August Meeting 2025
Monday 18th August 2025, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Kathleen Williams – “Let’s Celebrate”
July Meeting 2025
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.
June Meeting 2025
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.
May Meeting 2025
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…
April Meeting 2025
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’.
March Meeting 2025
Our first meeting of the year will be on Monday 17th March 2025, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Sarah Hopps – “All Seasons Garden” Our evening with Sarah was a delight. Her enthusiasm and excitement about plants and gardens came across very readily. Thanks to her slides and talk we were transported to numerous wonderful gardens. We all enjoyed our evening and many of us bought some of the plants she’d brought with…
October Meeting
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.
September Meeting
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.
August Meeting
A workshop led by Norma Dobney on Monday 19th August, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Norma demonstrated inspirational traditional and modern designs. Members and guests then went on to create their own arrangements. A very enjoyable but different type of club night.
July Meeting
A flower demonstration by Janine Gray on Monday 15th July, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Janine’s demonstration entitled, ‘In the Pink’ was excellent. Her arrangements were delightful and imaginative. A very enjoyable evening was had by all.
June Meeting
A flower demonstration by Jacqui Owen on Monday 17th June, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Unfortunately, this meeting was cancelled owing to unforeseen circumstances.
May Meeting
A flower demonstration by Kay Ford on Monday 20th May, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB. Kay’s demonstration, ‘A Brush With Colour’, was based on famous artists through the ages. She started with Aboriginal art and finished with Van Gogh. In between she created arrangements reflecting work by Klimt, Jackson Pollock and the Old Dutch Masters. A very enlightening and entertaining evening all round.
March Meeting 2024
A flower demonstration by Eileen Barraclough on Monday 18th March, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB Eileen’s title, ‘A Shed Full of Treasures’ was very appropriate. She delighted us with an array of vibrant colours and beautiful spring flowers. Her containers certainly were imaginative and I’m sure the more adventurous arrangers among our membership will now start collecting empty paint tins for future use.
December Meeting 2023
A flower demonstration by Alex Gracey on Monday 18th December, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB Alex’s Title, ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’, was a perfect description for her very entertaining and imaginative demonstration. In particular, her use of containers and insulating board were inspirational.
November Meeting 2023
A flower demonstration by Judy Watker on Monday 20th November, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, BD15 7HB Judy’s inspired title, ‘Just Because…’ gave rise to delightful arrangements. Each one was just because she had been given the container or she liked a particular place. Her use of flowers was both excellent and imaginative. We all enjoyed an entertaining and informative evening ‘just because’ Judy came to demonstrate!
October Meeting 2023
Monday 16th October 2023A talk by Martin Fish about his experiences of being a RHS judge, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road, Bradford, BD15 7HB. Martin Fish gave a very informative and entertaining talk about his experiences of being a judge for the Royal Horticultural Society at all their national shows such as Chelsea or Tatton Park.
September Meeting 2023
A flower demonstration by Norma Dobney on Monday 18th September, starting at 7:30pm, at Allerton Congregational Church, 345 Allerton Road BD15 7 HB Norma’s demonstration, ‘Flowers Through the Seasons’, certainly lived up to the title. Her imaginative arrangements covered all four seasons. Having begun by beautifully recreating Bonfire Night, Norma resisted the temptation to finish with a Christmas arrangement and, instead, her winter icicles, cold and frosty arrangement was very well received by all.
August Meeting 2023 Summertime
An indoor garden party. We are encouraging members and their guests to wear summer dresses as they enjoy home made refreshments and try their luck on the tombola. Three of our members will also be demonstrating simple arrangements and everyone will be encouraged to have a go themselves. This should be a lovely evening whatever the weather. Our Summertime meeting was a big success and enjoyed by both regular members and our numerous guests. Thanks to Sovereign Healthcare we were…
July meeting 2023
A flower demonstration by Karen LongbottomDate: Monday 17th July Time: 7:30 pmVenue: Allerton Congregational Church, Allerton Road, Bradford, BD15 7HB Karen’s theme was to encourage the less experienced of us to try some of her arrangements at home. With this in mind she made imaginative use of garden flowers and foliage and seasonally blooms. Her entertaining chat was also well received. Several of our newer members said that they had been given the confidence to out her designs for themselves…
June meeting 2023
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.
May Meeting 2023
A flower demonstration by Christine HinchcliffeMonday 15th May at Allerton Congregational Church at 7:30pm A Taste Of IndiaThrough Christine’s varied designs we experienced life in the Golden Triangle of India. Members were particularly impressed by her incorporation of ginger plant flowers. Her arrangements also made effective use of orchids. A truly exotic evening was enjoyed by all.
December Meeting 2022
A flower demonstration by Vanessa WellockMonday 19th December 2022
December Meeting 2021
On Monday the 13th December BFC will be holding its final Meeting at Haworth Road Methodist Church before it moves to a new venue. The demonstrator for the evening will be Eileen Barraclough. As always this will be a fun evening with wonderful arrangements, refreshments and friendly catch-ups. Please join us from 7.15 at Haworth Road Methodist Church for the demonstration start at 7.30. Guess are very welcome. Entrance fee for Members is £10.00 and Guess £8.00. Raffle tickets are…
August update
August 2020 update Dear Member, I thought it was time I wrote to you all once again as my last update was in June. I really do hope you are keeping well and managing to keep positive as the weeks go by. Nothing has really changed since June; we are back in lockdown once again with little sign of things improving. I guess like me the novelty of sorting ‘stuff’ out and cleaning cupboards has passed and there are many…
July Meeting 2020
AGM followed by Flower Demonstration by Carys Harris entitled “Barking Mad” Monday 20th July at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church