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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>GLENFIELD</strong> <strong>GAZETTE</strong><br />
Annual Meeting<br />
of Glenfield WI<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
was our Annual<br />
Meeting and both<br />
the President and<br />
Secretary gave<br />
their respective<br />
reports to<br />
members.<br />
It was remarked on<br />
how circumstances<br />
have caused us to<br />
move venues during<br />
this last year. However,<br />
we have finally ended<br />
up back where we<br />
began in the Church<br />
Rooms, a venue that<br />
suits us perfectly.<br />
The speaker this<br />
month was Caroline<br />
Roberts who began<br />
her talk by telling us<br />
how she trained to be<br />
a Blue Badge Guide<br />
in Leicester with a small baby in tow. Said baby is now all grown up<br />
and Caroline has guided many people around the historic sites of<br />
Leicester. She continued her talk about Leicestershire’s connections<br />
with Royalty by mentioning familiar names like Richard 111 and Lady<br />
Jane Grey. She also included a lesser-known tale of how the future<br />
King Edward V111 had met Mrs Simpson at Borough Court near Melton<br />
Mowbray. Wallace being a close friend of the Furness family. It was an<br />
interesting talk and members were encouraged to share their personal<br />
experiences of meeting, even at a distance, with the late Queen and<br />
other members of the present Royal Family.<br />
• OUR NEXT MEETING will be at 2pm Wednesday<br />
8th November at St Peter’s Church Rooms. The speaker<br />
will be Jane Ramsey who will be giving a Chocolate<br />
Demonstration. This promises to be an enjoyable and<br />
possibly tasty afternoon. Visitors are always very welcome<br />
so do come along and join us.<br />
The Glenfield Gardeners’ Association<br />
News from the Glenfield<br />
Gardeners’ Association<br />
WINTER IS SLOWLY creeping up on us and it feels like the<br />
right time to put our gardens to bed for the year.<br />
A little bit of tidying is useful<br />
but avoiding cutting back your<br />
perennials will provide much<br />
needed protection for many of<br />
our smaller insect friends like<br />
ladybirds and lacewings.<br />
Nicola Oakey, our guest speaker<br />
for October suggested that this<br />
time of year is one of the best<br />
times to plant new perennials<br />
and shrubs. Nicola, an RHS<br />
award winning designer spoke to<br />
us about planting drought proof<br />
plants. She explained that autumn<br />
is better for establishing plants<br />
as they can concentrate on root<br />
growing and not flowering which<br />
they have to do in summer. Good<br />
plants to include in your garden<br />
for conditions like last year’s heat<br />
wave, would be Echinops with<br />
its long tap root and Stachys with<br />
hairy leaves. Both adapt well to<br />
dry weather.<br />
Winter is slowing creeping up on us and it feels like the right time to put our gardens to bed<br />
for the year. A little bit of tidying is useful but avoiding cutting back your perennials will<br />
provide much needed protection for many of our smaller insect friends<br />
The<br />
like<br />
Glenfield<br />
ladybirds<br />
Gardene<br />
and<br />
lacewings. Nicola Oakey, our guest speaker for October suggested that this time of year is<br />
one of the best times to plant new perennials and shrubs. Nicola, an Winter RHS is award slowing winning creeping up<br />
for the year. A little bit of tid<br />
designer spoke to us about planting drought proof plants. She<br />
provide much needed protect<br />
explained that autumn is better for establishing plants as they can<br />
lacewings. Nicola Oakey, our<br />
concentrate on root growing and not flowering which they have to<br />
one of the best times to plan<br />
do in summer. Good plants to include in your garden for conditions designer spoke to us about<br />
like last year’s heat wave, would be Echinops<br />
• THE<br />
with<br />
<strong>GLENFIELD</strong><br />
its long tap root explained that autumn is bett<br />
GARDENERS will meet in<br />
and Stachys with November hairy for leaves. our Annual Supper Both concentrate on root growing a<br />
evening and then will take a short<br />
adapt well to dry break weather. over festive period. We do in summer. Good plants to<br />
will resume again for a talk on like last year’s heat wave, wou<br />
Whatton House Gardens on 23rd<br />
The Glenfield Gardeners January by William will meet Stanger. in November for our Annual and<br />
Supper evening and<br />
All are<br />
then<br />
welcome<br />
will<br />
to<br />
take<br />
come<br />
a<br />
along<br />
short break over the festive ada<br />
to our meetings. You don’t have to<br />
period. We will be resume a member. again We meet for at 7.30pm a talk on Whatton House<br />
on the fourth Tuesday of the<br />
The<br />
Gardens on 23 rd January by William Stanger. month in St Peter’s Church Hall.<br />
Susan White<br />
Sup<br />
Yearly membership is just £16 or<br />
you can come for the evening for<br />
per<br />
All are welcome to come along to our meetings. £3, an absolute You don’t gardening have bargain to be a member.<br />
Gardens on 23 rd We meet<br />
January by Wi<br />
and there is always tea and biscuits.<br />
at 7.30pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month Check in out St our Peter’s facebook Church page for more Hall. details Yearly at www.facebook. membership<br />
GAS-SERVWELL GAS-SERVWELL<br />
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Established is just 1984 £16 or you can come for the evening for Established £3, an 1984 absolute gardening bargain and there<br />
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