Antheia Flower Club is going into its third year with a programme showcasing innovative, creative and award winning demonstrators, an inspirational speaker and hands on workshops.
What's not to like!
So come along and join us for a year full of flowers and fun.

All meetings start at 7:30pm and are at Richmond Town Hall unless otherwise stated.

Annual subscription £40. Visitors £8 and everyone welcome at all events.

Wednesday 29th January
 AGM and Papercraft workshop.
Not your usual dull AGM - LUCY RICHARDSON, our current President, award winning florist and National Demonstrator treats us to a hands on floral papercraft workshop. Bring a jam jar!


Wednesday 25th March
SUSAN HALL from Saltburn by the Sea. Demonstration "MEMORIES"
Susan's demonstrations are a mix of traditional and contemporary design, with a  focus on colour. 


Saturday 25th April - Coffee Morning Fundraiser, Richmond Town Hall 9 -12.00.

Wednesday 3rd June
CARYS HARRISON from Kirk Hammerton, winner of Best in Show, Harrogate Autumn 2019 amongst other accolades, treats us to "BARKING MAD", A demonstration bound to strike a chord with some of us in the audience!


Wednesday 29th July
CAROLE WHICKHAM from  Barnsley, Florist and newly  qualified NAFAS  demonstrator, whose engaging style can be described as "quirky vintage" shares her interpretation of "THROUGH THE YEARS".

Tuesday 29th September - Open Meeting at The Georgian Theatre Royal with SEAN MURRAY,  "THE GREAT CHELSEA GARDEN CHALLENGE" Ticketed event
Sean, floral demonstrator, horticulturalist and winner of the  BBC 2's "Great Chelsea Garden Challenge" 2015 shares his skills and experience with the audience.

Friday October 9th - NIKI HAMPSON, Paper Making Workshop at Gilling West Village Hall - 10 spaces available for members.
Niki gave the club a fantastic demonstration last year of her papermaking skills. Now members get chance to have a go themselves! Cost and time TBC.

Wednesday 25th November
KIRSTY BERRIDGE from Scarborough - runner up in the BFA Young Florist of the Year 2012, silver medalist at Chelsea Flower Show 2014  gives us  a CHRISTMAS DEMONSTRATION


Wednesday 9th December - In house CHRISTMAS FLOWERS WORKSHOP 

 

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2019 Programme

 

Wednesday 27th March 

 

Flower arranging demonstration ‘Seasonal Structures’ with

 

NAFAS Demonstrator Elaine Bedford from Floral Imagination.

 

 

 

Wednesday 22nd May 

 

 Talk ‘Styling with Plants’ by Sophie Lee of Geofleur about her work and book.

 

 

 

Wednesday 24th July 

 

Demonstration by Niki Hampson from Pulpitations in Wetherby ‘Paper making with botanicals’.

 

 

 

Thursday 25th July 9am to 12pm

 

Fundraiser Coffee Morning with ‘have a go’ sessions

 

 

 

Wednesday 11th September - Newton-Le-Willows Village Hall DL8 1SP

 

OPEN MEETING DEMONSTRATION with Vanessa Wellock ‘Waste Not, Want Not’

 

Tickets £10 from Roots & Shoots Florist or 01609 761931

 

 

 

Wednesday 25th September

 

Workshop with flower grower Suzie from Picked at Dawn in Thirsk. (additional cost for materials may apply)

 

 

 

Wednesday 27th November 

 

Christmas demonstration with Helen Jamieson from Floral Fundamentals, Newcastle.

 

 

 

Wednesday 11th December 

 

Christmas workshop with Kathryn Guy, Designer Maker. (Additional cost for materials may apply)

 

 

 

 

2018 PREVIOUS MEETINGS

March meeting 

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Join us for a flower demonstration by local florist

Will Gardner ‘Spring has Arrived’ inspired by one of Lucy Pittaway’s paintings.

 

May Meeting

Wednesday 16 May 2018 

Join us for a workshop with Kathleen Dodds creating decorative spheres.

 

July Meeting

Wednesday 25 July 2018

Richmond Town Hall 

Join us for a flower demonstration, ‘The Tool Box’,  with NAFAS Area Demonstrator Susan Fairhurst for a contemporary look at summer flowers

 

September Sensations - supporting British Flowers!

Everyone welcome! 

We have 2 events in September supporting our local British Flower growers.

Wednesday 5th September 7:30pm at Gilling West Village Hall DL10 5JG 

Caroline Beck is a garden writer for magazines such as Gardens Illustrated and House and Garden, and also runs Verde Flowers, a cut flower business near Durham where she grows more than 100 different varieties of flowers, herbs, grasses and shrubs for weddings and other special events.  Come and find out about what she grows, the New Romantic style embodied by the British Flower movement, and how you can establish your own cutting garden

Wednesday 19th September7:30pm at Richmond Town Hall DL10 4QL

Come and meet local grower and florist Sara Pringle from Meadow Lane Flowers who farms near Bedale. A member of the popular Flowers from the Farm movement, Sara will talk about her first year and demonstrate her skills with beautiful seasonal flowers

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