2012 Events Programme

SATURDAY 25th FEBRUARY, 10.30am

Pam Woolliscroft, former Curator of the Spode Museum in Stoke-on-Trent, takes a look at orchids from the unusual angle of a Spode-Bateman Connection.  At Tarporley Community Centre.

Cost – £9 members/£12 non-members     Includes morning coffee

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TUESDAY 27th MARCH, from 5.30pm

AGM and Annual Spring Lecture at Foxhill Arboretum and Conference Centre, Frodsham.  Expect glorious displays of daffodils – Foxhill is renowned for them.   And a fascinating talk from Bleddyn Wynn-Jones from Crug Farm Plants talking about their plant hunting expeditions.

Cost – £17 members/£20 non-members     Includes finger buffet

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SUNDAY 29th APRIL, 2pm

Visit to Elizabeth Gaskell House, Manchester.  Tour and talk about the current restoration of the house and future plans for the garden.

Cost – £8 members/£11 non-members     Includes afternoon tea

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WEDNESDAY 16th MAY, 2pm

Tour of the house and gardens at Dorfold House, Nantwich. Dorfold is a Jacobean Manor and its 18 acre garden reflects four centuries of gardening fashion.

Cost – £9 members/£12 non-members     Includes afternoon tea

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WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE, 2pm

Tour of the gardfens at Abbeywood Estate, Delamere

Cost – £7 members/£10 non-members     Includes afternoon tea

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Booking Information – pre-booking essential

Many of our events are limited because of the size of the venue or garden, so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Contact Tina Theis

Tel. 0161 442 0657

E-mail. tina@tinatheis.com

Post a cheque made payable to Cheshire Gardens Trust and stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

GCT Events, 1 Highfield Park, Stockport, SK4 3HD

We welcome feedback and suggestions for future events. Please let us know if there is anything you feel we should include. Better still, why not get involved and help organize an event. So do get in touch.