Potato Day - Saturday 11th February 2012

Potato Day
Saturday 11th February 2012, 
10:30 to 3:30
Drimpton Village Hall: for food, fun and advice

Welcome to our 5th Annual Potato Day, with Pennard Plants offering dozens of  Seed Potato varieties for sale, by the tuber or in bags, with information on type, cultivation and disease resistance for each one.  Our Potato Day is organised for gardeners, by gardeners; you will find plenty of help and information.

There will also be Heritage Vegetable seeds, a selection of Garlic, Onion and Shallot sets, plus herbs, fruit bushes, rhubarb and more. There will also be an opportunity to enter our popular Potato Growing competition, (classes for young people and adults – weigh-in on Show Day, Saturday 11th August)

There will of course be the renowned Drimpton food, all Day Brunches available including new and unusual ways with potatoes - prices from £2.50 - £4.00, as well as warming drinks. As ever, the popular activities for young people will be here, so there's fun for everyone.

Please join us, whether you are an experienced grower or just starting out on veggies, you will find this a friendly and useful event.

There is no need to book, but for further information please contact 01308 868843.  We are on Chard Road (B3162), Drimpton, between Chard and Beaminster. For SatNav: DT8 3RF


If you get a new diary for Christmas you can put at least 2 dates in it now, not just the Potato Day, but also:


Drimpton Open Gardens' Day
Sunday 10th June 2012 from 1pm to 6pm

An invitation to visit 12 real village gardens.
Some are well established. Some have only been created in the last few years.
All are the work of enthusiastic amateurs.

Parking at Drimpton Village Hall in the centre of the village

The ticket/guide is a one-off payment of £3-50. It gives you entry to ALL the gardens.
You can plan your own route and start wherever you see a ‘Daisy’ sign.

PLANTS, PRODUCE & TEAS will be available.

Parking at Drimpton Village Hall in the centre of the village.
 Proceeds are to help fund developments at the Village Hall.