Essex Orchid Society

Essex Orchid Society Meetings

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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The 2025/2026 season is now well underway. Our meetings are listed here:

Date	Presenter	Subject

13 September 2025	Simon Tarrant	Some Show Orchids
11 October 2025	Marion Sidebottom	Photographing Orchids Using your Smartphone
8 November 2025	Zsuzsa Serer	Plants in Flower in the Nursery and their Care
14 February 2026	Andrew Bannister	Semi-tropical Epiphytes
14 March 2026	Michael Radley	The Work of Margaret Mee
12 April 2026	Francis Quesada Pallares	Title to be Confirmed
9 May 2026	AGM and Plant Auction
13 June 2026	Ray Payne	The Victorian Obsession with Orchids

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.

We are fortunate that some speakers also bring orchids for sale, giving members an opportunity to buy unusual and excellent quality plants.

For more information contact the Secretary: SecretaryEOS@outlook.com...