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Speaker teaser time! One of our #GCA2027 headline speakers:
✔️ Former CEO of a leading UK retailer
✔️ Previously shaped the food offering at 1 of GB’s best-loved brands
✔️ A master of transformation, growth, customer-first thinking. Who it is? We’ll be letting you know soon!
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🌼THINK PINK! Looking great at member #GardenCentres across the country – these beautiful plants & so much more are ready to inspire you to garden! Pop into your nearest GCA garden centre, explore & discover something new for your space. 💚
Find: gca.org.uk/find-a-garden-cen…
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Booking for our 2027 Annual Conference goes LIVE at 8am on June 22. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: Book in June or July 2026 and enjoy 10% OFF! Don’t miss your chance to secure your place at #GCAConf2027 🌿
Set your alarms…you won’t want to miss this! ⏰
BOOK MEMBERS AREA ON WEBSITE.
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IT’S TIME TO GET TOGETHER…& CELEBRATE!
Our regional award meetings are this July. Members can join their area event to hear the full results of our annual inspections, explore best practice with our inspectors & celebrate this year’s regional winners wwww.gca.org.uk/summer-regio…
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📣 HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS? 📣
Our #GCAConf2027 will take place at the Crowne Plaza STRATFORD‑UPON‑AVON from January 24–27 next year. YOU’D BE A FOOL TO MISS IT!
🎟️ EARLY BIRD TICKETS, with 10% off, are released on June 22!
gca.org.uk/stratford-upon-av…
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👀 We’ve secured another headline speaker for #GCA2027…but we’re not telling you who just yet!
Here’s a clue:
✨ A retail heavyweight
✨ Led one of the UK’s biggest supermarket brands through a major turnaround
✨ Known for putting customers firmly at the heart of the business
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Any guesses? Drop them below. We’ll be revealing all next week! 👇
#GuessTheSpeaker #GCAConf2027
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It’s @marmaladetrust Loneliness Awareness Week June 15-21. This year’s theme, ‘Giving a Voice to Loneliness’, encourages collective efforts to foster connections.
Are you doing anything at your garden centre?
lonelinessawarenessweek.org🤝
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We’re delighted to spotlight @woodlodge_uk as our #AssociateOfTheWeek. 🌿
Supplying many of our member #GardenCentres, they’re known for their outstanding quality and innovation in garden ware design & distribution.
📸#GCAConf2026
woodlodge.co.uk
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🏆We’ve launched the dates & venues for our summer regional award meetings.
Join your regional event to hear inspection results, explore best practice and celebrate this year’s regional category winners.
👉 Get locations, dates & details:
gca.org.uk/summer-regional-a…
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Biosecurity doesn’t stop at the nursery gate. Julia Giermaniuk, Plant Healthy Lead at Associate Member @WyevaleNurs, explains why good biosecurity is essential for protecting British gardens – & how growers and garden centres can work together on our blog: gca.org.uk/why-biosecurity-i…
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Did you catch our #GCAConf2027 GRAND REVEAL?
We’re delighted to announce that #GCAConf2027 will take place at the Crowne Plaza, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON from Jan 24–27. Full details – including our exciting headline speakers – will be shared from mid-June, when tickets are released.
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📅 Regional Meetings are next month!
July 13 - East, Peter Walker & Mark Pitman, Scotsdale Garden Centre
July 14 - SE, Colin at Birdworld, Haskins Forest Lodge
July 15 - N, Scot & N I,Phil & Mark, RHS Bridgewater
July 16 - Mids, Wales & West, Alyson, Gates Woodlands Hinckley
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Have you read your copy of the Garden & Hardware Yearbook 2026 yet? 📘🌱
Packed with valuable insights into our industry, it’s a must-read for anyone in the sector and we’re delighted that it, once again, features an informative foreword by our CEO, Peter.
Don’t miss out.👀
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🌟 Today (June 3), our RISING STAR ACADEMY FOR HOSPITALITY STAFF visited Rational UK – the home of the world’s most popular combination oven manufacturer. 🔥👨🍳
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It’s been a fantastic, hands-on day so far full of innovation and inspiration. We compared croissants coming out of two different ovens and a delicious lemon posset prepared in a Rational iVario – showcasing just how versatile and cutting-edge this equipment really is. 🍋✨
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A HUGE THANK YOU to the Rational UK team for hosting such an engaging and insightful experience! 🙌
#RisingStarAcademy #HospitalityTraining #RationalUK #KitchenInnovation #FutureChefs #HospitalityCareers
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Today’s #GCAConf2026 #AssociateOfTheWeek spotlight shines on @DynavicsLtd. Specialists in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynavics provide expert guidance & hands-on support – from selecting & implementing the right solution, to optimising performance & ongoing support.
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🍅British Tomato Fortnight! 🍅
Running June 1–14, it’s a fab campaign by the British Tomato Growers’ Association celebrating flavour, freshness & sustainability. GARDENERS - get the best results from your homegrown tomatoes with our simple growing guide: gca.org.uk/tips-for-growing-…
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