BRITISH CACTUS & SUCCULENT SOCIETY
Dover Branch
Members are invited to bring: Plants for the competition; problem plants; plants for naming; any interesting plants for display; items for funds sales table and raffle; plants for sale (10% to funds).
| Chairman: Mr Ray Horton |
| Hon. Secretary: Mr Alan Purton |
| Hon. Treasurer: Mr John Goggins |
| Committee Members in addition to above: Mrs Mavis Ashbee, Mrs Jill Pullen, Mrs Anna Dashwood |
PROGRAMME for 2009
| Date | Speaker/Subject/Event | Competition, etc |
|---|---|---|
| January 31 | Talk by Alan Purton - "Lithops from a Different Angle and My Travels Around the World" | Bring & Buy for Funds |
| February 28 | Talk by Don Palmer - "South African Bulbs" | Any Cactus; any Succulent in flower. Raffle |
| March 28 | Talk by Mark James - "Season at Mount Ephraim" | A Cristate Cactus; Echeveria. Raffle |
| April 25 | Visit to Kath and Bob Hollingsbee, Tilmanstone | Bring & Buy for Funds |
| May 23 | Outing - Visiting Wildflower Meadow and large Garden Centre | |
| May 30 | Mini Show | Raffle |
| June 1 | Outing - Visit to Nursery of John Pilbeam and Doug Sizmur | |
| June 27 | Talk by Dr John Hughes - "Meeting Marlon" | Cactus in flower; Sempervivum. Raffle |
| July 18 | Talk by Derek Bowdery - "Mexican Miscellany" | Mammillaria; Euphorbia. Raffle |
| August 29 | Visit to John and Myra Goggins at Kingsdown | Raffle |
| September 26 | Talk by Stuart Riley - "Around the Collection" | Notocactus or Parodia; Stapeliad. Raffle |
| October 10 | Outing to Suzanne and Anthony Mace in West Sussex to enjoy flowering Mesembs | |
| October 31 | Talk by Eddy Harris - "Round and About" | A woolly cactus; Lithops or Conophytums. Raffle |
| November 28 | Quiz and Christmas Buffet | Seasonal Raffle |
British Cactus and Succulent Society Calendar of Events.
