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The Society runs a wide range of activities during the year, including talks, garden visits and our two formal shows in Spring and Autumn.
Listed below are all the events currently planned by the Society. Any items shown in italics are provisional and will be updated as details become available.
Please check back regularly for the latest information.
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Event
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Saturday 29th March 2025
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Spring Show 2.30 pm in the Village Hall
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Thursday 1st May 2025
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Coach trip to RHS Hyde Hall, near Chelmsford, Essex. Coach leaves from the War Memorial at 9:00 am, returning by 5:00 pm. Cost is £20 per person.
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Monday 9th June 2025
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Summer Picnic and pop-up show, 5.00 - 8.00 pm, kindly hosted by Rob and Jane Bird at Parsonage Farmhouse, Hampstead Lane. The show classes this year are: 1. A single rose 2. A bunch of garden flowers in a jam jar 3. Three stems of rhubarb 4. Three pods of broad beans
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Monday 7th July 2025
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Visit to Goddards Green Garden, Cranbrook. Members should make their own way to the garden, arriving by 2.30 pm for a short talk and escorted tour. Admission is £10 per person, which includes tea and cake.
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Saturday 30th August 2025
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Autumn Show 2.30 pm in the Village Hall
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Friday 5th September 2025
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Visit to Restoration House, Rochester. Self-guided tour of the house at 10.45 am followed by a guided tour of the gardens at 11.45 am. Members should make their own way to the house using own transport or by train to Rochester station. Cost is £15 per person.
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Monday 6th October 2025
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Talk - Bats in the Belfry, by Martin Newcombe Yalding Village Hall, refreshments from 7:30 pm, talk at 8:00 pm, admission £2
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Monday 3rd November 2025
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Talk - Brogdale, by Alan Hayward Yalding Village Hall, refreshments from 7:30 pm, talk at 8:00 pm, admission £2
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Monday 1st December 2025
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Christmas Social 8.00 pm in the Village Hall
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Monday 2nd February 2026
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Talk - to be confirmed Yalding Village Hall, refreshments from 7:30 pm, talk at 8:00 pm, admission £2
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Monday 1st March 2026
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Annual General Meeting 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm in the Village Hall
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