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23 October 2026

Open Day at Wortwell.

Our next Open Day will be held at Wortwell Community Centre.
In the morning our speaker is Ben Potterton and the afternoon demonstrator is the newly elected NAFAS president Beryl Cotton.

14 October 2026

Area council meeting

Three of the committee attended the area council meeting and AGM.
Gloria Goodley stood down as area chairman, and Roger Woolnough now takes her place.
Council meetings are not just for members of the committee, any member of NAFAS can attend.

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05 October 2026

Hands on evening.

Making autumn wreaths using a selection of dried materials.

14 September 2026

Demonstration by Andrew Key

Andrew Key from Sleaford gave us a wonderful demonstration assisted by his friend Janet.

30 July 2026

Columbine Hall outing.

Our trip to Columbine Hall, with a tour of the gardens followed by tea and cake. From what I have heard this was thoroughly enjoyed by those who went. I count go as I am nursing a broken bone in my leg, very annoyed.
I do hope someone has some photos to share.

16 July 2026

WAFA elimination

Chairman Jenni goes off to Warwickshire to represent the east of England in the WAFA elimination competition. In this heat!!

16 July 2026

WAFA ELIMINATION

Well, sorry EAST OF ENGLAND, but I didn’t win! So, no free trip to Australia.
We transported mainly native flowers in searing heat to Warwickshire.
We stayed in an “interesting” pub, but it didn’t cost the area much.
13 areas competed, and I have to say there were some lovely designs, didn’t really like the winner, but that is just personal choice.
It was... an experience, and one I will probably never have again.

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06 July 2026

Demonstration by Jennifer Allen Thompson

Sorry I missed this. The pictures look gorgeous.

01 June 2026

Demonstration by Julie Richardson

A very enjoyable evening with Julie Richardson who comes from the Isle of Wight

27 May 2026

Suffolk Show

Chairman Jenni had a good week at the Suffolk show last week, despite the searing heat.
Two firsts, a third, best use of garden plant material, runner up to best in show and most points in show,

22 May 2026

MAY OPEN DAY

What an amazing day we had at Wortwell Community Centre. The morning speaker Lucy Skellorn, “My family and other irises” was so informative and such a lovely lady.
We then had a delicious lunch as usual provided by Anglian Catering.
In the afternoon we were entertained by Catherine Gledhill, who had us in stitches with her funny stories and her humour.... Her flowers were gorgeous as well!

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11 May 2026

Super hands on evening

We had a super kokedama evening . Getting our hands dirty and lots of giggles.
Thank you to all who came making it a most successful evening.

25 April 2026

Area Day at MILDENHALL

Morning speaker Martin Davey "Edible Flowers"
Afternoon demonstration Jo Purdy "Botanical Gallery"
Doors open 10.00 am
Tickets £20.00
Jenni (your chairman) has been asked to take part in the area elimination to send someone to WAFA Australia. Pictures in the gallery.

25 April 2026

Area Day at Mildenhall

Some of us attended the Area Day held at Mildenhall on Saturday. The demonstrator was Jo Purdy, a newly qualified national demonstrator. She was a breath of fresh air, and certainly one we might be booking for one of our open days.

13 April 2026

My life in flowers.

Elaine Boobier from Maldon visited us, and gave a colourful demonstration about how she had got involved in the flower world.

02 March 2026

Super Club night with Moira

We had a really fun evening with our first demonstrator of the year. Moira had us in stitches with her music and dancing, plus of course some super flower arrangements.

02 February 2026

Exercise winners.

Vouchers were presented to the winners of the monthly exercise at the AGM.
Ist Yvonne Eady
2nd Julia Crabbe
3rd Margery Riley.
Well done ladies.