Last updated 19-July-2023
BAGS' membership covers our affiliation to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG) (£3 per member) which includes a quarterly magazine and free legal advice; participation in the Suttons Seeds discount scheme which gives 40% off seeds and 10% off other items all year round; discounts at local nursery Simpsons and at Hedgehog Plants at Risby Barns.
Membership is open to all Burwell's gardeners whether they have a back yard with flower pots or a full-sized allotment plot. To join us costs £10 per household per year from 1st April to 31st March.
BAGS’ aims to represent the interests of Burwell’s gardeners and plot-holders by promoting the benefits of gardening generally and organizing activities of interest to members as well as forming a community that will develop and protect the allotment site into the future.
To take place at Mandeville Hall, Reach Road
Open to all. No charge to exhibit. See BAGS 2023 Show Classes and Rules Final2.pdf covering flowers, vegetables, fruit, home produce, photography, etc. Entry forms must be completed and can be collected from Mandeville Hall on Friday 28th 19.00-20.00 or on Saturday 29th, 8.30-12 noon. No entries accepted after 12 noon.
Open to all for displays and cream teas etc. 14.00-16.00.
Coach from Burwell departs 8.00am £24, plus entry to Wisley £13.95 if non-RHS member. Contact Treasurer (below) for more details
Simon White of Peter Beales Roses Burwell Ex-Service & Social Club at 19.30
From 16.00. Members and non-members welcome
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