Upcoming Events
TALK
Organic Vegetables, Wildlife and
Self-Sufficiency
Wednesday 5 August, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
A talk by practical vegetable grower and Club member, Paul Rose.
You may have visited Paul’s Vowchurch Common garden last September.
VISIT
Artistraw Cidery Orchard Tour and Tasting
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Meet at Artistraw 1.45 for 2pm start
Tom and Lydia make low intervention ciders containing only fruit from unsprayed, biodiversity-rich, traditional standard orchards. Learn about the creation of their museum orchard, the creatures that inhabit it as well as how the cider is made. Image ©Artistraw
Featured last year on BBC Countryfile & Escape to the Country.
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Bryntirion, Clifford HR3 5EZ
Gateway clearly sign-posted on main road to Hay-on-Wye.
TALK
Climbing and Wall Plants
Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
Climbing plants and wall shrubs bring high-rise beauty to our gardens. Gordon Malt will show us how to choose the right site and soil, how to support them, and how to feed, maintain and propagate them.
Gordon is a retired tree surgeon who trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens.
TALK
Preserving the Harvest
Thursday 5 November, 7.30pm, Vowchurch Hall
How to waste less from your garden and deal with gluts! Far beyond jam and chutney: dehydrating, canning, and fermenting. There aren’t many weeks in the year when Kevin Alviti (from An English Homestead) isn’t preserving something for future use.
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Note: this event takes place on a Thursday due to Hall availability
AGM and Christmas Party
Thursday 10 December 2026, Vowchurch Hall
Informal drinks and nibbles as we look back over the past year.