Events Galore

We have had a busy few months with events. Over the August bank holiday weekend we held our second 'Art in Nature' Art Exhibition, this year at Hinderclay Village Hall. Again it was a great success, the variety and standard of art work was amazing. There was a great atmosphere, with positive feedback from visitors, 51 art works and numerous cards were sold, along with lots of cakes, helping to raise our profile and bring in donations for our charity.

LOHP Art in Nature Art Exhibition - 24th and 25th August 2025 - © David Oliver

We attended Garboldisham Summer Fair at the end of September, which enabled us to engage with lots of local people. And we held our first Fundraising Talk at the beginning of October at Hopton Bowls Club which was also a great success. Our speaker was Chris Bell, BBC Look East Weatherman, who spoke about the 'Science of weather forecasting', the talk was really engaging and could not have been better timed with the arrival of storm Amy.

Chris Bell Weatherman

Then at the beginning of November we held our Moss Identification Walk for Beginners, the event was fully booked. First we were guided through some identification features and looked at some samples, then headed out to New Fen to see what we could find. Everyone found it fascinating and had lots of questions.

Moss Identification Walk © Ellie Beach

Coming up we have our AGM on Friday 5th December at Garboldisham Village Hall with our annual talk and our Winter Walk on Sunday 28th December more details will be available on our Events Page.

LOHP Art Exhibition 'Art in Nature'

Not long now until our second LOHP Art Exhibition 'Art in Nature'. An art exhibition inspired by British Nature and Countryside. Sunday 24th and Bank Holiday Monday 25th August *, 10am to 4pm, Hinderclay Village Hall.

Why not stop by and say hello and enjoy some homemade cakes while enjoying the artwork. Entrance is free.

We still have some space available if you are an artist and would like to exhibit. Please contact Sue Lawrence membership.secretary@lohp.org.uk

If you can spare an hour or two to help us on the day please Contact Us

(* The Street in Redgrave will be closed on Monday 25th at The Cross Keys pub so you will need to follow diversions to get to the art exhibition, if coming from that direction)

A Blooming Success

Our first Spring Plant and Craft Fair held on Sunday 13th April 2025, was a great success. It was a lovely day, the sun shone, over 550 people visited us throughout the day. We had 30 stalls - plant stalls, craft stalls and other local organisations, 39 volunteer helpers and we raised the profile of LOHP along with donations totalling over £2,000 for LOHP, to help with our important conservation work. A huge thank you to everyone who was either involved as a volunteer or who came along to visit us on the day, without you, none of this would have been possible.

Plant Stall at LOHP Spring Plant and Craft Fair © Arthur Rivett

Rob Robinson, LOHP Chair said, 'What impressed me was the way so many of our volunteers were involved in some way or other - a real team effort with everyone contributing, which is what makes LOHP such a great organisation.'

A busy day at LOHP Spring Plant and Craft Fair © Arthur Rivett

We look forward to seeing you at our Spring Plant and Craft Fair 2026. Happy growing.

Craft Stall at LOHP Spring Plant and Craft Fair © Arthur Rivett