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The Society normally meets once a month from September through to June (skipping December and January), on the second Saturday of the month, at South Green Memorial Hall, Southend Road, Billericay, CM11 2PR.
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Our 2024/2025 season is nearly over, but we have had to make a change to the June meeting, as our booked speaker will be unavailable. Instead, Richard Rolfe will give us the second half of his excellent talk on the Orchids of Costa Rica.
| Date | Presenter | Subject| | 14 June 2025 | Richard Rolfe | The Orchids of Costa Rica: Part 2 | |
The 2025/2026 season will start in September after our summer break. The programme is more or less complete, with the first meetings listed here:
| Date | Presenter | Subject| | 13 September 2025 | Simon Tarrant | Some Show Orchids | 11 October 2025 | Marion Sidebottom | Taking Pictures of your Plants Using a Smartphone | 8 November 2025 | Zsuzsa Serer | Plants in Flower in the Nursery and their Care | |
The Hall is open from 1.30pm with the meeting running from 2.00 until 4.00pm.
Our meetings are a friendly gathering with plenty of opportunity to share our orchid successes (and failures!). Meetings always open with time to enter plants into the monthly Table Show or to set up a non-competitive display if you prefer. This is a good time to seek help with a problem plant or a query as our more experienced members will always be willing to give advice and share their knowledge.
The annual programme is a varied one, with speakers on a variety of orchid related topics. We try to ensure that the range of speakers reflects the wide range of interests of our members . The speaker usually commences at 2.00pm and may give an illustrated talk or provide a demonstration. After a break for tea, speakers are usually very happy to answer questions. Some of our speakers bring a range of plants for sale.
We always have a Table Show, so please bring along any orchids in flower. There is also a chance to try your luck in the Raffle, to win plants or accessories donated by members. Refreshments are available before the meeting and during a convenient break.
For more information contact the Secretary: SecretaryEOS@outlook.com...
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