery in show • Beaulieu Trophy, awarded for most points in the photography section • ExxonMobil Cup, Awarded for the best photograph in show • Terry Walker Cup, Awarded for a machine knitted garment • Black eld, Exbury & Fawley W.I. Shield, awarded for most points in the handicra section • Halifax Plate, awarded for the most outstanding handicra exhibit in show • Sivier Cup, awarded for the children’s class, a miniature garden • Black eld Horticultural & Cra Show Junior Challenge Cup, awarded for most points in the children’s section • Black eld Horticultural & Cra Show Challenge Cup, awarded for most points in the whole show e committee would love new people to enter, there is a class for everyone, or go along to the show and see what everyone has grown or made and join them for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. For more information please contact: Dawn Utterson 07825 908428. Hythe Flower Club News July has been a very busy month for Hythe Flower Club. On the 2nd they held their annual Summer a ernoon tea in a members garden. ere was a ra e, tombola and plenty of sandwiches and delicious cakes including scones with jam and cream. Members had the chance to make buttonholes which proved popular. A lovely social occasion thoroughly enjoyed by all those attending. anks must go to the committee for their hard work. On 11th July at their usual club venue they welcomed their speaker Jill Pelton with her talk entitled ‘In the 20’s and 30’s’. With posters to illustrate the various topics it was an interesting journey through the years. Mentioning that some women were granted the vote in 1918 but it wasn’t until 1928 that all women were eligible. Social history proved informative and is relevant to our lives in 2024. ey heard about the garden designers of the time such as Vita Sackville West and Gertrude Jekyll. As a Flower Club they of course had to hear the story of Constance Spry. An entertaining talk and they thank Jill for a lovely evening. Their next meeting is on 12th September when they have a ‘Watch and Do’. A fun evening when they have a design assembled for them to copy. Everything needed is provided by the club at a cost of £7. Although they are given the same items it is amazing how di erent they can be. ey meet at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall on the 2nd Thursday of the month except August. 6.45pm for 7.30pm and visitors are always warmly welcomed. Email address: HytheFlowerClub@ outlook.com Plants for Honey Bees Bartley Horticultural Society next meeting is on Thursday 15th August for a talk titled ‘Plants for Honey Bees’ by New Forest Beekeepers. Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NW at 7.30pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Visitors fee applies. For more information you can write to them at: Mavis Cottage, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www.bartleyhs.org.uk
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