CANWOS
Welcome to the Cheshire and North Wales Orchid Society website !
We are a group of enthusiasts who meet to share our enjoyment of
orchids.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested.
Beginners are very welcome!
Web site last update -
8th April 2024
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Update emails for 8th April 2024
Hello everyone,
Our next meeting will be on Friday 19th
April 2024 at St Mary’s Church Hall, opening at 7pm.
At 7.30pm, we will view a narrated Powerpoint
on Growing Bulbophyllums. This was made by an American grower Bill Thoms, who
came to UK as a BOC Guest Speaker in February 2014. He was an ‘interesting’
chap and I will tell you some more about him at the meeting. He certainly has
some wonderful looking bulbophyllums. So, yes, CANWOS has heard the talk before but very few of our
current membership have heard it.
I need to tell you
what is happening with the International Orchid Show at the NEC in June and
would like to have a discussion about how I am thinking we might do the CANWOS
display.
Wearing another
hat, I am creating a trifold leaflet on behalf of BOC to hand out at the Show.
The outer pages are complete – essentially a map showing where all the orchid
societies are located. The inner pages will have notes on growing orchids on a
windowsill and I would like to include a list of plants that do well there. Unfortunately,
as I grow in a greenhouse, I do not know what plants to suggest. If you grow
on a windowsill, I would be very grateful if you would send me a list of plants
that you grow. I promise to forget who grows what so will never chase you with
this knowledge!
We can then do
some of our usual activities, admiring the plant table and- importantly –
talking about it, discussing the flowers and how to grow the plants. We
will have a raffle – prizes welcome – and, if needed, a members’ plant
sale (please let me know in advance if you wish to sell
anything!) We might even chat amongst ourselves!/p>
Many thanks to Richard who has
volunteered to do the teas. We still need volunteers for the rest of the
season.
Celia and I will be eating in
The Ship Inn beforehand ie 5.45pm. If you would like to join us there, please
let me know as soon as possible so I can book the table.
Best wishes
iain
Iain
Wright
Public
Contact, CANWOS
Programme for 2023/2024 season
2023
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Friday 15thSeptember
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The Orchids of Costa Rica
Michael Radley
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Friday 20th October
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Meeting cancelled due to extremly bad weather.
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Friday 17th November
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The AGM +
Youtube videos about orchids - a careful selection
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2024
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Friday 19th January
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Orchids and other
attractions of the Cape area of South Africa
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Friday 16th February
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An open discussion on aspects of orchid culture
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Friday 15th March
| Choosing CANWOS photographs for the BOC Photographic Competition.
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Friday 19th April
| To be announced
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Friday 17th May
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To be announced
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Friday 21st June
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To be announced
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Early July
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?To be announced
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Friday 13th September
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The AGM
with other delights
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Some useful links
Where We Meet
We use the hall just behind St Mary's Church on Overleigh Road,
just South of the River Dee.
The post code for the Church is CH4 7HL.
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The church is an imposing building and easily spotted, whether you
approach from the city center by way of the old bridge ...
... or from the west by way of the new bridge or the Wrexham road
/ A55 junction.
The hall is directly behind the church and hardly visible from the
road.
Go down the driveway between a telephone kiosk and the church
itself and turn right.
Meetings
We meet at St Mary's Church Hall, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7HL,
usually on the third Friday of the month but not in
December, July or August. The Hall is open from 7.00pm.
Members are encouraged to bring their plants in flower to each
meeting. There is a wealth of information within the Society and it is our tradition
that this is shared freely amongst members.
We send an email to all our members about ten days before our
regular meetings, to remind them what is on and to pass on other
information. We are happy to send these to non-members and
potential visitors - please use the index tab (☰) to reach the 'Contact Us'
section.
At most meetings there is a raffle. Members often donate orchid
plants. Refreshments such as tea and coffee are available during
the evening, usually immediately after the speaker.
We have a library that contains many books suitable for both
beginners and experts. Members can borrow books for one month and
can browse the reference books, which cannot be loaned out.
Plants & Auction
At meetings where plants are not for sale by the evening's speaker, members may offer
their own orchid plants for sale. A 20% seller's premium is
levied and donated to the Society.
Each year we hold an auction where members buy and sell plants.
Typically, about eighty plants are sold each year, usually at very
advantageous prices. A seller's and buyer's premium operates (10%
for each) and the proceeds are donated to the Society. This is an
excellent way to extend a collection and try new types of orchid.
Membership
The annual subscription is currently £12. We no longer offer double
or family membership. Subscriptions are normally paid to the
Membership Secretary at or just after the October meeting.
Charitable Status
CANWOS registered with the the Charity Commission in 1993 but
surrendered its registration in 2011. It is now a "Charity
exempt from the need to register". Tax paying members can still
benefit the Society by making a Gift Aid declaration. Details can be
obtained from the Treasurer at any of the meetings.
Membership & Affiliation
The Society is a member of the British Orchid Council (BOC) and sends
two representatives to its meetings. CANWOS is affiliated to the
Royal Horticultural Society and members can use some of the benefits
available.
Constitution
A copy of our present Constitution is available for downloading by
clicking on
CANWOS Constitution.
This was last revised at our 2012 AGM.