In June 1957 a meeting was convened by The Yorkshire Flower Decoration Club at the Royal Station Hotel in York to discuss the formation of a North Eastern Area Association of Flower Clubs in order to gain recognition from The Royal Horticultural Society and to have a link with other like-minded Associations throughout the United Kingdom. The Floral Arrangement Association of North East England (FAANEE) was born and covered a huge area – the counties of Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland – the land between the Trent and the Tweed.
The name of the Area was changed to the North East Area of NAFAS when the parent body was formed in 1959 and the Area was the fourth Area to join. In 1965 the clubs in Northumberland and Durham formed their own group within the North East Area and two years later went to form their own Area. Despite remaining as the North East Area most of the clubs are in Yorkshire.
In 2017 the North East Area celebrated its Diamond Anniversary.
The Area has always been active in promoting flower arranging and has held many festivals in places of worship, stately homes and been awarded both a Gold award and a Silver Gilt on behalf of NAFAS at The Chelsea Flower Show. Members have also arranged flowers at Westminster Abbey for national events like Commonwealth Observance.
Members of the Area have served as trustees of NAFAS, chairmen and members of Standing Committees, Special Appointments and two members have served as National Chairmen and two as National Presidents.
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- ChairmanSheila Drybrough
- SecretaryAnn Simpson
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Club Directory
Acomb Flower Guild
- 1st Tuesday at 7.15 pm
- Acomb Parish Church Hall, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
Baildon Flower Club
- 1st Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- Sandals Primary School, West Lane, Baildon BD17 5DH
Barwick in Elmet Flower Club
- 2nd Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- Scholes Village Hall, Scholes, Leeds West Yorkshire LS15 4DL
Beverley Flower Club
- 1st Monday at 7.30pm
- The Armstrong Centre, Grovehill Road, Beverley HU17 0ED
Bingley Flower Club
- 4th Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- Arts Centre, Bingley Bradford West Yorkshire BD16 2LZ
Bradford Flower Club
- 3rd Monday at 7.30 pm
- Allerton Congregational Church, Allerton Road, Bradford BD15 7HB
Capelle Floral Art Society
- 3rd Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- Newton Hall, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S35 1SX
Castleford Flower Club
- 1st Tuesday at 7:30pm (Feb 1:30pm start not Jan or Aug)
- Queen’s Mill, 1 Aire Street, Castleford WF10 1 JL.
Dalton Flower Club
- 3rd Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- Hutton Magna Village Hall, Dalton, Richmond North Yorkshire DL11 7HQ
De Lacy Flower Club, Knottingley
- 2nd Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- Knottingley Town Hall Knottingley West Yorkshire WF11 9DG
Denby Dale Flower Club
- 4th Wednesday at 2pm (no meeting December & January)
- Denby Dale Pie Hall, 297 Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD8 8RX
Dinnington Floral Art Society
- 2nd Thursday at 7.15 pm
- Resource Centre, Laughton Road, Dinnington, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S25 2PP
Driffield & District Flower Club
- 2nd Monday at 2.00 pm
- Driffield District Sports & Recreation Club, Kings Mill Road, Driffield, East Yorkshire YO25 6TT
Easingwold & District Flower Club
- 4th Thursday at 2.00 pm
- The Galtres Centre, Market Square, Easingwold, North Yorkshire YO61 3AD
East Ardsley Flower Club
- 3rd Monday at 7.15 pm
- St Michael’s Church Hall, East Ardsley, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF3 2LJ
East Keswick Flower Club
- 3rd Thursday at 1.30 pm
- East Keswick Village Hall, School Lane, East Keswick, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS17 9DA
East Riding Flower Club
- 4th Monday at 2.00 pm
- Civic Hall, Cottingham, Hull Cottingham East Yorkshire HU16 5QG
Embsay with Eastby Flower Club
- 1st Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- Village Hall, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6RE
Filey Flower Club
- 2nd Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- The Concert Hall, Evron Centre, John Street, Filey, North Yorkshire YO14 9DW
Great Ayton Flower Club
- 2nd Tuesday at 2.00 pm
- Great Ayton Parochial Church Hall, Guisborough Road, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS9 6AA
Guisborough Floral Art Club
- 2nd Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- St Nicholas Church Hall, Bow Street, Guisborough, Cleveland TS14 6BP
Halifax Flower Club
- 3rd Tuesday at 7.30pm
- Baines Hall, Elland Cricket, Athletics and Bowling Club, Hullenedge Road, Elland HX5 0QY
Haxby & Wiggington Flower Club
- 2nd Tuesday (except August) at 7:30pm
- Wiggington Recreation Hall, Wiggington, York YO32 2PL
Headingley Flower Club at Bramhope
- 1st Friday at 7.30 pm
- Bramhope Village Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope, Leeds LS16 9AZ
Heritage Flower & Luncheon Club
- 4th Wednesday at 12:15
- Healds Hall Hotel, Liversedge, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF15 6JA
Huddersfield Flower Club
- 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2:00pm
- Methodist Mission, 3-13 Lord Street, Huddersfield HD1 1QA
Ilkley Flower Club
- 2nd Monday at 7.30 pm
- Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road, Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 9DZ
Knaresborough Flower Club
- 4th Wednesday at 7.30pm
- The Hub, St John the Baptist Church Hall, Church Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 9AR
Leeds Flower Club
- 4th Monday at 7.30pm
- Roundhay Parochial Hall, 5 Fitzroy Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 4AB
Malton & District Flower Club
- 3rd Tuesday at 2.00 pm
- Malton & Norton Rugby Club, Old Malton Road, The Gannock, Malton YO17 7EY
New Dimensions, York
- Various Sundays & times
- Various locations
New Earswick Flower Club
- 4th Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- Earswick Village Hall, Earswick Chase, Earswick, York YO32 9SL
North Craven Flower Club
- 2nd Thursday at 7.30 pm
- Hellifield Institute, Main Street, Hellifield, North Yorkshire BD23 4JY
North Ferriby & District Flower Club
- 2nd Thursday at 7.30 pm
- North Ferriby Village Hall, 50 Church Road, North Ferriby, HU14 3AA
Northallerton & District Flower Club
- 1st Friday at 2 pm
- Sacred Heart Church Hall, 41 Thirsk Road, Northallerton DL6 1PJ
Ossett Flower Club
- 2nd Monday at 7.15 pm
- Ossett Central W.M.C., 5 New Street, Ossett Wakefield West Yorkshire WF5 8BH
Pennine Borders Flower Club
- 2nd Wednesday at 7.15 pm
- Meltham Church Hall, Meltham, Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD9 5NW
Pudsey Flower Club
- 4th Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- Pudsey House, Market Place, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 7BE
Ripon Flower Club
- 3rd Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- Harrogate Road Methodist Hall 1 Harewood Road HG4 1TG
Scarborough Flower Club
- 3rd Tuesday at 7.30pm
- St Columba's Church Hall, Dean Road, Scarborough YO12 7JH
Sowerby Flower Club
- 1st Thursday at 2 pm
- Sowerby Parochial Hall, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1JG
Spen Valley Flower Club
- 4th Wednesday at 7.30pm
- St Paul's Church, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw Bradford BD11 2AA
Stokesley & District Flower Club
- 4th Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- Stokesley Town Hall Stokesley Market Place Middlesbrough Cleveland TS9 5DG
Teesside Flower Club
- 1st Wednesday at 7.30 pm
- The Trinity Centre, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough TS3 6LD
Upper Nidderdale Flower Club
- 1st Thursday at 7.30pm
- Lofthouse Village Hall, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 5RZ
Viking Flower Club, Stamford Bridge
- 3rd Tuesday at 7.30 pm (not August)
- Stamford Bridge Village Hall, Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire YO41 1DY
Wensleydale Flower Club
- 2nd Thursday at 7 or 7:30pm
- Carperby Village Hall, Bainbridge, Hawes DL8 4DA
Wetherby Flower Club
- 1st Thursday at 7.30 pm
- Methodist Church Hall, Bank Street, Wetherby West Yorkshire LS22 6NQ
Whitby Flower Club
- 4th Monday at 2.00 pm
- Sleights Village Hall, 53 Coach Road, Sleights, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 5BT
Worsborough & District Flower Club
- 4th Tuesday at 7.30 pm
- St Paul's Church Hall, Greenfoot Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S75 2TA
York Flower Club
- 3rd Wednesday at 2.00 pm (except May & December)
- St. Chad's Church Hall, Campleshon Road, York YO23 1EY
Yorkshire Flower Club
- 4th Friday at 2.15 pm
- Almscliffe Hall, Harrogate Road, Huby, Leeds LS17 0EG