North Taranaki
“Friends & prospective members always welcome”
BRANCH PRESIDENT:
Colin Knowles ph 758 9970
email: [email protected]
SECRETARY / TREASURER:
Lyn Proffit - ph 758 2802 or 64 27 5778 904
email: [email protected]
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Neil Ingram – ph 755-0415
Gary McCracken ph 027 303 1599
Sandra Spence – ph 753 9241
Tony Barnes – ph 027 2915 290
Mervyn Hawkes – ph 06 764 8825 or 022 193 7313
$10 sub for members not joining National Society.
Due by the end March
North Taranaki Camellia Group
TSB 153 953 0163099 0
PROGRAMME FOR 2025
Members will be reminded of meetings by email.
Please offer a ride to members who may not want to drive themselves.
Please give driver something towards Petrol
Feel free to bring any friends and prospective members.
JANUARY - Saturday 25th 4pm
Pot Luck BBQ at Betty MacDonald & Jeff Kerr’s Home, 370 Upland Road.
FEBRUARY – Thursday 20th 1.30pm
Travel to Barry Salisbury, 11 Oakwood Drive off Mangorei Road. Hydrangeas
then to Korito, Dee Turner, 28A Trafalgar St. Suburban permaculture garden.
MARCH – Saturday 15th 11.30am
Meet at Hollards gardens, have our lunch then to Hill Top garden, Ruth Taunt,
388 Waingongoro Road Cardiff.
APRIL –Thursday 17h 6pm
Pizza Evening at Abraham’s order on night, Easter Raffles Dessert supplied.
Speaker John McCullough from Egmont Seeds.
MAY – Thursday 15th 6pm
Pot luck dinner in Abraham’s lounge to eat 6.30pm then our AGM
JUNE Thursday 19th 6.45pm
Tonight we are going Ten Pin Bowling & Mini Putt Golf
1 game of each. This should be a fun evening.
JULY – Thursday 17th Abraham’s 6pm
Pot luck meal eating 6.30pm then
Neil & Iona are speaking about the trip they did last year.
AUGUST – Friday 15th - Tuesday 19th
National Show and Convention in New Plymouth.
AUGUST – Saturday 30th
New Plymouth Horticultural flower Show, Fred Tucker Hall, Bell Block.
SEPTEMBER – Saturday 6th Blooms benched by 10am
Our Camellia show in Hawera with Horticulture Spring show. This is a great show have good Camellia section for all our blooms. Can buy our lunch there. Great food.
SEPTEMBER – Saturday 20th 1.30pm
Meet at Shedou Palms, Sheri and Doug, 145A Barrett Road, Whalers Gate.
Then to Barbara and Keith Wingate, 104 Carrington Street for afternoon tea.
OCTOBER –Friday 10th & Saturday 11th 8am
Our overnight trip to Cambridge, Mini Bus is booked. Details later.
NOVEMBER – Saturday 15th 1pm Lepperton Gardens. $2 per garden
Meet at Millfield, Keith & Yvette Lowe, 32 Te Arei Road, East, lovely Hosta’s
Olde Thyme, Keryn & Ian Shothard, 8 Smith Street then Jersey Lane, Faye & Ivan Phipps, 651 Mountain Road. Take afternoon tea drinks supplies
DECEMBER – Thursday 11h 11.30am
Christmas get together this year is a lunch at
Simply Divine Cafe Egmont Village.
PLEASE MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDARS & DIARY’S