Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Bunclody Horticultural Society Show - 24th August 2013


The Annual Buncoldy Horticultural Society Show will be held on Saturday 24th August from 2.30 - 5.00pm in the Bunclody Vocational School Irish Street, Bunclody, Co Wexford. A celebration of the richness of traditional crafts and skills including Cookery, Crafts, Agricultural and Horticultural produce, and showcasing the best Wexford has to offer.

A family fun day including the very popular Art exhibition from local and national artists, with junior and senior sections in art, photography, short-story and writing competitions. We will be exhibiting a variety of crafts from patchwork to knitting and sewing, many beautiful creations can be viewed including patchwork quilts and a special children’s section, regarded as especially important because it encourages young people to take an interest and get involved in gardening, cooking, and especially growing.

Sharing top billing for our green fingers enthusiasts is our well-established flower section, entries always draw gasps of admiration from spectators, with the beautiful displays of cut flower arrangements and displays. The Home Produce section guarantees many feasts for the eye in this ever-popular section with stiff competition in all classes.

Gorey Bee Keepers will exhibit their bee keeping skills and you’ll get to meet a Queen bee! So don’t miss all the fun of this year’s show with exhibitions/ demonstrations/ tea /coffee and a fun filled day.
It’s a fantastic family day out with lots to see with an endless displays of top class cookery and craft, Remember to bring friends and family along for a great day out and we really look forward to meeting you there!

To find out more join us on Thursday 15th August for a general meeting in Redmonds (pub  Main Street Bunclody, Co Wexford  at 8.00pmNew members welcome!

Full details on bunclody-hs.blogspot.ie/


Thursday, 16 May 2013

Plant Sale Set Up 24th May - 8.30pm

Set-up time for Plant Sale, Friday, 24th May, is put back to 8.30pm. All Members who are available are welcome to come along and help.
Please bring along any plants you can donate to the society and ensure that they are well presented and labelled ready for sale.

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Plant Sale. 25th May


Burtown House & Gardens, Wednesday 15th May

Our next outing is to Burtown House & gardens, Athy, Co Kildare. We will have an extended visit to the gardens, have tea & coffee there then travel on to Kildare Outlet Shopping Village for a late luch.
The trip will be on a car share basis, leaving from Church of Holy Trinity, Bunclody at 0930hrs. Non members are welcome to come along and join us.

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Talk - Jeremy Hill Thursday 25th April

Jeremy Hill from Monksgrange Gardens and Norman Gallery will be giving a talk on Thursday 25th April at 8.00pm in Redmond's. We will be visiting Monksgrange in June. We will be delighted to see all members at this talk now that the evenings are getting lighter. Non members are also welcome.

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Thursday 14th March 2013 - Flower Photography Made Easy! Redmonds, 3.00pm, Main St, Bunclody


Got a digital camera? Want to take brilliant flower photos? Les Knowles is giving a short talk, illustrated with a display of photographs, that will help you take photos like an expert! Bring your camera along if you need any advice about what it can do. Refreshments will be served. This will be the first of our afternoon get togethers and we look forward to seeing as many members and friends as possible.
This meeting will give you a real opportunity to get to know your camera and how to get the best out of it before we go on our evening outing in July [date to be confirmed] to Bay Garden, Camolin to photograph some of the beautiful plants there.