On a frosty starlit evening in March 1990, seven hardy gardeners from Collingbourne Ducis were to be found in the school playground. A meeting had been arranged to discuss the possibility of forming a gardening club, the school hall had been booked, but unfortunately the key holder did not turn up. Undeterred the meeting took place in the playground, a steering committee was formed, from which emerged the Collingbourne Ducis and Everleigh Gardening Club, later to become the Collingbournes and Everleigh Gardening Club.

The Club meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, from September to April alternately in Ducis and Kingston Village Halls, with visiting speakers covering a wide range of gardening related subjects. During the summer months there are evening visits with an all day outing in July.

Some of our members are extremely experienced and knowledgeable gardeners, with lots of us learning very valuable tips from our visiting speakers. Six of those hardy gardeners from 1990 are still club members.

We hold a plant sale every May for which members produce a great variety of plants at very reasonable prices.

For several years members helped with the Collingbourne Ducis Flower and Produce Show and in 2003 took over the running of the Show. In 2007 we had 269 entries with 63 of these in the under 11 years of age classes.

If you would like to join us call our Chairman, Pam Haverson (01264 850609) or Secretary, Patti Marsh (01264 850319).

...or -mail:  gardening@collingbourne-ducis.com

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