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Floral Events

Saint Patrick's Day Exhibits

All Foliage Design

Virtual Competition You are the Judge

Cast your vote below, after viewing all the exhibits

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 2

Exhibit 3

Exhibit 4

Exhibit 5

Exhibit 6

Exhibit 7

Exhibit 8

Exhibit 9

Exhibit 10

Exhibit 11

Exhibit 12

Exhibit 13

Exhibit 14

Exhibit 15

Saint Patrick's Day exhibits

People's choice awards

The votes have been counted and checked and include our new voting system on the

New NIGFAS Website page and the votes from the Facebook page

These are the Winners

1st place Exhibit 9 Londonderry and District Floral Art Society

2nd place Exhibit 12 Newry and District Floral Art Society

3rd place exhibit 2 Armagh and District Floral Art Group

4th exhibit 10 Lower Bann Floral Art Society

1st Place Londonderry and District Floral Art Society

2nd Place Newry and District Floral Art Society

3rd Place Armagh and District Floral Art Group

4th Place Lower Bann Floral Art Society

NIGFAS Afternoon Tea

Roberta Orr Area Demonstrator

Fantastic Afternoon with the beautiful Exhibits that Roberta produced on the Afternoon Zoom

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Elaine Taylor of Lower Bann Floral Art Society winning Gold @RHS Malvern 2023

NIGFAS Afternoon Daffodil Tea by Zoom

Competition Title "Maximise The Minimum "

Novice Winners

1st Place Diane Wynne Bangor Flower Club, 2nd PlaceSharon Campbell Lower Bann Floral Art Society,

3rd Place Janette Graham Lower Bann Floral Art Society, 4th Place Sharon Wilson Greenisland Flower Arrangement Society

Commended Suzanne Martin Holywood Floral Art Society, Commended Diane Taylor Lower Bann Floral Art Society

Very Highly Commended Edel Michael Mid - Ulster Floral Art Society, Very Highly Commended Evelyn Conn Lower Bann Floral Art Society

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NIGFAS Afternoon Daffodil Tea by Zoom Competition Title "Maximise The Minium "

Open Class Winners

1st Place Liz Manning Londonderry &District Floral Art Society,

2nd Place Hilda Mc Clements Comber Flower Club

Joint 3rd Place Pat Leahey Holyeood and Inspirations Flower Clubs,

Joint 3rd Place Margaret Bamford Ballymena Floral Art Group

Commended Aine Mc Gunniess Lurgan &DistrictFlower Arrangement Society,

Commended Mary Knox Ballymena Floral Art Group,

Highly Commended Johann Henderson Holywood and Inspirations Flower Clubs,

Highly Commended Maureen Mulligan Holywood Floral Art Society

Very Highly Commended Lorraine o Brien Inspirations Contemporary Flower Group,

Very Highly Commended Anne Johnston Omagh Floral Art Society

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Daffodil Tea - Virtually Of Course

By Liz Manning NIGFAS President

How things have changed, it's all so strange,
What can we do for the members of our clubs?
No face to face, no big events, club meetings on hold and flower friends missed,
Facebook info isn't quite the same.

"I know" Marretta our Chairman said,
"What about a Daffodil Tea - Virtual of course!!
We've done the zoom committee meetings, we've managed our zoom Council meetings, sure
If we get 100 members to join won't that be fun"

So plans were made, a date set, competitions decided on, demonstrator booked, invite to the NAFAS Chairman, clubs informed,
All done "Virtually of course"!
And just to add more interest, we will get our Media Officer Bernie to launch our new website.

Stress levels rose as the numbers climbed, passed 100 and counting.
More Zoom committee meetings sorted things out.
How would we get all the IT sorted?
Peter, NAFAS Director to the rescue - Weren't we glad to have him on board.

Competition entries were photographed and off to Susan our Judge they went- virtually of course.
We reorganised our demonstrators kitchen, tested sound, ran through everything one more time and prayed that we would get everyone logged on

Daffodil Tea Day arrived, now just 214 signed up to join- it was a slow start letting people in,
But once they entered "Oh boy the noise", so happy to chat to friends they hadn't seen for so long.
Our NAFAS Chairman Katherine Kerr spoke of Spring, and put us in a hopeful mood.
Afternoon tea- tables all in their glory(set the night before) and competition presentation- virtually of course.

And then "What a thrill" a stunning demonstration and great chat.
Demonstrator Roberta Orr so relaxed in her kitchen-virtually of course
Zoom chat was discovered, and info was relayed launched lovely informal atmosphere arose- questions answered, tips given all the while members enjoying their tea.

Bernie launched the website- What a triumph and relief, suitably toasted with a glass of champagne.
Please look us up we think it's great, a lot of hard work but worth it in the end.
Another poem from Katherine Kerr and somewhere along the line Peter left us his "Covid Jag" to get.
Lots of thanks to so many people and what an absolutely fabulous day we had-" VIRTUALLY OF COURSE"

The buzz, wonderful comments, we're all on a high and thankful our Chairman pushed us to try
Only one problem, time to think
Executive committee-
Now What's next?

Archives

Photo Galleries of Our Past Events

NIGFAS Day 7th March 2020

Floral Art and Photography Winners

Floral Art Competition National Judge Rita Braithwaite

National Speaker Brenda Eyers

National Demonstrator David Thomson

NIGFAS Chairman Liz Manning

Photography Judge Brian Hennessey

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