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SAFAS was well represented at the recent NAFAS Elizabethan Assembly 2008 held at Hatfield. Attendees willingly entered into the spirit of the Assembly and some magnificent costumes adorned the occasion.

Valerie Davidson - SAFAS Area Chairman, Valerie Best - National Chairman, Mary Law MBE - National President


SAFAS Chairman Valerie with Isobel Cooper, Editor Floral Roundabout	Chairman Valerie resplendent on her throne.

Rev. Mac MBE joins Chairman Valerie

Dundee Flower Show

At the Autumn 2008 Dundee Food and Flower Show, Dundee Floral Art Club staged an outstanding educational exhibit on behalf of SAFAS in the George Gibson Memorial Class; gaining a justly deserved Gold Medal. The criteria in this class includes:

Attractiveness to the general public.

Quality of information to the general public giving aims and objectives of the Club/Society.

Use made of available space.

General arrangement and finish of the stand.

The exhibit more than met this criteria and proved a huge hit with both the general public and flower arrangers.

SAFAS 2008 Conference

The Conference at Peebles Hotel Hydro was attended by over 100 delegates.
The theme of " fun, friendship and flowers " was much in evidence throughout a busy but highly entertaining four days.

Annie Adams SAFAS 1st Vice Chairman and Conference organiser poses with her team of " Seven Stars "

Former SAFAS Chairmen attending the 2008 Conference join current Chairman Valerie for a souvenir photo.

SAFAS exhibit at Ayr Flower Show 2008

SAFAS at Gardening Scotland - 30^th May – 1^st June 2008

Left Mrs Mary Law MBE, National President and right Mrs Valerie Davidson, SAFAS Area Chairman shown with the Best in Show Exhibit in the Club Class awarded to Castle Douglas Flower Club.

“All the World’s a Stage” - Click HERE to view Prize Winning Exhibits

The SAFAS Members Day was held on Sunday 18th May 2008

Valerie Davidson SAFAS Chairman with Mary Law MBE, National President and Valerie Best, National Chairman.

The speaker in the morning was Carol Black and her talk was entitled "A More Exotic Place".

Carol with two of her arrangements

The demonstrator in the afternoon was Jonathan Moseley and his title was "Nature in all it's Glory".

Jonathan on Stage with some of his designs

Ladies in Black, Maureen Keith and Linda Soutar

The March 2008 Junior Workshop entitled " Sugar Plum Fairies Day " was held at Stirling 15/16th March.

Sugar Plum Fairies

Photo mount

Fairies in the dell

Fairies

Presenters were Moyra Turnbull, May Keir, Annie Adams and SAFAS Chairman, Valerie Davidson

Cool Yule2

Valerie Davidson, SAFAS Chairman and her cast present Cool Yule 2 in Glasgow

Mary Law, NAFAS Honorary President thanks the team for a highly entertaining production

Jean Gibson’s Memorial

On Wednesday 28^th November, over 70 SAFAS members, friends and colleagues of the late Miss Jean Gibson gathered in the magnificent setting of the Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens to commemorate the planters and stands commissioned by SAFAS in Jean’s memory. Jean was SAFAS Chairman from November 2002 – September 2003 and died very suddenly in office. Mrs Mary Law MBE, National President read the Appreciation from the NAFAS Chairman, Mrs Valerie Best and Mrs Jean Renfrew a SAFAS Past Chairman, presented the Eulogy on behalf of SAFAS. This service proved to be a most moving and fitting tribute and those present also had the opportunity to remember all other members who are no longer with us. The stunning flowers arranged in the stands were undertaken by Mrs Jean Hosie and her team of Mrs Doris Gilchrist and Mrs Sandra Hughes. The under planting was completed by the staff of the Kibble Palace who will now maintain the permanent planting and flower arranging throughout the year. The containers of stainless steel whilst contemporary reflect the curves, shapes and lines of the newly restored Kibble Palace. Jean had strong links with the Kibble Palace through her association with the RHS and SAFAS involvement with Glasgow Evergreen; as a keen horticulturalist it seemed most appropriate that the Commeration should take place there.

Planters

Mrs Jean Renfrew, Mrs Mary Law MBE, Mrs Carolynne Sorrell - all SAFAS Past Chairman

Mrs V Davidson, SAFAS Chairman

Area Show 2007 - 26-27th October

Renaissance

SAFAS Chairman Val Davidson and NAFAS President Mary Law, MBE, are pictured with the prizewinners.

Best in show was awarded to Alison Ford for her design in Class 7 - Awakening

Full Results Show Photographs

Ayr Flower Show 2007 - 3-5th August

Best in Show (in the floral art) was by Marilyn S Thomson

The class was entitled EXOTIC ELEGANCE

The Best Use of Colour award went to Mrs Sheena Stewart

The class title was INDIAN SUMMER

The 1st prize in the class FROM THE LIBRARY SHELF

Depicted Harry Potter and was designed by Club South West

The 1st prize in THE STERADENT GARDENING AWARD,

was won by Busby Flower Club.

1st prize in the class TWIST AND TURN

was won by Isobel Cooper

1st prize in class title SEASPRAY

was won by Elizabeth Murray.

2nd in class title PINK PERFECTION

was won by Anne Wallace

2nd in class LET'S PARTY

was won by Anne Drennan

SAFAS at NAFAS Show and Assembly 2007

Maureen Phimister, Immediate past chairman of the Edinburgh Club promotes the 2008 Edinburgh venue.

Happy Birthday Isobel. Chairman Valerie congratulates Isobel Cooper

Evelyn Young (left) and Val Davidson (right) Past and Present Chairmen of SAFAS

Christine Smart and Alison Hewat at the Boas and Bling Party

Isobel Couper relaxing in the sunshine

Gardening Scotland 2007

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Ayr & Dist. Floral Art Club
(Sheena Stewart and Janice Passant)
Gold Medal

Sheena and Janice with Louise Macaulay and Flora Nimmo

Aladdin - Penicuik Flower Club
Bronze Medal

Wind in the Willows - Corstorphine Floral Art Group
Bronze Medal

Sleeping beauty - Kilmarnock flower Club
Silver Medal

Peter Pan - Cupar Floral Art Club
(Sylvia Hadley Gladys Lundie)
Silver Medal

The Secret Garden - Castle Douglas Flower Club
Silver Medal

Beauty And The Beast - Lenzie & Dist. Flower Club
(Lynne Smith and Chris Mowatt)
Bronze Medal

Treasure Island - Busby Flower Club
Bronze Medal

The Nutcracker - Perth flower club
Bronze Medal

Star Wars - Beyond 2000 Group
Silver Gilt

The Snow Queen - Aberdeen & County Floral Group
(May Ingram and Jenni Ferguson)
Bronze Medal

SAFAS held a SW Members Day in Kirkcudbright at the end of March 2007 at which Evelyn Young was the Speaker with a talk entitled “A Symphony of Scents” and Linda Soutar presented a demonstration entitled “Reflections”

The photograph above shows the final design with Valerie Davidson - SAFAS Chairman, Linda Soutar - Demonstrator and Evelyn Young - Speaker.

At the Hobbycrafts exhibition at the SECC Glasgow on 8th March SAFAS had a trading stall where May Keir and Maureen Keith demonstrated the technique of flower arranging to the public.

May arranging some of the displays shown below

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