All meetings are the third Sunday of the month unless specified

​​​​​​​​​2025

September 21st 
East Midlands Orchid Society AGM - 49th Annual General Meeting followed by a plant raffle (Raffle to include orchids, house and garden plants.

October 19th
Speaker - Simon Tarrant (via Teams at the hall)
Topic - A return to the Vercors.

November 16th
Speaker - Zsuzsa Serer  (www.spicesoticplants.co.uk)
Topic - What's in flower at the nursery - Plants will be for sale.

December 14th (Date change from Programme)
Christmas lunch at the Staunton Arms @ 12:30 - Prebooking essential through Kim Pask before the 16th November - There will not be a meeting afterwards.


2026

January 18th
​Speaker - Sara Ritterhausen (www.orchids.uk.com)
Topic - A virtual tour of the Burnham Nurseries 

February 15th
Speaker - Mike Armstrong
Topic - The Mystical World of the Orchid

March 15th
​Speaker - Huw Richards
Topic - Vandas (plants will be available buy)

April 19th
​Speaker - Pat Smith
Topic - Podcasts on YouTube

May 17th
​Speaker - Arthur Deakin
Topic - How we judge orchids

June 21st
A field trip to Barnack Hills and Holes, National Nature Reserve

July 16th
No Meeting 

August 20th
No Meeting

September 13th

East Midlands Orchid Society Annual Show at Bottesford VC Village Hall - 10:00-16:00

September 20th 
East Midlands Orchid Society AGM - 50th Anniversary.

October 18th
​Speaker - Andrew Bannister
Topic - Subtropical Epiphytes

November 15th
Speaker - Phillipa Illsley
Topic -  My 10 Favourite orchids and I how grow them

​December 17th
​Christmas lunch (booking will be essential)

Schedule of Events