PRELIMINARY NOTICE: For all the green fingered and crafty folk out there, the Annual Eaton Bishop Show will be held on Sunday 16th August 2026. Classes for everyone adults and children.
Kellie will be visiting the Village Hall monthly during the Wednesday coffee morning 10am - midday.
Dates for 2026 (roughly 3rd Wednesday of the month):
January 14th
February 18th
March 18th
April 22nd
May 20th
June 17th
July 15th
August 19th
September 16th
October 14th
November 18th
December 16th
Mobile service is also available outside of these dates.
Tel: 07497 261031 to book an appointment.
EATON BISHOP GARDENING CLUB
NEWS ITEMS FOR MEMBERS – FEBRUARY 2026
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New Year – 2026, where we have a full Programme of Events, with our usual monthly meetings at the Village Hall in Eaton Bishop, held on the third Wednesday of the month.
We have also planned visits to various local gardens throughout the year and a Holiday in September to visit Gardens in the Dorset and Hampshire area.
Our first Meeting of the New Year is on Wednesday 18th February in the Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm. We will be pleased to welcome, once again Marion Stainton, who has visited us several times over the past few years. The title of Marion’s Talk this time is “The Spring Garden”.
Also, at the February Meeting we will be holding our Competition for the best judged Photographs taken by Members. Once again there will be THREE CLASSES and Members can submit up to TWO photographs for each Class
- Class A - Hills and Mountains.
- Class B – Derelict.
- Class C – A Funny Photo, with a Caption.
There will be prizes for First, Second and Third places, with a Trophy being presented to the overall winner.
Our current Photographic Shield holder is Linda Harding.
Once again, in February, on Saturday 7th, the Annual Seed Swap is being held at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
This is a free event and you can take along any saved seed, bought seed, plants, bulbs, edibles – and swap with anything on the table.
You will be made most welcome, even if you have nothing to swap. Those with nothing to swap can still join in and take home some seeds or plants, with cash contributions being gratefully received, to assist in running future events
Tools for Self-Reliance, TFSR, Cymru will have a stall, so take along old, unwanted or broken tools.
Dan, the tool sharpener will also be there.
Also, there will be displays by Hereford Wild Life Trust, Cul-ti-Vate (herbs) and Aspire Growing.
For more information, Email
Towards the end of January all enthusiastic galanthophiles (Snowdrop Devotees), will be searching their gardens for the first signs of emerging Snowdrops. Some flower very early in the year but the main display is towards the end of January, early February. Depending on how the weather behaves this year, we are looking to visit the Garden at Ivy Croft, at Ivington Green, near Leominster, where they have an excellent Snowdrop collection. The owner Roger Norman, is opening his garden on Thursdays under the National Garden Scheme, from 22rd January to the 5th March.
If we decide to visit as a Gardening Club Group a notice will be Emailed to Members with the appropriate date.
Since its inception several years ago, Gardening Club have been pleased to assist St Michaels Hospice with running their Annual “Plant Fair”, by providing plants and also assistance on selling plants, over the two days that they hold the event.
The Plant Fair is now held over a period of 3 days during the month of May.
In 2026 the event is being run over three days, Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May.
When sowing your seeds for the coming year, or dividing plants, please bear this Event in mind and reserve a few plants for the Hospice Plant Fair.
We will advise, via Tracking the News, when these can be delivered to the Hospice, or contact a member of the Gardening Club Executive Team and we will be pleased to assist with delivery.
If you are able to assist at the Hospice on the days of the Plant Fair can you please register your availability on the Hospice Website.
Once again, we will be assisting the Village Hall Committee in running the Village Show in 2026, which this year is being held on Sunday 16th August.
