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Way back at the end of the 19th Century the
Society meetings took place fortnightly in
The Coal Exchange Manchester.
Enthusiastic members from many parts of
England would bring their plants to be admired
and judged, this was then the only organisation
in the UK not to mention the world, where orchid
growers and enthusiasts could proudly display
their plants, so much so that on December 18th
1913 over 1000 plants were displayed at one of
our shows, and even today our large events will
see orchids displayed in such numbers.
Apart from the odd brief interlude during
both World Wars, the Society has been meeting
regularly since its inception.
Nowadays, meetings continue on a monthly
basis, each one still a judged show in its own
right, with members competing on a friendly
basis for annual challenge trophies covering
some 20 classes.
Our members come from all corners of
the North of England, and our shows take place
within a 30 mile radius of the City of
Manchester.
1997 saw our centennial, and to celebrate the
event a two day show and congress was organized
at Southport Merseyside UK. in the April of that
year.
This event was a milestone in Orchid History,
as we celebrated the first 100 years of any
Orchid Society, and was attended by orchidists
from all over the World.
We have staged exhibits as a Society at the
prestigious Southport Flower Show and in more
recent years taken several silver gilt, gold and
other medals at the RHS Show at Tatton Park
Manchester, regularly taking the further trophy
for the best display in the Tent.
To record our first Century, a book was
produced as a record of the inception and
progress of the society through the very
interesting period of 1897 to 1997.
There is still an electronic version of this
book available, included on our CD of historic
orchid paintings of the North of England Orchid
Society, for more information visit the
CD pages.
top buy a copy on line, visit our
memberships and
sales pages
Membership of the society costs £14.00
double, £12.00 single, or £6.00 junior.
Members are entitled to enter plants for
judging at monthly shows, and receive regular
News-Sheets to keep them informed of our
activities.
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