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The Next Meeting:

 

 

Our next face to face meeting will be in February when Martyn Denney will give us the first of two talks about his travels around Yunnan, seeking out the magnificent flora of the area.  

 

So come along to the Elgar Room at the Weatherley Centre to hear this very talented couple on Saturday 21st February. Doors open  from 2.00pm. The talk will start at 2.30 pm.

 

Entry is £3 for members of the Group, and £6 for visitors.

 

In the mean time we continue with our Zoom lectures. The next one is on Wednesday 14th January, when Nigel Hopes will introduce us to the lovely flowers of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. To register for this talk, see the instructions on the Home page.

 

 

The programme for 2025 / 2026 is now as follows:         

 

Date

Speaker

Talk

29th November 2025

Bob & Rannveig Wallis

Kyrgyzstan - Land of Nomads

 

Winter series of ZOOM Presentations – all on Wednesdays at 7pm

 

10th December 2025

Frazer Henderson

It’s not all sand: the mountain flora of Yemen” 

14th January 2026

Nigel Hopes

The Eastern Cape

25th February 2026

TBA

TBA

 

Talks at the Weatherley Centre, Biggleswade

 

21st February 2026

Martyn Denney

Yunnan Independently

14th March 2026

Visit to Ashwood’s Nursery to view the Hepatica Collection

28th March 2026

James Miller

Geophytes of Israel and Palestine

18th April 2026

Bruce Bennett

The Dolomites

30th May 2026

Martyn Denney

Diqing-The far north-west of Yunnan 

 

June – August: Summer Break – Garden Visits TBA

 

19th September 2026

Barry Hennessey

Landscape and Flowers of the Patagonian Lake District

31st October 2026

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