Category: Foxton Village Show

Monthly news, April 2024

Some new dates for your diary!

  • FGA AGM, Tuesday, 16th April 2024
    7.30pm in the Village Hall meeting room.
    There will be a short formal start to present the annual accounts, review of last year’s activities, plans for this year and election for the committee. We always welcome new members who bring fresh ideas but don’t worry, you will not be pressganged to join!
    Following the formalities we are delighted to say that the speaker will be David Short, who will tell us about his “life behind bars” – nothing to do with imprisonment but about life at the Queen’s Head pub in Newton, where his son is now the third generation in charge. Anyone who has heard David will know what an excellent speaker he is, not to be missed. Wine, soft drinks and nibbles will be served so do come along and enjoy.
  • Plant Sale and Swap, Saturday May 11th 2024
    10am-12pm at the Village Hall
    Do come along to this always popular village event, as well as plants on offer the WI will be providing refreshments, a produce stall and running a tombola (no book stall this year).
  • The Foxton Village Show will be held on Saturday, September 7th 2024.
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Monthly news, March 2024

The provisional 2024 dates for FGA events are as follows:
  • Tuesday, April 16th – A.G.M., details of the time and speaker to follow.
  • Saturday, May 11th – Plant Sale and Swap.
  • Saturday, September 7th – Village Show
At the time of writing all allotments plots are taken but if you are interested contact Rachel Harrison (FGA Allotments Secretary) to join the waiting list. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch!

Tips and hints for March
1. Prune bush and shrub roses.
2. Lift and divide overgrown perennials.
3. Split polyanthus and snowdrops after flowering.
4. Put growbags in the greenhouse to warm up.
5. Enjoy the Spring flowers.

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2023 Foxton Village Show – draft programme

This year’s Village Show will be held on Saturday 9th September 2023 and our preliminary programme is now available to download here. The Village Show is the highlight of the FGA calendar and always promises to be a fantastic afternoon.

We also encourage everyone in Foxton to get involved and enter exhibits for the show. There are over 100 categories to enter spread across 9 sections covering all manner of cultivation, cookery and crafting: Vegetables, Flowers, Fruits, Flower Exhibits, Pot Plant & Speciality, Homemade Produce, Photography, Crafts, Young Foxton.

With just over 10 weeks to go, it’s time to get planning!

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