We meet on the second Tuesday of the month (unless indicated otherwise) and our programme is as follows.
Please see our contact us page for more information about the venue and directions.
Venue: Harriet Higgins Community Centre, Rotterdam Road, Poolfields, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 2PE.
| 09-Jan-24 | Cultivation of Cacti & Succulents | Elizabeth Maddock | Everyone’s growing methods are slightly different- plenty of discussion expected |
| 13-Feb-24 | Plants I Have Owned and Lost, and Some of Those I Own Today | Bryan Doherty | I think we can all empathise with the title ! |
| 12-Mar-24 | Succulent Karoo Biome part 2 | Andy Young | Second half of the South Africa talk from a couple of years ago |
| 09-Apr-24 | Big Bend with the CSSA 2013 | Hazel Taylor | Shared speaker, at Macclesfield branch the night before, Big Bend a well known area |
| 14-May-24 | Cacti of the Sierra Madre Oriental | Alan Brown | Mexican talks are always popular |
| 11-Jun-24 | Lithops in Habitat | Keith Green | Shared speaker, at Macclesfield branch the night before, has rarely spoken in the North |
| 09-Jul-24 | Japan 2023 | John Godwin | Our chairman’s passion for wildlife took him to Japan in early 2023, to see wildlife, especially birds |
| 13-Aug-24 | Aloe Hybrids | Steve Smith | Our branch member’s love of modern Aloes with textured and coloured leaves |
| 10-Sep-24 | Rebutia & Much More in Argentina | Ralph Martin | Shared speaker, at Macclesfield the night before, our only South American talk of the year |
| 08-Oct-24 | 2 Days More with the Pink & the Green | Ian Robinson | Final part of Ian’s South African trilogy of talks |
| 12-Nov-24 | An Introduction to Mint Plants | Hayley Stephens | Owner Hayley’s enthusiasm for plants and her business |
| 10-Dec-24 | AGM & Christmas Party | N/A | Final meeting of our branch, and enjoying Christmas party food ! |