Gardening Club
GARDENING CLUB (disbanded early 2024)
The Barrow upon Soar gardening Club was disbanded early 2024 due to lack of volunteers to run the club. The oustanding club funds were donated to Barrow in Bloom. Jerusalam roundabout will continue to be maintained by the same volunteers under supervision of the Parish Council.
The information below is kept for interest only:
Archived information
We are a small and friendly club of gardening enthusiasts open to all from complete novices to experienced gardeners. 2023 sees the continuation of meetings in the afternoons as well as evenings plus visits and events .
Afternoon meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month and start at 2.30, evening meetings are the third Wednesday and start at 7.30. See the meetings and events link for the full programme.
The annual membership fee is £15
The club meets in the Methodist Church Hall . Non members are always welcome at a charge of £3.00 per visit.
NEWS
Our first visit is to the Thornton Fuchsia nursery on April 5th in the afternoon. Contact Maggie on 01509 812213 for further details.
On 19th April at 7.30pm, Stephen Lovell will give a talk about how to prune our plants, titled "Roots and Shoots".
Click on the link for our complete 2023 calendar of events
Gardening Club Meetings
The benefits of membership include
- Reduced fee for attending meeting
- A special members rate and priority booking for events like the annual trip to a RHS garden
- Members rate at Quorn garden club
- Monthly newsletter
- Visits to other gardens and garden centres
- Use of the club’s RHS discount card for visits
The club also participates in village events like Open Gardens, street markets and Barrow in Bloom.
Since 1987 the Club has maintained 'Jerusalem' traffic island in the centre of Barrow! which is always full of colour. New volunteers are always welcome to join the team. The Britain in Bloom judges have been complimentary about the overall high standard of the island and the dedication of the volunteers
NNA host of golden daf
