Area Events

Area AGM: Friday 24 October

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 24th October at Benson Parish Hall, Sunnyside, Benson, OX10 6LZ.  The meeting will take place 10.30-12.00 and is open to anyone, although voting is by BB&O clubs only.   For more details of the meeting please click on AGM 2025

The meeting will be followed by lunch and afternoon entertainment which is open to any member or visitor. Those wishing to enjoy the lunch and/or afternoon entertainment should complete the booking form further down this page. The afternoon entertainment will be a demonstration entitled ‘Sapphire so Good’ by two of our recently qualified Area Demonstrators  Caroline Golding and Helen Temple.

Cost is £35 for lunch AND  afternoon entertainment – OR £12 for the entertainment only. Deadline for booking lunch is Sunday 19th October

Main course choice:

  1. Breast of chicken with Coronation sauce (Gluten Free)
  2. Warm homemade sausage roll with caramelised onion and poppy seed
  3. Vegetarian Option: Mediterranean Vegetable Tart

Dessert choice (including coffee and mints):

  1. Lime and passionfruit cheesecake
  2. Fresh fruit salad

Each table will  have self-service bowls of the following side dishes to go with the main course:

  • Tomato, cucumber and dill salad with mixed lettuce leaves
  • Carrot and raisin salad with chives (Gluten Free)
  • Pea, mint feta salad with cous cous
  • Warm new potatoes with herb butter (Gluten Free)

This will be followed by tea/coffee and mints.

Please click on 2025 AGM Booking Form to make a booking If completing for someone else you should include THEIR MENU CHOICES, and THEIR NAME, but you may include YOUR EMAIL and Your telephone number if you wish.  Acknowledgement of successful bookings will be emailed to the email address on the form.

At our AGM we often collect for appropriate charities. This year there will be the following opportunities:

  • Pat Collinson will be collecting on behalf of Breast Cancer – a topic close to many of our hearts. Please wear something pink to show your support
  • Jean Barker will be bringing Pudsey Bear to collect on behalf of Children in Need
  • Greys Flora will have a table selling flower arranging accessories donated by members of Greys Flora. Proceeds will go to appropriate charities in memory of Alison Mount

For these collections and for the raffle it would be helpful if people could bring cash in appropriate coins/notes.

AREA Christmas Workshop: 29 November 2025 

Join us in making an ‘Alternative Christmas Wreath’ and Table Decoration to take home all ready for the Christmas season. The workshop will be run by Carol Bennett on Saturday 29th November 2025, 10.00 – 3.30 at Holyport Memorial Hall, Moneyrow Green, Holyport, Maidenhead, SL6 2NA – Google Maps,

With most of the materials provided this workshop is a bargain at a cost £40 per person.  So come and join us and perhaps bring a friend to enjoy the experience with you.  More details to follow once booking form received.

Please click on 2025 Christmas Workshop to make a booking. Acknowledgement of successful bookings will be sent to the email address on the form.

You can download this as a printable flier 2025 Xmas Workshop Flyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

AREA Garden Tour to Suffolk: 7-10 May 2026 

The 2026 Area Garden Tour will be to the delightful gardens on Suffolk, 7-10th May. For more information and booking form please click on the following links:

Deposit of £60 payable by 20 November 2025.