Hi to all our members and friends of the VPA The new Committee has done a great job in getting everything ready for Saturday and all we need now are lots of entries. We are hoping that every household will contribute to a bumper show. You can make your entry online of course on the …
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Two weeks to prepare for the Winter Show
Here we go, and we are off (please read all of this news item for full details of the Winter Show and we would love you to take part). We are hopeful that a few people may have the odd vegetable left to enter (including ugly ones!), but there are plenty of other classes to …
Harvest Supper and Quiz success
A week ago already …….. for those who couldn’t attend, we all had a really fun evening. The hall looked great having been decorated by Janet’s expert hands, with arrangements on every table along with hanging window wreaths all in splendid autumn colours. Everyone was welcomed with a drink to settle at their table, agree …
Harvest Supper and Quiz night
Saturday 1st October. Little Gaddesden Village Hall. Doors open at 6.00pm, quiz starts at 6.30 Three course meal, quiz, raffle and a welcoming glass of Prosecco, all for £22 per head. Quiz host Shaun McCarthy will run the quiz, Janet the raffle and Julia Maddox the catering. This year it is bring your own drink, …
Summer Show cancellation
Dear Members It is with very heavy hearts that we have had to take the decision not to go ahead with the Summer Show this year because we simply do not have the capacity to organise everything that is needed for a successful show. The regular Committee members total five, a priority being the store …
Horatio’s Garden talk and AGM
Our AGM will begin tonight at 7pm, (Wednesday 27th April) at the Thomas Field Hall at Little Gaddesden Church. with nibbles and a glass of wine or soft drink before the AGM reports and then our speakers for the evening: Julia Bolton, who is heavily involved in the “Horatio’s Garden” at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and …
Plant Sale reminder – May 22nd
Just a reminder that our Annual May Plant Sale will be taking place on Sunday 22nd May in the Little Gaddesden Village Hall Car Park at 10.30am – 12.00. There will be Perennials, Annuals, Vegetable plants, Herbs, Houseplants and Shrubs and of course our store will be open for garden essentials.
The Winter Show is next Saturday, 12th February 2022
The Winter Show is back on 12th February at the Village Hall in Little Gaddesden and we are keen to have as many entries as possible and to get that village feel-good factor going again. We know many of you are working on this already.
Winter Show – Saturday, 12th February 2022
The Winter Show is back on 12th February after missing out last year and we are keen to have as many entries as possible and to get that village feel-good factor going again. We will have all your usual favourites, Vegetables, Floral Art, Photography, Children’s Classes, Pets, Preserves, Wines & Spirits & Cookery including of …
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Weigh in on Sunday morning for the Potato Growing Competition
On Sunday morning, 15th August, 10am to 12 noon in the Village Hall car park we will be doing the weigh in to see who has won prizes for their potato growing skills. You remember we gave you 6 seed potatoes for £1 and the winners (an Adult and a Junior prize) will be the …
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