We welcomed 37 members, plus two new members, to our August meeting at the RSA.
Competition winners
Bloom: 1st Janet, 2nd Elizabeth, 3rd Gloria
Fruit: 1st Elizabeth, 2nd Lorraine, 3rd Audrey
Vegetable: 1st Audrey, 2nd Liz, 3rd Trish
Preserve: 1st Rebecca, 2nd Joan, 3rd Denise
We enjoyed a very interesting and informative talk with our guest speakers, Rebecca and Livie from Lifestyle Physio.
They talked to us about how to protect ourselves while working in the garden, lifting bags, digging and kneeling for long periods of time.
They shared some helpful exercises to improve strength and strengthen our bones.
Their advice was useful and reminded us that looking after our bodies is just as important as looking after our gardens.
If you ever go to the Huntly RSA, you may notice that the front garden has been freshened up with the planting of bromeliads. Pop out to the garden area at the back, where we have been busy tidying, potting plants and adding extra baskets and lots of colour. The RSA has put up a new shade roof, which will make it a cool area in the summertime.
A group of us visited David Young Bromeliads & Tropical Nursery in Drury, where we were blown away.
For next month’s meeting, we will be visiting Ambers Garden Centre in Cambridge. We will meet at the earlier time of 10am on Thursday, 3 September, at the Huntly RSA.
