The Holmer Green Gardening Association
Founded in 1944
Newsletter No 1, March, 2026
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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
SPRING SHOW, SATURDAY 28th MARCH
Our Spring Show is coming soon and, as usual, will feature spring flowers (mainly daffodils/narcissi), plus other produce, domestic products, art and photography. You can obtain a Show Schedule from the Trading Store on Sunday mornings, or download one here.
Even if you don’t want to show, come along from 2pm to have a look at what others have achieved and perhaps purchase a cup of tea and a delicious home-made cake.
If you won a trophy at last year’s show, please return it to me before the event.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Michael King
Show Secretary
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW OVERDUE
At the moment, many members have renewed their subscriptions but, if you have not yet, this will be the last newsletter we’ll send you.
The subscription has been kept at £6 per household for the umpteenth year running and you can renew – by cash, card or if you really must cheque – at the Trading Store on any Sunday morning between 10 and 12. You can also pay by bank transfer, using these details:
- Sort code: 60-11-01
- Account number: 15516148
- Account name: Holmer Green Village Produce Association*
*Or as many characters as your system will accept
If you pay by BACS, you will need to collect your card from the Trading Store.
Richard Chantler
Membership Secretary
NEWS FROM THE TRADING STORE
The Trading Store is now fully stocked for 2026, with ample supplies of compost, topsoil, manure, bark and so forth, all at competitive prices. You can see the full stock list, with prices, on our website – www.hgvpa.club. We are open each Sunday from 10am to mid-day and we look forward to serving you in 2026.
Richard Chantler
Trading Store Manager
UPCOMING TALKS
Our next six talks at the Church Centre in Featherbed Lane (starting at 7:45pm) are:
- Thursday 19th March: Horatio’s Garden
- Thursday 16th April: Kensal Rise Cemetary
- Thursday 21st May: Russia
- Thursday 18th June: Life of a Honey Bee and what we can learn from them
- Thursday 16th July: Gardens to Visit from Near and Far
- Thursday 20th August: Darwin Galapagos
Admission, with refreshments, is free to VPA members and visitors are welcome at £2 per head.
OUTING TO RHS WISLEY, WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY
Despite the fact that we are now into our fourth year without an Outings Organiser, Terry and Val Owen have kindly agreed to organise our annual trip to an RHS Garden which, this year, is to Wisley. You can download a booking form here or collect one from the Trading Store on any Sunday morning.
DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO RHS GARDENS
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.