Sharon Badger

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Sharon qualified as an Area Demonstrator in 2004, she enjoys meeting new people, has travelled to many clubs, even as far as Spain! She is an active member of NAFAS, both at Club and Area level and a member of the Flower Club of Market Harborough. She is also a Qualified Area Teacher.

All demonstrations have a variety of designs in Traditional, Modern and Contemporary styles, something for all to enjoy!

Sharon is a keen gardener and loves to use seasonal plant material in many of her designs.

Demonstration Titles: ‘A New Lease of Life’, ‘East Meets West’, ‘Floral Medley’

Contact: ring or email to book
Mobile: 07907932185
Email: sharonbadgerflowers@hotmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/sharonbadgerflowers
Instagram: instagram.com/sharonbadgerflowers

Lee Berrill

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Lee is based in Northamptonshire and he is willing to travel any distance. Lee has over 25 years experience and has titles to suit all budgets, seasons and occasions with specialist themes for anniversaries and contemporary demonstrations.

Contact: 01604 811905 (daytime) or 07989725113

Marie Bradley

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Marie Bradley became an Area Demonstrator for the North Midlands Area of NAFAS in 2017.

Retiring from a career in the NHS, Marie embarked upon a professional floristry qualification. She qualified in Level 3 floristry in 2006. Since then she has worked as a freelance florist. Her membership in the contemporary flower group Future Concepts has enabled her to continue to develop her floristry skills.

Marie gained teaching qualifications under the NHS umbrella – a Certificate in Further Education in 1988 and a Diploma in Adult Education in 1992. It was a natural progression to wish to demonstrate her floral art and become a NAFAS Area Demonstrator.

She is willing to travel within the North Midlands Area, and further afield if requested.

Demonstration titles: Addicted to Strictly, Summer Fun, Love is in the Air, Six ways with Bamboo,  Autumnal Splendour, Waiting for Another Spring, From India with Love, Christmas Melodies, Strictly Halloween Special, The Palace of Versailles

Contact: 01773 810559 or 07969209985

Email: mazchestnut@gmail.com

Jean Fordham

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

I live at Newthorpe which is close to Junction 26 on the M1, so an easy starting point for travelling.

My interests are varied, I’m lucky to have five grandchildren who keep us happy and busy, they have a dog each, and we have our Great Dane Bonnie (who loves to squeeze in the car when we are demonstrating), so as you can imagine it can be quite hectic!!! I enjoy walking our local forest trails, shopping and browsing for bargains and attending as many different types of courses as possible, it doesn’t matter what!!

I became a demonstrator in 2012 and still absolutely love it; we’ve met lots of lovely people and visited towns we had never heard of.

Demonstration titles: Memories of Village Life, A Jewellery Collection, The Diversity of Wood, Fascinating Hats

Christmas, Open and other titles on request.

Contact: 01773 718995 or 07796134846

Email: jfordham@sky.com

Pauline Foster

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Also see: Judges  & Teachers

Pauline travels extensively from her home in central Lincolnshire to demonstrate. She is an experienced and enthusiastic demonstrator who uses her love of art and design as inspiration for her work. Embroidery and textiles are particular interests which are often used to enhance her designs.

As well as designing for weddings and celebrations, Pauline is always keen to be involved in flower festivals in cathedrals, churches and stately homes. She is a member of both Bottesford Floral Art Group and Gainsborough Flower Club.

Contact: 01427 628243

Email: jigsawtc@hotmail.com

Rachel Hutton (nee Poole)

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Demonstration Titles

Titles on request

Rachel is a member of both the North East and North Midlands Areas of NAFAS, is a qualified Area Demonstrators and a professional qualified (B.Ed Hons) lecturer/teacher.

Her passion is willow and she teaches workshops all around the country for a variety of organisations incorporating willow with both traditional and contemporary styles of floral design. She works for/with some of the countries most respected floral design teachers/demonstrators and teaches for England’s leading willow growers.

Her work is predominantly large scale and inspired by organic natural forms. She specialises in tailored workshops for individual clubs which are fun, stimulating and which inspire creativity in those she works with. Her demonstrations again show her ‘obsession’ with willow, and are themed to suit seasonal variations-where possible she uses traditional English flowers and foliage locally sourced.

Her work has been published in The Flower Arranger and other books/magazines.

Contact: 07909 880499

Email: rayepoole@yahoo.co.uk

Website: www.rachelhutton.co.uk

Andrew Key

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Andrew was introduced to the wonderful world of floral art having just gone along to his wife’s club to ‘make up the numbers!’  However, he was soon bitten by the flower arranging bug and has over recent years enjoyed learning more about it at every opportunity, including training as a demonstrator and speaker.  He is currently the North Midlands Area Chairman.

Andrew has many a tale to tell, whilst producing some memorable floral designs.  He is always keen to ensure that as far as possible, raffle winners take home a completed design, with many containers and extras included in the prize.

Demonstration titles are available on request and he especially enjoys large open demonstrations, where the audience are always required to go home feeling just a little bit better about life in general.

Andrew has appeared at Flower Clubs up and down the country.

Demonstration titles: Available on request

Contact: 07934 468910

Email: flowers@andrewkey.co.uk

Gill Mills

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Gill Mills became a NAFAS Area Demonstrator in 2009 and has visited Clubs throughout the North and South Midlands Areas and further afield.  Gill lives in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, and is currently Secretary/Programme Secretary for Stapleford Flower Club and an active member of Breaston & District Flower Circle. She also belongs to the North Midlands Area Teachers Association and is the Area Flower Arranger (Magazine) Representative.

Since retiring from teaching in 2006, Gill has completed a Contemporary Design Course, C & G Level 1 and 2 in Flower Arranging and also Floral Styling.

A flower arranger since her teens, Gill takes part in local flower festivals and joined teams representing Breaston Flower Circle at Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral, Chatsworth and Southwell Minster Flower Festivals. Gill became an independent teacher through the NAFAS Leisure Initiative in 2011 leading courses and one day workshops locally.

Demonstration Titles; Floral Gems, The Music of Flowers, A New Lease of Life, Kaleidoscope

Contact: 0115 9172346 or 07922 118896

Email: gmills11@gmail.com

Jonathan Moseley

NAFAS National Demonstrator

 

Jonathan Moseley is a renowned floral designer. He is passionate about flowers and draws upon his love of nature and his garden for many of his strikingly beautiful designs. He has worked within the floristry industry for 25 years and is currently the President of the North of England Horticultural Society. He has been a NAFAS National Demonstrator since 1999.

Known for his role as the Floral Expert on BBC’s ‘Big Allotment Challenge’, Jonathan is recognised as a key figure in the world of flowers, and as someone who constantly innovates and applies great creativity to his floral displays.

For many years Jonathan ran a highly successful chain of flower shops, dividing his time between the businesses, demonstrating and teaching. His client list is enviable and he travels extensively to design floral displays for private and corporate clients.

Jonathan works closely with the RHS demonstrating and designing large scale floral installations at their major shows including Chelsea, Hampton Court, Malvern, Tatton and Chatsworth. Jonathan regularly showcases his talents at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and has worked with many leading stately homes including Chatsworth, Woburn Abbey, Stonor Park and Renishaw Hall to name but a few.

Jonathan is a headline contributor for Flora Magazine; he works regularly with the BFA (British Floristry Association), presents bespoke floral tours with European Connoisseur Travel, and is a regular broadcaster on radio and TV and is often quoted in the media as an industry expert.

Jonathan is well established in the floristry world and delivers demonstrations, classes and workshops to packed audiences across the UK. He constantly embraces new trends and techniques and has always remained at the cutting edge of this highly fashionable industry.

Jonathan is currently the figurehead for a nationwide campaign to promote British Flower growing on a commercial level. This three year project will see the re-launch of FloraBritain and there will a major industry and retail campaign to establish wide scale seasonal growing of cut flowers in Britain and an educational campaign to raise both professional and consumer awareness of the British cut flower industry.

Contact: 01246 412812 or 07519 568215

Email: jpmoseley@talktalk.net

Follow him on
Instagram: @jonathanmoseley
Facebook: Jonathan-Moseley2
Twitter: @jpmoseley
Website: www.jonathan-moseley.com

Paula Routledge

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Working in the horticultural sector for 30 years, along with my husband Steven, we run a countryside venue ‘Floral Media’ on the edge of the rural village of Caunton, Nottinghamshire.

We open our gardens for group visits, the National Garden Scheme and The British Red Cross.

I have been a hortic florist for over 15 years now mostly specialising in weddings and events.

Paula can also be heard as a gardening broadcaster on BBC Radio Nottingham.

As a member of Flowers from the Farm I am passionate about growing my own flowers and foliage for use in floral design.

Competitions are addictive and 2019 saw the arrival of a Chelsea Flower Show Silver-Gilt Medal.

Many of my demonstrations are based around my adventures as a charity fundraiser.  I was very proud to receive The British Empire Medal 2021 for charitable services to Nottingham.

Demonstration Titles:

I Can See a Rainbow

Castles & Coast

By the Fireside

Rustique

Contact: 01636 636283 or 07734 793688

Email:  info@floralmedia.co.uk

Di Smith

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Also see: Teachers

Di lives in a small village in the Lincolnshire Wolds and has been a NAFAS demonstrator since 2004. She travels extensively demonstrating to Clubs.

Di began her flower arranging at local adult education classes in 1992 before going on to study C&G 7900 Creative Studies Parts 1 & 2 from June 1994 to Sept. 1997 and C&G Contemporary Floral Design from Sept 2002 to June 2003. Di has also attained her C&G Stage 2 Floristry certificate.

Di joined Market Rasen flower Club in 1995 and has served as President, Chairman and Treasurer and is the current Secretary. In 2015 Di was made an Honorary Member for her commitment and services to the Club.   She was also a founder member of Future Concepts (CFDG). Di has also served on the North Midlands Area Executive Committee as Treasurer and is an Area Associate of Honour.

Di is an experienced and popular demonstrator and is always keen to be involved with local and Area flower festivals having been part of the North Midlands Area Team at the Westminster Abbey Flower Festival in 2009. She also enjoys competing in local, Area, National and World Shows – achieving frequent successes including Commended ribbon awards at both WAFA Dublin and Barbados. Di enjoys the challenge and camaraderie that competing brings.

In between Di’s full-time occupation as a Company Secretary for an Agricultural Engineering firm, she enjoys her extensive garden, the local village church (Church Warden) and the village W.I.

Demonstration Titles: Earth’s Boundless Energy, Let’s Celebrate (for any occasion), Diversity, Rejoice-Rejoice (Christmas).   Other titles on request.

 

Linda Smith

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Originally from Kettering in Northamptonshire, I have lived in Nottinghamshire for many years; I qualified as an Area Demonstrator in 2012.

My demonstration titles are inspired mainly by travel and seasonal materials from the natural world. I also find the European style of flower arranging inspirational. Researching topics for my demonstrations and selecting plant material that closely interpret my titles are something that I really enjoy.

I am a long standing member of Breaston Flower Circle and have served as a committee member (including Chairman) for many years; I am also a member of Future Concepts.

Apart from floral design, my other interests are travel (particularly to Arctic countries and Italy!) and botanical illustration.

Demonstration titles: Best Foot Forward, Amazing Places, The Italian Job, Let’s Go Dutch, Christmas is a Coming

Other titles available on request

Contact:  0115 9724 156 or 0776 333 8377

Email: linda.m.smith@icloud.com

Jackie West

NAFAS Area Demonstrator

Flowers are Jackie’s passion, she has already achieved the NAFAS Diploma in Floral Art and Design level 1-3, City and Guilds in Contemporary Floral Art and NAFAS OCN level 3 Advanced Teaching Certificate. Her love of learning and keeping up to date with latest trends led her to the Demonstrator Training Programme.

Jackie has a great deal of experience designing flowers having run her own business for many years working in many prestigious buildings; experience in organising Church Flower Festivals; designing flowers for Belton House NT and recently teaching using Zoom during lockdown for many demonstrations and workshops.

Jackie is an active member of NAFAS clubs, past Chairman of Grantham and now member of Stamford Flower Club.

She is a keen eco-friendly gardener and has recently started growing flowers as she believes using British grown flowers needs to be encouraged.

Jackie is enthusiastic and always open to questions, she likes to think that her designs will inspire others to learn the art of flower arranging.

Demonstration Titles:  The Language of Flowers, Nature Reawakens, A Summer’s Splendour, Tis’ the Season to Sparkle and Shine

Contact:   07879 416577

Email: edengrantham@aol.com

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