H OVE G ARDENING C LUB NEWSLETTER DIARY Meetings 2017: July 18 - New, Rare & Unusual Plants at Hilliers - Kevin Hobbs August 15 - at Portslade Town Hall - Garden- ing with Native Plants - Alan Edmondson Sept 18 - Gardening for Economists - Guy Deakins PLEASE NOTE: The date for the AGM is wrongly shown in the Schedule. The correct date is 21 November 2017. ISSUE 34 SUMMER 2017 Newsletter Editors: Jo Adams, Pat Winter, Marilyn High Contact Jo at: 69 Wish Road, Hove BN3 4LN. Tel: 01273 723695 [email protected]EVENTS 28-29 July - Festival of the Garden at Charles- ton. Talks by well-known speakers, craft demon- strations, plant stall. www.charleston.org.uk/ festivalofthegarden/ The NGS Yellow Book listing Open Gardens in the South-East is avail- able at our meetings. Pick up a copy on a table near the entrance. htttp://hovegardeningclub.co.uk Our 15 August meeting will be the first at our new venue, Portslade Town Hall in Victoria Road. Opened in 1928, it was originally known as Ronuk Hall and Welfare Institute, being built for the Ronuk Polish factory and used as a canteen during working hours and as a recreational facility at other times. In 1959 it was purchased by Portslade Urban District Council and is now owned by Brighton & Hove Council. The hall is larger and has good facilities, also an organ, not to mention a disco ball, plus a mural on one wall, commissioned from local artist Barrie Huntbach in 1971, for which he was paid the magnificent sum of £15! We look forward to seeing you there. THE PLANT SALE this year was, we think, the best ever. We had many really good quality plants to sell, some delicious cakes and Audrey’s wonderful cheese and potato pie - although not everybody got to see or taste it, it disappeared so quickly We made an astonishing £1,424.51. Thanks to all who grew such wonderful plants and vegetables and made the cakes etc., also to those who generously gave up their time on the Friday night to set up the tables and price the plants, and on the Saturday when it really is hard work, but also very enjoyable, selling them. Thanks also go to those who at the end cleared up the mess and washed the floors. And lastly, to Viv, for counting out all that loose change. She must have spent the whole afternoon making piles of coins and bundles of notes while the rest of us were able to put our feet up! As you know, the plant sale is the main money raiser which enables us to have such good speakers during the year. WE’RE ON THE MOVE! GOODBYE GLEBE VILLAS, HELLO PORTSLADE TOWN HALL Our last meeting at Glebe Villas Hall will be in July and, after nearly 60 years in the same location, we will be sorry to say goodbye to the old hall, formerly known as St Leonard’s Hall. This is a copy of an early photograph of the hall, which was opened in October 1914, showing trees at the front and a wooden fence. The land cost £200 with a building cost of £1,350.
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HOVE GARDENING CLUB
NEWSLETTER
DIARY
Meetings 2017:
July 18 - New, Rare & Unusual Plants at Hilliers - Kevin Hobbs
August 15 - at Portslade Town Hall - Garden-ing with Native Plants - Alan Edmondson
28-29 July - Festival of the Garden at Charles-ton. Talks by well-known speakers, craft demon-strations, plant stall. www.charleston.org.uk/ festivalofthegarden/
The NGS Yellow Book listing Open Gardens in the South-East is avail-able at our meetings. Pick up a copy on a table near the entrance.
htttp://hovegardeningclub.co.uk
Our 15 August meeting will be the first at our
new venue, Portslade Town Hall in Victoria
Road. Opened in 1928, it was originally known as
Ronuk Hall and Welfare Institute, being built for
the Ronuk Polish factory and used as a canteen
during working hours and as a recreational facility
at other times. In 1959 it was purchased by
Portslade Urban District Council and is now
owned by Brighton & Hove Council. The hall is
larger and has good facilities, also an organ, not to
mention a disco ball, plus a mural on one wall, commissioned from local artist
Barrie Huntbach in 1971, for which he was paid the magnificent sum of £15! We
look forward to seeing you there.
THE PLANT SALE this year was, we
think, the best ever. We had many really
good quality plants to sell, some delicious
cakes and Audrey’s wonderful cheese and
potato pie - although not everybody got to
see or taste it, it disappeared so quickly We
made an astonishing £1,424.51.
Thanks to all who grew such wonderful
plants and vegetables and made the cakes
etc., also to those who generously gave up
their time on the Friday night to set up the tables and price the plants, and on the
Saturday when it really is hard work, but also very enjoyable, selling them.
Thanks also go to those who at the end
cleared up the mess and washed the floors.
And lastly, to Viv, for counting out all that
loose change. She must have spent the whole
afternoon making piles of coins and bundles
of notes while the rest of us were able to put
our feet up! As you know, the plant sale is
the main money raiser which enables us to
have such good speakers during the year.
WE’RE ON THE MOVE! GOODBYE GLEBE VILLAS,
HELLO PORTSLADE TOWN HALL
Our last meeting at Glebe Villas Hall will
be in July and, after nearly 60 years in the
same location, we will be sorry to say
goodbye to the old hall, formerly known as
St Leonard’s Hall. This is a copy of an
early photograph of the hall, which was
opened in October 1914, showing trees at
the front and a wooden fence. The land cost
£200 with a building cost of £1,350.
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Photo Competition for January 2018. Categories for next year are:
Patterns in nature 2. Frost 3. Moss and/or Lichens (Patterns in nature could be clouds, ripples in sand/water, flowers, leaves, trees,
insects, animals - in fact, anything that you think fits the bill.)
Photos are displayed at the January party and members choose the winners. So have your
camera ready and set your imagination free.
Rules: Photos should be no more than 5”x 7” in size and unframed. Please write your
name on the back. Members may each enter only one photo per category.
OUTINGS 2017:
OSBORNE HOUSE, I.o.W. - Tuesday 4th July - there are still some places left on the
coach if you would like to join us for what will be another interesting day out.
Cost members £34.00, members with English Heritage m/ship £22.00
Non-HGC members £36.00, non HGC members with English Heritage m/ship £24.00
This includes coach, ferry, entrance to Osborne House and driver's tip.