A flower demonstration by Kathleen Williams on Monday 18th August, entitled, ‘Let’s Celebrate’, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Guests are very welcome. Please use the contact details on the website to get in touch for more details.
A flower demonstration by National Demonstrator, Vanessa Wellock on Monday 21st July, entitled, ‘Seasonal Splendours’, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Guests are very welcome. Please use the contact details on the website to get in touch for more details. We will also be having a tombola stall. Vanessa never fails to be both very imaginative and entertaining with her demonstrations. We enjoyed a delightful evening as she regaled us with tales of her…
A flower demonstration by Linda Hardman on Monday 16th June, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Linda’s title will be ‘A Florist’s Tale’. Also please bring prizes for next month’s Tombola. We all thoroughly enjoyed an entertaining evening with Linda. Her arrangements were imaginative, colourful and eye catching.
A flower demonstration by Karen Longbottom on Monday 19th May, entitled, ‘Spring into Summer’, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Please note we will be holding a plant sale at the meeting so please bring your cuttings etc to add to the stall. Also advanced notice – at our July meeting we will be having a tombola so we welcome contributions at both our May and June meetings. We thoroughly enjoyed Karen’s demonstration, whether…
Monday 28th April 2025, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Judy Watker – “Into The Wood” We all enjoyed a most entertaining evening with Judy, marvelling at her amazing arrangements and the music she chose to accompany each one. A particular favourite was her salute to the upcoming 80th anniversary of VE Day coupled with ‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’.
A Christmas workshop led by Gerry Sayers on Monday 9th December, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Gerry demonstrated a Christmas wreath and her colleague, Sandra, showed us how to create a beautiful table arrangement. Both members, and our numerous guests, enjoyed making their own creations and, in between, sampling the delicious fuddle, mulled wine and hot drinks. What a wonderful way to finish our Flower Club year. In addition, during the evening members…
A flower demonstration by Karen Longbottom on Monday 18th November, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 Unfortunately this meeting was cancelled at very short notice owing to the snow.
A flower demonstration by Susan Fairhurst on Monday 21st October, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Susan’s demonstration certainly lived up to her title, ‘Creativity’. Her use of recycled and upcycled materials and containers along with the choice of foliage and colours made for beautiful designs.
A flower demonstration by Sue Maddocks on Monday 16th September, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Sue both delighted and entertained us all with her imaginative, colourful and inspirational designs. Sue both delighted and entertained us all with her imaginative, colourful and inspirational designs.
Carys Harrison – Have Passport, Will TravelCarys’ demonstration was both very entertaining and imaginative. Her first arrangement linked her native Wales with Japan through rugby. After this intriguing start her arrangements evoked visits to China, India and Seoul in South Korea.
The next meeting of the Bradford Flower Club will be on Monday the 15th November at Haworth Road Methodist Church. The meeting will start at 7.30 with a few club Notices . This will be followed by a demonstration from Mrs Ann Simpson. Guest are very welcome on the evening, though there will be a £5 entrance fee. Tea and coffee will be available along with the chance to take home an arrangement. Looking forward to catching up with members…
“Gardens to Delight the Senses” Talk by Sarah Hopps Monday 16th March at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church. Sarah gave us wonderful insights into her many plants she had brought to our club night. Where best to plant them, which plant would complement another and in some cases a brief history of their origin. She then followed this up with some lovely slides of gardens and places she had visited on her tours. At the…
MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1 In Attendance: there were 49 members and 4 guests present. Yvonne Coppin chaired the meeting. 2 Announcements – Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and said she was pleased to be taking the Chair again this year. The following announcements were made: • The fire exits were pointed out – Sue Hawkins is the First Aider for the evening. • 14 members attended…
Guidelines for the 2016 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. If not solely floral the photo should have at least some floral &/or foliage content. Class 1 …
Saturday 30th January 2016 5 committee members had a busy morning at Haworth Road Methodist Church raising funds for the club. We had a variety of donated goods and practised our skills in bargaining as we got as much as we could out of the shoppers for our goods. We made a total of £50 for club funds and we are considering joining the church later in the year when we will concentrate on selling more flower-related and seasonal items….
National Flower Arranging Day and Lonely Bouquet Day Friday 1st May There’s no better way to say it than with flowers. Which is exactly why NAFAS (The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) is using beautiful little bunches to spread some love around the UK on National Flower Arranging Day (Friday 1st May 2015). The charity plans to distribute over 60,000 bouquets across the UK embracing the ‘Lonely Bouquet’ concept for the second year in a row. The ‘Lonely Bouquet’ is a kind…
Our Demonstrators for the Octob er 2012 Club Meeting were Christine Hutchinson and Susie Marsh with their title ‘Mix and Match’. Christine and Susie gave us a splendid evening with wonderful flowers and foliage. They explained the processes of construction and conditioning of plant material as they demonstrated which was very informative. For their first arrangement, the demonstrators each did a horizontal arrangement simultaneously, using black cordyline, fatsia japonica, choisia,for foliage and placing liatris, Coolwater pink roses, and vibrant green…
THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2012 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1 In Attendance – there were 68 members, 1 guest and 3 new members in attendance. 2 Club Notices In the absence of our Chair on holiday, Gwyneth Priestley offered a warm welcome to members, guests and those attending for the first time. Thanks were passed on from our Chair to Gwyneth for chairing the meeting tonight. Gwyneth asked members…
1 Demonstrator – Norma Dobney with her title ‘Seasons’. Her helper was Pat Trueman another club member Norma’s first arrangement was produced in a glass bowl with a ‘dreamcatcher’ made of a wire ring wrapped in wool and sisal. Green springs made from kebab sticks wrapped in felt were placed in the centre with apricot carnations, creamy roses, fresias and white chrysanthemums tieried around the springs. Greenery used was heuchera leaves, variegated ivy and hosta. Eggs on springs made with…
THE BRADFORD FLOWER CLUB MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2012 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1 In Attendance – there were 73 members and 7 guests in attendance. Chair offered a warm welcome to members, guests and those attending for the first time and announced a very full programme of demonstrations and speakers for this coming season. She was pleased to inform us that our membership to the club has held up very well…
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…
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…
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…
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.