Members of Lindfield Horticultural Society will be holding a coffee morning and seed swap on Saturday 5th February in The Jubilee room of the King Edward Hall. Visitors are invited to bring along any spare seeds they may have to exchange with other gardeners. Seed swaps are a great way of using up excess seeds and of discovering new or unusual varieties of flowers and vegetables without great expense. There will also be a sale of second-hand gardening books, as well as a small selection of plants, preserves, and of course, the all important coffee and cake. The coffee morning starts at 10 am till 12 and entry is free.

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Members of Lindfield Horticultural Society are looking forward to welcoming award-winning gardener Andy McIndoe as their guest speaker in February. Andy has more than 40 years of experience in retail and production horticulture and was responsible for the development of the Hilliers Nurseries chain of garden centres. During his long career with Hilliers, Andy designed the company’s show gardens and headed up the team that won 25 consecutive gold medals at the Chelsea flower Show. In 2017, the Royal Horticultural Society awarded Andy McIndoe the Veitch Memorial Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the science and practice of horticulture. Andy is a regular contributor to various gardening publications, blogs and BBC radio. The talk Andy will be giving is titled ‘Planting with Trees’ and will take place in the King Edward Hall on Wednesday 9th February at 8pm. Entry fee is £2 for members and £4 for guests, though any guests joining the society on the evening (subscription for the year is £6) will have their entry fee waived.

Eager to start your Christmas shopping? Then you will be happy to know that Time 4 Children’s first Charity Winter Craft Fayre is taking place at the King Edward Hall on Saturday 20th November 2021 from 1pm - 5pm.

Come along and support over 40 wonderful crafts people, local businesses and help raise money for this brilliant Sussex based charity. There will be a café which will be serving amazing Indian Street food along with vegan and gluten free treats and hot drinks!

Other local food stalls will also be serving their yummy goodies! The main hall will host the Craft Fayre where you will be able to buy local prints, silver jewellery, eco-friendly goods, baby clothes, doggy biscuits, children’s toys, Christmas cards, vintage up-cycled presents and lots more.

Activities for children will range from glitter face painting to decorating baubles. Mrs Claus will be running ‘decorate your own gingerbread’ workshops next to Santa’s Grotto.

Booking for this is essential – see details below. Esther Featherstone the Fundraising Coordinator for the charity is in full festive mode as she is planning the big day! “I have been blown away by the response from the wonderful people of Sussex so please do support them by coming to the event especially as these small businesses have been hit so hard the last 18 months,” said Esther. “I can guarantee that you will find gorgeous gifts and possibly a few that will have your name on them!“

There is no entry charge, but the charity bucket will be at the entrance so if you feel like you’d like to give to the charity then please do.” To book onto the Mrs Claus gingerbread decorating workshop please contact Esther: events@time4children.org.uk.

See details of the event online here.

Lindfield Horticultural Society's February events 2022

Time 4 Children's Winter Craft Fayre at the King Edward Hall