Events/Sales 2014

[emma T]

I hope Joe Sharmans okay ? Maybe he is ill and that's why nothing's been said about the gala

[mark smyth]

I text him yesterday and got no reply.

[Alan_b]

Even if Joe Sharman was incapacitated, he has friends and colleagues who should be able to step in to fill the breach; "mrohowes" who sells his nursery's snowdrops on eBay, for example.  Indeed I'm not too far away myself and could spare a little time to pitch-in if help were needed.  But if there was some last minute change of plans, say the garden visit fell through, that could lead to a delay.  I'm sure we will find out eventually.  Joe's rather secretive nature makes for mysteries like this. 

[Brian Ellis]

I am sure it will be a case of finalising plans - in the past when there have been glitches we have had to wait for our invitation!  A huge amount of organization goes into the Gala, and Joe does like to do it all himself!

[ichristie]

Hello all, I have had contact with Iris  Ney, the German tour is to be in Scotland and I have organised some areas to visit we go to Brechin Castle then our nursery also they plan Cambo have suggested a special woodland walk near Cyril. I also contacted RBGE for a tour round their snowdrops any way we will make them all very welcome, the group are only in Scotland for 4 days so not much time, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Thomas Seiler]

As Iris writes in her German newsletter, she got a Christmas card from Joe with the note, there would be no Gala next year. Therefore she decided to organize the tour to Scotland.

[Alan_b]

Well it would be sad if the Gala does not take place in 2014 and if it has definitely been cancelled, discourteous of Joe Sharman not to let this be more widely known.  Hopefully there has just been some confusion caused by a delay, rather than an outright cancellation.

[uvularia]

I have it on good authority, that there is a Gala intended but there is difficulty finding a new venue at present. If this continues to be a problem then an old venue will be used.

[Alan_b]

Thanks Uvularia; that is much as I suspected.  However there isn't too much time left to find any venue.

[emma T]

I do hope there will be a gala . I will be sad I'd there isn't . Still it would mean I'd be free to go the the Shaftesbury snowdrop event I was invited to on that day .

I hope if it's not happening we will be told and can make other plans .

[Iris Ney]

So there are plenty of things to tempt our German Galanthophile friends to visit Scotland - and who knows, a change may be as good as a rest!

Definitely Maggi! Me (and my tour members) are very much looking forward to Scotland! Thank you so much at this point again Ian for your wonderful and spontaneous help!

I can't really assure that there will be no Gala at all!

Since September I kept on asking Joe about where we will go. (For me it is best to organize my Galantour in summer as I have much more time than and so early there is a good range of hotels that would be able to accomodate my group in February.) I first got response from Joe that he still is about to find a place and therefore can't tell where it will be at that point. Later in winter he did not answer but for me that means: he does not really have fixed something and is still in search of a place. For that reason I thought it would not be very helpful for me to bother him too much by asking - especially as I know how busy he is and that I am not the only person who tries to get him to respond .

In the christmas card he sent to me he wrote just two words about next years Gala: 'Gala stalled'. Therefore I decided to do something else with my group. For me that does not necessarily mean that there will definitely be no Gala - it could also be that Joe wanted to give me the chance to organize something else for my group as his organisation takes still a while. So I hope that he will at a certain point come back to all of us Galanthophiles that have to know about this event.

I wish you all a peaceful christmas with more than just tree ships .

Cheers,
Iris

[Maggi Young]

Hello Iris,

We hope you and your companions will enjoy a fine tour to Scotland - we will do our best to provide sunshine and many flowers!

[Alan_b]

Hello Iris, and welcome to the forum.  Thank you so much for clarifying what you know about the Galanthus Gala 2014; "stalled" was much as we surmised.  I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time in Scotland (weather permitting).   

[RichardW]

Although the calendar is very busy I'm hoping to have the usual informal meet here on Sun 2nd March, don't think that clashes with anything (please correct me if I'm wrong!) and it will have to be cleared with the owners when they return in the new year, want to use the tea room again which shouldn't be a problem.

[Alan_b]

Harveys Garden Plants (east of Bury St. Edmunds) are holding "A Celebration of Snowdrops" on Saturday 8th February.  I have not been able to ascertain the details; the event is listed here: http://www.harveysgardenplants.co.uk/Talks.asp

Nor has it been mentioned on this particular thread that the Galanthus Gala scheduled for 15th February has been cancelled but hopefully there will be a Snowdrop Collectors event in Shaftesbury.  Maybe Brian can update his excellent list of all the events?