Gilnahirk Horticultural and Civic Society
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Programme 2026/27
MONTH SPEAKER
SEPTEMBER Oonagh Stringer and Thomas Raju -
Irish Alpine Society
OCTOBER Nicholas Price - Experiences of a restauranteur
NOVEMBER Ulster Bank - financial security
DECEMBER Clare McNally - organic gardening and jobs for the winter
JANUARY NO MEETING
FEBRUARY Johnny Finnegan - Bonsai
MARCH George Busby - the Spies of Gilnahirk
APRIL AGM and Quiz
MAY Lisa Risse Robinson - softwood propagation and jobs for the summer and Annual Plant Swap
Competition Table Themes
All entries must have been grown or made by you.
MONTH THEMES
SEPTEMBER Any vegetable and/or garden flower
OCTOBER Any fruit and/or a Halloween arrangement
NOVEMBER A berried shrub and/or a houseplant
DECEMBER A Christmas arrangement and/or a craft item
JANUARY NO MEETING
FEBRUARY A Valentine arrangement and/or a cactus
MARCH A flowering shrub and/or a Spring flower
APRIL NO Competition
MAY NO Competition
Our meetings are open to everyone, and take place at the Stye Brae Centre, Gilnahirk Road, Belfast. The meeting starts at 8pm. Talks usually alternate monthly between Civic and Gardening topics.
Our club supports all types of gardening — cottage-style, native plant and succulent, vegetable and fruit and so on.
However, we do not limit our meetings to gardening issues. We are also a Civic Society and we arrange speakers on a wide range of topics. In the past we have heard about how to become a tour guide; the history of some of East Belfast's large houses; SD Bell's tea and coffee business; the Air Ambulance Service; local environmental issues as well as photographic presentations and demonstrations.