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History & Archive
Our History
The Society was formed in 1848 to 'encourage gardening through competition'. This was expanded, first in 1937, to 'encourage horticulture in all its branches' then in 1990 to 'advance gardening and horticulture for the public benefit...(and) improve the environmental fabric of the Village and its neighbourhood'.
In 2025, we embarked on a project to scan the minutes in our historic archive to keep a digital record of our history so that everyone can read more about our history. Browse the pages linked below.
Sadly the minutes dated between 1872 and 1912 were lost in a house fire.
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