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MNW Emerald Anniversary
Mercia and North Wales Area of NAFAS celebrated 55 years this weekend with a flower festival and thanksgiving service at the Parish Church in Ellesmere. Every available space in the church was lavishly decorated by flower clubs of MNW area.
The Lonely Bouquet
Look out for me on National Flower Arranging Day
Friday, 6th May 2016
Follow Your Dream
A lovely evening with Diana Scott. Diana was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to the community. Through her membership of Stone Flower Club over many years she raised more than £50,000 for various good causes both local and national charities such as Children in Need and Staffordshire Air Ambulance. A remarkable lady, here is just a couple of Diana’s beautiful arrangements.
Seasonal Serendipity
In February we welcomed David Rylands, national demonstrator and past Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner, who demonstrated pleasant surprises a plenty. He had many ideas including how to make an old boot and piece of plastic look fabulous.
The Ages of Woman
Two ladies who clearly have the NAFAS spirit with lots of fun & friendship. We had a very entertaining evening with Patti Dawson and Kate Russell, and everything bar the kitchen sink!
Christmas Gala Evening
Shrewsbury Flower Club had a wonderful evening at their Christmas Gala with Jane Pugh, Area Demonstrator and Setsuko Watanabe. A great double act and Jane showed just what a true professional can do with a few flowers. Jane is an excellent speaker and entertainer; she put us all in the mood for Christmas and Jane and Setsuko made the evening one of our best.
NAFAS Festive Flower & Food Show 2015
MERCIA AND NORTH WALES AREA
Gay Bream and Jane Pugh from Shrewsbury Flower Club represented Mercia and North Wales Area at the Show. Click on the photo’s to see their lovely designs.
Congratulations to Kate Edwards, she gained a first for her design in class 9, “On Thin Ice”
Also to Joyce Cook 2nd in class 10 *Oh! What a Pantomime!”; Lieneke van der Veen and Margaret Leslie who were commended for their designs in class 13 “Celebration”. and highly commended for Riley James-Smith for his design in Class 17 “Deck the Tree ” .
For a link to the list of winners click here
Also congratulations to Deborah Harris from Bayston Hill Flower Club who won 2nd & 3rd in the photography class ‘Indulgence’ and Patricia Bradshaw, highly commended.
Strictly Flower Arranging
Seveern! All Out! Well we scored our demonstrator for the evening, Sarah Fenton from Telford, a 10. No dance off this week – absolutely fab-u-lous Darhling! Come back and join us next month!
(apologies for the school stage background blobs in one or two of the pictures, they are not part of Sarah’s presentation!)
Demonstration by Margaret Rumens
At the September meeting we welcomed Margaret Rumens a qualified NAFAS National Demonstrator, Teaching Coach, National Judge, and an Area Speaker. . Her demonstration was entitled “Summer Wine”. As we all enjoy possibly the last of the good weather, Club members and visitors enjoyed watching Margaret create her ‘intoxicating’ designs from a Fête champêtre to summer cocktails to Champagne. Click on the ‘photo’s for just a small sip!
If you want to know more about Margaret’s work please go to www.margaretrumens.co.uk.