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Date	Speaker	Subject
Feb 4^th	Ralph Martin	Xiaoqing's pictures
Mar 4^th	Ian Thwaites	Mexico
Apr 1^st	Doug Donaldson	I.S.O.C.S. 2005 Part 1
Apr 25^th	Zone 9 Convention	Hardwicke, Gloucester
May 6^th	Rodney Sims	Little Karoo
June 3^rd	Terry Smale	Succulents from the Winter Rains
June 19^th	Annual Show	Hullavington Village Hall, Hullavington
July 1^st	John Miller	Grafting
Aug 5^th	Brian Bates	Northern Argentina 2009
Sep 2^nd	Members Evening	“Mini Talks” & Question Time
Oct 7^th	Suzanne Mace	Mesemb Workshop
Nov 4^th	Trevor Wray	Fabulas Crassulas’
Dec 2^nd	A.G.M.	Cheese and Wine

Address: Riverside Club, Melksham, Wiltshire

Chair: Mrs Valerie Thornbury. Tel: 01225 766285

Email: petenval.thornbury@btinternet.com

Branch Sec: Mr Philip White. Tel: 01380 816137

Email: phil.white@virgin.net

The Club meets on the first Thursday in every month,

February to December – 7:30pm for 7:45pm Start

ALL VISITORS ARE WELCOME

Date	Class 1	Class 2
Feb 4^th	Opuntia	Aloe
Mar 4^th	Coryphantha	Gasteria
Apr 1^st	Mammillaria	Haworthia
May 6^th	Astrophytum	Caudiciform
June 3^rd	Rebutia	Titanopsis
July 1^st	Echinopsis	Euphorbia
Aug 5^th	Gymnocalycium	Agave
Sep 2^nd	Bring Plants for ID & Cultivation	Bring Plants for ID & Cultivation
Oct 7^th	Ariocarpus	Conophytum
Nov 4^th	Cereus	Crassula

All Classes are for Groups

Classes 1 and 2 have a pot size limit of 15cm (6 inches)

Class 3 Cactus or Succulent in bud, flower or fruit, judged for appearance. No limit to pot size

Class 4 is limited to Junior Members or Novices and can contain any plant that is eligible for entry in Classes 1, 2 or 3.

A member may make any number of entries in each class. The speaker for the evening will carry out the judging and points will be awarded as follows: 1^st prize 3 points, 2^nd prize 2 points, 3^rd prize 1 point.

At the A.G.M. the member with the most points will receive a prize. The Novice or Junior Member with the most points will also receive a prize. To ensure that everyone has a chance of winning a prize, a prize winner for one year will start the next year with a minus score of twenty points, and the following year with a minus score of ten points.

John Miller

Brian Bates

Opuntia

All Classes are for Groups