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Latest D&G YouTube video released

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The JDE&S team continue to entertain you with a new release today from Julie Jeans, Area Demonstrator and member of Broadstone & Corfe Mullen club

In this video Julie is exploring various alternatives of constructing hand tied bouquets

I’m delighted to tell you that due to the work of Steve as editor and our team of flower arrangers we will now be releasing a video every week with some special Christmas ones in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

We hope you enjoy them and please share them with your friends.

You can find the YouTube channel by clicking on the button on the About Us page of this website.

News of the National Annual General Meeting

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Good Afternoon

I look forward to welcoming you to the NAFAS Annual General Meeting which will be held virtually on Tuesday 6th October at 10.30 am. This will be screened live on the NAFAS YouTube channel, to view the AGM please use the following link:-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Npp0WJ1uiO86VPad1NmuQ

Alternatively please log onto YouTube and search National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies and click on the NAFAS logo; please could you circulate this notification.

It will be so strange for us all not to meet in person, but I hope you will find this form of presentation both interesting and informative.

With all good wishes

Sue Brinton
National President

Latest YouTube Video features Summer Garden Flowers

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Our latest YouTube video release is by Denise Jones, Floral Designer and NAFAS Area Demonstrator working out of a studio in Weymouth on the Jurassic Coast. In her demonstration, she features summer garden flowers, and she explores the use of sand as an alternative to floral foam in her table centre design. You can view the video by going to the link on our About The Area page of this website.

2021 NAFAS Diary

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News from Sandra our Area Chairman and Trading officer.
NAFAS diaries will be available to order at a cost of £4.99, same as last year. Sandra suggests members continue to order through her as it saves them paying postage. She will send a simple order form to all Chairman and will organise delivery some how! Here’s what the 2021 diary looks like.

Anne’s Cascade design

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This morning we hear we have been thwarted in our bid to resume our club meetings but we’ll continue to send out our videos to keep us in touch with you all. Here’s another delight from our amazing and dedicated team. This time Anne Clark, Area Demonstrator, shares her love of waterfalls with a beautiful cascade design.
You can view the video by going to the About The Area page of this website and clicking the button to take you to our YouTube Channel

 

Postcards from Dorset

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Today we have released another delight for you. Today’s video features Allison Finch, Area Demonstrator and Teacher with her “Postcards from Dorset”. A particularly appropriate one for the summer holidays!
You can view the video on Dorset and Guernsey YouTube channel 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHWQ5PukgbAbhiq7UOeTpMA
or through this website. Just go to the About The Area page and click the button.
Enjoy!

 

 

Foam Free Floral Ring by Irene Hickson

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Where do the weeks go? Our sixth video has been released for the delight of all our members and your friends.
Today Irene Hickson, our Area President and Area Demonstrator shares her Foam Free Floral Ring with you.  
Since it’s too warm to do the gardening, sit back with a cool glass of something and enjoy it. You”ll find a button to take you to the Dorset & Guernsey YouTube Channel on the About the Area page of this website.
We’re delighted to announce that Anne Clarke, Area Demonstrator has also recorded a couple of videos so there is so much to look forward to in the weeks ahead.

Two Quick Designs by Elizabeth Witcomb

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Two weeks seem to fly by and it’s now time for our fifth floral demonstration. Today we have “Two Quick Designs” by Elizabeth Witcomb. You can find the link on the button on our About the Area page.
In the weeks to follow we’re delighted to feature demonstrations from Allison Finch, Denise Jones and Julie Jeanes as well as Liz, Irene and Carrie.
We’ve got a super mix of designs so we hope there is something for everyone. 
Don’t worry if you can’t view the videos immediately, they are not going away. Our Dorset & Guernsey YouTube channel will be there for you to drop into at any time. Please tell your friends about it too.
A big thank you to all the demonstrators and their partners who’ve been helping with filming and calming  nerves and especially to Steve who is editing all the videos and getting over our stumbles!

Carrie’s Leafy Picnic is the 4th Video released on Dorset & Guernsey’s YouTube Channel

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Our Dorset & Guernsey Area YouTube Channel continues to be popular.

Today we have released our 4th video which features Carrie Diamond sharing her “Leafy Picnic”.
We hope you are enjoying our videos and that it goes some way to fill the gap we all feel at not having our usual flower club meetings.
You will find the link to our YouTube Channel on our “About the Area” page.