Welcome to Clophill & District Flower ClubWelcome to Clophill & District Flower Club. We are affiliated to NAFAS – The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies – and we are keen to promote creativity with flowers. We are a group of mainly amateur flower arrangers who meet on the first Thursday of the month (except August) in Clophill Village Hall. Doors open at 6.45pm for 7.30pm start and visitors are very welcome at any of the meetings. Our demonstrator will create approximately 5 or 6 arrangements whilst giving an informative and/or humorous talk, these will be raffled at the end of the demonstration. Raffle tickets are on sale as well as a sales table of basic floristry sundry items. So if you have a love of flowers or a keen interest in flower gardening and want to be inspired by a professional arranger, just come along or get in touch with us via the contact page for more details.
Why not become a member? Subscriptions and Visitors fees are reviewed at the AGM in January each year. At the AGM in January 2024, it was agreed that the annual subscription would remain at £45. As agreed in 2023, the committee will be prepared to accept the subscription in staged payments over three months if this is helpful for members. The subscription will allow you to come to most of the events in our diary for no additional payment - even the refreshments are included! It’s excellent value and an entertaining night out – just come along or get in touch with us via the contact form if you’d like more information. Visitor's fees remain at £7 per meeting, except at an Open Meeting in May and December when different charges are made. Clophill & District Flower Club was formed in 1976 by a group of ladies who wanted to share their love of flowers and we celebrated our Ruby anniversary in 2016 along with our past Chairmen. We had to postpone our Sapphire anniversary in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic restrictions but we celebrated 45 + 1 years of our Club with members in June 2022 with a cold supper on a lovely summer's evening. Members of our flower club come from the various villages within our part of Central Bedfordshire and currently we have a membership of over 75 with ages ranging from early-thirties well into retirement age! In our membership we now have 2 gentlemen so please do not assume our flower club only welcomes ladies - all are welcome! Our Charities Each year a short list of local charities are nominated by the committee and Members are asked to vote for their choice at the February meeting. At our monthly meetings we have a table of pre-loved items for sale donated by members and each year we are able to donate in the region of £500-£1000 to our chosen Charity. We provide a collection box on the charity stall for those who wish to donate but not necessarily buy from the Charity stall and we hope, as always, we can make a significant donation to our chosen local good cause. We hold a poll of members at our February meeting to choose from a shortlist compiled by the committee and this year it was decided by a majority vote that our local charity for 2024 would be Motor Neurone Disease Association. All the charities shortlisted were worthy but we do have a member who has been diagnosed recently with MND. Links to NAFAS website: www.nafas.org.uk and our Area website: www.flowershomecounties.co.uk |
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