The Holmer Green Gardening Association
Founded in 1944
Newsletter No 3, August, 2025
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President: Tony Harper, 4 Darvills Meadow, Holmer Green, 01494 718180
Secretaries: Terry and Val Owen, 4 Clementi Avenue, Holmer Green, 07587 124729
OUTING TO RHS GARDEN, HYDE HALL,
Wednesday 10th September 2025
There are still a few places left on this, our annual visit to an RHS Garden. This trip really is a bargain because, as the VPA is affiliated with the RHS, the only cost is for the coach trip, £18.00.
The coach will leave Holmer Green at about 9:15am and leave Hyde Hall for the return trip at 3:30pm.
If you’d like to join the trip, you can download a booking form here or collect one from our Trading Store in Beech Tree Road on a Sunday between 10:00am and noon. Or contact the organisers, Terry and Val Owen, by phone (07587 124729) or via secretary@hgvpa.club.
If you have any friends who aren’t VPA members, they are welcome to come along too.
ANNUAL SHOW, Saturday 6th September 2025
Our Annual Show takes place at on 6th September and, as usual, features classes for fruits, vegetables, flowers, domestic products, photography and for junior entrants. If you’re thinking of entering, you can pick up a Show Schedule from the Trading Store on Sunday mornings between 10:00a, and noon, or download one from the ‘Shows’ page of our website (www.hgvpa.club).
Even if you don’t want to enter, why not come along to see what others have produced. Refreshments will be available for purchase. The Show opens to the public at 2:00pm and the prize-giving will be at 3:30pm. As ever, the Show is at the Village Centre.
(If you’re currently holding any trophies won at last year’s Show, could you please return them to me at 11 Hollyberry Grove before the Show or, if you’re entering again this year, bring them along on the day with your entries.)
Michael King
Show Secretary
NEWS FROM THE TRADING STORE
The Store is now into its last two months of operation for 2025 and will close after business on 28th September. Some of the products have now sold out for the year but we are busy planning for the 2026 season, which starts on Sunday 4th January.
ADDITIONAL TRADING STORE DUTY MANAGER REQUIRED
It would ease the burden on the three existing Duty Managers if we could recruit an additional person to supervise the Store on Sundays, under the guidance of Trading Store Manager Richard Chantler. The job isn’t that onerous but it is important so, if you think you could lend a hand for, perhaps, nine or so Sundays a year, please contact me for information about what’s involved.
James Cadle
Chairman
MUSIC ON THE COMMON 2025
I’d like to thank again all those who helped make our plant sale at MOTC 2025 a success again. These include those who operated the stand on the day – Tony Harper, Linda Meatyard and Terry Owen – and Brian Fisher who spent time dispensing invaluable advice to visitors. I’d also like to thank those who donated plants for sale and, of course, those who bought them.
We raised around £190 on the day, which was a pretty good result.
James Cadle
Chairman
DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO RHS GARDENS
Aside from the trip to Hyde Hall mentioned above, as an affiliated organisation we have a discount card which gives two people half-price admission to any of the RHS gardens. If you’d like to borrow the card, please contact Michael King (07790 453386, shows@hgvpa.club.
FREE GARDENING ADVICE
Don’t forget that our own ‘Gardening Guru’, Brian Fisher, is very happy to share with members his vast experience of gardening. You can contact Brian on 01494 711896 or via guru@hgvpa.club.