VISIT TO TREDEGAR HOUSE, NEWPORT Tuesday 20 March 2018 Depart: Jacob’s Wells Road 9.45am Christchurch 10.00am Clifton Cathedral 10.05am. Tredegar House is one of the architectural wonders of Wales. For over 500 years it was the home of one of the greatest Welsh families – the Morgans – and later Lord Tredegar. One can visit the magnificent state rooms, the elegant family apartments and a warren of rooms below stairs. The house is set in 90 acres of parkland with lakeside walks and formal gardens to explore. The impressive Grade 1 listed stables are worth a visit. Cost £19 for NT members. This includes coach fare, coffee/tea on arrival and the driver’s gratuity. (NB non-NT members will be responsible for paying their own entrance) Please complete the enclosed booking form and send it with a cheque payable to Clifton Garden Society by Tuesday 6 March to Gillian Joseph, 46 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BZ. Tel: 0117 973 7296 ************************************************************************************************ VISIT TO HANBURY HALL, WORCESTERSHIRE Wednesday 25 April 2018 Depart: Jacob`s Wells Road at 9.00am Christchurch 9.15am Clifton Cathedral 9.20am The house and gardens were originally a stage set for summer parties and offer a glimpse into life at the turn of the 18th century. The original formal gardens designed by George London have been faithfully re-created with an orangery, orchards and walled garden. In the Parkland is George London`s visionary Semicircle which sounds worth a visit. Tours of the house are included. Light refreshments are served in the walled garden or in Elsie`s tearoom in the house in colder weather. There is a small gift shop and second-hand bookshop.There are two manual wheelchairs available; if you would like one, please let me know. The cost will be £23.00 to include coach fare, driver`s gratuity and entrance. Non- NT members will be responsible for paying their own entrance: £10.10. Please complete the enclosed booking form and send it with a cheque payable to Clifton Garden Society by Monday 9 April to Brenda Thomas, Flat 7, Avon House, Beaufort Road, Bristol BS8 2JT. Tel: 0117 401 2741 2 VISIT TO BOWOOD HOUSE, WILTSHIRE Thursday 17 May 2018 (NB change of date) Depart: Jacobs Wells Road 9.30am Christ Church 9.45am Clifton Cathedral 9.55am Bowood House has been the home of the Lansdowne family since 1754. It has undergone many changes in that time with the second Earl making improvements using Robert Adam, and the ‘Large House’ being demolished after the Second World War when it had fallen into disrepair. Half the house is open to the public, the other half being the home of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne. The Orangery, chapel, library, sculpture gallery and other rooms contain many treasures and works of art collected over the years. The house is surrounded by a wide variety of speciality gardens making the perfect day out for horticultural lovers. Bowood’s magnificent stately home stands within one of Capability Brown’s most beautiful parks with gently sloping lawns reaching down to the lake and distant views to the chalk downlands. There are many sites to visit around the gardens including the lake, Hamilton’s Cascade, the Doric Temple, the bothy and the arboretum. Light refreshments can be had at the Treehouse Cafe or Stables Restaurant offering a buffet of hot or cold dishes with vegetarian and gluten free options. Situated in the house is Bowood’s Terrace Gift Shop providing local food, home and giftware. The cost of the visit will be £26.40 per person which includes coach fare, driver's gratuity, and entrance fee to the House and gardens. Please complete the enclosed booking form and send it with a cheque payable to Clifton Garden Society by Thursday 3 May 2018 to Anne Memery, 24 Stoke Lane, Bristol BS9 3DN Tel. 0117 962 4341 E-mail [email protected] Mobile on day only: 07527 968967 **************************************************************************************** 3 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2018 Thank you to all the members who have renewed their membership for 2018, and have received their new cards, but there are still several who have not done so. If you find a membership form with this newsletter, it means that I have not yet received your renewal. If you intend to continue your membership, please complete the form and return it to me together with your cheque as soon as possible (sae not required). If you do not intend to continue your membership will you please still return the form, advising me of that so that I can delete your name from our records. Christine Baldwin ************************************************************************************************ NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE APOSTLE ROOM CLIFTON CATHEDRAL, BS8 3BX WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 2017 7PM FOR 7.30PM (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) Annual Reports will be distributed at the meeting Drinks and nibbles will be served before the meeting. Following the AGM there will be an illustrated talk by RoseMary Musgrave Please phone Gillian Joseph on 973 7296 if you have any queries about the meeting ************************************************************************************************ DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS New EU Data Protection Regulations will come into force on 25 May 2018 and, as long as we are still members of the EU, they will apply. The committee have looked at the new Regulations and believe that our current policy is still in line with the provisions. Information we hold re members is given only to members of the committee to enable us to carry out the business of the Society and is not given to any other person or organisation. Christine Baldwin 4 GYM AND ILFRA'S HOLIDAY QUIZ COMMON NAMES OF PLANTS PART 2 A = anagram Answers on p9 26. Raptor unwanted plant (8) ------------------------------ 27. The Queen's petty cash (10) ------------------------------ 28. Fairy mollusc (10) ------------------------------ 29. Entomological shortage (7) ------------------------------ 30. Herds of sheep, as one might say (5) ------------------------------ 31. Hi, Peterloo (A, 10) ------------------------------ 32. The healthy are in the this (4) ------------------------------ 33. Quiet backache (8) ------------------------------ 34. Oriental luminaire (7, 7) ------------------------------ 35. Demure wine (8) ------------------------------ 36. Canine got up (3,4) ------------------------------ 37. Quiet fixer (6) ------------------------------ 38. Dismiss a prickle (9) ------------------------------ 39. What reputedly killed Edward II in Berkeley Castle (3, 3, 5) ------------------------------ 40. Sweeper (5) ------------------------------ 41. Artificial stone (8) ------------------------------ 42. Bob dies down in winter (4,6) ------------------------------ 43. Photograph a fire eater (10) ------------------------------ 44. Elizabeth is occupied (4, 6) ------------------------------ 45. Arachnid machinery (6, 5) ------------------------------ 46. A flower in the eye (4) ------------------------------ 47. Elates (A, 6) ------------------------------ 48. Parsimony (5) ------------------------------ 49. I care (A, 5) ------------------------------ 50. A worry (A, 6) ------------------------------ 5 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY FEBRUARY THURS 22 Talk FUBBG Ed Drewitt has been studying the life of urban peregrines for the last 20 years – what they eat and where they go when they leave the nest. 7.30 pm Frank Theatre, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TL Non-members £5 TUES 27 Talk WoEHG Fermented foods Matthew Pennington will talk about locally sourced ingredients and tasty fermented foods. 7.30pm Abbots Leigh Village Hall. Non-members £5 For further details phone 0117 973 3305 MARCH SAT 3 Walk AGWP Identifying lichens on the Downs a guided walk with lichen enthusiast Sheila Quinn 10.30am-12.30pm £5 per person Booking essential. Phone 0117 903 0609 TUES 6 Talk AGWP An introduction to wild life gardening Ian McGuire will demonstrate how to create a garden nature reserve. 7-8pm £4 per person. Booking essential. Phone 0117 903 0609 TUES 20 CGS Event Visit to Tredegar House NT See newsletter for details and booking form. TUES 20 Talk WoEHG Herbs and the Celtic wheel of the year Rosemary Stibbon looks at the significance of the medicine wheel and its associated herbs for nutrition, immunity and relaxation. 7.30 pm Abbots Leigh Village Hall. Non-members £5. For further details phone 0117 973 3305 APRIL SUN 8 Walk AGWP Gorge-ous spring plants Discover spring flowering rarities around the Gorge with botanist Libby Houston.10.30am-2.30 pm £5 per person. Booking essential. Phone 0117 903 0609 6 SUN 15 Walk AGWP Early birds and bacon (veggie) butties with bird expert Michael Johnson. After identifying birds on the Downs return to the Zoo for breakfast. 6am-8.30am Booking essential. Phone 0117 903 0609 WED 18 CGS Event AGM with speaker 7pm The Apostle Room, Clifton Cathedral WED 25 CGS Event Visit to Hanbury Hall See newsletter for details and booking form. MAY THURS 17 CGS Event Visit to Bowood House See newsletter for details and booking form. NB change of date. TUES 22 Talk WoEHG Medical herbalists Annwen Jones and Becs Griffiths from the Rhizome Clinic will explain how herbs can be used for nutrition, immunity and relaxation.7.30pm Abbots Leigh Village Hall. Non-members £5. For further details phone 0117 973 3305 KEY: AGWP Avon Gorge Wildlife Project. FUBBG Friends of University of Bristol Botanic Garden. WoEHG West of England Herb Group. **********************************************************************************