Allotment Forum meeting on Tuesday 20th March 2012

A meeting of the Borough Allotment  Forum was held on 20th March.  The draft minutes of the meeting are at Forum Meeting Minutes 20.3.2012     The next Allotment  Forum meeting will be on Tuesday  16 th October 2012.  As ours is a large site, we can have two representatives on the Forum. Perhaps even three.

AAG meeting on 9th February 2012

The notes of the AAG meeting held on 9th February are at Notes of 16th meeting of AAG 9.2.2012  (draft)

Last AAG meeting – Thursday 14th July – including meeting minutes

The last meeting of AAG was on Thursday 14th July. 

The minutes of the meeting are at  

Notes_of _AAG_meeting_14.7.2011 

Minutes of the previous meeting are at  Notes of the 13th committee meeting of AAG 1.6.2011 1

Talk on the Community Payback Scheme – on Saturday 16th July

Several months ago there was some interest in the possibility of getting  work done on the site by offenders working through the Community Payback Scheme (CPS).  Some plot holders have reservations, and so it was decided at the AAG AGM that someone from the CPS would come and give an informal talk. 

Tony Pool and Kate Botha, from the Redhill office of the CPS gave an informal talk and answered our questions about the scheme and how it works. Notes of the meeting can be seen at Talk on the Community Payback Scheme 16th July 2011

Having obtained detailed information about how the CPS works, and how it might be used on our allotment site, we are interested to know what plot holders think. 

If you are in favour of us giving the scheme a trial, please let us know. Equally let us know if you are opposed to it being used on the site, even for a trial period.  We will have a special daytime AAG meeting at Diggers Den on a weekend date in the autumn  (date to be arranged), where the matter will be up for public discussion and a decision may be made.

Please let us know your views, to   plotholder@alexallotment.co.uk

Minutes of the Epsom & Ewell Allotment Forum meeting on 20th June

The Epsom & Ewell Allotment Forum is an informal body (not an official Council committee) that consists of representatives from all the allotment sites in the borough. They meet several times each year, with the Chairmanship rotating between the various allotment sites.

The Forum attempts to liaise with the Council on allotment matters, and respresent the interests of the various allotment sites.  It endeavours to raise the profile of allotments in the borough, and help to ensure that the various allotment committees work in co-operation with the Council.

The last Allotment Forum meeting was on Monday 20th June, and the minutes of that meeting are at  Forum_Meeting_Minutes_20.6.2011

AAG meeting – held on 1st June – meeting notes

The most recent meeting of AAG was on 1st June.

The agenda is at  AAG Agenda 1.6.2011

Meeting notes  Notes of the 13th committee meeting of AAG 1.6.2011 1

The accounts for the year ending 31st March can be seen at Accounts 31 March 2011

 

Changes to waste bays:

There are soon to be slight changes to the three communal compost/waste areas on the allotment site.  After much discussion, it has been agreed they will have two bays, for compostable green waste (soft weeds) and non-compostable plant waste.  They will be clearly labelled, for ease of use.  A small work party will be arranged shortly to put up the bays and signs at the top (Bridle  Road) waste site.

 

We ask the co-operation of all plot holders in not dumping any rubbish on any of the bays (plastic, glass, metal, carpet,  planks of wooe etc).  Please could you take this home with you, for disposal in your home rubbish or recycling collection.

 

We will see how the new two-bay system works, over the coming weeks, and whether changes or modifications are needed.