WARNHAM EVENING FLOWER CLUB NEWS
12th January 2026
Hello everyone.
It probably seems like a very long time ago now, but I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas and wish you all a very happy and healthy 2026!
I know there were some nasty bugs doing the rounds and I hope you managed to avoid them.
AGM – 2nd December 2025
At the AGM we made some small amendments to the constitution, which I circulated to all our members. If you have any questions about these changes, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
We had a fun evening with lots of lovely snacks and games, and a good time was had by all!
I am sad to report that Angie Hyde retired from her role as our Club President, but very pleased to tell you that Jean Plaskett has agreed to take her place.
Membership Renewal for 2026
We are, once again, keeping the membership fees for 2026 at £37 per member and visitor fees will remain at £7 per visit.
We have some excellent demonstrators booked and some exciting plans for 2026 but we can only do this with your support!
If you are not going to renew your membership for this year, for any reason, please let me know as soon as possible. If you can recruit any NEW members for 2026, please do so!
Huge thanks to those of you who have renewed your membership already!
We will be collecting membership fees at our first meeting as usual, but, if possible, please renew your membership via a BACS payment to the Warnham Evening Flower Club account:
Sort Code: 30-94-41
Account No: 56371868
using Ref: Subs26/Surname
OR:
Send a cheque made payable to Warnham Evening Flower Club for £37 to:
Mrs D Jackson, 52 Macleod Road, Horsham, RH13 5JQ
The more members who pay before 17th February, the better, but of course you are welcome to pay at the first meeting as usual.
We will issue new Membership Cards at the first meeting.
Our first meeting of 2026 is on Tuesday 17th February
At 7.00 for 7.30pm in Warnham Village Hall, Hollands Way, Warnham, RH12 3RH
Demonstrator: Kim Zimmerman with “Christmas is Gone and St Valentine too so what the hell are we to do?”
The club competition is “Wine O’clock”
Please “have a go” – we encourage all our members to take part in our club competitions. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are.
There will be a Sales Table and Flower Raffle as usual, as well as cards for sale in aid of the Sussex Kidney Trust.
Visitors are welcome at £7 per visit so bring friends or family along.
Warnham Evening Flower Club Programme 2026
See the Programme and Open Competitions on the Programme 2026 page.
Warnham Evening Flower Club Committee
The positions of Vice-Chairman, and Events Secretary are still vacant, so please let me know if you are interested.
Wreath Making Workshop – Saturday 13th December 2025
We held a wreath making workshop in the Parish Rooms, Warnham on Saturday 13th December, led by Marion Neden.
It was a great success and a good time was had by all as you can see in the photograph!
A huge thanks goes to Marion for giving up her time and running such a great workshop.
Thanks too to all who helped on the day – I’m not going to name them in case I forget anyone.
It raised much needed additional income for the club and I hope we can run similar events in the future.
2026 Dates for Your Diary
Afternoon Tea to Celebrate Warnham Evening Flower Club
65th Anniversary at The Roffey Institute Saturday 21st March
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 7th – 10th May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 19th – 23rd May
Chichester Flower Festival 3rd – 6th June
Blenheim Palace Flower Festival 19th – 21st June
RHS Badminton Flower Show 8th – 12th July
Saint Mary’s Flower Festival (Horsham) 13th – 19th July
RHS Sandringham Flower Show 22nd – 26th July
Flower Arranging and Design Sussex Members Days
Monday 9th March – Windmill Theatre – Littlehampton
Morning Speaker – Tony Harris in the guise of Winston Churchill
Afternoon: National Demonstrator Angela Turner with “YOLO” (You Only Live Once)
Tickets are on sale for this and I sent out a separate email, which I hope you all received.
Wednesday 17th June – Shoreham Community Centre
Morning Speaker: Karen Frew from Ireland
Afternoon: National Demonstrator Julia Loudon from Berwickshire with “Out of the Orient”
Monday 5th October – Plumpton Village Hall
Morning Speaker: Steve Pateman “Boss in Boots” from the show “Kinky Boots” which is currently running in the West End.
Afternoon: Ioachim Erema
Sussex Kidney Trust
Reminder! Help with your recycling!
Jean has asked me to remind you that she is still collecting used Christmas and birthday cards to be used by her and others to make new greetings cards to be sold in aid of the Sussex Kidney Trust.
Used printer cartridges can be donated to the SKT. They get a small donation and the cartridges are recycled.
Joyce sent out an appeal for stamps, which she and Jean Plaskett are collecting in aid of the RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind. This is still on-going!
Please tear your stamps with a border of about 1cm if possible.
All these items can be bought along to any of our meetings.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all at our meeting in February, but I’m sure you will hear more from me before then.
Best wishes,
Janet
Janet Sharp
Club Chairman
E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01403 251900 or 07823 331 345
