Shoreham & Southwick

Garden Appreciation Southwick

This group was previously known as 'Gardens Southwick'

A mixture of garden visits and indoor activities.

We mainly visit gardens listed in the National Garden Society Yellow Book during the summer months, and have indoor activities in Southwick Methodist Church Hall during the winter. These indoor meetings are shared with the 'Garden Appreciation Shoreham' Group. We are not a practical gardening group.

Forthcoming meetings:

• September 9th: Highdown Gardens, 33 Highdowns Rise (off Littlehampton Road) Worthing BN12 6FB. At 2.00pm. We will have a garden tour which is £7.00. You can buy coffee, tea and cakes from Highdown Tea Rooms next to the garden up till 4.00pm.
• October 14th: Talk by Charlie Chesman of Big Field Flowers near Henfield. 2.00pm at Southwick Methodist Church Hall. Entrance £4.00. Tea 20p.
• November 11th: Brain teasers and end of year tea (provided by members) at Southwick Methodist Church. 2.00pm Both groups. Attendance fee £2.00. Tea 20p.
• December: No Meeting.
• January 13th 2025: to be arranged.
• February 10th 2025: to be arranged + Seed Swap.

Further Information:

• Group members will receive an email reminder 2 weeks before each visit.
• Garden Owners usually need to know at least 8 days before the visit how many people to expect in order to arrange catering. It is, therefore, vital that members let the Coordinator know at least 8 days before the visit whether or not they are coming. If they then find that they cannot come, they should please let her know, as the garden owner may expect us to pay for their place.
• Whatever the weather we are still expected to go on the visit - with wellies and umbrellas if necessary! Members should always check their email just before they leave home in case the owners cancel at the last minute for any reason.
• Members should please report to the Coordinator when they arrive and give them the exact entrance money in a sealed envelope with their name on it. No loose change as it has to be counted and passed over to the garden owner.
• Group members should wear sensible shoes and take a stick if helpful. Many gardens have steps and slopes.

Due to cost of petrol, environmental issues and sometimes limited parking, members are encouraged to car share. Car sharing members please offer the driver a contribution towards the petrol and any parking fees - the amount to be agreed between them. Please note that car sharing journeys to/from a u3a event is not covered by the u3a public liability insurance.

For more information about the group, please send a message via the email link on this page. Please be sure to mention the group name in your message.