Wrekin Flower Club in Wellington, celebrates its 65th birthday.

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00:00Ready, Hev. So just looking towards Heather, I think.

00:03So we're at the Greek and Flower Club's monthly meeting. Can you tell me a bit about the club?

00:08Yes, this is our 65th anniversary. We started in 1960 in Wellington.

00:13Started by Odessa Melanion, who was the solicitor's mother, who got to group her friends together

00:22and decided to have a flower club. She was a keen gardener as well, and started on a Wednesday afternoon

00:29because they were all business people, and we've kept that tradition and still needs on a Wednesday

00:34all these years later. A different venue. We're now in the Belmont and have been for many years.

00:40How long have you both been members? I'm about 30-odd years. I'm about 18 now.

00:47She's also in the Oldsbury Club, so we spread ourselves around a bit.

00:53And what made you decide to come along to the club?

00:55Well, we are flower rangers, aren't we? And gardeners, so one goes hand in hand, really.

01:01You have to grow everything. You don't get a lot of foliage with flowers, you may or may not be aware.

01:08So you have to grow everything that you don't want to spend money on as well.

01:12And flowers have terribly expensive.

01:14Yeah, so, very expensive now. But everything is.

01:20And you have a demonstrator every month?

01:22We have a demonstrator every month except August, and then most people are gardening or on holiday in August.

01:28And that's been the tradition from the beginning.

01:30Yes, I think most clubs are like that.

01:32Yes, yes.

01:33Do you get lots of ideas and inspiration from the demonstrators?

01:36The demonstrators gives us lots of ideas.

01:37We try and get new and old, and people who are probably more local to us now,

01:42because travel has become quite an issue too.

01:44In the old days, we used to put demonstrators up in our own houses, but that's no longer the case now.

01:51With motorways, they mostly want to go home.

01:54Are you always looking for new members?

01:56Always.

01:57By the three of them in the afternoon.

01:59Both of you, we have a man.

02:01You won't be on your own.

02:03You can just come along, then.

02:04Just come along, yes.

02:05And if they like us, they stay.

02:07Mostly they do.

02:08Well, yes, I do.

02:10And it's good that it's an afternoon for the older ladies, or gentlemen.

02:15Yes, but it's not too good for the youngsters, because mostly they work.

02:19If anybody wants to join us, most welcome.

02:22A cup of tea and a biscuit, and no parking part charges in Wellington.

02:26And you can get here by train, bus, or whatever.

02:29Bike.

02:30Yes.

02:31Although it would be a bit difficult taking home anything you want.

02:34You win a raffle prize, and you're going home on a bike, it might be an issue.

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