Chair’s Chit Chat November 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat November 2026 Hibernating in winter is for bats and dormice, not gardeners. I don’t understand why non-gardeners...
Winter & Spring 2027 Programme of Talks »
Please note that unless stated otherwise all talks start at 7.30pm in the Conference Hall at Askham Bryan College. 14...
Chair’s Chit Chat October 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat October 2026 There is an old Russian proverb that translates as “Visitors, like fish, stink after three...
Chair’s Chit Chat September 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat September 2026 The long, dry and extremely hot summer has been a challenge for fruit and vegetable...
Chair’s Chit Chats August 2026 »
Do you find modern technology frustrating and exasperating? As a tech dinosaur I certainly do and it is impacting the...
Chair’s Chit Chat July 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat July 2026 Finally, after years of talking about it, Jessie and I at last took our daughter,...
Chair’s Chit Chat June 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat June 2026 I imagine we all remember our first job. My working life began with...
Chair’s Chit Chat May 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat May 2026 “Where do you get your muck from?” On the allotment site this is a...
Chair’s Chit Chat April 2026 »
Chairman’s Chit Chat April 2026 It’s done. At last. New bramble canes have finally been planted on the allotment....
Talks September 2026 – December 2026 »
Thursday 24th September 2026 Geoffrey Smith Memorial Lecture This year Nick Bailey will be presenting our annual Geoffrey Smith Memorial...