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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on October 06, 2024, 07:47:31 PM
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Last SRGC "big" event of the year is the AGM and Autumn Festival Meeting on Saturday 26th October 2024 (10am-4pm GMT)
SRGC Autumn Festival and AGM will be held at the
Burnside Hall (Old Scone Church Hall), Scone, PH2 6LP
Our 2024 Autumn Festival and AGM is an in-person meeting.
This year's meeting includes two interesting talks and an opportunity to catch up and socialise over lunch. Please check this page for further details closer to the time and check for any late changes.
This event will be broadcast on Zoom. As attendance is limited to SRGC members, the Zoom link will be made available shortly before the meeting on your own My Members Page once you have logged into www.srgc.net
Location: Burnside Hall (Old Scone Church Hall), Burnside, Scone, PH2 6LP.
Directions: take the A94 Perth/Coupar Angus road from Perth. The hall is near the David Douglas Memorial, which is well signposted. As you approach Scone take the first left turn into Cross Street, and then an immediate sharp left into Burnside, which takes you to the hall. There is ample parking. The number 7 bus runs from Perth to Scone.
Schedule for the Day
When you arrive – tea, coffee, and cakes.
11.00 Talk: "A Life in Horticulture" with George Anderson, from the BBC Beechgrove Garden.
12.00 Lunch – tea, coffee, and a glass of wine will be provided; bring your own lunch (apart from the cake).
13.00 Our Annual General Meeting. Reports of activities, presentation of awards, election of Council members.
14.00 The Clark Memorial Lecture: "New Zealand's Alpine Wonderland" with Jim Jermyn.
15.00 More food, tea and coffee, and time to socialise before departing for home.
President Colin Crosbie has organised both Jim Jermyn and George Anderson, so the talks will certainly be good!! All welcome - details of AGM for members available when logged in to www.srgc.net
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Great news for those wishing to engage in retail activity
Pottertons https://www.pottertons.co.uk/pott/shows.php (https://www.pottertons.co.uk/pott/shows.php) are attending on 26 Oct at Scone.
They can bring orders with them if contacted in advance.... now where's that bulb list!
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Some snaps from today. The very strong contrast between the sunny window and the rather dark hall made snapping tricky.
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At the AGM, Colin Crosbie gave his final report as President, before Richard Green was voted in as his successor.
Peter Moore takes over as Treasurer after Richard's decade or so in that role.
Presentation of Honours and Awards
Crosland Award - Best article in The Rock Garden
Marijn van den Brink - “The Mountain Flora of the Karakoram” - Issue 153, pgs 62 -91
David Lane Award - Best photo in The Rock Garden - Basak & Chris Gardner - Bipinnula fimbriata - Issue 152 pg 37
Golden Jubilee Salver for outstanding service to the club was awarded to Anton Edwards for the continuing professionalism of his Editorship of The Rock Journal. In his gracious acceptance speech Anton thanked the Club for the honour and confirmed that 'he would continue to serve the Club as best as he could for as long as he was able'.
Show Awards:
Bronze medal (for 10 firsts)
Richard Green
Peter Moore
Silver medal (25 firsts)
Graham Catlow
3rd bar to Gold medal
Ian Christie
4th bar to Gold medal
George Young (Stocksfield)
5th bar to Gold medal
David Millward
Alan Newton (Ponteland)
7th bar to Gold medal
Don Peace (Yarm)
15th bar to Gold medal
Cyril Lafong
23rd bar to Gold medal
Stan da Prato
Plantsman of the Year - Alpine Garden Society Salver for highest aggregate of first prize points in Section 1
Stan de Prato 3070
Runners up:
David Millward 1800
Cyril Lafong 1040
Don Peace 1040
Huge Congratulations to all Award winners!!