Description

The next group event is in February 2025, but we need volunteers  to help as  Pamela and Toby would like to pass on the responsibility for the running of the Group to new people. We have continued through the 2024 season and have not had any response thus far! The last newsletter from Pamela will be in November 2024. Pamela still would welcome any contributions to this!  If anyone is willing to help Toby as he is happy to continue for a while to help with the transition.

We may not disappear altogether!  Pamela is looking at running trips to snowdrop venues such as Ireland and Scotland. If anyone is interested in joining one of these trips could you please email. We may be able to get a small number of like minded individuals together so that we can run a small coach or mini bus. If you wish your name to kept on the mailing list (those with CGS membership would still continue to receive them) please let Toby know.

 Toby is currently investigating a trip to Honiton Devon on Saturday 15th February - keep checking back for further information.

Toby and Pamela have now run The Snowdrop Group since 2012, over 12 years. Since its inauguration in 1994 the Snowdrop Group has been a regular feature of the events for the snowdrop season, having a friendly get together of like minded enthusiasts and although there now exists a multitude of events available during the season ours was always one to look forward to.

Now it has grown to more than just a lunch time gathering as it was in the days of old, it probably requires at least two people to run it. As many may not even have thought about what the role involves here is a summary.

The process starts immediately after the event for the current year has taken place. There is a garden to visit and book, speakers to find and a hall/school with suitable facilities to locate for the talks and sales.

We then try to find interesting speakers that have not yet delivered a presentation at one of the many events or who have a different talk. We also find sellers and/or organise members sales.

Once all these things are in place the newsletter needs collating and producing. Someone needs to have the computer skills for this unless a professional company is used - the latter something we have avoided to keep costs to a minimum. The newsletter also needs to be mailed out.

On the day, there are signs to put up, the hall to get ready, teas and coffees to make,  washing up and clearing up after the event, and the sellers to organise.  It also helps to have some practical and technical skills on the day of the event in case of equipment failure!

On the accounting side you would have to collect and bank subscriptions, collect and bank the money for the event, mail out the magazines and tickets and deal with payments for the hall, garden, speakers etc.