THE February meeting got off to a flying start with a crisis.

The demonstator who had been booked called the day before the meeting to say she had been taken ill and would not be able to make it.

Members Lesley Vanezis, Yvonne Tibbetts, secretary Chris Harten and Lynne Green managed to stage a demonstration with only a few hours notice - and what a success it was.

The next meeting will be at All Saints' Church hall, Burcot Lane, Bromsgrove, on Thursday, March 16, at 2.30pm when Janine Hall will be demonstrating "Mary, Mary".

This month's flower arranging competition is entitled "A Special Day" and there will be the usual flower of the month competition, when members can enter a flower at its best from their own garden.

New members and visitors, not only from Bromsgrove but all the surrounding districts, are welcome. For more details, visit www.bromsgroveflowerclub.org.uk