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December Newsletter
Dear Members On behalf of the Officers and Committee Dave & I would like to wish all of you a very Happy Christmas. Please send your forms in quickly for the Xmas lunch as places are limited even at a bigger venue. We especially want to see our certificate winners and Honey Show Cup winners there. June. Subscriptions With the January Newsletter you will be getting your subscription renewal forms. Please send these to Jim as soon as possible to help with the administration of the Association. If you are not re-joining for any reason please tell me and I will take you off our mailing list. Not that you are going to drop out are you?! Let’s make a New Year Resolution together: I will send my renewal form and cheque to Jim soon after I receive it and I will try to introduce one new person to beekeeping this year. I will also do my best to attend as many meetings as I can next year. OK? June E-Mailed Newsletters There are quite a few of you now who are receiving your newsletters by e-mail. Touch wood, it seems to be working OK. June Future Events Wye Valley Stand at Wye-Vale Garden Centre on December 1st. We are putting the stand on again on 1st December when it should be a lot busier. If anyone wants to come and help and bring Christmassy items such as candles, gifts etc let me know. Saturday 8th December. Pre-Christmas Lunch The Axe & Cleaver Much Birch Hfds. 12.30 for 1.0pm. This is the event where we give out the certificates awarded to our newcomers for their Basic Exam passes so we want them all there especially! Also the Honey Show Trophies are re-awarded having been suitably engraved. If you fit into either category and you have not booked for lunch please contact me immediately and we will fit you in hopefully.Please see your separate lunch form for menu choices. (This is on the main A49 Hereford to Ross Rd- on the right from Hereford) Saturday 16th February- Hampton Bishop Hall. A.G.M. When you get your new calendars please mark this on them. The last 3 years we have had an excellent turn-out with nearly all members present. We can’t run a democratic association if only a few people make all the decisions. Refreshments as usual ; more details later. June Directions Take the B4224 Eign Rd from Hereford (signposted to Mordiford). Go past the old Bulmers orchards into Hampton Bishop, past the Bunch of Carrots then it’s the last turn on the left before Mordiford Bridge, signposted Village Hall. Take the right hand fork at the church and the first left brings you into the Car Park. From the Ross area cross Mordiford Bridge on theB4224 towards Hereford and take the 1st turn right after the bridge, then as above to the hall. Past Events Thursday 15th November Microscopy with Dave Williams 7.30pm Hampton Bishop Hall I know a few of you couldn’t make this meeting because of the weather so we will be repeating it again at some stage. Thank you, those who did turn up. Dave Apiary notes for December The dreaded woodpeckers are about so do watch your hives. Protect them with some form of netting if necessary. Dave Electronic Mail If you would like to receive your newsletters by e-mail then please contact us. Obviously you will get it quicker and it saves the club postage. Contributions by the 20th month please to :- June and Dave Williams Golden Valley Apiaries Long Lane, Peterchurch Hereford. HR2 0TF Tel: 01981 550320 dj@gva.efhmail.com
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