Annual General Meeting
AGM 2026 will be held on Sat. 7th Nov. 2026 in the Main Hall at Merry Bells Village Hall, 89 High Street, Wheatley, OX33 1XP.
There is a car park behind the building which is accessed from Church Road, Wheatley. As we will be staying in the car park for more than 3 hours, please ensure that you register your vehicle using the terminal in the main hall where we will be holding the AGM.
I have attached a map of the location of the car park.
Location of Holton Village Hall
Highlights of some previous AGMs
2025
The formalities of the Annnual General Meeting saw the members hearing reports from the Officers of the society followed by the election of Officers and members of the Committee. There followed two interesting talks. Before lunch, Jonny Hartnell gave a presentation on Spiderlillies (Hymenocallis and others) and in the afternoon, Jonathan Hutchinson was the speaker on the Cultivation of Scadoxus.
Throughout the day there was a well-supported Plant Stand, an exhibition of some of the flowering Nerine Sarniensis from Exbury Gardens and the usual 'Beauty Contest' where members could bring and display their own plants. Winner of the award of 'Best Nerine' was Daniel Hartley with his nerine undulata and Steve Hickman was winner of 'Best Amaryllid other than a Nerine' with his variegated clivia. Also, the Award for Best Spring Flowering Amaryllid was presented to Jonny Hartnell. (The entries for this competition are viewed and voted for online and this year's photos can be accessed here.)
Winner of Best Nerine, Daniel Hartley
The winning Nerine Undulata
Steve Hickman with his Clivia
Jonny Hartnell with award ...
...for his Crinum bulbispermum
The ever popular Plant Stand
Nerines from Exbury Gardens
Nerines from Exbury Gardens
2024
The members were saddened to learn that long-standing member Andrew Eames had passed away just a few days earlier. Andrew had undertaken various roles in the Society including Chairman and Journal Editor and had made significant contributions to the development of the Society. He had very recently been given the RHS Recognition Award and this formed part of a tribute display organised by Steve Hickman who had been with him very recently. The display included Nerines from Andrew's own collection, including one named after Andrew and one named for his wife, Joan.
2023
This AGM saw the inaugural presentation of The Tony Norris Award to Joe Sharman for Galanthus 'Golden Fleece', the first yellow-marked pterugiform Galanthus, by the Society's new chairman, Anthony Hopkins.
2022
At this year's AGM, to celebrate 25 years since the founding of the Nerine and Amaryllid Society, there was a specially made cake adorned with a beautifully realistic sugarcaft Nerine 'Veronica Butler'.
