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Date	Speaker	Subject
Feb 7^th	*Stan Griffin*	*The Fortress, Yavi and The Jungle*
Mar 6^th	*Rodney Sims*	*Off the beaten track*
Apr 3^rd	*Doug Donaldson*	*Sea To Sierra*
Apr 20^th	Zone 9 Convention	Hardwicke, Glos.
May 1^st	*Stuart Riley*	*Aeoniums, Agaves & Haworthias*
June 5^th	*Trevor Wray*	*Wray’s Rambles*
June 14^th	Annual Show	Hullavington Village Hall, Hullavington
July 3^rd	Stirling Baker	*Interesting Haworthias*
Aug 7^th	Gillian Evison	*Succulent Masterclass*
Sep 4^th	*Derek Tribble*	*Land Corals*
Oct 2^nd	*Bill Morris*	*Propagation 2 – Vegetative methods*
Nov 6^th	*Alan Phipps*	*Navajo Country*
Dec 4^th	*A.G.M.*	*Cheese and Wine*

Address: Riverside Club, Melksham, Wiltshire

Chair: Mrs Valerie Thornbury. Tel: 01225 766285

Branch Sec: Mr Philip White. Tel: 01380 816137

The Club meets on the first Thursday in every month

February to December – 7:30pm for 7:45pm Start

ALL VISITORS ARE WELCOME

Date	Class 1	Class 2
Feb 7^th	Astrophytum	Euphorbia
Mar 6^th	Echinocereus	Aloe
Apr 3^rd	Mammillaria	Crassula
May 1^st	Gymnocalycium	Aeonium
June 5^th	Rebutia	Gasteria
July 3^rd	Parodia	Haworthia
Aug 7^th	Neoporteria	Caudiciformis
Sep 4^th	Copiapoa	Pelargonium
Oct 2^nd	Echinopsis	Echeveria
Nov 6^th	Ariocarpus	Mesembryanthemum

Classes 1 and 2 have a pot size limit of 15cm (6 inches)

Class 3 Cactus or Succulent in bud, flower or fruit, judged for appearance. No limit to pot size

Class 4 is limited to Junior Members or Novices and can contain any plant that is eligible for entry in Classes 1, 2 or 3.

A member may make any number of entries in each class. The speaker for the evening will carry out the judging and points will be awarded as follows: 1^st prize 3 points, 2^nd prize 2 points, 3^rd prize 1 point.

At the A.G.M. the member with the most points will receive a prize. The Novice or Junior Member with the most points will also receive a prize. To ensure that everyone has a chance of winning a prize, a prize winner for one year will start the next year with a minus score of twenty points, and the following year with a minus score of ten points.

Stirling Baker

Gillian Evison