Diary of Events

Sue Minter giving a guided tour of the garden at Hall's Croft as part of our 2009 Conference weekend

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Herb Society Events 2010

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Date	Event	Venue
Wed 16th June 6pm - 9pm	Royal College of Physicians’ Medicinal Garden Special visit for Herb Society members led by Dr Henry Oakeley, Garden Fellow. Following a short talk, Dr Oakeley will guide us around the garden which is divided into distinct areas with each bed containing plants from different regions of the world. Tickets: Herb Society members £25, members’ friends £30, to include wine and canapés. Numbers are limited so please book early, and at the latest by 1st June. Send cheques payable to Herb Society Ltd plus a SAE to Gwenneth Raybould, 2c Alleyn Road, London SE21 8AL or telephone 020 8761 6565 with credit card details.	11 St Andrew's Place, Regent's Park London NW1 4LE Enquiries to Gwenneth Raybould
Sat 26th & Sun 27th June	Bee Aware! Herb Society AGM & Conference Our theme for 2010 is Bee Aware, inspired by the decline in bee colonies world-wide and a desire to raise awareness of this serious problem. Following the enormous success of the AGM/Conference in 2009, we will be returning to NFU Mutual’s headquarters in Stratford-upon-Avon. There will be talks, stands, a local visit, assistance with booking hotels, great food and good company. Places are limited so please book early! You will then receive an information pack. Cost of weekend: Special early bird price: Members who book by 15 April pay only £30, or £40 for their guests. NB: booking closes 12 June.	NFU Mutual HQ, Stratford-upon-Avon
Sat 10th July 2pm CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST	~~Herb Society Visit to Dilston Physic Garden~~ Join Debs Cook and Ross Menzies for an afternoon visit to this beautiful Physic Garden which includes refreshments and a guided tour. You can also vist the Physic Hut to buy Lotions, Potions and dried Herbs and buy herb plants. Dilston Physic Garden is a colourful, contemporary physic garden created by Professor Elaine Perry, a neuroscientist at Newcastle University who directs research into plant medicines. The garden occupies a tranquil site above the Devil’s Water at Dilston in the Tyne Valley. Tickets: £12 a head or £10 earlybird if booked by 31st May. To book contact Debs by email or phone 01332 231653.	Dilston Physic Garden, Dilston Mill House, Dilston, Nr. Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5QZ Also Happening During This Event A New Herb Society Local Group Will Be Launched ~~This event will also see a new Local group set up in the Northumberland area headed by Anne Larvin a local herbalist, please email Debs for further information.~~

Shows The Herb Society Will Be Exhibiting At In 2010

Date	Event
~~May 22nd - 23rd~~	~~Wholly Herbs, West Dean College, Chichester~~
June 16th - 20th	BBC Gardeners World Live - NEC Birmingham
July 6th - 11th	RHS Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey
July 21st - 25th	RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

Volunteering For Shows - If members of The Herb Society would like to help at any of these shows please let Flick at the office know or contact Jenny Jones. In exchange for a morning or afternoon on the stand you will meet other members of the Society and have the opportunity to browse the show for free.

Non-Herb Society Herb Events, Talks & Courses: 2010

Local Groups Meetings details can be found via the group pages listed below:

Dorset Herb Group
Heart of Scotland Herb Sociey
Mercian Herb Group

Herbs Diary Listings

Every three months the Society carries a diary of events in our journal Herbs that contain a list of all the herb events across the UK that are submitted to us.

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March 12th - May 12th

May 13th - June 26th

Date & Time

Event

Venue

Thu 15th April
19:30 for 20:00

Real Taste Food Cheshire: Herb Banquet

Jan Greenland of the Herb Society has devised the menu for this Herb Banquet and will be giving a talk about the menu and herbs.

Cost £17.50 for HS Members to book send a cheque made payable to "Taste Real Food Cheshire" to Geoffrey Carr, 23 Summerville Gardens, Grapenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2EG

Byley Village Hall
Moss Lane
Byley
nr Middlewich
Cheshire
CW9 7SN

Queries Geoffrey Carr
07802 392537

Thu 3rd June

18:30 for a 19:00 start.

Launch of the Herb Festival at the Garden Museum

Jekka McVicar: Herbs are more than a garnish! Talk and book-signing.

Tickets: Advance booking essential. £15 (£10 Museum Friends and Members of the Herb Society).

Please call 020 7401 8865 ext *822 to book.

The Garden Museum,
Lambeth, London SE1.

These are events run by other organisations which may be of interest to Herb Society Members. Email our Webmistress if you plan an event you think could be listed here. Or write to us, sending details of your event to:

The Administrator
The Herb Society
Sulgrave Manor
PO Box 946
Northampton
NN3 0BN

Tel: 0845 491 8699

The Herb Society reserves the right to cancel events due to lack of support or for any other reason. People who register for events will be informed individually about any cancellation.

You are therefore strongly encouraged to register in advance for events. If you decide to turn up at the last moment you run the risk of having made a wasted journey.

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