Bohemia Village Voice

Steve Meller from the BBC Airport programme relaxes with his mum outside Park Road Church.

Stunning exhibits were on show at this year’s ‘Flower Festival’ at Park Road Methodist Church. TV’s Steve Meller opened the show at which the novel theme was ‘The 125 years of Park Road Church’s history’. 

The thirteen highly original exhibits included:

‘1880s’ by Denise Bonner.

‘1890s’ by Mary Roberts, Hazel Rogers and Angela Palmer.

‘1900s’ by Joan Kemp.

‘1910s’ by Joyce Meller and Roy Mills.

‘1920s’ by Anne Foster.

‘1930s’ by Alison Pont.

‘1940s’ by Elizabeth Cresswell.

‘1950s’ by Joan Sheppard.

‘1960s’ by Kathy Smith.

‘1970s’ by Christine Ward, Anita Bristow and Park Road Junior Church.

‘1980s’ by Olwyn May and Diana Turner [pictured above]

‘1990s’ by Jan Bolden.

‘2000s’ by Carmen Hollett

 The Flower Festival runs today until 9:00pm and is open tomorrow from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. Entrance is free.

Steve Meller chatting.

Flower Festival exhibit No. 11, 1980s by Olwyn May and Diana Tanner.

Flower festival exhibit No. 8, 1950s by Joan Shepherd, with the coronation as its theme.