CANWOS
Welcome to the Cheshire and North Wales Orchid Society website !
We are a group of enthusiasts who meet to share our enjoyment of
orchids.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested.
Beginners are very welcome!
Web site last update -
19th June 2024
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Update emails for 19th June 2024
Hello everyone, I apologise that this email
is so late.
OUR NEXT MEETING will be on Friday 21st June 2024 at St Mary’s Church
Hall, opening at 7pm.
At 7.30pm, I will start to tell you how we
got on at NEC-Gardeners’ World Live- International Orchid Show. Bits of it are
‘interesting’ as in the Chinese curse but do not worry, some of it is good! I
have some photographs – though they might not be really slickly presented – and
I hope some of the others who attended will join in the report.
It would be good
to have a discussion on the meeting program for next season. I have already
booked Andrew Banister from Orchid Alchemy to speak to us at the September 21st
meeting on ‘Growing Orchids without Heat’ (or words to that effect). He will
bring plants for sale – these will be youngish but well established seedlings.
I have bought quite a few of his over the years.
I would also
like to have a discussion about social media – I think we need volunteers to
organise this – which is code
for ‘I do not understand it!
We can then do
some of our usual activities, admiring the plant table and- importantly –
talking about it, discussing the flowers and how to grow the plants. We will
have a raffle – prizes welcome – and, if
needed, a members’ plant sale (please let me know in advance if you wish to
sell anything!) We might even chat amongst ourselves!
We do
not yet have a volunteer to do the teas.
Celia
and I will be eating in The Ship Inn beforehand ie 5.45pm. If you would like
to join us there, please let me know as soon as possible so I can book the
table.
Best wishes
iain
Iain Wright
Public
Contact, CANWOS
PS Apologies to Ciaran from Chester Zoo whose email I accidentally deleted irretrievably. Please resend your email or just come to a meeting!
Programme for 2023/2024 season
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2023
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Friday 15thSeptember
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The Orchids of Costa Rica
Michael Radley
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Friday 20th October
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Meeting cancelled due to extremly bad weather.
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| Friday 17th November
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The AGM
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Youtube videos about orchids
- a careful selection
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2024
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Friday 19th January
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Orchids and other
attractions of the Cape area of South Africa
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Friday 16th February
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An open discussion on aspects of orchid culture
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Friday 15th March
| Choosing CANWOS photographs for the BOC Photographic Competition.
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Friday 19th April
| To be announced
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Friday 17th May
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To be announced
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Friday 21st June
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To be announced
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Early July
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?To be announced
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Friday 13th September
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The AGM
with other delights
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Some useful links
Where We Meet
We use the hall just behind St Mary's Church on Overleigh Road,
just South of the River Dee.
The post code for the Church is CH4 7HL.
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The church is an imposing building and easily spotted, whether you
approach from the city center by way of the old bridge ...
... or from the west by way of the new bridge or the Wrexham road
/ A55 junction.
The hall is directly behind the church and hardly visible from the
road.
Go down the driveway between a telephone kiosk and the church
itself and turn right.
Meetings
We meet at St Mary's Church Hall, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7HL,
usually on the third Friday of the month but not in
December, July or August. The Hall is open from 7.00pm.
Members are encouraged to bring their plants in flower to each
meeting. There is a wealth of information within the Society and it is our tradition
that this is shared freely amongst members.
We send an email to all our members about ten days before our
regular meetings, to remind them what is on and to pass on other
information. We are happy to send these to non-members and
potential visitors - please use the index tab (☰) to reach the 'Contact Us'
section.
At most meetings there is a raffle. Members often donate orchid
plants. Refreshments such as tea and coffee are available during
the evening, usually immediately after the speaker.
We have a library that contains many books suitable for both
beginners and experts. Members can borrow books for one month and
can browse the reference books, which cannot be loaned out.
Plants & Auction
At meetings where plants are not for sale by the evening's speaker, members may offer
their own orchid plants for sale. A 20% seller's premium is
levied and donated to the Society.
Each year we hold an auction where members buy and sell plants.
Typically, about eighty plants are sold each year, usually at very
advantageous prices. A seller's and buyer's premium operates (10%
for each) and the proceeds are donated to the Society. This is an
excellent way to extend a collection and try new types of orchid.
Membership
The annual subscription is currently £12. We no longer offer double
or family membership. Subscriptions are normally paid to the
Membership Secretary at or just after the October meeting.
Charitable Status
CANWOS registered with the the Charity Commission in 1993 but
surrendered its registration in 2011. It is now a "Charity
exempt from the need to register". Tax paying members can still
benefit the Society by making a Gift Aid declaration. Details can be
obtained from the Treasurer at any of the meetings.
Membership & Affiliation
The Society is a member of the British Orchid Council (BOC) and sends
two representatives to its meetings. CANWOS is affiliated to the
Royal Horticultural Society and members can use some of the benefits
available.
Constitution
A copy of our present Constitution is available for downloading by
clicking on
CANWOS Constitution.
This was last revised at our 2012 AGM.