Jan 28-29  Darlington & District Orchid Society Strikes Orchid Festival, Northallerton Strikes Garden Centre 9.00am - 5.00pm     Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com

February

Feb  18   North Bucks Orchids Society Annual Show Flitwick Village Hall, Flitwick, Beds MK45 1HP 11.00 - 16.00     Contact: Kate Bellingham 01234 824882

Feb 25  The South West Orchid Society - Annual Show. CHANGE OF DATE West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield Nr Taunton TA2 8NE 10:30 am - 4:00 pm     Contact: Marian Saunders 01278 455170 msaunders1@mail105.co.uk

Feb 26  Harrogate Orchid Society Harrogate OS Annual Show Brittania Inn Bramhope11.00 am - 16 .00 pm     Contact: Malcolm White 01535 661616 twmwhite@aol.com

Feb 26  The British Orchid Growers Association Orchid Masterclass for Beginners Burnham Nurseries Ltd, Forches Cross, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6PZ 10am - 4pm     Contact: Sara Rittershausen 01626 352233 mail@orchids.uk.com

Feb 26  The Orchid Society of East Anglia Spring Show Eaton Parish Hall Colman Road Norwich NR4 7AW 10am - 4.30pm     Contact: Jack Butcher Show Sec 01603 466535 joan324butcher@btinternet.com

March

Mar 3      Wessex Orchid Society W.O.S. Spring Show Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester, PO16 9BD 12.00 noon - 4.30 p.m.     Contact: Tony Nappin 01329 285160       

Mar 3      Cheltenham & District Orchid Society Annual Show Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2JH 1030 hours - 1600 hours     Contact: Alan Cursue 01452 616387 showsec@cheltenhamorchids.org

 Mar 4       BOC Annual General Meeting followed by Ordinary Meeting of Council Greswolde Arms, Knowle, Nr Solihull 13.45 -      Contact: Richard Baxter 01949 850713 bocsecretary@tiscali.co.uk              

Mar 11      Darlington & District Orchid Society Darlington OS Annual Show Sadberge Village Hall 11.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com       

Mar 17-18  RHS London Orchid Show RHS Lawrence Hall, Westminster, London 10.00am - 5.00pm     Contact:       

Mar 25      South East Orchid Society Spring Open Show Ashford Rail Staff Hall, Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7RR 2:00pm - 4:00pm     Contact: Janet Hooker 01303 256637 janet.hooker@sky.com       

Mar 25      Birmingham & Midland Orchid Society Spring Show Birmingham Botanical Gardens.Westbourne Rd, Edgbaston B15 3TR. 1100hrs - 1630hrs     Contact: Helen Millner 01384 379 729 hjmillner@tiscali.co.uk       

Mar 25      The British Orchid Growers Association Orchid Masterclass for Improvers Burnham Nurseries Ltd, Forches Cross, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6PZ 10am - 4pm     Contact: Sara Rittershausen 01626 352233 mail@orchids.uk.com

 Mar 31      Hinckley & District Orchid Society 21st Anniversary Orchid Show ST JOHNS CHURCH 351 COVENTRY RD HINCKLEY LEICESTERSHIRE LE10 0NP 10-00AM - 4-00PM     Contact: K A Bates 01455 446793 keithbates185@hotmail.com       

Mar 31      The Bristol & West of England Orchid Society Annual Show Town Hall, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire 11.00 am - 4.00 pm     Contact: Peter Ball 01275 372147

April

Apr 1      North East of England Orchid Society Annual Show Bowburn Community Centre, Durham 11.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Brian Coulson 0191 420 7329 brian.coulson@hotmail.com       

Apr 1      West Cornwall Orchid Society Spring Show Blaythorne Holman Sports Club, Pendarves Rd, Camborne 11.00 - 16.00     Contact: Kit Lindsay 01209 717947 r.lindsay672@brinternet.com       

Apr 7      Solihull and District Orchid Society Spring Orchid Show Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, B93 0PT 11.00 am to - 4.00 pm     Contact: Janet James 01564 822897 solihullorchids@blueyonder.co.uk       

Apr 12-15  16th European Orchid Congress Papp Laszlo Sportarena, Budapest -      Contact: www.eoc-budapest.hu       

Apr 14      Thames Valley Orchid Society ANNUAL SPRING SHOW All Saints Hall, The Causeway, Marlow SL7 2AA 11.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Barry Cook 0118 958 0448 barrycookdesign@talktalk.net      

Apr 21      Central Orchid Society Spring Show Perton Civic Centre, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7PD 11.00 - 4.00     Contact: John Spires 01902 759640 johnspires@mac.com

May

May 5-7    Darlington & District Orchid Society Raby Castle Orchid Show Raby Castle 11.00am - 5.00pm     Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com

 May 5      The Devon Orchid Society Annual Show Elizabeth Hall, Seafront, Exmouth 10.30am - 4.00pm     Contact: Nicola Wakley 01404 850354 nwakley@googlemail.com

 May 19      Cambridge Orchid Society Orchid Show Great Shelford Memorial Hall, Woollards Lane, Gt. Shelford, Cambs CB22 5JZ 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.     Contact: Peter Johnson 01279812704 p.johnson63@btinternet.com       

May 20      The Sheffield & District Orchid Society 40th Anniversary Orchid Show Chatsworth Cavendish Hall, Edensor, Derbyshire DE45 1PJ 10.30 - 4.30     Contact: Charles Ford 0114 247 1213 caford@sky.com

June

Jun 24      The North of England Orchid Society NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW THE TENANTS HALL, TATTON PARK, KNUTSFORD CHESHIRE 10.30am - 16.30pm     Contact: George Barnes 01942 810958 helpdesk@orchid.org.uk  

July

Jul 7-8  Peterborough International Orchid Show Peterborough Show Ground 10:00am - 5:00pm     Contact: Chris Barker 01642 654748 chjandjb@ntlworld.com

August

Aug 25-26  The British Orchid Growers Association Summer Orchid Fayre Dinton Pastures Country Park 9am Saturday 10pm Sunday - 5pm Saturday 4pm Sunday     Contact: Peter White 01295 712759 peter@orchidsbypeterwhite.co.uk

September

Sep 1-2 Orchid Study Group Welsh Orchid Festival National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire 10.00am - 6pm Saturday - 10.00 - 4pm Sunday     Contact: Lynne Harrendence 01558 668492 lynne.harrendence@btinternet.com

 Sep 9      Darlington & District Orchid Society Orchid Show organised by BOGA, Darlington OS & University Botanic Garden Josephine Butler College, Durham City 10.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Chris Barker 01642 654748 cjbandjb@ntlworld.com       

Sep 30      East Midlands Orchid Society Annual Show Radcliffe on Trent Village Hall 10:00 - 16.00     Contact: Mel Stephen 01159198124 mel_and_hil@hotmail.com

October

Oct 21      The Orchid Society of East Anglia Autumn Show Eaton Parish Hall Colman Road Norwich NR4 7AW 10am - 4.30pm     Contact: Jack Butcher Show Sec 01603 466535 joan324butcher@btinternet.com       

Oct 26-28  BOC Congress at Writhlington School Writhlington School, Radstock, North Somerset. BA3 3NQ. -      Contact: Simon Pugh-Jones 01373 466736 spughjones@tiscali.co.uk       

Oct 28      Birmingham & Midland Orchid Society Autumn Show Birmingham Botanical Gardens.Westbourne Rd, Edgbaston B15 3TR 1100hrs - 1630hrs     Contact: Helen Millner 01384 379 729 hjmillner@tiscali.co.uk

November

 Nov 24      The British Orchid Growers Association PRE-CHRISTMAS ORCHID FAIR ARDEN SCHOOL,STATION ROAD, KNOWLE, B93 0PT 10AM - 4PM     Contact: PETER WHITE 01295 712159 peter@orchidsbypeterwhite.co.uk       

Nov 24      Central Orchid Society Autumn Show Perton Civic Centre, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7PD 11.00 - 4.00     Contact: John Spires 01902 759640 johnspires@mac.com

December