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Each monthly meeting generally
consists of a speaker giving a slide show, practical demonstration or talk about a topic likely to be of interest to cacti and succulent growers. A selection of plants is usually available for purchase, and some of the branches hold a library of books which can be borrowed on a monthly basis. Attending these meetings is an ideal way of learning more about the hobby - and if you have cacti or succulent plants which require identification, bring them along - someone will help you put names to the plants and tell you more about how to look after them.
| Southampton Meetings
usually 1st Tuesday each month 7:30pm start St James's Parish Hall Church Hill (A27) West End SO30 3LA |
Portsmouth Meetings
usually 3rd Saturday each month 7:30pm start St Colman’s Church Hall St Colman’s Avenue Cosham PO6 2JJ |
Isle of Wight Meetings
usually 2nd Saturday each month 7:30pm start Church Close Community Centre off Church Road Wootton, Isle of Wight PO33 4PT |
| Date | Branch | Subject/Speaker/Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Jan | Soton | Members' Medley - short talks by branch members |
| 9th Jan | IOW | Plant Auction and Members’ Slides |
| 16th Jan | Ports | South American Cacti for Flowers (Peter Down) |
| 2nd Feb | Soton | Chile, now and then (Angie Money) |
| 13th Feb | IOW | No Meeting |
| 20th Feb | Ports | Talk TBC (Angie Money) |
| 2nd Mar | Soton | Succulents from the Winter Rains (Terry Smale) |
| 13th Mar | IOW | Branch Quiz & Members' Talks |
| 20th Mar | Ports | Cactus Plants Tame & Wild (Alan Phipps) |
| 6th Apr | Soton | Growable Gasterias (Derek Tribble) |
| 10th Apr | IOW | India Na Doug (Doug Donaldson) |
| 17th Apr | Ports | Bring and Buy Sale |
| 4th May | Soton | Cultivation & Propagation Workshop |
| 8th May | IOW | Southern Peru (Cliff Thompson) |
| 15th May | Ports | Travels in Southern Patagonia (Martin & Anna-Liisa Sheader) |
| 29-30 May | Soton | Display / Plant Sales @ Whiteley Village Garden Market, nr J9 M27 |
| 1st Jun | Soton | What I saw last winter (Paul Klaassen) |
| 5th Jun | Ports | Portsmouth Summer Show @ Wickham Community Hall, Dairymoor, Wickham |
| 12th Jun | IOW | Morro Do Chapeau, Brazil (John Hughes) |
| 19th Jun | Ports | TBC (Cliff Thompson) |
| 6th Jul | Soton | Arizona Adventure (Alan Phipps) |
| 10th Jul | IOW | What I Did Last Winter 3 (Paul Klaassen) |
| 17th Jul | Ports | What I did Last Winter (Paul Klaassen) |
| 27-29 Jul | Soton | Display / Plant Sales @ New Forest Show, Brockenhurst |
| 31st Jul | Soton | Display / Plant Sales @ Solent Fuchsia Show, Community Hall, Titchfield |
| 3rd Aug | Soton | Southern Peru (Cliff Thompson) |
| 14th Aug | IOW | Open Evening at John & Claudia Roberts |
| 21st Aug | Ports | No meeting |
| 7th Sep | Soton | South-West USA 2009 (Ian Woolnough) |
| 11th Sep | Soton | Display / Plant Sales @ Romsey Show |
| 11th Sep | IOW | Flowers of the Sea (Mrs Simpson) |
| 18th Sep | Ports | Cacti, succulents & their problems (Tony & Suzanne Mace) |
| 2nd Oct | Ports | Portsmouth Autumn Show @ Christ Church Hall, Widley, Waterlooville |
| 5th Oct | Soton | Agaves, Aeoniums & Haworthias (Stuart Riley) |
| 9th Oct | IOW | Richtersveld Round Up Part 1 (Rodney Sims) |
| 16th Oct | Ports | 60th Anniversay - Haworthias (Stirling Baker), Lithops (Dr Jonathan Clark), South America (Graham Charles) |
| 2nd Nov | Soton | Travels in Oaxaca, southern Mexico (David Neville) |
| 13th Nov | IOW | Zone 11 Quiz |
| 20th Nov | Ports | Cactus Oddities (Stuart Riley) |
| 4th Dec | Ports | Annual General Meeting & Christmas Social |
| 7th Dec | Soton | Annual General Meeting, followed by Christmas Social/American Supper |
| 11th Dec | IOW | Annual General Meeting & Christmas Social/American Supper |
Note: Amendments are very rare, but
if they are necessary, they will be posted on this website. If travelling
from a distance to attend a particular event, please check here (or phone the
secretary of the relevant branch) a day or two before the event.
| BCSS Southampton Secretary:
Mr David Neville, Tel: 023 8055 1173 Southampton Website |
BCSS Portsmouth Secretary:
Ms Victoria Burton, Tel: 023 9225 9692 Portsmouth Website |
BCSS Isle of Wight Secretary:
Mr Peter Collard, Tel: 01983 405326 |