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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.
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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.
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SAFAS 2008 Conference The
Conference at Peebles Hotel Hydro was attended by over 100
delegates.
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SAFAS at Gardening Scotland - 30th May – 1st June 2008
“All the World’s a Stage” - Click HERE to view Prize Winning Exhibits
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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".
The demonstrator in the afternoon was Jonathan Moseley and his title was "Nature in all it's Glory".
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The
March 2008 Junior Workshop entitled " Sugar Plum Fairies Day " was
held at Stirling 15/16th March.
Presenters were Moyra Turnbull, May Keir, Annie Adams and SAFAS Chairman, Valerie Davidson
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Cool Yule2
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Jean Gibson’s Memorial
On Wednesday 28th 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.
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Area Show 2007 - 26-27th October Renaissance
Best in show was awarded to Alison Ford for her design in Class 7 - Awakening |
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Ayr Flower Show 2007 - 3-5th August Best in
Show (in the floral art) was by Marilyn S Thomson The Best
Use of Colour award went to Mrs Sheena Stewart The 1st
prize in the class FROM THE LIBRARY SHELF
The 1st prize in THE
STERADENT GARDENING AWARD, 1st
prize in the class TWIST AND TURN
1st prize in class title
SEASPRAY
2nd in
class title PINK PERFECTION 2nd in
class LET'S PARTY |
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SAFAS at NAFAS Show and Assembly 2007
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![]() Aladdin - Penicuik Flower Club Bronze Medal |
![]() Wind in the Willows - Corstorphine Floral Art Group Bronze Medal |
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Sleeping beauty - Kilmarnock flower Club Silver Medal |
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![]() Peter Pan - Cupar Floral Art Club (Sylvia Hadley Gladys Lundie) Silver Medal |
![]() The Secret Garden - Castle Douglas Flower Club Silver Medal |
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![]() Beauty And The Beast - Lenzie & Dist. Flower Club (Lynne Smith and Chris Mowatt) Bronze Medal |
![]() Treasure Island - Busby Flower Club Bronze Medal |
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![]() The Nutcracker - Perth flower club Bronze Medal |
![]() Star Wars - Beyond 2000 Group Silver Gilt |
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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. |
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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. |
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May arranging some of the displays shown below |
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