Following our tradition the first meeting of the New Year was a social evening. Our Chairman, Min Kennison, provided a set of quizzes to tax our brains and compete for bottles of fizz. Following this lighthearted entertainment we enjoyed a superb buffet to which all those attending had contributed a dish. Not surprisingly there was more food than the most gargantuan appetite could manage.
Despite the cold weather a total of 10 plants were staged for the Table Show, with Joan and Jack Butcher’s Dendrochilum tenellum being the worthy winner.
The September Meeting
Thanks to arrangements made by Helen Hoyningen-Hune we linked up with Germany, courtesy of Zoom, to enjoy a presentation on the “Diversity of Orchids in