Contact the Club

Pam (Chairman) can be contacted by calling 07876 176501 or by using our contact form.

Club Meetings

The meetings are normally held on the third Monday of every month (except Aug & Dec) at Lymm Village Hall, Pepper Street, Lymm WA13 0JB - 7pm for 7.30pm until approx. 9.30pm. New members and visitors are most welcome.

Membership: £50 per year Visitors: £6 per meeting.

Visit our website: www.lymmfloralart.org.uk

News/Photos/Programme

Our latest newsletter is below and November and December's are lower down the page. You can also select the following links to view Club Photos and our 2021 Demonstration Programme

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletters

Our newsletters can be found in reverse chronological order below or you can view or download them as PDFs by selecting one of the following months.

2021: January, February, March, April and May.

2020: November and December.

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - May 2021

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the May 2021 newsletter here.

Hello everyone,

I hope this newsletter finds you well and managing to get out and about more freely.
Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ.

Lymm Floral Art Group    Lymm Floral Art Group (wordpress.com)

Zoom Demonstration – Monday 17th May starting at 7.30pm
Our next demonstration will be via Zoom on Monday 17th May starting at 7.30pm. Our demonstrator is club member Vanessa Wellock from Ilkley and her demonstration is called ‘Fall back, spring forward’. Vanessa is a club favourite and is so innovative and forward thinking with her designs.

We will send the Zoom link in a separate email on Monday 17th so it’s easier for you to find in your inbox. The passcode will be different every month.

Flowers and Chat – via Zoom
We have held 3 Flowers and Chat Zooms covering various themes and members have been really helpful and creative to one another. We are going to pause the Flowers and Chat now the lighter evening are here and possibly return to them in the colder, dark evenings, with specific themes to help develop our floral skills.

National Flower Arranging Day – thank you
A huge thank you to all members who so generously supported this year’s National Flower Arranging Day. We had quite a few designs on display at members’ homes on Friday 7th May and a fantastic response to the request for small arrangements for beneficiaries of the Leave No One Behind In Lymm initiative. Take a look at our website to see a really colourful display.

National Chairman’s Challenge for June is ‘Wedding time’
Would you like to create our club’s entry into the June National Chairman’s Challenge? We just need a photograph by Friday 11th June.

Floral Crafternoon Vintage Tea - Saturday 26th June
We are keeping our fingers crossed that the government’s Covid roadmap continues as planned and lockdown restrictions end on the 21st June and we can hold our Lymm Festival event in the village hall on Saturday 26th June. Please pencil the date in your diary.
A huge thank you to Sheila Randall,Helen Hunter and Stella White who kindly agreed to help plan the vintage teas and to the other members who have volunteered to help. Perhaps you would like to attend as a participant? Tickets are £30 each and will be available from the festival’s box office. Attached is a very comprehensive list from Sheila containing lots of details about the support we would like from you. Perhaps you could volunteer to make something or provide somethig for the teas?

Club Membership and finances
We currently have 47 paid members. For various reasons such as; no internet access or want to wait until we get back to the village hall, 12 former members have not renewed their subscription. We currently have approximately £XXX in our bank account and last month’s demonstration cost the club £XXX

Some interesting facebook, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members
The Virtual National Show was fabulous with many lovely creative exhibits. Here’s the link to the Youtube video of the winning entries. All the exhibits can be found on the NAFAS facebook page – which is open to everyone, you don’t need to have a facebook account, it’s just like a website.

NAFAS Virtual National Show Competition 'Springtime' Results » NAFAS
You will be able to see many wonderful designs from our club members – Karen Clegg, Debbie Davies, Gill Davies, Colette Dunkley, Louise Jones and Janet Schofield. A special mention and congratulation to Debbie Davies – 2nd prize in Class 12, Gill Davies – 2nd prize in Class 7, Louise Jones - Highly Commended in Class 7 and Janet Schofield – 2nd prize in Class 11.

Cheshire Area of NAFAS  (CAN)    NAFAS Cheshire - Flower Arranging Clubs in Cheshire

• The Area’s Golden Anniversary Fashion Show with afternoon tea will take place on Sunday 3rd October. Ticket will be £25 each.

• There are still a few free places available for the Jillian Page’s jewellery workshop on Wed 19th May at 7.30pm. Would you like to attend?

• RHS Tatton is due to take place in July and the Area will be creating a ‘Moon Gate’ (similar to a wedding arch) to show off our floral skills. Janet and Gill are leading the creation of the moon gate to celebrate the Area’s Golden Anniversary and wish to encourage members to get involved. Do you, a neighbour or a friend have any contorted hazel the team could use?

NAFAS  https://www.nafas.org.uk/

• The sale of Osborne House has been agreed and a lot of work is underway to prepare for it’s disposal. This will probably be in early 2022.

Let’s hope the Covid roadmap goes according to plan so we can all meet up soon.
We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 17th May at 7.30pm.

Best wishes
Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team
Tracy Anne, Janet S, Pam H, Pam M, Sheila, Stella & Vanessa

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - April 2021

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the April 2021 newsletter here.

Hello everyone,

I hope this newsletter finds you well, managing to get out into your gardens and enjoying the intermittent sunshine.
Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ.
Lymm Floral Art Group    Lymm Floral Art Group (wordpress.com)

Zoom Demonstration – Monday 19th April starting at 7.30pm
Our next demonstration will be via Zoom on Monday 19th April starting at 7.30pm. Our demonstrator is club member Debbie Davies from Formby and her demonstration is called ‘The colours of my life’. Debbie is one of our club’s favourites and is so creative in everything she produces

We will send the Zoom link in a separate email on Monday 18th March so it’s easier for you to find in your inbox. The passcode will be different every month.

Flowers and Chat – via Zoom – Monday 26th April
The next Flowers & Chat Zoom will be on Monday 26th April at 7.00pm, lasting no longer than an hour and the theme this month is ‘Pot et fleur’. Houseplants are making a huge comeback in homes and are very ‘on trend’. A Pot et Fleur is basically a collection of houseplants arranged in a container with space for some added flowers. In the chat session we can cover what to include and how to make one. See the attachment for a few ideas.
The Zoom link will be sent to members on Monday 26th April.

National Flower Arranging Day – Friday 7th May
Instead of handing out flowers to celebrate the event this year and to fit in with current guidelines, all flower club members across the country are being asked to use their home to displace something floral on a front door, front gate, front fence etc.  We hope to create a type of trail for people to follow around Lymm to create some publicity and show what can be created using just a few flowers.

Also, we plan to create some small floral items to give to the Foodbank and Leave No One Behind in Lymm groups to distribute to people locally. Would you like to get involved in one or both of these initiatives?

National Chairman’s Challenge for May is ‘May Day Celebration’
Would you like to create our club’s entry into the May National Chairman’s Challenge? We just need a photograph by Friday 14th May.

Floral Crafternoon Vintage Tea - Saturday 26th June
We have applied to Lymm Festival to hold an event in the village hall on Saturday 26th June. Please pencil the date in your diary. We would really welcome a volunteer to help Sheila plan the teas – can you help with some ideas and suggestions to plan this part of the event? Perhaps you have some experience of doing something like this before? Please get in touch with Sheila or Pam M.

Wood workshop with Dawn Weaver – would you like to attend?
After Dawn’s fabulous ‘wild wood’ demonstration last month, a few members have expressed interest in attending one of her wood workshops near Chester. Is this something you would like to attend? No date or costs yet, just wanted to know if anyone else is interested in attending after restrictions have been eased.

Club Membership and finances
We currently have 47 paid members. For various reasons such as; no internet access or want to wait until we get back to the village hall, 12 former members have not renewed their subscription. We currently have approximately £xx in our bank account (we still haven’t managed to get online banking), and last month’s demonstration cost the club £xx.

Some interesting facebook, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members
The Virtual National Show has started with lots of demonstrations and talks.
https://www.nafas.org.uk/news/

NAFAS National Demonstrator Angela Turner demonstrates two beautiful foam-free designs for spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QttRkF2XRbk

NAFAS National Speaker Susan Shaw entertains us with her talk "You Are Never Too Old!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvwo_aDrqqg
Susie Barwick, Chairman of the NAFAS National Education Committee, takes us through the steps to make an attractive wall hanging design using spring flowers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtlFYHYU7vo

Cheshire Area of NAFAS  (CAN)    NAFAS Cheshire - Flower Arranging Clubs in Cheshire

• Your LFAG subscription entitles you to access Zoom events being hosted by Cheshire Area free of charge to support the Area’s Fashion Show in October. Some members attended Mark Entwistle very entertaining hat demonstration, and hat have been made by Pam H (see attached photo), Pam M, Gill D and Janet. Places are still available on Wed 14th April at 2.00pm for Ninnta Khemka’s Indian dress talk as well at Jillian Page’s jewellery workshop on Wed 19th May at 7.30pm. Pam Hammond has kindly agreed to wear our club’s creations and walk down the catwalk for us (a phew from everyone!)

• It’s not too late to enter the novice class at the Virtual Royal Cheshire Show. Applications should have been made by the end of March however there are still some spare place – if you are interested, please contact Gill Davies asap. You just need to send a photograph of the design you have created to Gill by Friday 14th May.

• RHS Tatton is due to take place in July and the Area will be creating a ‘Moon Gate’ (similar to a wedding arch) to show off our floral skills. Janet and Gill are leading the creation of the moon gate to celebrate the Area’s Golden Anniversary and wish to encourage members to get involved. Can you help with any of the following: do you have any contorted hazel the team could use? Would you like to create a heart from plant material, or decorate glass jars, or create a gold box?

NAFAS HQ   https://www.nafas.org.uk/

• The Virtual National Show and Competition has start in April. There will be lots of photographs of the 12 classes.  For first three weeks of April there is a demonstration, talk and ‘how to’ session.

• The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies are celebrating National Flower Arranging Day on Friday 7th May 2021. Instead of handing out flowers to celebrate the event this year, to fit in with current guidelines, flower club members around the country will be using their homes to firstly mark the day but also more importantly to give a little cheer and sign of hope. They will also be building on the successful floral Rings of Hope that were hung on front doors last summer in support of the NHS. If you have a flower club near you look out for something floral on a front door, front gate, front fence etc. Distinctive flyers will be attached to the flowers giving details of the Association www.nafas.org.uk

Let’s hope the Covid roadmap goes according to plan so we can all meet up soon – hopefully in July.
We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 19th April.

Best wishes
Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team
Tracy Anne, Janet S, Pam H, Pam M, Sheila, Stella & Vanessa
Attachments:

• Pot et Fleur suggestions

• Label for National Flower Arranging Day – 7th May

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - March 2021

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the March 2021 newsletter here.

Hello everyone
It’s great to hear lots of our members have had their first vaccination and let’s hope the speedy roll out continues.
Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ.

Lymm Floral Art Group     Lymm Floral Art Group (wordpress.com)

Zoom Demonstration – Monday 15th March starting at 7.30pm
Our next demonstration will be via Zoom on Monday 15th March starting at 7.30pm. Our demonstrator is Dawn Weaver from Chester and her demonstration is called ‘Wildwood’. Dawn is one of our club’s favourites; she is a demonstrator, judge and teacher. She would normally be teaching on a Monday evening in Northwich so we can take advantage of our current lockdown situation.

We will send the Zoom link in a separate email on Monday 15th March so it’s easier for you to find in your inbox. The passcode will be different every month.

Flowers and Chat – via Zoom
Thank you to all of you who joined our first Flowers and Chat about your ‘vile vase’. The group came up with lots of suggestions and ideas of how they could be used in the future. A few photos are now on our website.

The next Flowers & Chat Zoom will be on Monday 22nd March at 7.00pm, lasting no longer than an hour and the theme is ‘that will come in handy one day’. So have a rummage in your flower arranging boxes and find something you’ve saved but not used recently. The Zoom link will be sent to you on Monday 22nd March.

Floral Crafternoon Vintage Tea - Saturday 26th June
We have applied to Lymm Festival to hold an event in the village hall on Saturday 26th June. At this stage we really don’t know if the festival will go ahead and if we can have access to the hall. If the event can go ahead, we would really welcome your support and help on the day, such as helping to serve teas, flower arranging tuition, together with your wonderful cake making skills. Please pencil the date in your diary.

National Chairman’s Challenge – Spring Bonnet
Would you like to create our club’s entry into the March National Chairman’s Challenge? This month it is a Spring Bonnet. We need a photograph by Friday 26th March, you don’t have to wear it but it would be great if someone in your bubble could.

Club Membership and finances
We currently have 44 paid members. For various reasons such as; no internet access or don’t want to use Zoom or want to wait until we get back to the village hall, not everyone has renewed their subscription. We currently have approximately £xxx in our bank account (we haven’t managed to get online banking access just yet to give the actual figure), and last month’s demonstration cost the club £xxx

Zoom support
We will be using Zoom for demonstration until at least June, in line with the government’s Covid roadmap’s indicative dates. July may be our first group meeting demonstration and we will continue to use Zoom as well for those members who cannot attend events in Lymm.
If you would like some help using Zoom, please get in touch. We can set up a test meeting exclusively for you so that you can find your way around the Zoom screen and become confident to use it.

If you use a laptop, please speak with Vanessa (01925 757471) or Sheila (01925 212682) or Pam M (07876 176501). If you use an IPad, please speak with Tracy-Ann (01925 210836) or Pam H (07786 368108) or Janet S (07974 332387).
If you missed Sionedd Hughes on Zoom last month you can see and read about her lovely creations in the attachment and on our website.

Some interesting facebook, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members

A Design For Spring with Nick Grounds

NAFAS National Demonstrator Nick Grounds creates a beautiful design for spring using fresh and dried plant material.

https://youtu.be/JpvVI4nFb0c

Wessex and Jersey Area of NAFAS

Lots of very creative photographs of members’ designs for the theme ‘Dry January’

https://www.facebook.com/WessexNAFAS/photos/pcb.3688202277928843/3688194111262993

The elements of Colour and Texture

Click on the link to get your free copy of these NAFAS booklets

https://www.nafas.org.uk/about-us/free-downloads/

Cheshire Area of NAFAS  (CAN)    NAFAS Cheshire - Flower Arranging Clubs in Cheshire

• The March dates for the CAN online events have been released and places are filling very rapidly. Your LFAG subscription entitles you to access all the Zoom events being hosted by Cheshire Area free of charge

• Do you have any suggestions about how Area can relaunch and focus the organisation to attract new and possibly younger members? – see attachment

• A new competition schedule has been developed for the Royal Cheshire Show and there are 10 classes in the virtual event. Applications need to be made by 26th March and if successful your entry needs to be photographed and sent off by Friday 14th May – see attachment

• The Area’s 50th Anniversary celebrations will take place in the autumn with the main feature being the Floral Fashion Show. Three virtual workshops will be held in March, April and May to start the creative process of making a fashion item – hat, handbag, clothing etc. We can have up to 2 people attending each virtual workshop i.e., 2 members x 3 workshops = 6 members, who can then cascade the knowledge and ideas gained from the experts to others. Would you like to be part of our club’s team and get involved in making or even modelling our creations?

NAFAS HQ   https://www.nafas.org.uk/

• The sale of Osborne House has been agreed by the NAFAS Trustees/Directors – see attachment for details

• The Virtual National Show and Competition will start in April. There will be lots of photographs of the 12 classes.  Each week for the first three weeks of April there will be a demonstration, talk and ‘how to’ session. Full details will be announced in the coming weeks – here’s the link for more information 2021 NAFAS VIRTUAL NATIONAL SHOW COMPETITION ‘SPRINGTIME’ – NAFAS

• Our January and February club entries to the Chairman’s Challenge are on the national website https://www.nafas.org.uk/news/

We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 15th March.

Best wishes
Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team
Tracy Anne, Janet S, Pam H, Pam M, Sheila, Stella & Vanessa
Attachments:

• Sionedd Hughes – photographs and descriptions from her February demonstration

• Royal Cheshire Show Floral Design schedule

• NAFAS HQ initial statement about the sale of Osborne House

• Cheshire Area proposal form

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - February 2021

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the February 2021 newsletter here.

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well and warm during the current chilly weather. It’s great to hear some of our members have had their first vaccination and let’s hope the speedy roll out continues.
Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ.
Lymm Floral Art Group    Lymm Floral Art Group (wordpress.com)

Our next demonstration will be via Zoom on Monday 15th February starting at 7.30pm. Our demonstrator is Sionedd Hughes from Oswestry and her demonstration is called ‘Under the influence’. Sionedd is one of our club’s favourites and is always very entertaining. She frequently has great success in the floral design competitions at the Royal Welsh Show.

Here’s the Zoom link and passcode:
Time: Feb 15, 2021 07:15pm for 7.30pm

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7669928810?pwd=Uk9XK1UrU0MyaTJRdENGSWMvdWczQT09

Meeting ID: 766 992 8810
Passcode: Flowers

We will also send the Zoom link again in a separate email on Monday 15th February so it’s easier for you to find in your inbox.

Subscriptions
Our 2021 subscriptions are the same as last year - £50. You also have the option of purchasing tickets for the members only raffle at £20 and you are guaranteed of winning at least once this year i.e., club membership and raffle = £70.

Pam Hammond is coordinating membership payments. You can pay by BACS to Lymm Floral Art Group, sort code 60 20 29, account number 50235737 and include your name in the description box.  If you are paying by BACS, please send an email to hornchurchgirl@gmail.com letting Pam know how much you have paid.

If you are paying by cheque, make it payable to Lymm Floral Art Group and send it Pam Hammond at 18 Quayside Mews, Lymm WA13 0HZ.

There’s no need to complete a subscription form this year, just let Pam know if there are any changes to your personal details. Pam can also be contacted on her mobile 07786 368108.

Flowers and Chat – via Zoom
Thank you to all of you who have expressed an interest in the weekly Flowers and Chat suggestion.
Our first Flowers & Chat Zoom will be on Monday 22nd February at 7.00pm and last no longer than an hour. The suggested topic include; vile vase, that will come in handy one day, swap shop and a Spring pot et fleur design

Zoom support
If you would like some help using Zoom, please get in touch. We can set up a test meeting exclusively for you so that you can find your way around the Zoom screen and become confident to use it.

If you use a laptop, please speak with Vanessa (01925 757471) or Sheila (01925 212682) or Pam M (07876 176501). If you use an IPad, please speak with Tracy-Ann (01925 210836) or Pam H (07786 368108) or Janet S (07974 332387).

Some interesting facebook, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members
Here are a few links to some Youtube videos which may be of interest.

Jayne Edmonds - NAFAS South Area

Jayne shows us two contemporary no-foam designs using alternative mechanics

Alternative Mechanics with Jayne Edmonds - YouTube

Jonathan Moseley – National NAFAS Demonstrator

A simple little flower arrangement to cheer us all up!

Facebook

Booker Flowers from Liverpool

How to make a Contemporary Spring Arrangement using floral foam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKTzVG1Ehgc

Bloomtube

A decorative spring flower arrangement with tulips, helleborus and scabiosa. Create a small tree, add test tubes and then add some tulips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb9I_Uj5b5k

Cheshire Area of NAFAS  (CAN)    NAFAS Cheshire - Flower Arranging Clubs in Cheshire

• There is high demand for CAN online events with over 250 Cheshire members joining demonstrations and workshops. The March dates will be release soon and you need to be quick to apply as the places fill very rapidly. Your LFAG subscription entitles you to access all the Zoom events being hosted by Cheshire Area free of charge

• The April national demonstrator test at Northwich has been cancelled. The tests will now take place in Gloucestershire during the autumn

• A 3 x 1 day course for new demonstrators and judges will take place in the autumn

• A new competition schedule has been developed for Cheshire Show. The show has been extended to 3 days but there is some doubt about it taking place. If the show is cancelled the floral design competition will go ahead virtually – photos of designs instead

• Our floral activities at RHS Tatton (if it goes ahead) will be very limited – no large design or sales table

• The Area’s 50th Anniversary celebrations may take place in the autumn with the main feature being the Floral Fashion Show. Virtual workshops will be led by Mark Entwistle later in the year so all clubs can create a fashion item – hat, handbag, clothing etc. Clubs can have up to 3 people attending the virtual workshops

• Area is looking for club members who have contacts with TV, Radio, newspapers and other Cheshire publications – can you help?

• There is a vacancy for an Area website co-ordinator – not a technical role more about keeping the content up to date – can you help?

NAFAS HQ

• Here’s the link to the PDF version of NAFAS News Spring edition (the paper version is inside the Flower Arranger Magazine)  Layout 1 (nafas.org.uk)

• Osborne House sale or lease options being considered by Trustees/Directors – Cheshire’s preferred option is to sell (value of about £4m) with a short term lease back option until more suitable premises have been found

• Virtual National Competition is being held in April. Photographic entries need to be in by Feb 19th and lots of Cheshire competitors are taking part

• The future NAFAS Strategy is being developed by a Strategy Group from across the Areas and includes Janet Schofield. The strategy is being considered by Trustees/Directors and will be used for short, medium and long term NAFAS plans

We hope you all have lots of cards, flowers and chocolates on Valentine’s Day (those were the days!) and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday 15th February.

Best wishes
Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team
Tracy Anne, Janet S, Pam H, Pam M, Sheila, Stella & Vanessa

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - January 2021

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the January 2021 newsletter here.

Hello everyone

Welcome to a new year when we will all be offered a Covid-19 vaccine again this silent mugger.

Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ.

LFAG https://lymmfloralartgrouporguk.wordpress.com/

Our next demonstration will be via Zoom on Monday 18th January at 7.30pm, starting with a swift AGM followed by the very talented and innovative Alison Chambers (nee Cooper). Alison is a florist from Salford and has won the very prestigious national designer of the year competition. Her demonstration title is ‘A form of nature’.

This will be a slightly different AGM via Zoom because there are too many challenges with membership voting.  We will therefore continue with subscription fees as agreed at the 2020 AGM.

We can’t sell raffle tickets by Zoom and when we get back to live demonstrations, raffles and money handling will still be full of issues. Instead, members can enter the 10 raffles taking place in 2021 by paying £20. Everyone who has paid will be entered into the ‘member raffle’ and guaranteed of winning at least one design. If you didn’t attend Arley you have a £20 credit towards this year’s fees.

We will be collecting monies in Jan/Feb and Pam Hammond will be coordinating payments. You can pay by BACS to Lymm Floral Art Group, sort code xx xx xx, account number xxxxxxxx and include your name in the description box.  If you are paying by BACS, please send an email to xxxxxxxxxxxxx letting Pam know you have paid. If you are paying by cheque, please send your cheque to Pam at xxxxxxxxxxx There’s no need to complete a subscription form this year, just let Pam know if there are any changes to your personal details. Pam can also be contacted on her mobile 07786 368108.

We have a fabulous programme of demonstrators booked for 2021 (full details on our website). It’s our Golden Anniversary year and please made a note of Sunday 5th September when we will be holding a celebratory garden visit and afternoon tea. 

Would you like to join in with our ‘Floral Tête-à-têtes’ - Zoom chats? We will be setting up some fortnightly conversation to share ideas, information and tips.

We will also run some online workshops throughout the year in addition to the demonstrations so there is plenty to keep you busy during this lockdown!

Have you made a new year’s resolution to start using Zoom? If you would like some help, please get in touch. We can set up a test meeting exclusively for you so that you can find your way around the Zoom screen and become confident to use it.

If you use a laptop, please speak with Vanessa (01925 757471) or Sheila (01925 212682) or Pam M (07876 176501). If you use an iPad, please speak with Tracy-Ann (01925 210836) or Pam H (07786 368108) or Janet S (07974 332387).

Some interesting facebook, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members

Here are a few links to some YouTube videos which may be of interest.

Yan Skates, Floral Designer

Click here to view the video.

Join "Big Flower Fight" finalist Yan Skates in his Surrey garden for a video created especially for NAFAS! Yan overcomes the challenges of the English weather with the wind and the rain - and next door's leaf blower!

Helen Hare, Kent Area Demonstrator

Click here to view the video.

A reminder of the lovely sunny days of summer on our YouTube Channel, as Kent Area Demonstrator Helen Hare constructs a vibrant hand-tied bouquet in August 2020 using flowers and foliage from her beautiful garden.

Margaret Rumens, National Judge and Teacher

Click here to view the video.

A seasonal floral demonstration by Margaret Rumens entitled 'A Christmas Bauble'.  This was presented to members following the South Midlands Area AGM, held on 20th November 2020.

Ellouise Hasler-Stott, Kent Area of NAFAS

Click here to view the video.
A Christmas Design by Ellouise Hasler-Stott

Cheshire Area    NAFAS Cheshire - Flower Arranging Clubs in Cheshire
Phase one of the Live Floral art demonstrations and flower related talks have been delivered via Zoom. They have proved to be a great hit with so many clubs and members across Cheshire. Phase two will start later this month and dates will be confirmed shortly.

Your LFAG subscription entitles you to access all the Zoom events being hosted by Cheshire Area.

Our Area Chairman, Louise Jones and our club member, Janet Schofield are supporting NAFAS HQ with the future direction and leadership of NAFAS.

NAFAS HQ   
Your entry form for the virtual National Show in April needs to be submitted by the 17th January.

Best wishes
Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team
Tracy Anne, Pam H, Vanessa, Janet M, Pam M, Sheila, Janet S & Stella

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - December 2020

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the December 2020 newsletter here.

Hello everyone,
We hope you are all well and your Christmas preparations are well under way.
Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ.

LFAG virtual demonstrations https://lymmfloralartgrouporguk.wordpress.com/

Our November virtual demonstration was on Monday 16th November with Mark Entwistle when he presented his fabulous white and red Christmas demonstration to 23 members and 15 visitors.  The free raffle winners had their designs hand delivered the following day by Janet Schofield.

Our next Zoom meeting will be on Monday 18th January when our AGM will take place followed by a short virtual demonstration by the very talented and innovative Alison Chambers (nee Cooper).

If you’ve not used Zoom before and would like some help with the technology, please get in touch. We can set up a test meeting exclusively for you so that you can find your way around the Zoom screen and become confident to use it.

If you use a laptop, please speak with Vanessa (01925 757471) or Sheila (01925 212682) or Pam M (07876 176501). If you use an iPad, please speak with Tracy Ann (01925 210836) or Pam H (07786 368108) or Janet S (07974 332387).

LFAG Christmas Tree

Our Christmas tree was rehomed at Moss Brow Farm, Warburton following the cancellation of St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival. Thank you to Gill Davies and all the members who created the magnificent spheres. It’s a still life style of floral design and looks very festive using the colour theme of green, pink and silver. Some photos are on the club’s website and we had 26 visitors to the page in one day.

Could you send some photographs of your Christmas designs to put on our website? Perhaps you have created a door wreath or a table decoration and would like to share with the group?

Arley Christmas demonstration

16 members and friends attended Arley Hall’s Christmas demonstration by Jonathan Moseley and 4 of our group went home with one of his designs. He created lots of designs you could replicate at home with natural plant material from Arley’s gardens. Many people said it was so nice to get out, meet members to have a socially distanced chat and enjoy a relaxing live demonstration.

Some interesting facebook, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members
NAFAS Areas have been busy creating Christmas videos and some a whole series to celebrate Advent. Some are on facebook and you can just click on the link, just like a website, as there’s no need to be a facebook user.

Flowers North West have created an advent calendar of YouTube videos by various area and national demonstrators. Here’s a link to their Facebook page where you will find all the designs of you can click. (5) Flowers North-West | Facebook

Sara Barrow creates an Advent craft idea. A NAFAS Area Demonstrator and winner of many competitions including RHS awards. Sara creates a non-foam table design using test tubes and corrugated paper.  Advent Calendar - 12th December - YouTube

Angela Turner, the NAFAS National Demonstrator, is renowned for her natural style and here she brings you a beautiful Christmas look with seasonal berries and flowers. Three different designs create a stylish festive feel. (49 mins duration but you can select how much you want to watch). Christmas Flower Demonstration with Angela Turner - YouTube

Pip Bensley, a NAFAS National Teacher, shows you how to make a pretty table centre using foraged and garden plant material using a simple container from your home. Everyone can do this whether they are a beginner or expert. This video is one of a series of 5 from the Wessex and Jersey Area of NAFAS. (35 mins duration). Foam Free Christmas Table Design with Pip Bensley, National Teacher - YouTube

Join Emily Broomhead for the start of our Wessex and Jersey Area Festive demonstrations. Emily has three beautiful designs to share with you and get you in that Christmassy mood. (42 mins duration). Emily Broomhead National Demonstrator HD - YouTube

The Association of Irish Floral Artists have also created an advent calendar of Christmas mini demonstrations (5) AOIFA - Association of Irish Floral Artists | Facebook

Jacuqi Arnold from the Kent Area of NAFAS uses candles in her Christmas design. Christmas at The Old House by National Demonstrator Jacqui Arnold - YouTube

Cheshire Area    NAFAS Cheshire - Flower Arranging Clubs in Cheshire
Phase one of the Live Floral art demonstrations and flower related talks have been delivered via Zoom. They have proved to be a great hit with so many clubs and members across Cheshire. Phase two will start in the new year and dates will be confirmed shortly. The demonstrations and talks are FREE OF CHARGE to members of Cheshire area affiliated clubs.

We have submitted our club photograph for the National Chairman’s December Challenge for a ‘Festive Gift’’ (attached).  The January title is ‘Burns Night’. Would you like to create a design for our club’s January entry?

NAFAS HQ   

The new NAFAS website is now live and it’s a great improvement on the previous version. NAFAS

We would like to wish you a wonderful, albeit slightly different Christmas and let’s hope we can all get together to enjoy our love of flowers as early as possible in 2021.

Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team
Tracy Anne, Pam H, Vanessa, Janet M, Pam M, Sheila, Janet S & Stella

Lymm Floral Art Group - Newsletter - November 2020

NB: You can download and print a PDF copy of the newsletter here.

Hello Everyone,

We hope you are all well and yet again having to adapt to the latest lockdown restrictions.

Here’s an update about Lymm Floral Art Group, Cheshire Area and NAFAS HQ news.

LFAG virtual demonstrations

Our pilot Zoom demonstration by Janet in October was a great success. 24 members joined and it was lovely to see and hear everyone, albeit on a screen. Even Sue’s cat Poppy appeared to enjoy it as well. Zoom seems to be the best way forward at the moment with all the lockdown restrictions.

Our November virtual demonstration will be on Monday 16th November with Mark Entwistle when he will present his ‘Glitter Balls’ Christmas demonstration via Zoom at 7.30pm.

The Zoom meeting will be live from 7.15pm, Mark’s demonstration will start at 7.30pm and he will create 4 designs. We will hold a free raffle at the end and the winners will be drawn from the people attending. The designs will be delivered to the winners on Tuesday 17th Nov.

We will email the link to you a couple of days before the demonstration.

If you’ve not used Zoom before and would like some help with the technology, please get in touch. We can set up a test meeting exclusively for you so that you can find your way around the Zoom screen and become confident to use it.

If you use a laptop, please speak with Vanessa (01925 757471) or Sheila (01925 212682) or Pam M (07876 176501). If you use an IPad, please speak with Tracy Ann (01925 210836) or Pam H (07786 368108) or Janet S (07974 332387).

LFAG virtual workshop for St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival

We do hope the Christmas Tree Festival will go ahead and Gill Davies has kindly agreed to lead the creation of a still life design using a stepladder. Gill will be hosting a Zoom meeting on Monday 23rd November at 7.30pm to talk about the small spheres we would like you to make. The colour theme is green, pink and silver. We would like about 30 spheres (tennis ball size) to decorate the tree.

We will email the link to you a couple of days before the virtual workshop.

Arley Christmas demonstration - subject to lockdown not extending past 2nd Dec.

Our visit to Arley appears to be happening, at the moment. 16 members have booked a place for the Jonathan Moseley demonstration on Wed 9th Dec at 11.00am in the Cruck Barn. The demonstration cost of £20 will be deducted from your LFAG subscription and you won’t have to pay the £2 for parking - we have secured a little discount for you.

Arley are being very careful to follow all Covid rules for Jonathan's demonstration, we will be socially distance throughout and wearing masks.

There will be a festive food offer from the café which will be takeaway only but outdoor seating will be provided for those that wish to stay on for lunch.

Please email Sheila Randall to book your place randallsheila@hotmail.com or phone 01925212682 by Friday 13th November.

Some interesting Facebook pages, websites and YouTube videos suggested by club members

Here are some new sites to see mini dems and floral techniques. If you subscribe (free) to YouTube channels you will get notifications about updates and new videos.

Cheshire Area   
Live Floral art demonstrations and flower related talks will be delivered direct to you via Zoom, and we’ll be giving you access to an all inclusive zoom workshop with a top designer at a discounted price (subsidised by area). The demonstrations and talks are FREE OF CHARGE to members of Cheshire area affiliated clubs. Individual members should email CANonlineevents@gmail.com giving your name and email address to book a virtual seat.

• November 10th at 7.30pm, Garden snippets, a talk by Pip Bensley

• November 19th at 2pm,  All inclusive Christmas wreath workshop with Sharon Dower £35 (usually £45). All materials will be sent direct to your home to arrive the day before the workshop.

• November 20th at 7.30pm, Chelsea Secrets, a talk by Pip Bensley

• November 25th at 7.30pm, ‘Twas the month before Christmas, a demonstration by Mark Entwistle

• November 26th at 7.00pm,  All inclusive Christmas wreath workshop with Sharon Dower £35 (usually £45). All materials will be sent direct to your home to arrive the day before the workshop.

• December 10th at 7.30pm Climbers, a talk by Pip Bensley

• December 16th at 7.30pm It’s Christmas, a demonstration by Dawn Weaver

LFAG have paid £202 to NAFAS HQ and Cheshire Area as a donation of 50% of our normal affiliation fees for 2021.

NAFAS HQ   https://www.nafas.org.uk/

• The national chairman Dr Christina Curtis has resigned and has been replace by Katherine Kear.

If you are unsure about any of these events, or just want a chat please call any of the team, the numbers are on your programme card.

Best wishes

Lymm Floral Art Group Leadership Team

Tracy Anne, Pam H, Vanessa, Janet M, Pam M, Sheila, Janet S & Stella

www.lymmfloralart.org.uk

Photos

Our first pilot Zoom demonstration in October 2020
Our first workshop in November via Zoom – creating spheres for our Club’s Christmas Tree