Fourth Annual Flower and Produce Show

Bicker and District Garden Club held their fourth annual Flower and Produce Show on the evening of Thursday 16th August. The event was well attended with a good number of entries in each category. There were plenty of delicious cakes for us to sample, including a new category of vegetable cakes. Recipes for these have been in the newsletter throughout the year. We were also able to try sweet and savoury preserves.The winners were awarded small cash prizes and we had a very enjoyable evening.

Visit to Cambridge University Botanical Gardens

On the 30^th July we had an excellent visit to the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens The forty seven members of the Bicker and Wigtoft Garden Clubs together with family and friends were rewarded by the extensive gardens looking spectacular with so much vibrant colour. This was especially true of the multitude of lavenders which cut endless swathes throughout the central garden areas. There was certainly something for everyone, not the least being the scented garden with its mix of fragrances. The glasshouses provided additional interest and surprises, in particular hanging rows of Jade Vine and their fruits plus the many tropical and intriguing plants. This was another very enjoyable and memorable day out.

Report and photos by Terry Hill

Members' Evening

Bicker & District Garden Club held their first Members' Evening on Thursday 19th July. We had a good turnout of 31 members and 3 visitors. The evening consisted of four short talks, given by members, with a break half-way through for food and wine plus the drawing of the raffle.The four talks were entertaining and all very different. Fabienne Best talked about dowsing. Alan Bycraft told us how to make a chair out of a log. Winnie Hierons spoke about her time working as a nurse in the 1950s. Finally John Stainton gave us an account of his work with the Army in the Falklands Conflict.We had a really lively and enjoyable evening.
The Flower of the Month Competition was won by Winnie with an attractive but unidentified plant (see the above photo). It may be a shrimp plant.