21st.
Anniversary Celebration of The Friends
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| Simon
Goodenough and Alan Titchmarsh open the Temperate House 1987 |
Saturday
27th. September 12 noon - 4pm
The Friends
will be holding a special event day at Ventnor Botanic
Garden. We are delighted that Alan Titchmarsh, celebrated
gardener and this year High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight,
has agreed to come as our guest to launch a public fund
to replace the now ageing GreenHouse.
Alan's presence is particularly appropriate as he opened
the present greenhouse, then known as the Temperate House,
21 years ago, in 1987. The event will take place at 1
pm.
Preceding this
will be a plant sale, which is normally held in September.
At 2pm there will be an auction of plants and other donated
gifts, followed by the presentation of prizes for the
fiendish Isle of Wight Quiz. The afternoon will conclude
with a conducted walk with Simon Goodenough, the Curator,
particularly highlighting projects which have been supported
by money raised by the Friends. From the year 2000 until
now, £72,000 has been donated from bequests, donations
and funds raised by the Friends.
During the
opening time there will also be a gardening and cookery
book stall, a produce and bring-and-buy stall and a tombola.
If anyone is willing to donate items for this worthy cause
we would be most grateful. For further information please
contact Jonyth on 01983 730532. We look forward to seeing
you on the day. If possible, please use the bus from Ventnor,
which stops at the garden, as parking can be difficult.
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Great Isle of Wight Quiz
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| Chris
Bull, a member of the Society and one of the former finalists
in the Isle of Wight Quiz (set by the late Dr Eric Laidlaw
to raise funds for Ventnor Botanic Garden), has set another
fiendish Great Isle of Wight Quiz. |
| You
could win a share in £200 worth of book tokens offered as
prizes by answering questions such as these: What was Wootton
Bridge Time? Can you describe a Wild Irishman? |
| Quiz
Sheets may be obtained for £1.00 and are available from Ventnor
Botanic Garden, Island Libraries and Tourist Offices, IW County
Record Office, Quay Arts Centre, Ventnor Heritage Museum and
the IW Family History Society. |
| The
launch date was in December and will run until the end of
July. The results and prize-giving will be in September, a
confirmed date to be announced later. The answers will be
published on this web site during October. |
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For
further information please ring the Honorary Secretary -
01983 292107
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Exhibition
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| An
exhibition about the Society will be held in the Visitor Centre,
Ventnor Botanic Garden, from March 2008 and will remain throughout
the year. |
Wine
and Cheese Evening
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| In July, a Wine
and Cheese Evening will be held in the Echium Terrace. Photographs
and memorabilia will be on show to members, depicting some
of the projects supported in past years. A conducted walk
around the garden to view areas where considerable funds have
been used to develop projects will take place before the refreshments. |
Other
Events
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| A
full programme has been arranged, commencing with the Annual
General Meeting in April. Following official business, our
President, Brian Kidd, will be entertaining members with his
son Chris Kidd (Head Gardener at Ventnor Botanic Garden),
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| For dates and
times please check the programme.
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For
further information please ring the Events Co-ordinator
- 01983 730532
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