

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: September 2026 Meeting - "Up Close and Personal" - Terry Goodfellow
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Our September meeting falls on Saturday 12, when we will welcome Terry Goodfellow to give us his talk "Up Close and Personal."

Leeds member and frequent Manchester attendee Terry started to collect cactus and succulents ten years ago as subjects for his photography hobby, “because they never complain”.  As you would expect, this got out of hand, and his burgeoning collection became the focus for various scientific studies.  One of these, started as a result of an off-the-cuff remark during Hull member Bob Hall's talk on the late Colin Norton’s collection.  

In this talk, Terry will take you on his journey of discovery, the plants closer than you’ve probably looked, and some of the ways in which he problem-solved to gain the picture.

&lt;photos: adromischus="" titanopsis="" and="" trichodiadema.="" all="" photos="" by="" terry="" goodfellow=""&gt;

Venue: St. Thomas More Church Parish Hall
Mainway
Alkrington
Middleton
Manchester
M24 1PP

Half a mile from J20 of the M60 ring road. What3Words: ///outer.hobby.flies

Please arrive from 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Meetings are usually on the second Saturday of the month, but please check our events page first, just in case: https://manchester.bcss.org.uk/syllabus/

Not a BCSS member? No problem! Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, so why not come along and see what we're all about? Admission is free.

We look forward to seeing you all!&lt;/photos:&gt;
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/middleton/september-2026-meeting-up-close-and-personal-terry-goodfellow/200029683600347
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029683600347?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=middleton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Middleton
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: St Thomas More Church Hall, Alkrington, Middleton M24 1PP
- **lat**: 53.536837766924
- **long**: -2.1942529845045
- **full address**: St Thomas More Church Hall, Alkrington, Middleton M24 1PP, Alkrington Health Centre, Hardfield Road, Manchester, M24 1PQ, United Kingdom, Middleton

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Manchester Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society (https://allevents.in/org/manchester-branch-of-the-british-cactus-and-succulent-society/13505547)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** St Thomas More Church Hall, Alkrington, Middleton M24 1PP, Alkrington Health Centre, Hardfield Road, Manchester, M24 1PQ, United Kingdom, Middleton
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Manchester Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about September 2026 Meeting - "Up Close and Personal" - Terry Goodfellow ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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