Hi Planter you will enjoy SFE Birmingham be sure to take camera and spare film/batteries you will get good ideas and a lot of contacts good books can be found on Society of Floristry and Liz & Claire Cowling are usually there as well as florist trade, teleflora, floragram, interflora you should be able to get small brochures from all but I know you can buy a teleflora design book which is good for ideas of designs also wonderful ideas and designs when the competition room opens usually around 2pm on the Sunday. Hope everything goes well for you I will watch with interest and fingers crossed you can sign up soon. Have a good day at Birmingham hope it gives you inspiration.
Rach