Knaresborough Flower Club (North East Area) celebrated their 50th Anniversary on June 19th 2024 with a visit to Allerton Castle. Honoured guests were Sheila Drybrough (North East Area Chair), Ann Simpson (North East Area Secretary) and Avril McDonald (Founder Member) together with 23 members. Delicious cake (see below) - made by our Chair Lesley Dalton - was enjoyed by all and accompanied by a hot beverage and non-alcoholic bubbles. We all dressed to impress, including wearing hats and fascinators, which was a sight to behold! The wonderful afternoon culminated with a tour of the castle conducted by a riveting guide.
Pictured on the afternoon (L-R) Avril McDonald (Founder Member), Jean Locke (Club President), Lesley Dalton (Club Chair), Sheila Drybrough (Area Chair), Ann Simpson (Area Secretary.
Below: A team of 6 have planned and worked on the design for the flowers round the Market Cross in Knaresborough. We put it there on May 4th ready for the Coronation on the 6th May.
A lot of the public watching made some very complimentary comments. It has taken over 100 hours to execute and install and we're thrilled with the result.
Club Programme 2024/2025
Date
What
With whom
26
March
AGM
& Club Practice
23
April
Speaker
Keith
Wilkinson
28
May
Speaker
Julia
O’Connor
25
June
Workshop
In house
23
July
Demonstration
Ann
Simpson
August
Garden
visit
(Date
TBA)
24
September
Speaker
Sarah
Hopps
22
October
Club
Practice
26 November
Demonstration
Kay Ford
24
December
No
meeting
2026
28
January
Christmas
Meal
Guy
Fawkes, Scotton
25
February
Speaker
Ben
Preston
25
March
AGM
The November meeting is at Gracious
Street Methodist Church, HG5 8AN at 7pm doors open 6pm
These lovely arrangements were created by Knaresborough to go on display in local shops to advertise the Club.