Cheam & Cuddington Horticultural Society Est.1893
Our Society has been active in the area since its formation in 1893. It has a long and prestigious history and has always maintained close ties with our local community.
The object of the Society is the promotion, advancement and enjoyment of horticulture and gardening.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly Society. If you need advice on growing plants or vegetables you are likely to find members who will be only too happy to give you some advice.
The Society holds two Shows a year,four informal Evening Meetings with guest speakers and an Annual Quiz.
Our shows take place in July and September, at St Dunstan's Primary School. for Flower, Vegetable, Fruit and Domestic classes. With seperate classes for Children.
You can see photos taken from our previous shows in the above "Show Gallery" tab.
We publish four newsletters during the year, keeping members up to date with events and often incorporating useful gardening advice and information. You can view current and previous editions of these newsletters in the above "Newsletters" tab.
There is no need to own a large garden, or grow rarities to enter our Shows. As we encourage all our members to enter in the shows.
If you enjoy growing your own food or gardening, then do please consider joining our Society. It is only £3.50 for a single person or £6.00 for a couple for the year. You can join us via this site, in the above "Join Us" tab.
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Next Evening Meeting
Don't forget to mark your diary for our next evening meeting.
Its on Weds 21st May at 8.00pm
at St Christopher's Church Hall, Dallas Road, Cheam, SM3 8RU.
Simon Horrill will give a talk on "The Year Ahead, musing of a garden designer".
Click on the above "Event Diary" TAB to see all our important dates for 2025.
Changes to the 2024 schedule.
As most of you will know every year we review the schedule to make sure that we’re capturing
your preferences.
We were advised by one of our floral judges, that floral exhibits should be shown in 5’s rather
than 6’s. So we have made changes where appropriate.
With regard to vegetables, we have followed the lead of the NVS, in that carrot, beetroot,
parsnip and other root vegetables do not need to have their stems tied. The tops of onions and shallots should still be tied, preferably with raffia.
Cheam Charter Fair
Sat 17th May 2025 9am-2pm
Reminder to our members
If you have any plants that you would like to donate, please let us know
Or you drop the round to Neil's our treasurer's house, his address is in our handbook.
Please label them to help our sellers and buyers.
The Cheam Charter Fair is the Socities biggest fund raiser of the year. The monies we raise from it goes a long way towards our yearly running costs.
Facebook Page & WhatsApp Group
For the info of our members, are you aware that the Society has both a Facebook page at :- https://www.facebook.com/CheamCCHS and a WhatsApp Group at:-
This will take you to the invitation page, from which just need to accept the invite.
If you have any problems the just send an email to Lauren at :
Or click on the Facebook Icon (f) at the top of the page.
You will of course need to have a Facebook account to access this site.
Just 'Like' the page and then you can comment on our posts.
Once you have 'Liked' us, you can always mention us in your own posts. (especially if you are taking photos that are horticultural-based) by typing @ and the option to type cheamandcuddington or cheamccs will appear. Click on it and that will help our Facebook profile.
Lauren, who has just taken over as administrator of our Facebook page, is in the process of starting to add posts and information.
Chessington Garden Centre, Horticultural Club card.
For those who know Chessington Garden Centre, they are extending an offer to our members to get their free Horticultural Club Card.
This will give all card holders 20% off, all shop prices. An Application can be made at the Garden Centre entrance. Our members will need to show their Society Membership card as proof of your membership with us.
Alternativley they will be attending our Summer Show, where you will be able to join.
Guidelines For Making Sauerkraut.
For those who attended the 16th Apr evening talk on Fermentation & Sourdough for Beginners. Penny has produced a guide to help those who would like to have ago for themselves.
Just click on the link below.
Guidelines For Making Sauerkraut.pdf
Untangling our Long, Local History – Can You Help?
Cheam & Cuddington Horticultural Society has a long and prestigious history and has always maintained close ties with the local community. We are in the process of putting together as much information as possible about our history. Members old and new, and their families, often find awards, trophies, photos, memories and memorabilia from the Society. We would certainly appreciate it if you or your family could help us.
We have published several articles on our history in our Newsletter over the past years. Special thanks to Richard Bailey and Linda Scanlon who contributed to these articles. We have now gathered them together. You can find them by clicking on the History tab in the menu above.
