2025 National AGM and Conference

Agenda for Conference Day
From 9am Registration
10am Speaker: Dave Spencer – New Varieties
11am Tea/coffee break
11.30am Speaker: Mark Saunders – Beautiful Garden Dahlias
12.30pm Lunch will be served. Pre-booking essential
2.00pm Speaker: John Jack – Growing giant dahlias from A to B
3.00pm AGM and members’ forum
Your chance to ask questions and air your views
4.00 pm Raffle draw
4.30 pm Conference closes
(Times subject to review)

Sunday Lunch at Conference
Choice of a buffet lunch of sandwiches, sausage rolls, quiche and fries at £15 per
head or a sausage/bacon bap and fries at £12 per head. Please order and pay in
advance via the General Secretary by 10th March. Cheques made payable to the
National Dahlia Society. You can also pay via the website from the “Shop” menu
option.
We hope there will be lots of plants for sale.

Directions to Hockley House Hotel
From the north via M1 or M6 take the M42 south and exit Junction 4 -A3400 (Henley
in Arden, Stratford upon Avon.) After approx. 3 miles you will see the hotel on your
left, immediately after the Coal Merchant’s sign.
From the southwest via the M5/M42/M40 exit the M40 at Junction 16- A3400,
Henley and keep left at the roundabout (Hockley Heath). The hotel is less than a
mile along that road on the right.
From the south/southeast via M40, exit at Junction 15 and take the 4th exit at the
roundabout – A46 Warwick By-Pass. Take the 1st exit off the A46, the A4177 and
keep on this for approx. 2 miles and then fork slightly left after the Hatton Arms
pub onto the B4439. Stay on this road for approx. 7 miles going through Rowington
and Lapworth until you reach the T junction with the A3400, Stratford Road. Turn
left and after about 1 mile you will see the hotel on your left directly after the Coal
Merchant’s sign.