Christmas Lunch 2009
Our venue
this year was Ye Olde Plough House at Bulphan just eight miles from
Upminster so our journey time was nice and short but, by the level of
conversation, not too many people were looking at the view even though
the weather was perfect with bright sunshine. On
arrival we rapidly found both the cloakroom and the bar for a pre-lunch
drink and ordered our drink for the table from a dedicated table in the
dining room. Once seated for lunch we were entertained by a ‘Table Magician’ who moved from table to table baffling us all with his skill. He was remarkable and I heard of no one who knew how he did any of his tricks! The photographs in the Handbook speak for themselves and convey the atmosphere in the Elizabethan barn far better than I can convey in words.
Why not join us this year and kick off the Christmas season in style!
Charity
Evening 2010
The Project provides supported in a
working
environment where the clients learn various skills in gardening and
horticulture
in realistic working conditions.
The project includes practical work
experience at the Upminster Crematorium and support to achieve an
accredited
City and Guilds Horticultural qualification at Havering College.
Support is also
provided to the clients to enable
them to move into paid employment, voluntary work and work
experience.
We are always happy to welcome new members. Why not drop in at one of our lecture evenings and see what you think.
Long House Plants is a small retail nursery run by Tim Carter.
All the plants are grown there and they have a range of interesting and unusual trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and alpines, selected to be successful in the local soils. Plant sales are for collection from the nursery only, they do not offer a delivery or mail order service.
