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Please download the form from the Flower Arranger section (Under the news section) and bring to the AGM or send to Dee Hickman. 
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Gravesend Flower Arrangers (and Robin White) at our recent meeting to celebrate 65 years as a Club. The Committee dressed up (hence the tiaras and David's dinner jacket). Robin White demonstrated his brilliance with a theme of Blue and White flowers to represent this Blue Sapphire anniversary. We shared a beautiful cake (seen in the photo) and toasted the Club with fizz.  After Jack's successes at the Kent Garden Show and Kent County Show, he was invited to a "Cake at Break". The "Cake at Break" is hosted by the Headteacher of The Norton Knatchbull School for pupils who have made an outstanding achievement. Prior to the event Jack had provided pictures of many of his arrangements. These were discussed at the meeting and the Headteacher along with the other staff present were very impressed with Jack's arrangements. A few days after the "Cake at Break", Jack's father was contacted to see if Jack would be willing to create a display for the annual "march" of year 7 pupils to Mersham church on 21st July. There followed some research into the connection between the school and the church. Jack soon discovered that the church is the final resting place of Sir Norton Knatchbull the founder of the school in the 1630s. Based upon Jack's initial research, it was decided to create a school crest as the display. During the next stage, Jack learnt a lot about the materials available for floral art. This was particularly important given the size of the piece, approximately 60cm by 45cm. Over the weekend prior to the march Jack cut the base to shape, prepared and dyed the flowers. The assembly of the display took over 3 hours. It was taken to the school first thing on Monday 21st July where it was displayed in the school reception area where is was greatly admired. The weather was very bad so the march became a trip on the school minibus for just a teacher, a representative of each year 7 class and Jack. At the church, it was received and admired by the vicar and the church warden.  We are delighted that Jacqui Arnold has been asked to do one of the demonstrations at the National Show being held at Gloucester Cathedral which takes place on the 19th to 20th September. 
  Kent Floral Art are delighted to announce that six candidates passed their Area Demonstrators Test on 26 July at Sutton Valence. The successful candidates were Vineta Forstmane, David Williams, Marion Matharu, Elaine Boobier (E of E), Biddy Lall (L&O) and Donna Palmer. Thank you to all the candidates for stepping up and providing a day filled with colour, friendship and flowers. Thank you also to all the helpers, instructors and adjudicators.
The Area Show is over for another year. Awards were presented at 4pm on Monday 26th May. There were over 1,300 Peoples' Choice votes which engaged the public in looking closely at the designs. The results are as follows. For photos of all the designs please see our Kent Floral Art Facebook Page or go to the Gallery section of this website. With grateful thanks to our sponsors Chris Thomas Deal and District Flower Club Folkestone Flower Arrangers -Club Herne Bay Flower -Arrangement Society Hythe Flower Club Margate Flower Club Nicola Prior Rainham Flower Club Romney Marsh Flower Arrangers Sevenoaks Flower Club Sue Thompson (President) Vanguard Contemporary -Design Group Verity Prior Whitstable Flower Club WMH Leisure SPECIAL AWARDS Best in Show: Vicki Hodgkiss (Class 2) Runner Up to Best in Show: Helen Hare (Class 6) Most Innovative Design: Helen Hare (Class 6) Best Use of Colour: Anna Ardolino & Sue Zacharia (Class 2) Best Use of Garden Plant Material: Anne Luckett (Class 5) Best Craft Exhibit: Cicely Finnis (Class 4) Novice & Flower Arranger Award: Pamela Beckett (Class 8) Judge's Choice: Susan Shaw (Class 7) People's Choice: Jean Schofield (Class 6) Club with Most Entries: Rainham Flower Club Class 1: Optical Illusion
1st Zoe Hawkins Herne Bay 2nd Anne Luckett Romney Marsh 3rd Carol Springett Rainham VHC Tan Harrington Dover HC Joy Bishop Maidstone Class 2: Balancing Act – may be staged by 2 people 1st Vicki Hodgkiss Canterbury and Vanguard 2nd Anna Ardolino & Sue Zachariah Herne Bay 3rd Maxine West-Burr and Cicely Finnis Dover VHC Pat Potter & David Williams Gravesend HC Pat White Maidstone, Wateringbury Class 3: Hiding Under – petite 1st Helen Armstrong Sevenoaks, Wateringbury 2nd Susan Shears Rainham 3rd Vicki Hodgkiss Canterbury, Vanguard VHC Carol Springett Rainham HC Iris Shaw Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard C Verity Prior Rainham Class 4: Nature’s Charms - craft exhibit 1st Cicely Finnis Dover 2nd Dee Hickman Canterbury 3rd Anne Luckett Romney Marsh VHC Helga Cukure Canterbury HC Jill Smith Rainham C Jessica O’Sullivan Maidstone Class 5: Camouflage - an exhibit using predominately foliage 1st Anne Luckett Romney Marsh 2nd Marina Thorne Rainham 3rd Donna Palmer Maidstone VHC Rosina Horton Folkestone HC Nicola Prior Rainham C Verity Prior Rainham Classes 3 and 4 could be brought ready assembled Class 6: Morning Mist – Pedestal 1st Helen Hare Gravesend, Vanguard 2nd Verity Prior Rainham 3rd Jean Schofield Wateringbury VHC Iris Shaw Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard HC Jill Smith Rainham Class 7: Floral Interpretation 1st Sue Shaw Maidstone 2nd Zoe Hawkins Herne Bay 3rd Helga Cukure Canterbury VHC Christine Thomas Canterbury HC Maxine West- Burr Dover C Chris Lawrence Herne Bay Class 8: Card Trick (Novice) 1st Pamela Beckett Canterbury 2nd Chris Lawrence Herne Bay 3rd Susan Shears Rainham VHC Jean Haves Dover HC Marina Thorne Rainham C Karen Card Wateringbury Class 9: Shadow Play 1st Iris Shaw Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard 2nd Helen Hare Gravesend 3rd Cecilia Sleap Romney Marsh Class 10: It’s All Done by Mirrors 1st Robin White Sheldwich 2nd Pat Potter Gravesend 3rd Rosina Horton Folkestone Class 11: The Unexpected – Imposed 1st Sharon Owen Maidstone 2nd Genista Spencer Canterbury, Sheldwich 3rd Christina Hawes Rainham VHC Rosina Horton Folkestone HC Iris Shaw Sevenoaks, Wateringbury, Vanguard C Donna Palmer Maidstone Class 12: Out of the Hat! (an open Junior class) Could be brought ready assembled Ages 5 to 8 years 1st Sebastian Barter Mayeux Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club 2nd Eddie Spitty Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club 3rd Libby Simmons Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club “ HC Rose Bennett Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Hannah Stramowska Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Georgia Smith Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Seren Gesua Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Penny Wynne Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Willow Baldock Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Ivy Wynne Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Mugilan Balaji Srinivasan Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club Ages 9 to 12 years 1st Freya Wise Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club 2nd Layla Bannister Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club 3rd Molly Simmons Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club HC Summer Baldock Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Rocco Gesua Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Francesca Savin Independent C Evelyn Wise Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Adithi Balaji Srinivasan Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Amelie Smith Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club C Elena Barter Mayeux Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club Ages 12 – 16 1st Jack Barrell Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club 2nd Max Baldock Hamstreet Junior’s Flower Club VHC = very highly commended, HC = highly commended, C = commended. Kent Council have a site in which you can give details about your club, the link is
- https://local.kent.gov.uk/kb5/kent/directory/register.page. Once you have registered, you can then sign in via this link - https://local.kent.gov.uk/kb5/kent/directory/sign_in.page. The process is a little confusing but most people should be able to navigate it. We advise using your clubs email to set it up. Any problems email: [email protected] Anne Luckett shows how to produce a pedestal without using foam. Thank you Anne The Autumn/Winter Edition of Kent News is now available. It can be downloaded from the Kent News page of this website. Click here to go directly there.
We are delighted to announce that all of the candidates who took their speakers test today PASSED. Congratulations to: Jean Hoar - Hartley Gill Smaggasgale - Sevenoaks Lesley Iannidinardo - Sevenoaks Pauline Martindale who joined us from L& O Area Jean Schofield - Wateringbury Our thanks also go to all of the team who made it possible. Too many to list you all here but you know who you are .. particular thanks to Sue Shaw and Vicki Hodgkiss. Our thanks to our Adjudicators.
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