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President Ian said "It was a tremendous privilege to judge the local "Schools in Bloom" competition this year. Three schools actually took an active part under the most difficult gardening conditions - a very cold early spring followed by a sustained period of drought.
The pupils' overall knowledge of the different flowers and vegetables was impressive, as was their attention to water conservation and eco-gardening, incorporating various forms of composting”.
The overall winners were Busbridge Infants School who were presented with the Rotary Shield at The Pepperpot on Wednesday evening.
Certificates were also presented to Busbridge Junior School and Farncombe Infants School.
This competition goes a long way towards creating the "gardeners of the future", as well as reinforcing the message to the pupils that flowers and vegetables do not only come wrapped in plastic from the local supermarket!"
Woolsack President awards shield at “Godalming in Bloom” ceremony
Cruising on the Wey and Arun Canal
What could be better than cruising gently along the Wey and Arun canal on a warm sunny evening in July?
Members of The Godalming Woolsack Inner Wheel club kindly invited Woolsack members and their partners for an evening cruise on a narrow boat. Armed only with a cool drink, our party of 24 plus three representatives of the Canal Trust, glided its way through two locks and some beautiful canal scenery before turning and retracing our wake back to the Onslow Arms at Loxwood for a most satisfying meal.
Many thanks to IW President Patience for the invitation and to Sally who organised the evening perfectly.
An evening at The Races
Last Monday Woolsack left the greens of West Surrey for the races at Royal Windsor for the last evening races of the year, The Cider Festival.
To racegoers the race card is the bible giving the runners and form, so we made our purchase and tried to pretend that we understood it all. There were six races at half hourly intervals so we soon realised that this was not a leisurely evening listening to a speaker as the runners for the race had to be looked over to help decide upon the horse to back, then the visit to the bookmaker or Tote before the off. As the horses neared the finishing line so the excitement or otherwise of that bet, winner or loser. Then on your feet again to take a look at the winner or in one case to see the auctioneer sell the winner. In between all that, there was just about time for a drink and some food.
In the last race one of the runners decided that it had waited long enough so it tossed off its jockey at the start and set off on its own to run the race receiving a winners reception at the finish. After that the race was run but our winnings were reduced, rule 6 they said, because this horse was classified as a non runner that caused the odds to be reduced, you can't win!
A jolly little evening , some were on the right horses and others were still looking on the race card for them but enjoyable nevertheless.
