LITTLE WALTHAM GARDENING CLUB PROPOSED PROGRAMME 2026
JANUARY, – NO MEETING
4th FEBRUARY 2026 – ‘Simple Plant Photography, using a smart phone or tablet’, by Marion Sidebottom. MA, ARPS, RHS Gold and Silver Gilt. .
4th MARCH 2026 – A.G.M
SATURDAY 11th APRIL 2026 – SPRING SHOW, OPEN TO EVERYONE !
6th MAY 2025 – ‘ Fuchsias, The Three Virtues’ plus ‘A Passion for Pelargoniums’, by Nick Dobson
*****WEDNESDAY 20th MAY – AFTERNOON OUTING to 1 Chapel Lane , Cooksmill Green. CM1 3SH. To arrive at 1.45pm. Entry £5pp. Refreshments at The Bakehouse
*****WEDNESDAY 3rd JUNE – AFTERNOON OUTING to Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens, Elmstead Market, Colchester. CO7 7DB. To arrive at 1.30pm. Cost – £13.50 pp, includes welcome talk and garden entry. Light refreshments available at Chatto’s Tea rooms at own cost.
*****WEDNESDAY 1st JULY – OUTING TO MARKSHALL, Coggeshall, Essex CO6 1TG. ARRIVAL TIME, IN A GROUP, 11.00am. We decided to arrive at 11.00am in order to give everyone plenty of time as the gardens shut at 4.30pm.
##AUGUST 5th – Afternoon outing to Ulting Wick, Ulting, Maldon, CM9 6QX. Arrive 2pm. Entry plus homemade refreshments £13pp. CASH ONLY, NO CASHLESS FACILITIES AVAILABLE
##For this outing please contact Margaret Williams 01245 360042 or 07772463397
SEPTEMBER 2nd – ‘ The Science of Plants’ by Brian Carline
OCTOBER 7th– Lynne Moore from MOORE & MOORE Plants
NOVEMBER 4th – ‘Garden Birds’ by Glyn Evans
DECEMBER 3rd – A Christmas social TBA
All our evening meetings and the Spring Show take place in The Memorial Hall, Little Waltham CM3 3LN. There is plenty of parking behind the Hall.
The evening meetings begin at 7.30pm. There will be a raffle and light refreshments available.
We are a small but enthusiastic bunch of gardeners who are always keen to learn more about our hobby.
For more information, please phone Maggie Williams 01245 360042