Events & Talks 2025

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THE ANNUAL SHOW A BIG SUCCESS:

September 18th TALK. Unfortunately, the speaker listed in our Schedule, Chris Brown, has recently cancelled -so the new speaker is:-

LYNDA BRADFORD. ‘How to add colour and interest to your Autumn and Winter gardens’. Lynda will also be bringing along plants for sale. Cash preferable.

Talk start at 8pm; Newick Village Hall, BN8 4LF. Doors open at 7:30pm  

October 16th EVENING TALK Len Bernamont-‘Batemans: The Tale of a Storyteller’s Garden’. Len is Gardens and Outdoors Manager at Bateman’s, the home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936. Len’s gardening team work hard to maintain existing features as close to Kipling’s designs as possible. This work includes replacing plants with the original species, where still available, so that both the Spring and Front Garden borders now resemble Kipling’s original designs. There are many projects underway eg Pear Alley was restored in 2024 with 22 new pear trees, and the new underplanting was designed to better reflect the Art’s & Craft’s style which influenced the design of Kipling’s garden. Len’s fee will be donated to Batemans.

November 13th AGM & PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION. Doors open 7:30 for 8pm start. Newick Village Hall. Join us for a free glass of wine.