2025 THIS YEAR WE ARE 199 YEARS OLD
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The Society would like to wish members a successful 2025. We look forward to seeing everyone at the various events to be held during the year.
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The present Officers and Committee were elected at the AGM on 26th March 2025.
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EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY FOR 2025
For the Annual Show in August an additional class has been added to the Baking section for “3 Shortcrust pastry Sausage Rolls, 4” long”.
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The Annual Open Show will be held on Saturday 9th August, again at the South Wootton Village Hall when it is hoped we will see you all there.
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Membership Fees of £1 per person will be due at the Annual Meeting with under 16s free.
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The Society will not be entering the Sandringham Show this year.
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FOR THIS YEAR'S SHOW A SPECIAL CLASS HAS BEEN INTRODUCED REQUESTING EXHIBITORS TO COMMEMORATE THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VE DAY MADE FROM ANY MATERIAL TO HAND, TO BE JUDGED BY THE MAYOR.
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A few tips for anyone submitting entries to the show. Whilst we do not profess to be on a par with Chelsea we do our best.
Read the Show Schedule carefully especially where it relates to the number of items in a class. If it states x number do not make the mistake of going one short or one over otherwise your entry will be disqualified. It has happened in the past. Wash all vegetable carefully and gently with a sponge and clean water. Hard scrubbing can spoil the veg appearance.
Get to the hall as soon as possible to give yourself time to display and assess your entries. Rushing can cause accidents. Bring any spare items in case of accidents.
There should not be any evidence of damage caused by tools, insects, disease or unwanted "livestock" in the exhibit. It has happened!
Collect your produce ideally on the morning of the show. If the ground is very hard, water a day or two before.
Pot plants should be carefully inspected prior to placing on show table and any dead, dying or diseased material removed. Pots themselves should be clean and undamaged.
Hopefully we can welcome new entrants and the above will be helpful.
Any problems on the day - other exhibitors will be only too wiling to help. Remember we all had to start somewhere.
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The Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa Bignonioides) the Society purchased in memory of our late chairman Eddie Barber was planted near the Red Mount Chapel by the Walks gardeners on Thursday 19th December 2019.
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Arrangements have been made with the following companies for various discounts on production of Society Membership card, for which we are extremely grateful....Belford Garden Centre, Castle Rising Road, Lynn, PE30 3JA; Lawn-Boy, Railway Road, Downham Market, PE38 9EB; Ward's Nurseries, Foundry Lane, Ringstead, PE36 5LE; Moulam & Horn, Pound Lane, Heacham, PE31 7ET; Stratfords Workwear, Hamburg Way, North Lynn Industrial Estate, PE30 2ND. Please note Norfolk Clothing Co is no longer trading.
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The society is grateful to former member John Doubleday for passing on old minute books covering meetings held during the years 1891 - 1894; 1897 - 1899; 1919 - 1923; 1934 - 1938 and 1939 - 1950 plus 22 boxes film slides of shows and outings from 1964 - 1985 - each box containing approx 24 slides. If anyone has any information on the missing items would they please contact Kelvin Fairweather (details on committee page)
A special booklet "History of the King's Lynn Horticultural Society" is now complete and can be obtained from Kelvin Fairweather
To see the minutes of 1891 society AGM click on history on left hand column!! The history section also contains schedules of shows held in the 1890s
According to newspaper archives, the society was founded in 1826 and at one stage was holding at least 3 shows a year with one show in the 1950s at the old Corn Exchange attracting 680 exhibits and around 3000 visitors.