Bradford Branch BCSS

	WELCOME TO THE BRADFORD BRANCH OF THE BRITISH CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY Founded in 1945

HISTORY

On the evening of 23 August 1945, four men from Bradford & District, all recently acquainted, Messrs H Roan, A Baynes, F Ives and V W Kane, met and discussed the possibility of forming a society. They agreed to finance expenses and Messrs Roan & Ives offered the use of company equipment and even staff to help with the job.

From this beginning the Yorkshire Cactus Society was born, grew quickly, and formed the basis for what has eventually become the British Cactus & Succulent Society. The Bradford Branch is justly proud that it was the first branch, and that Mr Roan had insisted that Mr Baynes from Shipley should be the Number 1 member.

OFFICIALS


Chairman :	Mr John Cox, 66 Priesthorpe Road, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5JX (Tel : 0113 257 2074
Secretary :	Mr John F.Parker, Hillfoot, 51 Station Road, Baildon, Shipley BD17 6HS (Tel/Fax: 01274 585332)
Show Secretary :	Mr. C. Philip Davey Tel : (01274 815544)
Treasurer :	Mr Brian Thornton Tel : (01535 274755)
Librarian :	Mr. Gordon MacKay Tel : (01274 560631)
Publicity Officer :	Mr John F Parker (Tel/Fax : 01274 585332)
Committee :	Michael Russell, Doreen Brown, Jeffrey Brown

Plants and sundries are on sale at competitive prices, and there is a comprehensive library of specialist books and other publications.

We invite those attending each meeting to make a contribution of 50 pence (25 pence for Senior Citizens and Juniors) towards meeting costs, including tea and biscuits. Plants and sundries are on sale at competitive prices, and there is a comprehensive library of specialist books and other publications.

MEETINGS 2009

ROOM 2, SHIPLEY LIBRARY
(In the ASDA complex, between the ASDA store and Shipley market place, on Well Croft.)
SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7.15 pm

DATE SUBJECT SPEAKER

13 January National Show 08 slides +
discussion on pests and problems

22 January ANNUAL DINNER

10 February Members on Identification Guide +
Powerpoint demonstration

10 March My Favourite Cacti & Succulents R.Stevenson

14 April Conophytums A.Young

12 May Argentina D.Rushforth

09 June Stapeliads N.Oakman

Saturday 12 June ANNUAL SHOW 10.am to 4.pm

04 July GREENHOUSE VISITS

14 July Annual Auction

11 August Visit Cliffe Castle Cactus House, Keighley

08 September Mexico 2001 J.Henshaw

13 October South Africa J.Thompson

10 November Annual General Meeting and 'Swap Shop'.

08 December Members' Slides, Minitalks, Picture Quiz & Supper

Members are entitled to attend meetings at any of the Society's 85 branches throughout the UK. Members, except Associates, also receive the quarterly, full colour BCSS Journal, covering all aspects of cultivation, naming and habitats.

Branch meetings receive no subsidy from the Society and have to be self financing.

Bradford Branch welcomes all members of the public to attend our meetings, without any obligation to become a Society member.

British Cactus and Succulent Society 2010 Calendar of Events.