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President:  Tony Harper, 4 Darvills Meadow, Holmer Green, 01494 718180

Secretaries:  Terry and Val Owen, 4 Clementi Avenue, Holmer Green, 01494 256678

SPRING SHOW, SATURDAY 7th APRIL

Our Spring Show is coming soon and, as usual, will feature spring flowers (mainly daffodils/narcissi), plus other produce, domestic products, art and photography. You can obtain a Show Schedule from the Trading Store on Sunday mornings, or download one here: 7c04adea-47da-4fca-a6eb-fbb4040f9bd4

Unfortunately, Pam Barnett is now unable to judge our domestic classes but we are very pleased that two very experienced cooks have stepped forward to pick up her baton so please bring along your products for the competition.

Even if you don’t want to show, come along from 2pm to have a look at what others have achieved and perhaps purchase a cup of tea and a delicious home-made cake.

If you won a trophy at last year’s show, please return it to me before the event.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Michael King

Show Secretary

shows@hgvpa.club

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW OVERDUE

At the moment, 116 members have renewed their subscriptions but, if you have not yet, this will be the last newsletter we’ll send you.

The subscription has been kept at £6 per household for the umpteenth year running and you can renew – by cash, card or if you really must cheque – at the Trading Store on any Sunday morning between 10 and 12. You can also pay by bank transfer, using these details:

Sort code: 60-11-01

Account number: 15516148

Account name: Holmer Green Village Produce Association*

*Or as many characters as your bank's system will accept

If you pay by BACS, you will need to collect your card from the Trading Store.

Richard Chantler

Membership Secretary

membership@hgvpa.club

NEWS FROM THE TRADING STORE

The Trading Store is now fully stocked for 2025, with ample supplies of compost, topsoil, manure, bark and so forth, all at competitive prices. You can see the full stock list, with prices, on the Trading Store page of this website. We are open each Sunday from 10am to mid-day and we look forward to serving you in 2025.

Richard Chantler

Trading Store Manager

store@hgvpa.club

UPCOMING TALKS

Our next six talks at the Church Centre in Featherbed Lane (starting at 7:45pm) are:

• Thursday 20th March:  Wallace Simpson and her King
• Thursday 17th April:  The History of Great British Parks
• Thursday 15th May:  Great Railway Stations: Paddington and Euston
• Thursday 19th June:  The Journey from Bush to Cup 
• Thursday 17th July:  Volcanoes and Dragons
• Thursday 21st August:  Potatoes, Phytophthora and Poverty

Admission, with refreshments, is free to VPA members and visitors are welcome at £2 per head.

OUTINGS IN 2025

We are now into our third year without an Outings Organiser so, no organiser = no outings. If you feel you could fill this role, please contact mailto:chair@hgvpa.club.

Despite this, Terry and Val Owen may be prepared to organise our annual trip to an RHS Garden which, this year, would be to Hyde Hall. However, at the moment, they cannot make any definite plans, so watch for announcements on this website.

DISCOUNTED ADMISSION TO RHS GARDENS

On the subject of the RHS, as an affiliated organisation we have a discount card which gives two people half-price admission to any of the RHS gardens. If you’d like to borrow the card, please contact Michael King (07790 453386, shows@hgvpa.club).

FREE GARDENING ADVICE

Don’t forget that our own ‘Gardening Guru’, Brian Fisher, is very happy to share with members his vast experience of gardening. You can contact Brian on 01494 711896 or via guru@hgvpa.club.

OUTING: CHALFONT AND DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB

Chalfont and District Flower Club has organised a trip on Tuesday 13th May 2025 to the Salisbury Flower Festival, and they have some spare spaces for VPA members to join their party. The coach will leave the bus stop outside Tesco in Amersham at 9:00 am and the cost is £42.50 per person. If you want to learn more, and perhaps book your place, please ring Linda Meatyard on 07832 990311.