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VACANT ALLOTMENT PLOTS IN BIRSTALL AVAILABLE NOW!!!
Are you interested in flowers? Come to Birstall Flower Club and see what we do. We are a flower club who hold a meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month (not December) in the Village Hall in Birstall. We are affiliated to the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS). Many flower clubs in the Leicestershire area have closed over recent years, but in Birstall, we pride ourselves on a growing membership. We have a wide age range of members and also many members from Quorn, Rothley, Queniborough and other surrounding villages. Because of our growing numbers, we are able to offer our demonstrators an excellent flower allowance and are always pleasantly surprised by the selection of flowers that they bring. As a committee, we listen to what our members want and implement those requests.
Birstall Parish Council currently have vacant plots on their Worcester Avenue, Meadow Lane site and the Greengate Lane site.
We offer a few workshops during the year, and you can join us if you want to. The workshops give you the opportunity to learn different techniques of flower arranging and have a go yourself. At club meetings, you can enjoy the company of other like-minded friends and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee whilst watching a qualified NAFAS demonstrator making 5-6 arrangements relating to their demonstration title. If you buy a raffle ticket you may even win one of the arrangements to take home. We also offer you the choice of joining us on outings that we arrange to various gardens of interest.
Even better news! There currently isn’t a waiting list, so if you are a resident of Birstall or Wanlip, you could have an immediate start for producing healthy delicious fruit and vegetables at a relatively low cost for your family. New allotment holders find that they quickly develop new skills and knowledge and many plot holders see the development of their allotment as part of a positive lifestyle choice. They are also a good way to make friends with people who share your interest in gardening. They are a great way to relax and unwind from the stresses of modern living and provide an excellent form of exercise for people of all ages and abilities.
If you are interested, please telephone the Parish Council on 0116 267 6191 or email: admin@birstallpc.org.uk to arrange a viewing of one of the vacant plots for an immediate start.
November 26th – Christmas Open Evening. This is the highlight of our year. Tony Brown will be demonstrating “Paradise is a Garden”. He is a national NAFAS demonstrator and the meeting is open to the public – by ticket only. Tickets are available from Sylvia 0116 2674206 or Mary 07704398017 at £8 (includes light refreshments).
For our AGM in January, we have a Giant Picnic. We do not have a demonstration at this meeting and after the business aspect of the meeting, we all sit down to a buffet style meal. This offers the opportunity to enjoy a nice meal and to actually talk to other members of the club. All our members are very hands on and their help is greatly appreciated. They feel involved in their club and are not pressurised into joining “The Committee”. Why not come along and have a look to see what we do? Birstall Village Hall, 7.00 pm, fourth Wednesday of the month. Visitors £5 (normal meeting) or £8 for Open evening or search Facebook for Birstall Flower Club .
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