The Society's meetings and open days are perhaps the most enjoyable and rewarding feature of the CPS. The opportunity to socialise with other growers, exchange information and growing techniques, buy plants (usually at bargain prices) or swap them is crucial to the Society's well being. If you haven't attended one before, I urge you to come along and find out what you are missing.All members are welcome to attend meetings and new members are made most welcome! Light refreshments are provided at all the Societies meetings.

The CPS organises two meetings each year, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the End of Season Meeting. In addition to the important Society business that is conducted, there are illustrated talks, plant sales and auctions in aid of the CPS Conservation Fund.

Several meetings are organised at the homes of members, 'Open Days', throughout the summer. In addition to viewing their collections, most hosts have a good range of their spare plants for sale/swap and other members are encouraged to bring along plants to sell/swap. Very few members come home from Open Days empty-handed! Paul McKeown's Open Day in August is a very popular meeting at which members are invited to bring along their best plants to compete for the Kathleen Pottinger Memorial Trophy there is also a plant auction in aid of the CPS Conservation Fund.

If you think that you would like to host an Open Day next year, please feel free to contact me by email.

Wouldn't it be great if there were a few more meetings scattered around the country? I am sure there are quite a few members in Scotland, Wales and Ireland that never get to our meetings - any volunteers? You don't need a huge collection to host a meeting, you just have to be prepared to open your garden and greenhouse to members and provide refreshments (The Society can help with the cost of this). How about holding a joint meeting with someone that lives near by?

 Contact details and more information will be published with the April Journal and subsequent newsletters.  Information will also be posted on the CPUK forum

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"Kathleen Pottinger Memorial Trophy"

This trophy is awarded to the entrant, who (in the opinion of the judges) has grown the 'Best Plant'.  This plant does not neccessarily have to be rare or even difficult to grow. The competition is held annually at Paul Mckeown's Open Day - so have a go next year - you never know, you might win! The Judges are all committee members that are at the meeting that day.

The 2008 winner was Langford Williams, with his superb pygmy sundews (Drosera silvicola).

The 2004 winner was Steve Taverner with his impressive Pinguicula gypsicola.

The 2003 winner was Nigel Hewitt-Cooper with his impressive Drosera graminifolia.

The 2002 winner was David Ahrens with his impressive, flowering Pinguicula moranensis

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