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Date	Title
Dec 11 2007	Inaugral meeting

Jun 14 2008	Annual Family BBQ

Aug 31 2008	MSOG APPLE TOUR DATES 2008

Dec 9 2008	Annual General Meeting MSOG AGM Christmas Social - 7.30 pm, Tuesday, 9 December, Home Farm We will bring in Christmas early with our AGM, and Social, which will include planning for the coming year and our projects for 2009 and the opportunity to sample some cider and other early-festive fun! Guest speakers and different varieties of apples to try .

Jan 1 2009	Grafting Course (1) Grafting Course (1) – Sunday, 1 February, 2009, Home Farm. 11-3.30 Cost £25 members/ £35 non members Our first of two grafting course will be held at Home Farm, National trust estate olffice, Stowe landscape gardens and will be a chance to learn a new skill or refine existing skills as well as to take home 3 grafted trees of your making. Theory and hands on experience.

Jan 11 2009	Pruning course 1 Pruning course at Stowe Lanscape gardens. Meet at the National Trust Estate Office,Home Farm. Costs £25 members £35 non members. Time 11-3.30. Covers all aspects of appletree pruning from history, why we do it and when, Formative pruning and rejuvanitive pruning also covered . Hands on practical experience given in Stowes own orchards. Tel 01295 810516 or email johoward@metronet,co.uk to book a place

Feb 7 2009	First National Scion Wood Exchange – Saturday / Sunday, 7-8, February, 2009 - Buckingham Garden Centre Saturday / Sunday, 7-8, February, 2009 - Buckingham Garden Centre. This will be an exciting and innovative MSOG weekend– our major event of the year and what is probably the UK first ever scion wood exchange. We will have a scion wood exchange with 100 varieties available, displays and events featuring MSOG as well as grafting workshops and other fruit talks, demonstrations, and fruit related products.

Feb 21 2009	Apple Tree Planting at Laurel Terrace, Stowe – 1pm, 21 February, 2009 We will be planting new trees, grafted in the last three years by the Marcus, from the original trees on the estate, at the Laurel Terrace – an important milestone in the conservation plan of Stowes historic orchards