Christmas meeting on 7 December

The Christmas meeting will be held at Napier Hall on
Saturday 7 December, doors open at 12:30.

Angraecum sesquipedale - sometimes
called the Star of Bethlehem Orchid,
or Chirstmas Orchid

The Committee will be providing a light buffet lunch for members at a cost of £2.50 per person, to include a glass of wine. 

Derek Belcher will once again challenge members' orchid knowledge with a quiz. There will be a competitive table show as usual, and a raffle - donations of prizes are most welcome.

Places must be booked in advance.  Please advise any dietary requirements.

To book please contact Sam Hurley, tel: 07900 250247,
 e-mail: sam@ballyhurley.com

OSGB Open Autumn Show

The last show of the season will be held at Wraysbury Village Hall, Wraysbury, Middlesex, TW19 5NA on Saturday 2 November 2013.

A later start has been arranged to help members; plants for judging may be delivered and registered between 09:00 and 11:00. 

Judging will begin promptly at 11:00, doors open to the public at 10:30 and entry to the show is free. 

There is plenty of free parking nearby and refreshments will be available.  

This is an open show which means that non-members may enter plants for the competitive table show.

Please note there is no meeting at Napier Hall in November.

Orchid film preview at Kew

This autumn there is a special opportunity to see an excellent new film about orchids, highlighting their pollination and conservation biology. A pre-broadcast screening of the film will be show at the Autumn event run by Orchid Conservation International (OCI) at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The film, Sex and Lies, is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and was filmed by Bristol based wildlife film specialists Sky Vision. The film features the jungles of Borneo, Britain's rare native orchids and the orchid growers of Writhlington School in Somerset.

VIP guests will include the wildlife film crew and many of the scientsists and growers featured in the film. The OCI event runs from 4.30pm on 13th November 2013 at the Jodrell Laboratory, RBG, Kew.

Entry is free to OCI members or costs £5.00 on the door (which includes a free OCI membership).

For more information visit www.orchidconservation.org

Welcome to Cheltenham & District Orchid Society

We are delighted to welcome the Cheltenham & District Orchid Society which recently became affiliated to the OSGB.

Cheltenham & District Orchid Society hold meetings at 19:30 on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at St John's Church Hall, St John's Avenue, Churchdown, Gloucestershire, GL3 2DA.

For more information please contact Rod Wells, tel: 01684 294485, e-mail: secretary@cheltenhamorchids.org, website: www.cheltenhamorchids.org

October meeting this weekend

The October monthly meeting at Napier Hall will be held as usual, on Saturday 5th October, doors open at 13:30.

Ray Creek will be our guest lecturer, talking about successful orchid culture and growing in chipped coconut husk, and will be bringing a wide selection of plants for sale.

Please come along to display your plants on the table show, browse through a selection of books from our orchid library or just join us for refreshments and an orchid chat.

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