SUTTON LANE ALLOTMENT SOCIETY
Hon. Chair: John Ingham
Hon. Treasurer: Terry Edwards -
Hon. Secretary: Steve Gillian -
APRIL–Management CommitteeUpdate
Headlines from the April 10th Management Committee meeting are as follows;
1DAY TRIPS;2 Possible trips under consideration by our Social Secretaries, Liz Lowe and Di Davis, the first a visit to RHS Tatton Park and the second, a trip to RHA Malvern Spring or Autumn Shows. Any member’s suggestions for destinations/events most welcome. Please check your emails for SLAS contact.
2LOCAL VISITS; Wyevale Nurseries and Love Plants both offer evening talks on specialist horticultural topics. The Society is investigating opportunities for either joining forces with other local Societies or having stand alone SLAS events. Watch this space
3CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS;
3.1Bonfires, please note that bonfires will be permitted on members plots as from the AGM. The rules governing bonfires will include;
Only after 18.00 hrs between 1st October until 30th April, only when winds are light, any fire to be located at the centre of your plot, means of extinguishing the fire to be present at all times and finally the fire to be attended by the member at all times.
3.2Food Hub; Nicola Craddock (plot 4B) is progressing with the introduction of Food Hub donations. Detail’s to be released shortly. Any members wishing to assist Nicola please use the following contacts; or by phone on; 01743 369039
APRIL – Management CommitteeUpdate cont./
4ACCESS PLOTS;
The committee has decided to trial ‘ACCESS PLOTS’ for members who are experiencing difficulty in bending to cultivate their plots. The raised bed planting areas provided by the Society will be constructed on the ¼ plot, 28A1 and be leased out to members on a first come first served basis for a nominal rent (yet to be determined) for an agreed time scale. The spaces between the raised beds will be levelled but not hard paved yet. If the trial is a success then it will be continued in subsequent years incorporating any fed back improvements suggested by members.
It is hoped that this initiative will not only assist access for our members but enable the Society to broaden its appeal to all members of the community who may be reluctant to cultivate a ground level plot due to a physical impairment. Your thoughts on this initiative would be most welcome.
5WATER SUPPLY ACTIVATED; the water stand pipes are now switched on.
6PLOT ALLOCATIONS; all plots are now allocated to new members and the waiting list currently stands at 4no. applicants.
7PLOT INSPECTION; please note that the committee will be holding its first general plot inspection of the new year during May.
HAPPY GARDENING!!
SLAS/2017.04