Spring Flower Show

Wow!  What a wonderful day.  Today's Spring Flower Show at its new venue at Tiverton Community Arts Theatre was a huge success.  The exhibits were outstanding and the judges commented on the wonderful plants on display.

Here are a selection of winners together a panoramic view of the show.  Photos by Ros Nichols.

Setting up this morning

 Exhibitors setting the stage

 In the foyer arranging exhibits

This afternoon 

Ros Nichols with her winning decorative arrangement

Sue Gollop with her winning Amaryllis

Jubilee Class winner - Tim Nichols

The Town's Mayor made an impromptu visit

to promote the Tiverton In Bloom competition

Chad Stone with his winning narcissi

Monica Seatheron accepting her award for shrubs from Chairman Tim Nichols

The Show at TCAT

North Devon Hedgehog Rescue

Anni Nicholls from Braunton was March's guest speaker.  She runs the North Devon Hedgehog Rescue.  She was very imformative and said that because of the way we garden nowadays there is a danger that the little animals could be extinct by 2025.

Fruit Trees by Paul Fonnereau

Our friend Paul Fonnereau from Cove Garden Nursery came and gave us a talk about growing Fruit Trees for our first meeting of the year.  Imformative and interesting Paul brought a number of species with him.

We held a competition for the best hellebore flower and Margaret Grose won from the 10 entries.

New Point of Contact

The AGM was a success with a few changes in the officers on the committee.  Ros Nichols is stepping down as Secretary after 15 years in the role.  She will remain on the committee but the Club now has a new Point of Contact in the name of Chris Redhead.  Chris will replace Maggie Roberts on the committee who is reseigning after several years.

Members have been given Chris's contact details and can be emailed via tivertongardenclub@hotmail.co.uk

Programmes awaiting AGM

2015 plans

The Club's Annual General meeting is next week - Tuesday 27th January at The Memorial Hall at 7.30pm.  The new year's programme and membership cards will be available and the annual subscription remains at £5.

Christmas Social & Prize Giving

The New Hall was festively decorated for the Club's annual Christmas Social and Prize giving evening.



Table arrangements made by Sue Atkins;
Maggie Roberts
& Tim Nichols

 Best decorated parcel competition won by Janet Billing

 Best hand decorated competition won by Maureen Coldham







Our President Lady Amory presented the winners of the Flower Show with their prizes:

 Maggie Roberts - winner of the decorative section

 Tim & Ros Nichols sharing the runner up cup in the decorative section

 Andrew Hilton receiving his son's cup for Children under 6

 Paige Nichols winning her cup for the 6th year running in the Children over 7

Maureen Coldham winning
the Miscellaneous Cut Flowers section

 Alby Berry with the Bethany Hope Pretty in Pink Cup

 Jean Bennett winning the Trees & Shrubs section

Sue Gollop winning the Pot Plants section

 Ros Nichols winning the photography section

 Jean Bennett winning the Amory Cup for most points on aggegrate

All prize winners with their trophies and our Club President Lady Amory on the far right

Our entertainment - Ukelele Crazy

 Our Val - Val Payne