Canterbury HERB Society meeting TONIGHT Memorial Ave
Summer herbs, candles and enfleurage...
7pm Thursday January 26th 2023
Public Meeting reminder. Avice Hill Craft Centre - 395 Memorial Ave
We will be discussing using summer herbs and herb flowers, and hope to be extracting scent essential oils using the ancient method of enfleurage, and making scented beeswax candles.
PLEASE BRING A HANDFUL OF FRESH SCENTED ROSE PETALS FOR ENFLEURAGE, AND SOME ESSENTIAL OIL FOR THE CANDLE.
Pine, rosemary, orange, cinnamon, clove, or eucalyptus are suggested.
Please also bring something edible and herbal to share,
Admission is free for Members of the Society, and costs $5 for visitors. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - Membership costs $15 per year. You can join using the online form at
forms.gle... . You can also join at a Public Meeting.
Poll: How should Guy Fawkes be celebrated?
While it is a fun occasion, fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night has caused much conflict over the years, upsetting our pets and disrupting the sleep of neighbours.
How should we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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28.9% With a city-wide public fireworks display
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19.7% Small fireworks displays in each community
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7.8% Keep it as is
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32.9% We shouldn't celebrate it!
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10.3% Anything but fireworks
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0.4% Other - I'll share below
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