Diary of Events

Two of our volunteers at our 2007 Gardeners World stall.

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Herb Society Events 2008

Date

Event

Venue

Saturday 27th September

2008 AGM & Conference

Our AGM and conference is to be held at Sulgrave Manor once more. The first part of the day will be devoted to the Society's AGM which is free to all members to attend.

The theme for our 2008 conference is 'Stress & Relaxation'. Anne McIntyre will be giving a talk on stress and relaxation, Christina Stapley will be demonstrating how to make relaxing balms and lotions and Mike Cullen will be giving another of his highly entertaining cookery demonstrations.
We always enjoy a wonderful lunch full of herbal delights and this is included in the ticket price. There will also be chance to look around the herb gardens at Sulgrave and talk to council members.

Sulgrave Manor

2008 AGM & Conference Info & Booking

Map

10am - 4pm

Saturday 18th October

Volunteers Day

A day for to say 'Thank You' to all our volunteers. The day is free to attend for Herb Society volunteers and lunch will be provided, but feel free to bring along homemade cakes and biscuits to go with the coffee and tea.

Programme - Jan Greenland will give a talk and slideshow on 'Edible Herbs From The Ice Age' and also a Cookery Demonstration.

Plus there will be time set aside for volunteers to interact and have questions answered that they may have re volunteering, discuss ideas for future events, and ways to be more involved helping the HS. Volunteers will also have the chance to meet Jenny Jones the Herb Society Volunteers Co-Ordinator and Events Organiser. Plus the new volunteers policy will be discussed.

Cecily Haughton School

Westwood Manor
Wetley Rocks
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST9 0BX

Please contact Flick to book for this event in advance, as places are limited.

Shows 2008

Date	Event
May 17-18	Wholly Herbs, West Dean College, Chichester
June 11th -15th	BBC Gardeners World Live - NEC Birmingham.
July 23rd - 27th	RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

If members of The Herb Society would like to help at any of these shows please let Flick at the office know. In exchange for a morning or afternoon on the stand you will meet other members of the Society and have the opportunity to browse the show for free.

None Herb Society Herb Events, Talks & Courses - 2008

August 1st - 3rd	LILI - Make Your Own Natural Skin Care Products Course. This weekend residential course is run by LILI and takes place at Redfield Community in Bucks. Course Details	Cost £130 -£190 depending on circumstances. For further details contact Email
August 3rd	Hann's Herbs - Judith Hann's Herb Cookery School Each day course from 10am to late afternoon costs £85 August's course concentrates on light summer cooking, using salad leaves and edible flowers like borage, rocket, marigold, lavender and rose.	Contact Judith via email for further details. Or write to her at Baxter's Farm, Fyfield, Glos, GL7 3NS.
August 23rd	Exploring Herbs Workshop. Getting to know herbs offers opportunities to discover more about herbs on a very practical and personal level. Springfield Sanctuary	Springfield Sanctuary, Cotswolds, Sarah Head Email
Sept 27th	Golden and Delicious – Edwardian Gardens Caroline Holmes a past chairman of the Herb Society remembers ‘the gardens of a golden afternoon’ through the architecture of Harold Peto and the colours in Gertrude Jekyll’s plantings. Away from billowing herbaceous borders, the kitchen garden reached a zenith of fruit and vegetable culture – visual and edible feasts. Caroline Holmes is a garden historian with a passion for scent and food who speaks worldwide, and also an author and broadcaster.	West Dean College Website
October 5th	Hann's Herbs - Judith Hann's Herb Cookery School Each day course from 10am to late afternoon costs £85 October's course will look at adding a new lease of life to apples, pears and plums. You will learn how to make spiced fruits, apple and herb jellies.	Contact Judith via email for further details. Or write to her at Baxter's Farm, Fyfield, Glos, GL7 3NS.
Oct 11th - 12th	Apple Day. Sulgrave has a large orchard that comes in to its own on the Apple Day Weekend. Every aspect of the fruit is celebrated and enjoyed, with everything from an exhibition of apple pressing to advice on apple varieties. The Herb Society will have a presence in the garden hoping to see as many members as possible, and aiming to encourage as many people as possible to join us in the delights of herbs.	Sulgrave Manor
October 25th	Exploring Herbs Workshop. Getting to know herbs offers opportunities to discover more about herbs on a very practical and personal level. Springfield Sanctuary	Springfield Sanctuary, Cotswolds, Sarah Head Email
November 30th	Hann's Herbs - Judith Hann's Herb Cookery School Each day course from 10am to late afternoon costs £85 November's course looks at Christmas herb recipes using bay, thyme, rosemary, sage, salad burnet and parsley. You will learn to cook game, terrines, herb ice creams, sorbets and special dishes for celebrations.	Contact Judith via email for further details. Or write to her at Baxter's Farm, Fyfield, Glos, GL7 3NS.
December 6th	A Tudor Christmas. Linda Harrold, Medical Herbalist, will be demonstrating aspects of Tudor life at Christmas time, including food, handicrafts and herbal gifts.	Priest`s House Museum 23- 27 High Street, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 1HR Tel. 01202 882533

These are events run by other organisations which may be of interest to Herb Society Members. Email our Webmistress if you plan an event you think could be listed here. Or write to us, sending details of your event to:

The Administrator
The Herb Society
Sulgrave Manor
Sulgrave
Banbury
OX17 2SD

Tel: 0845 491 8699

Herb Society Events You Missed In 2008

Wednesday 28th May	'Herbal First Aid' A talk by Linda Harrold DBTh, MURHP Medical Herbalist to be held at Community Learning and Resource Centre. Starting at 7.30pm	Community Learning and Resource Centre, 41-44 King Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1EB Map
Wednesday 28th May	'Herbal First Aid' A talk by Ann Turner NIMH and Janet Elphinstone NIMH Medical Herbalists, to be held at Wanstead House Community Association. Starting at 7.30pm	Wanstead House Community Association, 21 The Green, London E11 2NT Map
Wednesday 28th May	'Herbal First Aid' A talk by Jenny Jones FNIMH to be held at Jenny's home in Coventry. Starting at 7.30pm
Thursday 29th May	'Herbal First Aid' A talk by Amanda Cutbill MNIMH, Medical Herbalist, to be held at The Council Room at The Festival Hall. The subject of the talk will be herbal first aid, focussing on those aspects that might be particularly relevant to the holiday season e.g. upset stomach, sun burn, nervous flyers etc. There will also be an opportunity to ask more about a herbalist's approach to any chronic conditions which are of particular interest to members of the audience. Starting at 7pm	The Council Room at The Festival Hall, Talbot Road, Alderley Edge, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK9 7HR Map
Thursday 29th May	'Herbal First Aid' A talk by John Taylor MNIMH, Medical Herbalist, to be held at All Saints Church Hall. Starting at 7.30pm	All Saints Church Hall, Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HD. Map
Sunday 1st June	Herb Day. The Herb Day at Garden Organic (HDRA Ryton Gardens of old), is a partnership between the Herb Society and the Gardens. If you haven't visited Garden Organics you are in for a treat. There is a very large herb garden devoted to both western and eastern herbs, and wonderful gardens and display areas illustrating all aspects of organic gardening. The Herb Day will be a celebration of herbs with guided tours by members of the Society through the herb gardens and a herb market where everything herbal can be bought. There will also be an opportunity for members to ply their herbal wares in the market at a very favourable rate. Caroline Holmes, garden designer and past President of the Society, will talk about her design for the Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle, and Sophie Grigson is doing another of her wonderful cooking demonstrations.'	Garden Organics Ryton, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV8 3LG Herb Society Members get a 50% discount on the entrance fee when they show their card. Map
Sat 28th - Sun 29th June	‘The Sulgrave Food Show’ The Herb society will be taking part at the Sulgrave Food Show to be held at Sulgrave Manor the food show is a showcase for the best that that the region has to offer in the food and drink market. There will be a food market selling local foods, and a rolling programme of cooking demonstration by local chefs. Our very own Jan Greenland will be demonstrating on both days her theme will be the historic use of herbs in food. We will also have the Herb Society stand at the show.	Sulgrave Manor The entry fee is £7.50 £5.00 for Herb Society members when they show their membership card.

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