Area News Autumn 2024
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Highland Fling – Area News
Highland Fling – National President’s Weekend In July I attended the Highland Fling in Glasgow accompanied by Brenda London and Ann Swain. We were the Home Counties representatives, joining delegates from all over the country and overseas. It was a very social weekend meeting friends and making new friends in an super Conference hotel, with excellent facilities, on the banks of the Clyde. The journey was easy as we flew...
Report on the 175th Anniversary St Mary’s, Clophill
Flower Festival to Celebrate 175th Anniversary St Mary’s , Clophill On 7th and 8th September Clophill and District Flower Club staged a flower festival to help to celebrate the Anniversary of the Church building. The historian and curator of the Church created an exhibition with all the history and records and a timeline of events. The Club enhanced the features of the Church to make the weekend more of an...
Report on Flower Festival for Area News
18th – 22nd September 2024 The weekend was an amazing event for our Area and it achieved all our aims and exceeded our expectations. We wanted to showcase our skills, talents and love for flowers in a beautiful location. We wanted to promote NAFAS and our Clubs and to bring our members together. We wanted the public to see what we do and to know about flower arranging. St Mary’s...
Elimination Competition
To represent Home Counties Area at RHS Malvern Autumn Show This competition was held at our Council Meeting in June. The title was ‘Shaped by Nature’. There were five entries by members from Thorpe Bay Flower Club, South Stevenage Flower Club and Harpenden Evening Club. The winner was Sylvia Kittle who is the Chairman of Thorpe Bay Flower Club and she will go the RHS Malvern Show to enter the...
Honorary Members for Home Counties Area
Honorary Membership of Home Counties Area of NAFAS is given in recognition of outstanding service to our Area. Due to the pandemic awards were not made but at our AGM in November 2023 five new awards were presented. Angela Pattinson Angela Patteson, our Area Secretary for the past 14 years has retired. Angela has served the Area in a very efficiently, professionally and with great knowledge of NAFAS. She has...
Home Counties Special Area Day – 3rd October 2023
An excellent multi – discipline day was held at the Marford Memorial Hill, Wheathampsted attended by 60 members. The day began with a focus on the Principles and Elements of design illustrated by 7 exhibits and explained by Lesley Sturdy. This was followed by a very busy session with everyone, in pairs collaborating with another, to create an imposed arrangement. All the materials were provided and a wide variety of designs were...
National Competitions at Gloucester Cathedral. 12th and 13th May
It was a great NAFAS weekend in a super location. On Friday evening Alison Penno and Dylith Price gave a demonstration in The Guildhall. It ion that was very entertaining and the stage looked amazing at the end. The Cathedral provided a beautiful venue with 18 classes that were very varied and reflected the history and fabric of the building. There were 216 exhibits and the Show was of a high...