February

Feb  27        Bournemouth Orchid Society Spring Show Beaufort Community Centre, Beaufort Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth BH6 5LB 12 Noon - 4.30 pm      Contact: Mike Powell, Show Secretary. See also Website 01794 513847 mgpowell@greenbee.net

Feb 27      The South West Orchid Society - Annual Show. West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield Nr Taunton TA2 8NE 10:30 am - 4:00 pm     Contact: Phil Funnell 01823 664069 philfunuk@yahoo.com       

Feb 28      Harrogate Orchid Society Annual Show Brittania In Branhope 1100 am - 4.00pm     Contact: Sylvia Lawson 01132190544

March

Mar 6      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 6      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 13      Southern Counties Orchid Society  Spring Show Boundstone Colledge Lancing 11am - 4pm     Contact: Ian Wybrow 01243 553538 terry.boxall2@ntlworld.com       

Mar 13      Suffolk Orchid Society Suffolk Spring Orchid Show St Michaels Church Centre, The Drift, Martlesham, Nr Ipswich, IP5 3UY 10am - 4pm     Contact: Sec. M/s Angela Exworth 01473 221108 angela.exworthcook@talktalk.net       

Mar 14      Darlington & District Orchid Society Darlington OS Annual Show - Our 10th Birthday Show Sadberge Village Hall 11.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com       

Mar 20      Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan Orchid Society B.B.C. Gardeners' World NEC Birmingham Coach going up some seats left not sure probably 10.0a.m. -      Contact: Jean Lewis aeranthes@yahoo.com       

Mar 20-21  RHS London Orchid Show RHS Lawrence Hall, Westminster, London 10.00am - 5.00pm  

Mar 27      Hinckley & District Orchid Society Orchid Show Masonic Halls St Marys Rd Hinckley LEICS 10-00AM - 4-00PM     Contact: K A Bates 01455 446793 orchids1941@yahoo.com       

Mar 27      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    

Mar 28      North Hampshire Orchid Society Spring Show - Free entry. East Oakley Village Hall, East Oakley, RG23 7JJ 14.45 - 17.00     Contact: Fran Mansfield 01189 477136 chairman@north-hampshire-orchid-society.org.uk

Mar 28      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

AprApril

 Apr 3      Solihull and District Orchid Society Orchid Show Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, B93 0PT 11 am - 4 pm     Contact: Janet James 01564 822897 solihullorchids@blueyonder.co.uk       

Apr 4      West Cornwall Orchid Society WCOS Annual Show Blaythorne, Camborne 11am - 4pm     Contact: Kit Lindsay 01209 717947 lindsayorchid@freeuk.com       

Apr 10      Thames Valley Orchid Society SPRING SHOW HARE HATCH PLANT CENTRE, London Road, Hare Hatch, Twyford, Berkshire RG10 9HW 10.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Barry Cook 0118 958 0448 barrycookdesign@talktalk.net       

Apr 10      Orchid Society of Great Britain - Essex Group Essex Orchid Group Spring Show South Green Memorial Hall Billericay CM11 2PR 1.30pm - 4pm     Contact: Margaret Dalton 01702 218533 orchids@tesco.net          

Apr 11      North East of England Orchid Society Annual Show Bowburn Community Centre, A177, Durham 11.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Brian Coulson 0191 420 7329 brian.coulson@hotmail.com       

Apr 14      Harrogate Orchid Society NE of England Show HOS table Bowburn 1100 am -      Contact: Sylvia Lawson 0113 2190544      

Apr 17-18 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Weekend Orchid Fair Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow 10.00 - 17:00     Contact: David Menzies 01412761614 orchidiot.nz@virgin.net       

Apr 17      Chiltern Orchid Society Spring Show Scout Hall, Silver Hill, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4PX 10.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Lydia Cobb 01494 873671 lydia_cobb@talktalk.net       

Apr 18      Sussex Orchid Group Open Spring Show Crawley Horticultural Hall, Ifield Avenue, Crawley, RH11 7AJ 13.30 - 16.00     Contact: Sally Mill 01293 547896       

Apr 18      The Orchid Society of East Anglia Spring Show Eaton Parish Hall, Colman Road,Norwich,NR4 7HA 10.00 hrs - 16.30 hrs     Contact: Colin Thorburn 01842 810520 colin_thorburn@hotmail.com    

Apr 24      Orchid Society of Great Britain Spring Show The Gallery, RHS Wisley 10.30 - 16:00     Contact: Iona Macphie 020 8661 0787 ioanmacphie@btinternet.com       

Apr 24      Harrogate Orchid Society  Talk Alwodley Community Centre 2.15pm - 5.00pm     Contact: Sylvia Lawson 0113 2190544       

Apr 24      Central Orchid Society Spring Show Perton Civic Centre, Perton, Wolverhampton 11.00 - 4.00     Contact: John Spires 01902 759640 johnspires@mac.com       

Apr 27      North East of England Orchid Society Jeff Hutchings talk at our monthly meeting Bowburn Community Centre, A177, Durham 7.15 pm - 9.30pm     Contact: Elizabeth Tilling 0191 4173514 e_tilling@hotmail.com       

May

 May 1-3 Darlington & District Orchid Society Raby Castle Orchid Show Raby Castle 11.00am - 5.00pm     Contact: Maurice Local 01642 566761 Maurice.local@ntlworld.com       

May 1      The Devon Orchid Society Annual Show Elizabeth Hall, Exmouth 10.30am - 4.00pm     Contact: Nicola Wakley 01404 850354 NWAKLEY@iscacollege.devon.sch.uk       

May 2      Fenland Orchid Society ANNUAL SHOW at TERRINGTON ST. CLEMENT VILLAGE HALL starting at 10.00am - open until 4.00 pm     Contact: any additional information contact DAVID MORGAN 01553 767032 morg611@aol.com       

May 8-9  Hardy Orchid Weekend with Laneside Hardy Orchids Burnham Nurseries, Newton Abbot, Devon -      Contact: Sara Rittershausen 01626 352233 mail@orchids.uk.com       

May 9      The Sheffield & District Orchid Society Annual Orchid Show Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, BAKEWELL. DE45 1AH 10.30 - 4.30     Contact: Ted Croot 0114 236 2283 annette.ted@talktalk.net       

May 9      East Midlands Orchid Society Display at Sheffield Orchid Society Show Bakewell Agricultural College -      Contact: Mel Stephen 01159198124 melv_and_hil@hotmail.com       

May 16      Cambridge Orchid Society Orchid Show Great Shelford Memorial Hall, Woollards Lane, Gt. Shelford, Cambs CB22 5JZ -      Contact: Peter Johnson 01279-81270 p.johnson63@btinternet.com      

 May 16      CUMBRIA ORCHID SOCIETY  ANNUAL SHOW. Displays by Visiting Societies, Trade Stands, Refreshments. Morton Community Centre, Wigton Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 6JP 11.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: Tom Golphin 01461 203530 tomgolphin@dellmail.com       

June

 Jun 5-6 The North of England Orchid Society Annual Show The Tennants Hall, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire 10.00am - 4.00pm     Contact: George Barnes 01942810958 helpdesk@orchid.org.uk       

Jun 18-20  BOC Congress at Peterborough Peterborough Show Ground -      Contact: Brian Woodward 01709 790427 woodward.d@sky.com       

Jun 29      North East of England Orchid Society Monthly meeting at Durham Botanical Gardends Durham Botanical Gardens 7.15 pm - 9.00pm     Contact: Elizabeth Tilling 0181 417 3514 e_tilling@hotmail.com

July

  Jul 21-25 The North of England Orchid Society Display at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park Manchester Contact: George Barnes helpdesk@orchid.org.uk

 Jul 27      North East of England Orchid Society Mike Armstrong talk at our monthly meeting Bowburn Community Centre, A177, Durham

AAugust

Aug 14      Harrogate Orchid Society Annual Picnic at the Bloors 2.15pm - 5.00pm     Contact: Sylvia Lawson 01132 190544       

Aug 28-29 The British Orchid Growers Association  Summer Orchid Fayre Dinton Pastures Country Park 9am Saturday 10pm Sunday - 5pm Saturday 4pm Sunday     Contact: David Stead 0113 2893933 info@davidsteadorchids.co.uk

September

  Sep 25      Bournemouth Orchid Society Autumn Show Beaufort Community Ctre Beaufort Rd Southbourne Bournemouth BH65LB (prov) 12.00 noon - 4.30pm     Contact: Mike Powell, Show Secretary (check via web) 01794 513847 mgpowell@greenbee.net

 Sep 26      East Midlands Orchid Society East Midlands Annual Show Bottesford Village Hall, Bottesford, Nottingham 10:00 - 16:00     Contact: Mel Stephen 01159198124 melv_and_hil@hotmail.com                 

October

Oct 9      Wessex Orchid Society W.O.S. Autumn Show Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester, PO16 9BD 11.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.     Contact: Tony Nappin 01329 285160       

Oct 10      Pleurothallid Alliance - UK Annual General Meeting Wilnecote Parish Hall, Tamworth 10.00 - 16.00     Contact: Mary Smallman 01529 421521       

Oct 17      The Orchid Society of East Anglia Autumn Show Eaton Parish Hall, Colman Road, Norwich NR4 7HA 10.00hrs - 16.30hrs.     Contact: Colin Thorburn 01842 810520 colin_thorburn@hotmail.com      

 Oct 31      South East Orchid Society Autumn 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
 

November

Nov 6       Wraysbury Orchid Show in conjunction with OSGB Autumn Show Wraysbury Village Hall, The Green, Middlesex, TW19 5NA 10:30am - 4:00pm     Contact: Janet Plested - www.plestedorchids.com plestedorchids@gmail.com       

Nov 6      Orchid Society of Great Britain Autumn Show Wraybury Village Hall, The Green, TW19 5NA 11.00 - 15.30     Contact: Iona Macphie 020 8661 0787 ionamacphie@btinternet.com       

Nov 13      Orchid Society of Great Britain - Essex Group Essex Orchid Group Autumn Show South Green Memorial Hall Billericay CM11 2PR 1.30pm - 4pm     Contact: Margaret Dalton 01702 218533 orchids@tesco.net       

Nov 20      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 21      Sussex Orchid Group Open Autumn Show Crawley Horticultural Hall, Ifield Avenue, Crawley, RH11 7AJ 13.30 - 16:00     Contact: Sally Mill 01293 547896       

Nov 27      Central Orchid Society Autumn Show Perton Civic Centre, Perton, Wolverhampton 11.00 - 4.00     Contact: John Spires 01902 759640 johnspires@mac.com

December