Shropshire Horticultural Society

Shropshire Horticultural Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 501564).

The Shropshire Horticultural Society is a registered charity that exists to promote horticulture and gardening and to provide horticultural education and access to gardening knowledge and skills. It held its first Show just outside the Town, near the Showground at Coton Hill, and the present Society was formally established just after that first Show. The Society says it has provided many millions of pounds to the community since its inception. Its most recent reported annual giving was £17,000, and the one programme with a stated amount is a £2,000 Travel Bursary.

Priority Areas

The Society says it is committed to promoting horticulture and gardening, and seeks to provide horticultural education and access to gardening knowledge and skills. It gives particular attention to horticultural provision for young people and school projects, encouraging children in gardening. Its wider donations support local charities serving the Shropshire community, and it describes grants for a wide range of organisations and activities in Shropshire. It also supports local horticultural events and operates a bursary programme. Its horticultural student support includes bursaries and scholarships for training at RHS Garden Wisley or another RHS-approved course, with primary consideration for students from Shropshire or a neighbouring county. Its approach combines horticultural learning, especially for young people, with wider community support in Shropshire.

Themes

• Horticultural education
• Young people
• Local charities
• Local horticultural events
• Horticultural bursaries

Geographic Focus

Priority: Shropshire.

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.