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British Cactus and Succulent Society
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The British Cactus & Succulent Society (BCSS) has around 100 branches throughout the country. The Cambridge & District Branch meets on the second Wednesday of each month (except February) in the Memorial Hall, Woollards Lane, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LZ.
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The Cambridge Branch was formed in 1947, and usually attracts up to 40 people to its monthly meetings.
The meetings start at 7pm, but the first half-hour is just an opportunity to talk to others, stage show plants, and search the sales table for bargains, so you needn't arrive until 7.30pm. As a guide, the meetings sometimes go on until 10pm, but might finish earlier.
Everyone is welcome at the meetings (including non-members). Most meetings have a visiting speaker, often illustrated with slides, or sometimes with plants. Also there are:
Do come to one of our meetings. Just come along, or if you want further information then email me, Clarke Brunt, or our Secretary, Paul Hoxey <paul@hoxey.com> (phone 01223 503382), or call our Chairman, Doreen Oakman, on 01763 260819. If you want, you can join or request a membership leaflet online. Note that, like other branches, the Cambridge Branch has to be self-financing, and does not receive any money from your subscription to the British Cactus & Succulent Society. Entrance to our meetings costs £1, and you can also contribute to our fund-raising by buying a raffle ticket.
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| Annual General Meeting
Although the main purpose of the meeting is to review the year 2008 and elect committee and officers for 2009, once the business is over we move to the more important matter of consuming lots of food and drink! | |
| Annual Dinner, The Green Man, Shepreth. | |
| John Watmough - Succulent Compositae
The succulent members of the 'daisy' family. | |
| Mal Weobley - Turbinicarpus and Allied Genera
Favourite small-growing plants mainly from Mexico. | |
| Chris Davis - Central Mexico 2005 Part 1: Puebla to Oaxaca
A visit through part of Mexico to cactus habitats. | |
Summer Show held at our usual meeting venue, Memorial Hall,
Woollards Lane, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LZ.
It's unfortunately no longer practical to hold the show at a local garden centre - costs of marquee and table hire have become prohibitive. A picture of one of the exhibits at a previous show - click for more pictures.
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| Paul Hoxey - Cacti from the greenhouse
Presumably illustrated with real plants from our Secretary's greenhouse. | |
| Zone 6 Show - Kettering Branch
A show for all the branches in the area. | |
| John Hughes - Meeting Marlon: travels in Brazil
Brazilian botanist Marlon Machado is a most useful travelling companion on trips to see the cacti of his country. | |
| Zone 6 Open Day Coventry Branch.
This year the members of Coventry Branch open their collections to visitors. | |
| John Arnold - Bolivia
Our National Society Chairman visits one of the countries where his favourite plants come from. Expect to see the genera of cacti Rebutia, Sulcorebutia, Lobivia, etc. | |
| Bob Potter - Madagascar Revisited
A visit to see the unique flora of the island. | |
| Zone 6 Convention
This year, it's Leicester branch's turn to host the convention for members of all the branches in the local zone. Details on their website. | |
Mini Autumn Show held at our usual meeting venue, Memorial Hall,
Woollards Lane, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LZ. Usual meeting time.
A picture of one of the trophies - click for more pictures. The schedule and entry form will be available for download here when ready. | ||
| Colin Walker - Macaronesian memories: the succulents of the Canary Islands,
Madeira, and Morocco.
A visit to some of the islands which comprise Macaronesia, also to part of the African mainland. | |
| Bill Morris - Make a book of it: Binding Journals
Bill applies his book-binding skills to cactus and other journals. Bill's talks are always fascinating, whatever the subject. |
| Annual General Meeting |