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Local Events: Meetings, Talks & Exhibitions
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Why can’t we read them? Conserving the National Trust’s libraries
When 26th August, 7:00pm
Caroline Bendix is an accredited freelance library conservator with 40 years’ experience that includes work in many National Trust libraries. Caroline provides insight into the reasons for book conservation, how this is done, and finding the balance between reading and preservation for scholars of the future. 7pm for tea & coffee for a 7:30pm start at Breedon Parish Hall, Priory Close, Breedon-on-the-Hill DE73 8LF. New members are always welcome. Meetings held the 4th Wednesday of each month (except December) - and if you wish to come and see what we are all about, your first visit is FREE. Details via...
The Way We Were - How We Gardened 60 Years Ago
When 8th September, 7.30pm - 9.30pm approx.
Doug has been gardening since he was a child. he trained as a horticulturist, working in the industry before spending 20 years in horticultural education. He is now an author, a senior examiner and professional associate with the RHS and a horticulture business consultant. He co-presents a garden phone in show on BBC radio Humberside and is a popular speaker. Doug is a self confessed plant nerd. Doug will be reminiscing on gardening methods of bygone years. All welcome, please come along!
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The Buildings Archaeologist – Discovering the Secrets of Britain’s Ancient Buildings
When 10th October, 2:30 to 3:30
Visit any settlement in the land and there will be ancient buildings hidden in plain sight. Behind a Victorian façade is a Tudor house. Underneath a Georgian frontage is a mediaeval cottage. What is now a modern farm may once have been a castle. We know relatively little about the ancient buildings that surround us, yet buildings archaeology can offer us so many clues for discovering the secrets of hidden historic houses. This talk, based on the book of the same name, will look at the ways in which ancient buildings have been studied and conserved, the puzzling ways that...
Flowers for the Future & Interesting Edibles
When 13th October, 7.30pm - 9.30pm approx.
Toby Buckland is a gardener, tv and radio presenter, writer & author and has presented BBC’s Gardeners world. Based in Devon, Toby now hosts the annual “Toby's Garden Festival’ at Powderham Castle. On Toby's return visit to Ticknall he will be advising us on good plants to grow now and in the future. THIS IS A TICKET ONLY EVENT!
Wildegoose Nursery - Over The Years & Through The Seasons
When 10th November, 7.30pm - 9.30pm approx.
Jack and Laura Wilgoss run a small independent nursery and garden housed within the old brick walls of a former kitchen garden, nestled in the beautiful Shropshire Hills. They started as specialist growers of hardy perennial viola but their range now encompasses many flowering perennials and grasses. Jack will be joining us to tell us the story of the nursery. All welcome, please come along!