Gilnahirk Horticultural and Civic Society
Join. Learn. Enjoy.
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Programme 2024/25
MONTH SPEAKER
SEPTEMBER Ann Fitzsimons – Autumn in your garden
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OCTOBER Peter Lyons – The Woodland Trust
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NOVEMBER George Lyttle - Belfast City Council - Recycling
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DECEMBER Andy McCormick – Sow Grateful
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JANUARY NO MEETING
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FEBRUARY Matthew Lee – Horatio’s Trust
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MARCH Aidan Campbell – Cregagh Updated
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APRIL AGM and Quiz
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MAY Panel Q&A and Plant Sale
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Competition Table Themes
All entries must have been grown or made by you.
MONTH THEMES
SEPTEMBER Any vegetable and/or garden flower
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OCTOBER Any fruit and/or small bunch of herbs
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NOVEMBER A berried shrub and/or a houseplant
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DECEMBER A Christmas arrangement and/or a craft item
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JANUARY NO MEETING
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FEBRUARY A Valentine arrangement and/or a cactus
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MARCH A flowering shrub and/or a Spring flower
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APRIL A garden bloom and/or variegated foliage
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MAY NO Competition
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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.
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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.