The Area Annual General Meeting...
will take place as usual at the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3QX on Saturday 19 November. The business meeting (which is free to attend) will start at 11:00. Tickets for the Luncheon and afternoon demonstration by Alex Gracey and Vanessa Wellock are £30 and are available from the Projects Officer. Contact her on 07539 555776 to book.
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A couple of images from the 2022 Harrogate autumn flower show at Newby Hall showing the NAFAS workshops.
Pictured are (left) Sheila Drybrough and (above, in purple) Susan Hall. |
Chairman's Newsletter - Summer 2022
From the Area Chairman
Dear Friends,
I write this letter a few days after mid-summers day and following some beautiful warm weather we return to mixed English weather, though the rain is very welcome for the garden!
I do hope you managed to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. If like me you were also able to watch some of the television coverage, then I hope you agree it was a truly spectacular few days, the weather was perfect and I’m sure Queen Elizabeth despite not being able to attend many events felt they were outstanding and much appreciated by everyone.
I know there were many floral tributes for the Jubilee in the North East Area, which certainly demonstrated our appreciation of her Majesty’s service to the Area, Country and Commonwealth.
My Jubilee Saturday was spent helping to make up 80 picnic boxes for sale at my local Methodist Church. I was tasked with making the ham, coronation chicken and hummus sandwiches, and needles to say I didn’t lift my head for about two hours! Our church event coincided with the 1940’s weekend in Brighouse so as you can imagine we were kept very busy!!
How ever you celebrated the Bank holiday I hope you have many memories of a very special time in our history.
Many of you will have attended Harrogate Spring Flower Show, where our Area had a stand, selling floral mechanics and The Flower Arranger magazines, The Area winners were announced at the May Council meeting and details can be found in the Council Meeting minutes.
The Area Lunch at The Parsonage Hotel in York, was a huge success with almost 100 attending. The food was excellent, and we had an interesting talk from Jessica Aldred of the ‘House of Heyday’ who is a member of the Royal School of Needlework.
I hope you all have a very happy summer, enjoying friendship and flowers with everyone you know.
Finally, if you are running any workshops, celebrating special anniversaries at your club or have Jubilee floral photos you wish to share, then do please send them with a brief report to Peter Mathers at nafas.northeast.web@gmail.com
Best wishes
Janet Ratcliffe
N E Area Chairman
Lots of clubs around the Area held special meetings, luncheons and celebrations to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee. All the pictures submitted can be found on the relevant Club's page on this website, but a selection can be found here:
Dear Friends,
I write this letter a few days after mid-summers day and following some beautiful warm weather we return to mixed English weather, though the rain is very welcome for the garden!
I do hope you managed to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. If like me you were also able to watch some of the television coverage, then I hope you agree it was a truly spectacular few days, the weather was perfect and I’m sure Queen Elizabeth despite not being able to attend many events felt they were outstanding and much appreciated by everyone.
I know there were many floral tributes for the Jubilee in the North East Area, which certainly demonstrated our appreciation of her Majesty’s service to the Area, Country and Commonwealth.
My Jubilee Saturday was spent helping to make up 80 picnic boxes for sale at my local Methodist Church. I was tasked with making the ham, coronation chicken and hummus sandwiches, and needles to say I didn’t lift my head for about two hours! Our church event coincided with the 1940’s weekend in Brighouse so as you can imagine we were kept very busy!!
How ever you celebrated the Bank holiday I hope you have many memories of a very special time in our history.
Many of you will have attended Harrogate Spring Flower Show, where our Area had a stand, selling floral mechanics and The Flower Arranger magazines, The Area winners were announced at the May Council meeting and details can be found in the Council Meeting minutes.
The Area Lunch at The Parsonage Hotel in York, was a huge success with almost 100 attending. The food was excellent, and we had an interesting talk from Jessica Aldred of the ‘House of Heyday’ who is a member of the Royal School of Needlework.
I hope you all have a very happy summer, enjoying friendship and flowers with everyone you know.
Finally, if you are running any workshops, celebrating special anniversaries at your club or have Jubilee floral photos you wish to share, then do please send them with a brief report to Peter Mathers at nafas.northeast.web@gmail.com
Best wishes
Janet Ratcliffe
N E Area Chairman
Lots of clubs around the Area held special meetings, luncheons and celebrations to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee. All the pictures submitted can be found on the relevant Club's page on this website, but a selection can be found here:
Stokesley
Meeting the Queen in Huddersfield (!)
Castleford
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Huddersfield
Stokesley
Castleford
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Click the link below to download a copy of the April 2022 Area Newsletter
| spring_newsletter_2022.docx |
Click the link below to download a copy of the January 2022 Area Newsletter.
| area_news_jan22.docx |