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.
A flower demonstration by Vanessa WellockMonday 19th December 2022
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 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…
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
“A Form of Nature” Flower Demonstration by Alison Cooper Monday 15th June at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church
“At This Time of Year” Flower Demonstration by Susan Maddocks Monday 18th May at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church
“And That Reminds Me” Flower Demonstration by Audrey Foster Monday 20th April at 7.30pm with refreshments following the talk Haworth Road Methodist Church Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 virus the church is closed until further notice.
“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…
“Playing with Flowers” Flower Demonstration by Janine Grey Monday 17th February at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church. Janine produced seven main arrangements on the night using biodegradable floral foam and other mechanics to display her flowers. Some of the arrangements could be split and so more were available for the raffle at the end of the evening. Spring flowers and bulbs were used in many of the designs and made all members feel as though…
“Gin Gle Bells” Flower Demonstration by Judy Watker Monday 16th December at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church. Judy did a total of 5 different designs ranging from gin bottles, gold dishes and Christmas wreaths (with a difference) to make a total of 10 separate arrangements. A variety of Christmas music was played after each arrangement. The stage was full by the end of the evening making members feel ready for the Christmas season. The demonstration…
“Say it with Flowers” Flower Demonstration by Eileen Barraclough Monday 18th November at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church
“Welcome to My World of Colour” Flower Demonstration by Janice Kirk Monday 21st October at 7.30pm with refreshments following the talk Haworth Road Methodist Church. Janice last visited at the Club in 2016 and so came with a brand new tittle for club members. Five very different colourful arrangement themes were produced during the evening ranging from a Harvest to Great Britain and as far afield as Thailand. Janice was helped on the evening with her daughter and our thanks…
“Willow, Wood and Wine” by Ann Simpson Monday 16th September at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church. It was nice to have Ann demonstrating at the Club once again. As always Ann works very quickly and has many stories to tell as well as talking us through what flowers and foliage she is using in each demonstration. With having her allotments Ann was able to use much of her own foliage as well as some of…
“Creativity” Flower Demonstration by Susan Fairhurst Monday 19th August at 7.30pm with refreshments following the talk Haworth Road Methodist Church it was a lovely summers evening for the Clubs first ever August Meeting. Susan demonstrated some wonderful arrangements and kept members informed with her mechanics and flower conditioning.
The September Meeting of the Bradford Flower Club had a demonstration by Heather Hayes and her tittle was : ‘With Beauty in Mind’ Heather made several arrangements using lovely foliage and flowers. Her presentation was full of laughter and fun. • Heather’s first display was in a flat tray, previously greened up. Using folded Formium placed upright and mini yellow Gerberas to follow the lines of the Formium and aromatic Dill. When complete the arrangements separated to form two individual…
‘Seasonal Serendipity’ Guest Evening with David Rylands Monday 16th May at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church
‘Rhapsody of Flowers’ a flower demonstration by Sue Spencer Monday 21st March at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 21 MARCH 2016 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1 In Attendance: there were 62 members and 4 guests in attendance. 2 Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. 3 Apologies – Muriel Spencer-Wilcock, Norma Dobney, Pat Trueman, Pat Turner. 4 Correspondence and Notices – Chair announced the following: • Spring Flower…
‘Taste of Summer’ a talk with slideshow by Tony Cleaver and Peter Mathers Monday 18th January at 7.30pm with refreshments following the talk Haworth Road Methodist Church MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 18th JANUARY 2016 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1 In Attendance: there were 45 members and 4 guests in attendance. 2 Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and wished everyone a happy new year. 3 Apologies – Helen Reynolds, Jean Mouls, Jean Winder, Anita Day, Marjorie…
‘It’s that time of year again’ a flower demonstration by Marie Harris and Muriel Spencer Willcock Monday 14th December at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church MINUTES OF THE CLUB MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 14th DECEMBER 2015 AT HAWORTH ROAD METHODIST CHURCH 1 In Attendance: there were 72 members and 4 guests in attendance. 2 Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and anticipated it would be fun packed and hoped everyone would join in the fuddle after…
‘Halloween Accents’ a flower demonstration by Janine Gray Monday 19th October at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church Janine’s staging looked very intriguing and hinted at something a bit different for the evening. A stand at the front of the stage displayed a variety of herbs, fruit and vegetables which Janine used during her presentations. Displays were created with a lively and amusing commentary. 1 The first was a layered hand tied using a frame of orchid…
‘The Tool Box’ a flower demonstration by Susan Fairhirst Monday 21st September at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church Susan presented six beautiful stagings with lovely flowers and foliage. · Susan used a tall metal stand with a flat oasis tray and using mahonia, fatsias, ‘chicken tail’ dresina and flashed copper berginia leaves created a structure of long, short foliage. Into these were placed ‘bizarre’ Germini, red Calas and peachy-cream roses to balance at each side,…
Bradford Flower Club 2015 AGM followed by ‘In the Summertime’ a flower demonstration by Jan Faulkner Monday 13th July at 7.30pm with refreshments following the demonstration Haworth Road Methodist Church 1) Jan’s first design was a beautiful hand tied bouquet using folded Aspidistra leaves into cones and then inserting a rosy-pink Maritime Rose. Jan gave informative explanations and training as she worked. The bouquet was placed in a glass container with water. 2) The top of a white candelabra was…
‘Le Tour Yorkshire’ a flower demonstration by Vanessa Wellock Monday 15th June at 7.30pm Vanessa has been a Florist for 30 years and lives in Ilkley. Entered Chelsea 2 years ago. Vanessa is doing the Yorkshire Show but is away the two weeks before so a bit of pressure. She did 5 demonstrations for us. First Demonstration:- Represented Leeds and the start of the Tour Yorkshire using two bicycle wheels and yellow flowers for the Yellow jersey. Second Demonstration:- Representing…
For our guest evening on 18 May 2015 we were delighted to welcome Craig Bullock with his title ‘Inspired by Nature’. Our patron the Lady Mayoress Mrs Elizabeth Sharp attended the meeting as her last civic appointment and gave the vote of thanks. A cheque for £100 was handed to Mrs Sharp for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Craig used some spectacular containers with unusual features. His first was in a large fruit bowl with an asymmetrical arrangement of solomon’s seal,…