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Blue Forms
Booking form for Judges, Demonstrators, Speakers and Teachers

supplies held by 

Dorothy Smith
15 Brackendale Road
Belmont 
Durham
DH1 2AB

 
Please send a cheque for £2.00 (for 10 forms) or £4.00 (20 forms) made out to Northumberland and Durham Area of NAFAS to the above address. 
Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope - postage £1.06 for 10 forms or £1.50 for 20 forms.



Congratulations
Congratulations to Lucy Richardson, one of our Area demonstrators, on passing her National Demonstrators test.

National Photographic Competition 2018
Congratulations to award winners from our Area Congratulations 
Wendy Smith, Dunelm 2nd “ Good enough to eat”
Rosemary Brown, 3rd Loftus  “Back in the Day”
Elaine Foreman, Alnwick, H.C “Back in the Day 


Harrogate Show 
Congratulations


Sally Brass Cutting Edge Club. Best in Show award for her entry in Artistic Licence.
Sally Brass 3rd in Manipulated Mesh.
Sally Brass 2nd in Window Dressing.
Susan Hall  Loftus Club  2nd in Magician.
Kathleen Dodds Cutting Edge Club. 3rd in Intercepting.
Kathleen Dodds Very Highly Commended in FAN - tactic.
Barbara Inskip Whitley Bay Flower Club. Commended in Kaleidoscope.
 
Rowlands Gill Flower Club gained a silver for their Area exhibit in the class for invited Areas.
North East Area gained a gold
Scotland Area gained a silver
Mercia and North Wales gained bronze



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Blackpool Flower and Food Show 2017

See account from Jacqueline Fox blackpool_2017.docxLinks

Durham Flower Club 55 year Anniversaryblackpool_2017.docx
see report from Durham Flower Club

Westminster Abbey March 2017
see report from Pam Greenhill of Commonwealth Observance Service                
  
Indemnity Form re tax liabilities 
 The previous form has now been withdrawn. HQ are recommending that clubs include the following sentence on any letter or form booking a speaker/demonstrator
"The presenter is responsible for all Tax and National Insurance payments incurred as a result of this booking"
    
This removes the need to get the demonstrator/speaker/teacher/judge to sign anything. 

To Snap or not to Snap?
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This article explains the thinking behind the media consent form and whether a demonstrator wishes their work to be photographed. Click here to read. 

Do you compete?
The new NAFAS Competition Manual is published and available from Area trading. ​Our Judges Representative has written an informative article which explains some of the changes. To read click on this link.    

Tax Liabilities
There is a slight chance that HMRC could come onto clubs for unpaid income tax liabilities on the fee portion of presenters Blue Form expenses. Any presenter who is receiving substantial financial reward should be filling in a tax return. In order to cover their backs clubs should now attached this form, as sent from H.Q to the blue form. This should be filled in by the presenter and returned to the club or area making the booking with part B. To obtain the form click link

Benefits of NAFAS membership
An open letter has been released by the National Chairman regarding membership of Nafas. A copy of this letter has been handed out to each Club and an electronic copy attached to Council minutes sent to each Chairman. Further copies they can be downloaded here.
                                       
                                                                 






 


 

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