FLORAL CREATIVITY,
ART & DESIGN

We now have our own YouTube Channel – North Midlands Area of NAFAS

Please take a look!

Welcome to the North Midlands Area of NAFAS

Welcome to the website of the North Midlands Area of NAFAS where you can find out about floral design, floral design classes and how to become involved.

The North Midlands Area is affiliated to NAFAS (the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies), and is one of the 21 regions in the UK that make up NAFAS. Our Area was formed in 1962 and we celebrated  our Diamond Anniversary in 2022. We presently have 43 Flower Clubs.

Our Clubs are spread throughout the North Midlands Area – Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, South Yorkshire and East Staffordshire. Some meet in the evenings, others afternoons. Have a look at the NAFAS Clubs Page, and you will see if there is a Club near to you. Why not visit, and you will be able to enjoy a relaxing demonstration, using fabulous flowers, by a NAFAS trained Flower Demonstrator.

Sometimes, the Clubs run Workshops, where you can ‘have a go’ yourselves; or organise competitions, outings and events. You will be assured of a friendly welcome.

Our Area Teachers learn new ideas at Floral Design Workshops, organised by our Area Team, to pass on to our Members. Details of current flower arranging courses can be found on the Teachers page.

So if you love flowers – for your home, for church, for occasions, to grow in the garden, or simply want to enjoy watching flowers being arranged, then please browse this site to see where you can enhance your passion, make new friends and enjoy floral creativity.

 

A date for 2026:
North Midlands Area of NAFAS Area Show
Sunday 19th April 2026, Lincolnshire Showground.
In association with Countryside Lincs.

Teachers Association Open Meeting

What a fantastic day we had yesterday, here in The North Midlands Area of NAFAS, our Teachers Association held their Open Day Meeting.

Presenter for the Day was Joseph Massie.

It was a new Venue to us, the YMCA Community and Activity Village in Newark. The format for the day was also an upgraded version with a combined presentation / Demonstration running all through the day. Lunch, a finger Buffet proved very popular with our guests.

Joseph Massie entertained and wowed us with his fantastic designs and his presentation on the screen showing how his mechanics worked and how they were created, with this huge screen it was easy to see precisely how the different techniques were produced.

The audience of 150 mesmerised flower arrangers wished him well and success at the world competitions in the Hague in the Netherlands Good Luck Joseph.

I personally would like to thank all the members of the Teachers Association and Disciplines for their help in staging this day and making it a success.

Special thanks to all the Members of the North Midlands Area and their friends who came to the event, without you there would be no event so thank you every one of you.

Kathryn Wrath
Teachers Association Chairman

NAFAS Teachers Association Open Day Meeting Presentation Joseph Massie July 2025
NAFAS Teachers Association Open Day Meeting Presenter Joseph Massie July 2025

Derbyshire Show 2025

Best in Show - Lynne Sharpe - Weaving Dreams

Derbyshire Show 2025 – Best in Show – Lynne Sharpe – Weaving Dreams

Best in Show - Lynne Sharpe - Weaving Dreams (close-up)

Derbyshire Show 2025 – Best in Show – Lynne Sharpe – Weaving Dreams (close-up)

Lincolnshire Show 2025

A great day at Lincolnshire Show 2025 with Matt Baker

A great day at The Lincolnshire Show 2025 with Matt Baker

The Area Team with Matt Baker and Charlotte Powell CEO of Lincolnshire Agricultural Society after their Ready Steady Flower Arrange

The Area Team with Matt Baker and Charlotte Powell, CEO of Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, after their “Ready, Steady, Flower Arrange”

Best in Show - Arial View - Kath Shaw

Lincolnshire Show 2025 – Best in Show – Aerial View – Kath Shaw

Nottinghamshire County Show 2025

Best in Show - Whatever the Weather - Andrew Key and Mandy Cooke

Best in Show – ‘Whatever the Weather’ – Andrew Key and Mandy Cooke

Runner-up to Best in Show- 'It's Scorching' - Paula Routledge

Runner-up to Best in Show- ‘It’s Scorching’ – Paula Routledge

First in 'After the Rain' and People’s Choice Award - Jade Loftus

First in ‘After the Rain’ and People’s Choice Award – Jade Loftus

Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2025

Harrogate Spring Flower Show - Best in Show at Harrogate Spring Flower Show - Lynn Bottamley ‘Flowers of Fire’

Harrogate Show – Best in Show – Lynn Bottamley ‘Flowers of Fire’

Harrogate Spring Flower Show - First and Best Use of Colour - Jade Loftus - ‘Inside this Issue’

First and Best Use of Colour – Jade Loftus – ‘Inside this Issue’

Harrogate Spring Flower Show - First Andrew Key - ‘Fragile’

First Andrew Key – ‘Fragile’

Harrogate Spring Flower Show - First Lynn Bottamley - ‘A Taste for Magic’

First Lynn Bottamley ‘A Taste for Magic’

Harrogate Spring Flower Show - First Paula Routledge ‘Cottagecore’

First Paula Routledge ‘Cottagecore’

Harrogate Spring Flower Show - Gold Silver and Bronze for Andrew Lynn and Kath in the live Imposed Class

Gold, Silver and Bronze for Andrew, Lynn and Kath in the live Imposed Class

The Marilyn Williams Competition – March 2025 Area Council Meeting

‘First in the Marilyn Williams Competition, ‘Looking Forward’, at the March Area Council Meeting - designed by Paula Routledge for Future Concepts

First in the Marilyn Williams Competition, ‘Looking Forward’ – designed by Paula Routledge for Future Concepts

marilyn williams memorial awards 2025