SAFAS Photo News

SAFAS entry at the 2011 National Show in Torquay.

Title : The Music of the Season in all its Perfection
Designers : Stefa Urquhart and Margaret Kingan
Award : VHC
 

Emerald Anniversary

Around 400 members enjoyed a wonderful day at the
Emerald Anniversary Luncheon [ 55 years ]
held at the Inchyra Grange Hotel , Polmont on Sunday 10 April 2011.


SAFAS Chairman Linda Soutar welcomes National Chairman Norma Dobney.


Chairman Linda and former SAFAS Chairman Dorothy Lowrie [1974/76 ] cut the Anniversary cake.


Demonstrator Mrs Sandy Bailey and her assistant Nina present " Pleasures Unwrapped."
 

All smiles at the 2011 Stitches & Hobbycraft Exhibition in Glasgow

 

 Photography Competition  2010

 


Class 1    Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

Winner Mary Wright, Aberdeen

 


Class 2   What a Wonderful World

Winner Elaine Johnston, Pollockshields

 


Class 3   All Things Bright and Beautiful 

Winner Jean Wigglesworth, Brechin 

 

 Congratulations to our winners and all who entered.

Teachers Association meeting at Edinburgh ,  November 2010 presenter   Jan Faulkner

Demonstrators Refresher Day at Stirling ,  October 2010 presenter Gerry Reid.

 

Dundee Flower & Food Festival

Beyond 2000 staged the exhibit in the George Gibson Rose Bowl Trophy at the Show and were awarded a Silver Gilt.

The SAFAS 2010 Conference was held at Peebles Hotel Hydro on 6 to 9 September.

 

NINE former Chairmen attending Conference.
Left to Right - Dorothy Lowrie  74-76, Sybil Templeton 78-80, Pat Howitt 80-82, Mary Law MBE 82-84, Lilias Hoskins 90-92, Nessie Newstead 92-94, Caroline Sorrell 96-98, Evelyn Young 03-06, Valerie Davidson 06-08

 
 

SAFAS Chairman Annie Adams photographed with Conference Chairman May Keir and the organising team.
Nuala Hancock, Annie Adams, Christine McKenna, May Keir, Maureen Keith, Margaret Scott, Linda Soutar { SAFAS 1st VC}, Sheena Stewart {SAFAS Area Sec.}

 

The Demonstrators
Mary Law MBE


David Thomson


Jacky Eyre
 


Sue Maddocks

Gardening Scotland 2010
Chairman Annie Adams presents Audrey Buchan and Rita Windscheffel of Beyond 2000 with the Gardening Scotland award for Best Floral Exhibit at the Show.

MEMBERS DAY 2010
 
SAFAS Chairman Annie Adams welcomes NAFAS President Dorothy Irvin

National Speaker Katherine Kear presented  " Tales from an Elizabethan Stillroom "


 

National Demonstrator Elizabeth Graham presented " Colour Concept and Canvas "

 

Harrogate Spring Show 2010

Stefa Urquhart and Moira Graham from Castle Douglas Flower Club staged the exhibit on behalf of SAFAS and were awarded a Gold Medal.

SAFAS AREA SHOW  PERTH  2009
Sounds Spectacular

View Prizewinners Exhibits


The 2009 Photographic Competition results announced at the AREA SHOW in
Perth meant DOUBLE JOY FOR JOY TAYLOR who scooped first prize in both
categories.


Class 16  Here where the World is Quiet.


 
Class 17  Murmur of Summer
 

The  NAFAS Aviemore Assembly held in August 2009

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SAFAS was at Gardening Scotland 2009
 (29th May – 31st May 2009)

The Safas Area Exhibit
at the Show

 Foyer Arrangement was by
Linda Soutar
2nd vice chairman		 Castle Douglas won
best floral design in
Show

Click HERE to view Photos of Exhibits

SAFAS Area tribute to Golden Fanfare Week  25 - 31 January 2009.

Displayed on Princes Street Edinburgh courtesy of Frasers Store.

Arranged by Isobel Cooper   Sheila Lister   Nuala Hancock

 

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 exhibit at Ayr Flower Show 2008

SAFAS at Gardening Scotland - 30th May – 1st 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
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

Area Show 2007 -  26-27th October

Renaissance

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

 

Gardening Scotland 2007


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

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 2007 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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