Garden Society Events
Wednesday 21 October 2009
STRATFORD AND THE 2012 SITE ~ A WALK WITH DIANA KELSEY
10AM
Fully booked, but will be repeated again next year as the 2012 site develops. Meet at Stratford Station by WH Smith at 10.00. May’s mobile is 07958 912271
Wednesday 11 November 2009
‘MAHARAJA: THE SPLENDOUR OF INDIA’S ROYAL COURTS’ AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 1.55PM
This highly praised exhibition covers the fantasy and spectacle of the heyday of the Maharajas in the early 18th century to the end of British rule in 1947. A V&A guide will take us round the museum’s permanent Indian gallery and talk about its contents with reference to the paintings, furniture and fabulous jewels in the exhibition. One of the many highlights is the jewelled Canopy of Baroda, entirely covered in seed pearls, emeralds, rubies and many other precious stones. Cost, to include the guided tour and exhibition entry: £24 or £22.50 for seniors. To book, please email Dottie Lundell, dottie@lundell.uk.net or ring 020 7731 0128 and send your cheque within 2 weeks of booking. Meet at the Information Desk near the Cromwell Road entrance at 1.55. Dottie’s mobile is 07904 257974.
Thursday 12 November 2009
‘PARADISE OF EXILES’ BY KATIE CAMPBELL AT THE GROSVENOR CHAPEL GARDEN ROOM, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET
6 FOR 6.30PM
This is an Artstur event about the English and Americans who built villas in the hills around Florence, and costs £22. To book ring 020 7235 6650.
Friday 20 November 2009
LUNCH AT THE NEW FAIRBRIDGE CENTRE IN HACKNEY
12PM
Fully booked but will be repeated. Meet at Bayford Street Business Centre, Bayford Street, E8 3SE. Suggested route is by tube to Aldgate East then from bus stop D take the 254, alighting at Well Street. May’s mobile is 07958 912271.
Monday 7 December 2009
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE FULHAM PALACE GARDEN CENTRE
6 – 8 PM
10% discount on all Garden Centre stock, including signed books
This year’s authors include:
Antony Beevor, D-Day, £25 reduced to £22.50
Ursula Buchan, Back to the Garden, 16.99 reduced to £15.30
Charles Quest-Ritson, Ninfa, £25 reduced to £22.50
The River Café Cooks, Classic Italian Cookbook, £30 reduced to £27
Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray, River Café Pocket Books, £8.99 reduced to £8.10
Tuesday 8 December 2009
CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP AT THE FULHAM PALACE GARDEN CENTRE, BISHOP’S AVENUE
9.30 FOR 10 – 12.30
Everyone who came last year was so proud of their creations that the Fairbridge Special Events Committee is running it again and will do an afternoon session if the morning one is full. Kim Clark will give step by step instruction on how to create a wreath from plenty of fresh supplied materials, and you can personalise it with extras available from the shop (10% discount on all purchases that day) or if you have something you would like to incorporate, please bring it along. Please also bring your own scissors and secateurs. Cost £45. To book, please call Rachel Cranham at Fairbridge on 020 7199 6042 or email rachel.cranham@fairbridge.org.uk
Wednesday 16 December 2009
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT ST PAUL’S CHURCH, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
7PM
The Eton College Chapel Choir and the String Chamber Ensemble will be performing again this year, and their music is always superb. Tickets are selling even faster than in previous years, so don’t delay.
12 January 2010
TRIFORIUM TOUR AT ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
2PM
This tour includes parts of the cathedral not open to the public, in particular the library, the famous geometrical staircase and the Trophy Room, where Wren’s Great Model is on display. There are 141 steps up to the Triforium from where there is a view from the West End down the Nave. Group limited to 15 people. Cost: £23, to include cathedral entrance of £11. Lunch is available in the crypt restaurant if anyone wants to meet there from one o’clock.
To book, please ring Jane Theophilus on 020 8789 3144 or email janetheophilus@hotmail.com and send the form within two weeks of booking. Jane’s mobile is 07703 308427.
Monday 1 February 2010
MEMBERS’ LUNCH AT THE RIVER CAFÉ, RAINVILLE ROAD W6
12.30PM
The committee have an annual lunch at the River Café after Christmas when there is a reduced but extremely delicious menu on offer at a very reasonable price. Members have sounded rather envious, so we have booked an additional date for members, and their spouses. Two courses cost £24 for 3 courses, with coffee, wine and tips to be paid on the day. To book, please ring Mandy Renton on 020 7731 2195 or email rentonfamily@hotmail.com and send the form within two weeks of booking.
1 – 6 June 2010
WINE, ARCHITECTURE AND GARDENS IN NORTHERN SPAIN
This trip is fully booked.
All our trips are carefully planned but may be subject to last minute change due to events beyond our control.
REFUND POLICY
Refunds are not available for day events: a) Costing less then £15 b) When cancellation is less than 14 days before the event and there is no one on a waiting list who can take the place. A 20% administration fee will be deducted if a refund is due. For overnight trips, members are required to take out insurance to cover cancellation as well as medical expenses and loss of baggage. Deposits for overnigh trips are not refunded.
It is essential that, first, you book your place for the event and give your name and phone number. Then after confirmation that you have a place, complete the booking form, and send it with a cheque made out to the Faribridge Garden Society to Dottie Lundell, 1 Edenhurst Avenue, London SW6 3PD (Tel. 020 7731 0128). Please include an s.a.e if you would like a receipt. Tickets are not issued.
Membership of the Fairbridge Garden Society costs £20 per annum per person or per couple. Pick up a form from the Garden Centre or ring the Membership Secretary on 020 7736 7854.
All profits go to Fairbridge.
