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Summer Photographic Competition

Summer Photographic Competition

Guidelines for the 2012 Bradford Flower Club Photographic Competition The competition is open to all Bradford Flower Club members The entry fee is £1.00 per photograph entered. Photographs may be taken with a film or digital camera. No photograph that has won a NAFAS or Club award may be entered into the competition. No photograph may be entered in more than one class. Entries are to be mounted and placed in an addressed envelope. Classes:           Class 1             Through the Window…

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June 2012 Club Meeting

June 2012 Club Meeting

THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 18 JUNE 2012 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH   1      In Attendance – there were 65 members and 5 guests in attendance.  2      Club Notices Trip to Burton Agnes – Chair gave details of the day – cost £17 for the coach and members to pay for entry to the Hall and gardens on the day.  Departure would be 9.30am; car parking is available in the Haworth Road…

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May 2012 Club Meeting

May 2012 Club Meeting

THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 21 MAY 2012 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1      In Attendance – there were  76 members and 9 guests in attendance.  2      Club Notices – The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting for our guest evening.  The following notices were given out: Membership renewal letters were available from Vivienne Midgley.  The Chair announced that unfortunately this year the committee have to raise the fee.   We have managed to…

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Review of 2012 January Club Meeting

Review of 2012 January Club Meeting

 The Speaker for the evening was Margaret Peet. Margaret, who is a past NAFAS Area Chair, gave a very interesting and amusing talk on her work as a lifestyle consultant.  Since leaving her previous job she has retrained through ‘Colour Me Beautiful’ and now advises on image for her clients.  She talked about her size and how a person’s image could be completely changed by the way they dressed and choice of colour themes – skin, hair and clothes.

January 2012 Club Minutes

January 2012 Club Minutes

THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 16 JANUARY 2012 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1     In Attendance – there were 52 members and 1 guest in attendance 2     The Chair welcomed everyone to the first meeting of 2012 3     Club notices The Chair was sorry to announce that Pat Moody’s husband died on the 6th December. Pat had helped Vivienne with the register until this last year when she was unable to renew her…

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February 2012 Meeting

February 2012 Meeting

The next meeting of the Bradford Flower Club will be on Monday 20th February at 7.30 when our demonstrator will be Elizabeth Wood with her title Love was in the Air. The Meeting will start at 7.30 at Haworth road Methodist Church and will be followed by refreshments. Guests are welcome and a place can be booked by contacting Mrs V Midgley or the Chair

January 2012 Club Meeting

January 2012 Club Meeting

Bradford Flower Club starts of the New Year with a Guest Speaker Margaret Peet. Her Title is ‘life after Size 14’ This perhaps will be a very apt tittle after all the Christmas and New Year festivities. Margaret is a wonderful speaker and will provide many hints and tips on how we all can look good and have confidence in ourselves. Please do come and join us at Haworth Road Methodist Church.   Guests are very welcome to join us at…

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November Club Demonstration 2011

November Club Demonstration 2011

Andrew Mason provide the November Club demonstartion and his title was ‘Dreaming of a White Christmas’.  Andrew gave a very entertaining and amusing demonstration and started the evening by showing us how to tie a ribbon bow.  He staged 6 arrangements all in green and white; flowers used were – lilies, roses, carnations, gerberas, chrysanthemums and with a good variety of greenery.  1      For his first staging Andrew made a wreath for a door.  He had already prepared part of the wreath…

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November 2011 Club Meeting Minutes

November 2011 Club Meeting Minutes

THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 21st November 2011 1          In Attendance – there were   78 members and 6 guests.  2          The Chair welcomed everyone with a special welcome to our guests and in particular to our North East Area Chairman Sheila Rogers. Sheila took on the chairmanship on Saturday at the Area AGM so this  wass one of her first official visits in her new role.  A welcome was also extended to Mr and Mrs…

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October 2011 Club Meeting

October 2011 Club Meeting

THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 17 October 2011  1          In Attendance – there were 78 members in attendance and 21 guests.  2          In the absence of the Chair, Gwyneth Priestley chaired the meeting and extended a warm welcome to members, guests and anyone attending the meeting for the first time.  Members from Steeton Flower Club and Spen Valley Flower Club were also warmly welcomed.  Gwyneth was pleased to advise that the Lord…

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September 2011 Club Meeting

September 2011 Club Meeting

THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 19 September 2011  1          In Attendance – there were 73 members in attendance and 3 guests.  2          The Chair welcomed attendees and hoped they had a good summer. She outlined the full programme of demonstrations and speakers for the coming season with a few changes:  This year our next guest evening is in October and not the usual November meeting. This is to fit into Jonathan Moseley’s…

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June 2011 Club Minutes

June 2011 Club Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting of the Bradford Flower Club held on Monday 20th June 2011 at Haworth Road Methodist Church: Our Chairman gave Members and guests a warm welcome to our June meeting. It was hoped members had been able to collect their Area Newsletter and new schedule for the coming season. Doreen was thanked for putting together another varied programme of demonstrators and speakers. Congratulations were given to Brenda and Stuart Duckworth as they celebrated their Golden Wedding on…

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May 2011 Club Meeting

May 2011 Club Meeting

Minutes of the Meeting of the Guest Evening of the Bradford Flower Club held on Monday 16th May 2011 at Haworth Road Methodist Church:  A warm welcome was given by the Chairman to The Lady Mayoress Mrs Gillian Hall, Club Members and guests to the May Guest Evening.  Membership renewals were available from Vivienne Midgley on the evening. Any uncollected forms would be posted out.  Minutes of the April meeting were on the notice board and would be signed after…

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Shibden Hall Flower Festival 2011

Shibden Hall Flower Festival 2011

The Club was very proud to be asked to do an arrangement at The Shibden Hall Flower Festival at the end of March. The Club decorated the Gypsy Caravan and also the Black and Gold Coach next to it. Great Care had to be taken due to the age of the vehicles and also to prevent any water damage from the flowers or the containers used. As can be seen from the attached photos a wonderful interpretation was made by Marie Harris…

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March Club Minutes 2011

March Club Minutes 2011

Minutes of the Meeting of the Bradford Flower Club held on Monday 21st March 2011 at Haworth Road Methodist Church: Our Chairman gave Members a warm welcome to our March meeting and special welcome was given to Guests who had attended for the evening demonstration given by Eileen Barraclough. She was sure all would be amazed with the arrangements.  Our Chairman hoped everyone had enjoyed the Dinner on the 7th March. She thought the room looked splendid and said that…

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February Club Minutes 2011

February Club Minutes 2011

Minutes of the Meeting of the Bradford Flower Club held on Monday 17th February 2011 at Haworth Road Methodist Church: Our Chairman gave Members and Guests a warm welcome to our February meeting. A special welcome was given to our Committee Member Jean following the death of her husband. Yvonne said how much we had enjoyed our January meeting when we had super demonstrations by Eileen Barraclough, Pat Wiley and Jean Mouls. Looking through the old club minutes Yvonne noticed…

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Lifelong Membership Certificate 2011

Lifelong Membership Certificate 2011

At our meeting on 15 November 2010 our demonstrator was Andrew Grisewood who gave us an entertaining evening of “Festive Magic”.  Indeed, the glitter and vibrant colours were an amazing start to our Christmas festivities. Also at this meeting a Lifelong Membership Certificate was given to one of our own members – Norma Dobney, who is the National Chair of NAFAS. Also attending were:  The Lady Mayoress of Bradford (Mrs Gillian Hill); Sue Maddocks (The North East Area Chair of…

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January 2011 Club Meeting

January 2011 Club Meeting

Due to ill health Nigel Harrison was unable to present his talk on the ‘Secrets of Chelsea’ to members. At very short notice three Club members stepped in to save the day providing the meeting with five wonderful demonstrations and a great deal of laughter. A huge thankyou to Eileen Barraclough, Pat Wiley and Jean Mouls. What a great evening we had to start off the New Year. We will be booking you again!!!!! [nggallery id=13]

Newsletter January 2011

Newsletter January 2011

BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB Newsletter January 2011 Dear Members  I would like to start this newsletter by wishing you all a Happy New Year. I hope that Christmas wasn’t too stressful and that you could get at least a small amount of time to relax.  We all say how quickly time flies and I can’t believe it is 12 months since Pat and I were sitting pondering, writing and rewriting the Club’s grant application. Now we are back doing the same…

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December Club Minutes 2011

December Club Minutes 2011

Minutes of the Meeting of the Bradford Flower Club held on Monday 13th December 2010 at Haworth Road Methodist Church: Members and Guests were given a very warm welcome. Due to snow and ice it was hoped everyone had managed to keep warm. Unfortunately due to this bad weather the Christmas Flower Festival at Shibden Hall had to be cancelled. Hopefully there will be a spring festival for us to look forward to. Although the coach for our club outing…

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December 2010 Club Meeting

December 2010 Club Meeting

We were entertained by Jan Faulkner with a splendid demonstration of “Christmas Sparkle”.  After the meeting everyone joined in our ‘Christmas Fuddle’.  Our festive table groaned with donations of goodies and we all enjoyed a good start to our Christmas celebrations.  Members dressed the part and Mrs Jean Winder won the competition for best dressed member.

November Club Minutes 2010

November Club Minutes 2010

Minutes of the Meeting of the Bradford Flower Club held on Monday 15th  November 2010 at Haworth Road Methodist Church: A warm welcome was given to all members and the many visitors who were attending the Guest Evening. Our Chairman stated that it was a special evening in that not only had Bradford Flower Club made it onto the front page of the North East Area News but it gives her great pleasure to welcome the Lady Mayoress Mrs Gillian…

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Newsletter March 2010

Newsletter March 2010

BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB __________________________________ Newsletter March 2010 Good News Dear Members By now you will probably have heard that The Bradford Flower Club has been successful in being given a grant by the Lottery – Awards for All. I felt it right that I should inform all our members of the background to our application, the reasons for it and how the grant will be spent. In late 2008 Pat Rhodes and I decided to attempt to decode the fairly…

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