Diary of Events
| 2012 | ||||
| Feb | 11 | The North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show see website http://orchid.org.uk for details SAINT PETERS ASSEMBLY ROOMS HALE, CHESHIRE, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS - Contact: George Barnes 01942 810958 or via website form http://orchid.org.uk/email.htm | ||
| Feb | 18 | North Bucks Orchids Society North Bucks Orchid Society Annual Show Flitwick Village Hall, Flitwick, Beds MK45 1HP 11.00 - 16.00 Contact: Kate Bellingham 01234 824882 | ||
| Feb | 25 | The South West Orchid Society - Annual Show. CHANGE OF DATE West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield Nr Taunton TA2 8NE 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Contact: Marian Saunders 01278 455170 msaunders1@mail105.co.uk | ||
| Feb | 26 | The British Orchid Growers Association Orchid Masterclass for Beginners Burnham Nurseries Ltd, Forches Cross, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6PZ 10am - 4pm Contact: Sara Rittershausen 01626 352233 mail@orchids.uk.com | ||
| Feb | 26 | The Orchid Society of East Anglia Spring Show Eaton Parish Hall Colman Road Norwich NR4 7AW 10am - 4.30pm Contact: Jack Butcher Show Sec 01603 466535 joan324butcher@btinternet.com | ||
| Feb | 26 | Harrogate Orchid Society Harrogate OS Annual Show Brittania Inn Bramhopel 11.00 am - 16 .00 pm Contact: Malcolm White 01535 661616 twmwhite@aol.com | ||
| Feb | 29 | Lecture by Chris Bailes - Orchids: the Epitome of the Exotic The Garden History Soc. The Gallery, 70 Cowcross St London EC1M 6EJ 6.00pm for 6.30pm - £8 to GHS member, else £10 Contact: Ruth Brownlow 020 7608 2409 events@gardenhistorysociety.org | ||
| Mar | 3 | Wessex Orchid Society W.O.S. Spring Show Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester, PO16 9BD 12.00 noon - 4.30 p.m. Contact: Tony Nappin 01329 285160 | ||
| Mar | 3 | Suffolk Orchid Society Suffolk Spring Orchid Show St Michaels Church Centre, The Drift, Martlesham, Nr Ipswich, IP5 3UY 10am - 4pm Contact: Sec. Mrs Jenny Gage 01473 822569 royston.gage@lineone.net | ||
| Mar | 3 | Cheltenham & District Orchid Society Annual Show Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2JH 1030 hours - 1600 hours Contact: Alan Cursue 01452 616387 showsec@cheltenhamorchids.org | ||
| Mar | 4 | BOC Annual General Meeting followed by Ordinary Meeting of Council Greswolde Arms, Knowle, Nr Solihull 13.45 - Contact: Richard Baxter 01949 850713 bocsecretary@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| Mar | 10 | The North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show see website http://orchid.org.uk for details RIXTON COMMUNTY CENTRE RIXTON NEAR WARRINGTON - Contact: George Barnes 01942810958 or via website form http://orchid.org.uk/email.htm | ||
| Mar | 11 | Darlington & District Orchid Society Darlington OS Annual Show Sadberge Village Hall 11.00am - 4.00pm Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com | ||
| Mar | 17 | -18 | RHS London Orchid Show RHS Lawrence Hall, Westminster, London 10.00am - 5.00pm Contact: | |
| Mar | 25 | The British Orchid Growers Association Orchid Masterclass for Improvers Burnham Nurseries Ltd, Forches Cross, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6PZ 10am - 4pm Contact: Sara Rittershausen 01626 352233 mail@orchids.uk.com | ||
| Mar | 25 | Birmingham & Midland Orchid Society Spring Show Birmingham Botanical Gardens.Westbourne Rd, Edgbaston B15 3TR. 1100hrs - 1630hrs Contact: Helen Millner 01384 379 729 hjmillner@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| Mar | 25 | South East Orchid Society Spring Open Show Ashford Rail Staff Hall, Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7RR 2:00pm - 4:00pm Contact: Janet Hooker 01303 256637 janet.hooker@sky.com | ||
| Mar | 31 | The Bristol & West of England Orchid Society Annual Show Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire 11.00 am - 4.00 pm Contact: Peter Ball 01275 372147 | ||
| Mar | 31 | Hinckley & District Orchid Society 21st Anniversary Orchid Show ST JOHNS CHURCH 351 COVENTRY RD HINCKLEY LEICESTERSHIRE LE10 0NP 10-00AM - 4-00PM Contact: K A Bates 01455 446793 keithbates185@hotmail.com | ||
| Apr | 1 | North East of England Orchid Society Annual Show Bowburn Community Centre, Durham 11.00am - 4.00pm Contact: Brian Coulson 0191 420 7329 brian.coulson@hotmail.com | ||
| Apr | 1 | West Cornwall Orchid Society Spring Show Blaythorne Holman Sports Club, Pendarves Rd, Camborne 11.00 - 16.00 Contact: Kit Lindsay 01209 717947 r.lindsay672@brinternet.com | ||
| Apr | 7 | Solihull and District Orchid Society Spring Orchid Show Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, B93 0PT 11.00 am to - 4.00 pm Contact: Janet James 01564 822897 solihullorchids@blueyonder.co.uk | ||
| Apr | 12 | -15 | 16th European Orchid Congress Papp Laszlo Sportarena, Budapest - Contact: www.eoc-budapest.hu | |
| Apr | 14 | Thames Valley Orchid Society ANNUAL SPRING SHOW All Saints Hall, The Causeway, Marlow SL7 2AA 11.00am - 4.00pm Contact: Barry Cook 0118 958 0448 barrycookdesign@talktalk.net | ||
| Apr | 14 | The North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show see website http://orchid.org.uk for details SAINT PETERS ASSEMBLY ROOMS HALE, CHESHIRE, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS - Contact: George Barnes 01942 810958 or via website form http://orchid.org.uk/email.htm | ||
| Apr | 21 | Central Orchid Society Spring Show Perton Civic Centre, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7PD 11.00 - 4.00 Contact: John Spires 01902 759640 johnspires@mac.com | ||
| Apr | 22 | Sussex Orchid Group Open spring Show Crawley Horticultural Hall, Ifield Avenue, Crawley RH11 7AJ 9 - 11.30 for staging - 13.30 - 16.00 Contact: Sally Mill 01293 547896 | ||
| Apr | 28 | Orchid Society of Great Britain OSGB Open Spring Show The Glasshouse, RHS Wisley 7:30 for exhibitors - 10:30 public Contact: Valerie Pugh 01403 251176 valeriepugh@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| May | 5 | -7 | Darlington & District Orchid Society Raby Castle Orchid Show Raby Castle 11.00am - 5.00pm Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com | |
| May | 5 | The Devon Orchid Society Annual Show Elizabeth Hall, Seafront, Exmouth 10.30am - 4.00pm Contact: Nicola Wakley 01404 850354 nwakley@googlemail.com | ||
| May | 5 | The North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show see website http://orchid.org.uk for details BARTON COMMUNITY CENTRE NORTH OF PRESTON, SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS 10.00am - 3.00pm Contact: George Barnes 01942810958 or via website form http://orchid.org.uk/email.htm | ||
| May | 19 | Cambridge Orchid Society Orchid Show Great Shelford Memorial Hall, Woollards Lane, Gt. Shelford, Cambs CB22 5JZ 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Contact: Peter Johnson 01279812704 p.johnson63@btinternet.com | ||
| May | 20 | The Sheffield & District Orchid Society 40th Anniversary Orchid Show Chatsworth Cavendish Hall, Edensor, Derbyshire DE45 1PJ 10.30 - 4.30 Contact: Charles Ford 0114 247 1213 caford@sky.com | ||
| Jun | 24 | East Midlands Orchid Society Diplaying at North of England Annual Show Tatton Park - Contact: Mel Stephen 01159198124 mel_and_hil@hotmail.com | ||
| Jun | 24 | The North of England Orchid Society NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW THE TENANTS HALL, TATTON PARK, KNUTSFORD CHESHIRE 10.30am - 16.30pm Contact: George Barnes 01942 810958 or via website form http://orchid.org.uk/email.htm | ||
| Jul | 6 | -8 | Darlington & District Orchid Society Peterborough International Orchid Show Peterborough Show Ground 9.00am - 5.00pm Contact: | |
| Jul | 7 | -8 | Peterborough International Orchid Show Peterborough Show Ground 10:00am - 5:00pm Contact: Chris Barker 01642 654748 chjandjb@ntlworld.com | |
| Aug | 25 | -26 | The British Orchid Growers Association Summer Orchid Fayre Dinton Pastures Country Park 9am Saturday 10pm Sunday - 5pm Saturday 4pm Sunday Contact: Peter White 01295 712759 peter@orchidsbypeterwhite.co.uk | |
| Sep | 1 | -2 | Orchid Study Group Welsh Orchid Festival National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire 10.00am - 6pm Saturday - 10.00 - 4pm Sunday Contact: Lynne Harrendence 01558 668492 lynne.harrendence@btinternet.com | |
| Sep | 9 | Darlington & District Orchid Society Orchid Show organised by BOGA, Darlington OS & University Botanic Garden Josephine Butler College, Durham City 10.00am - 4.00pm Contact: Chris Barker 01642 654748 cjbandjb@ntlworld.com | ||
| Sep | 30 | East Midlands Orchid Society Annual Show Radcliffe on Trent Village Hall 10:00 - 16.00 Contact: Mel Stephen 01159198124 mel_and_hil@hotmail.com | ||
| Oct | 21 | Sussex Orchid Group Open Autumn Show Crawley Horticultural Hall, Ifield Avenue, Crawley, RH11 7AJ Setup 9-11.30 - 13.30 - 16:00 Contact: Sally Mill 01293 547896 | ||
| Oct | 21 | The Orchid Society of East Anglia Autumn Show Eaton Parish Hall Colman Road Norwich NR4 7AW 10am - 4.30pm Contact: Jack Butcher Show Sec 01603 466535 joan324butcher@btinternet.com | ||
| Oct | 26 | -28 | BOC Congress at Writhlington School Writhlington School, Radstock, North Somerset. BA3 3NQ. - Contact: Simon Pugh-Jones 01373 466736 spughjones@tiscali.co.uk | |
| Oct | 28 | Birmingham & Midland Orchid Society Autumn Show Birmingham Botanical Gardens.Westbourne Rd, Edgbaston B15 3TR 1100hrs - 1630hrs Contact: Helen Millner 01384 379 729 hjmillner@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| Nov | 4 | Orchid Society of Great Britain OSGB Autumn Show Wraybury Village Hall, The Green, TW19 5NA 7.30 for exhibitors - 10.30 non exhibitors Contact: Valerie Pugh 01403 251176 valeriepugh@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| Nov | 17 | Central Orchid Society Autumn Show Perton Civic Centre, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7PD 11.00 - 4.00 Contact: John Spires 01902 759640 johnspires@mac.com | ||
| Nov | 24 | The British Orchid Growers Association PRE-CHRISTMAS ORCHID FAIR ARDEN SCHOOL,STATION ROAD, KNOWLE, B93 0PT 10AM - 4PM Contact: PETER WHITE 01295 712159 peter@orchidsbypeterwhite.co.uk | ||