WELCOME TO THE CROYDON BRANCH OF THE BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY

THE CROYDON BRANCH OF THE BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY

Croydon branch was founded in 1952 to provide a centre for growers of cacti and the other succulent plants in the local area to enable them to meet regularly and share their common interest.

Regular meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month in the Youth Room at All Saints' Church Hall, Onslow Gardens, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 9AB (just off the Sanderstead Hill roundabout).

Meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and finish around 10:00 p.m. They generally consist of illustrated talks of interest to both novices and experienced growers. Talks feature cultivation, propagation, a particular genus or group of plants and travelogues. Other attractions at meetings are a competitive table show and plant sales.

The branch holds two shows each year - a Summer Show in June and an Autumn Show in October.

Here are the meeting topics and the speaker, where applicable, for 2010.

January 7th    Chris Eyers - "A Slide Show".   Table Show: A cactus, a succulent, plant in flower

February 4th    Dudley Baker - "Caudiciforms" (an appreciation of the late Ken Harrow's slides).   Table Show: Astrophytum, Caudiciform, plant in flower

March 4th    Eddie Harris - "Travels with Sharan & Co - Part 3" (South Africa).   Table Show: Senocactus, Aloe, plant in flower

April 1st    Brian Morris - "Propagation Part 2".   Table Show: Thelocactus Group, Crassula Sub-group, plant in flower

May 6th    Bob Potter - "Socotra".   Table Show: Rebutia Group, Stapelia group, plant in flower

June 3rd    David Slade - "Cacti in South Africa" (south African nurseries).   Table Show: Echinopsis Group, Haworthia Group, plant in flower

June 12th (Saturday)   Summer Show,  Sanderstead Methodist Church, Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead.  11:00 AM until 3:30 PM   Judge - John Pilbeam

July 1st    David Minnion - "Nevada".   Table Show: Echinocereus Group, Echeveria, plant in flower

August 5th    Chris Davies - "Mexico 2005 Paxaca to Metztitlan".   Table Show: Mammillaria, Lithops Group, plant in flower

September 2nd    Hazel Taylor - "Travels in Northern Argentina".   Table Show: Gymnocalycium, Nananthus Group, plant in flower

October 7th    Terry Smale - "Conophytums".   Table Show: Strombocactus Group, Conophytum, plant in flower

October  Autumn Show  (Date and venue to be arranged.)

November 4th    Annual General Meeting and Plant Auction

Getting to All Saints' Church Hall

Interested and like to know more?

Please contact the secretary, Dudley Baker at 25, Bunbury Way, Downs View , EPSOM , Surrey KT17 4JP. Telephone No. (01372) 745004. Email - dudley.baker1@ntlworld.com.