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At our September meeting we welcomed Angela Woodley who brought us a flower arranging demonstration entitled Travelers Tales. Angela took us on a trip around the many countries she has visited and created a beautiful flower arrangment for each one.

Firstly a wooden French champagne box was filled with sunflowers supported in chicken wire mechanics within a bowl and Angela told us about going to the Paris Olympics. Atop an upturned half-barrel her second design in 'Renewal Foam' included both red and red/pink roses, tawny coloured chrysanths with pittosporum and garalyptica foliage arranged in a geometric shape. The colourings linked to the wine and port industry of Portugal. Angela then told us about her wonderful trip to Japan at cherry blossom time, her journey on the Bullet train, and tours to Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to the spectacular Golden Temple. The accompanying flower arrangement was done on top of a porcelain vase with Japanese scenes of cherry blossom time. Pink edged phormium gave height to the arrangement with fatsia leaves around the base of the design. Filler foliage of pink tinged hebe was used with single bloom pink chrysanths with dark purple centres and single purple chrysanths completing the arrangement. Angela then took us to Australia with a design that incorporated a boomerang alongside pink gladioli, baby blue eucalyptus leaves and the tropical looking, red/orange (Uluru coloured), pin-cushion-like, leucospermum (Tanya), to New Zealand with a hand-tied arrangment which included lucious ferns, lemon antirhinnums and white lisianthus and finally to India where she told us about her hair raising Tuk-Tuk rides and a visit to the bejewelled Taj Mahal and created a brightly coloured three tiered arrangement with red carnations, yellow roses and orange germini through a backdrop of foliage which included variegated eleagnus, laurel, pittosporum and eunonymous. We were treated to an absolutely fabulous evening. Our thanks go to Angela

COMING UP...............

Don't forget our clubnight meetings from July 2026 onwards are being held at English Martyrs Church Hall in Vicarage Lane Horley while Regent Hall is refurbished.

At our October meeting on Tuesday 6th October we have Michelle King coming to bring us a talk entitled 'Pudding and Tame'. Michelle has come to us before and we are delighted to welcome her back this time as a NAFAS Speaker. It sounds an intriguing title. We always welcome visitors so why not come along for the evening.

Bring and Buy Table October: This month the theme is Jigsaws, Books or Games. The nights are drawing in so why not sort out your games cupboard and book shelves to prepare for cosy nights in. See what you can pass on and then pick up something new at the Bring and Buy table. Every bit helps to raise money for the club.

Renewals or New Subscriptions to the Flower Arranger Magazine and due now. This is a quarterley magazine full of inspiration for your own arrangements, news of events in the flowerr world step by step instruction for seasonal arrangements and much more. Subscription has remained at £17 this year. Members ordering through the club benefit from a substantial saving over the local newsagent. Please let Amanda S know if you would like to take up this offer.

We will soon be taking bookings for our Christmas Wreath Making Event so keep checking back for more news of this evening event which will take place on Thursday, December 10th.