On the 16th April 1957 the Bradford Flower Club was formed by Pam Bannister and Peggy Greenough with a membership of 34. They placed an advertisement in the local paper the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, informed Shipley College classes which the council had now closed and invited friends from the Ladies\u2019 Circle.<\/p>\n
The first meeting in 1957 was held in Church House on North Parade, and was attended by a young man, George Smith, who gave a demonstration and soon joined Bradford Flower Club. George Smith, MBE has been recognised for his services to flower arranging, and is also a NAFAS Special Associate of Honour.<\/p>\n
From these small beginnings, Pam became an Area Demonstrator, Peggy was the first member from Bradford to become Area Chair and went on to become 2nd National Vice Chair.<\/p>\n
In May 1959 Peggy, Pam and Pat Furby (now Wiley) represented the Area at Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Our first Annual Dinner was held on 13 March 1961 at which George Smith was the demonstrator and also attended by the Lady Mayoress.<\/p>\n
Since these dates the club has grown from strength to strength, meeting at various venues throughout the Bradford area with its current home at Haworth Road Methodist Church. Many of our members have progressed to Area and National level as Committee members, Demonstrators and Judges. It still has its Annual Dinner and The Lady Mayoress is now a Patron of the Bradford Flower Club and still attends the dinner and one or two special demonstrations through the year.<\/p>\n
In 2007 the club celebrated its 50th and Golden\u00a0year and had many special events and the Dinner welcomed back many past members and guests to celebrate and reminisce with current members. The Clubs meeting on the 16th April 2012 will start our Emmerald Year and will see the Club once again having a full year of varied demonstrations, talks and many other fun filled events.<\/p>\n
The Bradford Flower Club Chairs from 1957 to Present<\/strong><\/p>\n 1957 – 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peggy Greenough<\/p>\n 1959 – 1961\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pam Bannister<\/p>\n 1961 – 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elena Raistrick<\/p>\n 1963 – 1965\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mary Scott<\/p>\n 1965 – 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Irene Bentham<\/p>\n 1966 – 1967\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dorothy Maiden<\/p>\n 1967 \u2013 1969\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethel Butterfield<\/p>\n 1969 \u2013 1970\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daisy Bottomley<\/p>\n 1970 \u2013 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mary Scott<\/p>\n 1971 \u2013 1973\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shirley Sharp<\/p>\n 1973 \u2013 1974\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joan Coldron<\/p>\n 1974 \u2013 1976\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Molly Shepherd<\/p>\n 1976 \u2013 1978\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beryl Greenwood<\/p>\n 1978 \u2013 1980\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Muriel Spencer- Willcock<\/p>\n 1980 \u2013 1982\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June Oddy<\/p>\n 1982 \u2013 1984\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joan Davy<\/p>\n 1984\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Audrey Howlett<\/p>\n 1984 \u2013 1987\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Christine Roberts<\/p>\n 1987 \u2013 1989\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sheila Rawnsley<\/p>\n 1989 \u2013 1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bessie Wilson<\/p>\n 1991 \u2013 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheila Clarke<\/p>\n 1993 \u2013 1995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheila Boyes<\/p>\n 1995 \u2013 1997\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Norma Dobney<\/p>\n 1997 \u2013 1999\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joyce Bonham<\/p>\n 1999 \u2013 2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gwyneth Priestley<\/p>\n 2001 \u2013 2003\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Doreen Hodgson<\/p>\n 2003 \u2013 2005\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheila Clarke<\/p>\n 2005 \u2013 2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheila Boyes<\/p>\n 2007 \u2013 2009 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Gwyneth Priestley<\/p>\n 2009 – 2014 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Yvonne Coppin<\/p>\n 2014 –\u00a0 2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Sandra Woodhouse<\/p>\n 2017 – \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yvonne Coppin<\/p>\n Some of the Venues the Bradford Flower Club has met at:<\/strong><\/p>\n Church House on North Parade in 1957. The next record we have is that in 1963 the club was meeting at the Mechanics Institute. The Club remained here until September 1967 when it moved to the New Library Theatre for the first time under the Chair of Mrs Butterfield.<\/p>\n The 23rd of April 1990 saw the first meeting at the Abundant Life Church under the leadership of Bessie Wilson and it met there until the 21st March 1994 when the club moved to the Pennington Midland Hotel with Sheila Boyes as Chair person.<\/p>\n Under the Chair of Norma Dobney whilst celebrating its 40th year the club moved to Lowfields Middle Scholl Fenby Avenue off Wakefield Road on the 21st April 1997. Here it remained until the 15th September 2003 when Sheila Clark negotiated a move to its current location at Haworth Road Methodist Church as it took the venue over from Heaton Flower Club.<\/p>\n In 2010 under the Chair of Yvonne Coppin, Bradford Flower Club was awarded an Awards for All Lottery Grant.\u00a0 This enabled the club during 2010 to carry out a series of events.\u00a0 These included:<\/p>\n Workshops – 2 for club members and 3 community based. On the 16th April 1957 the Bradford Flower Club was formed by Pam Bannister and Peggy Greenough with a membership of 34. They placed an advertisement in the local paper the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, informed Shipley College classes which the council had now closed and invited friends from the Ladies\u2019 Circle. The first meeting in 1957 was held in Church House on North Parade, and was attended by a young man, George Smith, who gave a demonstration and soon…<\/p>\n
\nVisits – We have made 2 club visits to gardens: Arley Hall and Littlethorpe Manor, near Ripon.
\nFlower Festival – 20 of our members were involved in staging a flower festival at St Peter’s Church, Allerton.
\nTechnology – we were able to have our own web site created, purchased new microphone equipment and a large photo screen to display our club photos.
\nPhotographic Competition – the Club held its first photo competition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"