We are so excited about our area show. It is being held in the lovely village hall at Broughton, near Stockbridge on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th November.

The show team of Debbie Wadge, Lynn Mackenzie, Martina Coleman, Andrea Hillyard, Liz Chick, Val Hockley and Donna Savage met at the hall this week to check all the plans worked and that everyone was familair with the hall.

Val Hockley, who is our catering supremo (as well as education representative) was delighted with the wonderful professional kitchen at the hall! She will be serving home made soups including leek and potato and beetroot and bacon amongst others with fresh bread. If you are not so hungry there will be a multitude of cakes to choose from including gluten and dairy free.

Carole Norman will be present with the area trading table with lots of fun new items there thanks to a very kind donation from past Flower Arranger Editor, Judith Blacklock. She closed the bricks and mortar side of her London flower school in August but continues with online courses. We are enormously grateful to her for all the fabulous containers and sundries she donated to the area.

We are also having a Sweet Treats tombola. It will be packed with wonderful chocolates, sweets and other tempting things for those of us with a sweet tooth. It is perfect for Christmas presents or a yummy treat for yourself.

There is parking on site and on the road outside or there is an excellent car park on School Lane, Broughton as spaces will fill up quickly. Feel free to drop off your passengers at the hall then head off to park the car. Car sharing will really help with the parking.

Most importantly, you will be there, whether you are entering the competitions, coming to support friends from your club who are entering or just having a lovely relaxed day out.

We are really looking forward to seeing you there.

Pip Bensley - Area Chairman