Meetings Programme

We usually meet on the second Wednesday of each month at the Houghall Centre of the East Durham and Houghall Community College at 7:30pm. Map Visit to Thornton Hall in June 2007

Programme for 2007-08

bullet  Wed 14th Nov, 7:30pm. Guest speaker Brigid Press, Houghall Garden Centre Manager.

bullet  Wed 12th Dec, 7:30pm. Xmas meal at the Rose Tree, Shincliffe. We need to make a definite booking by the first week of November, so please get in touch before 26th October if you would like to come.

2008

bullet  Wed 9th Jan, 7:30pm. Talk by Dylys Dickerson on seed saving.

bullet  Sun 27th Jan, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Potato Day at Nature's World, Middlesbrough.

bullet  Sat 2nd Feb, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Potato Day at Bowburn Community Centre. Map

Download pdf of Potato Day poster. You may need to get Adobe Reader in order to view the poster.

bullet  Wed 12th Mar, 7:30pm at Finchale Training College . Gary Hillery from Finchale College will speak to the group. Google map , Directions on the college's web site.

bullet  Wed 9th April, 7:30pm. Soil testing with Dianne Nichol-Brown.

bullet  Wed 14th May, 7:30pm. Evening visit to Cottage Garden Nursery at Eighton Banks. Map

bullet  Wed 11th June, 7:30pm. Evening picnic at Bob and Christine Wass's garden at Sedgefield.

bullet  Saturday 12th July, 2:00pm. Farm walk at Newfields Organics, Fadmoor. Visit will be 2 - 3 hours allowing for questions and a cup of tea at the end of the walk.

bullet  Friday Aug 1st, Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd Gateshead Show

bullet  Wed 10th Sept, 7:30pm. A.G.M.

bullet  Saturday 11th Oct, 10:00am - 4:00pm at Bowburn Community Centre. Apple Day with fruit growing consultant Trevor Rogers. Map