Many thanks to everyone who contributed to making the October Celebration afternoon such a success. Our stalls did really well, We had a wonderful selection of delicious cakes and scones to go with our tea and the friendly atmosphere was marked by plenty of lively allotment chat.
Our thanks to Bill Peebles, Dean of the Incorporation of Gardeners, who presented the New Plotholders Awards this year. Sarah Henry, who organised the judging for the awards, told the audience that visiting the plots had been inspirational.
John Moody from South Western Allotments received First Prize for the wonderful plot featured in our blog on August 8th. Christine Kuhn received a commendation for taming a very difficult plot on the Hamiltonhill Allotments Site.
If you missed the event there’s still a chance to get your garlic heads and winter onions ready for planting this autumn. Jan MacDonald writes:
The GAF’ AGM
A reminder that our AGM is coming up soon. We hope you’ll come along and join in making decisions about our activities for next year.
OPEN TO ALL PLOT-HOLDERS
Glasgow Allotments Forum Annual General Meeting
Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street,G3 6RE
7pm Thursday November 1st 2018
Agenda
1 Apologies for Absence
2 Introductions – Councillors and LES officers.
3 Approval of the minutes of the 2017 AGM
4 Reports:
Review of the year 2017/2018 Jenny Reeves
Treasurer’s report. Iain Sutherland
LES Allotment report
Councillors Report
5 Elections:
Chair
Vice chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Minute secretary
Committee members (including people with responsibility for
Communications & Publicity; Strategic Planning; Events; Talks and
Workshops.
6 Decisions:
- Lotte Glob Trophy – Judy Wilkinson
- Adoption of Manifesto proposal – Jenny Reeves
- Calendar of Talks and Events for 2019 – Jenny Reeves
- Proposed Site Visits Delia Henry, Eddie Simpson, Iain Sutherland, Chris Kuhn
7 Round –up of allotment activities in 2017-2018
- New plot-holders awards – Sarah Henry
- New Allotment Site Development Awards – Eddie Simpson, Margaret Scott, Celia Bonner
- War and Peas Project – Hannah Connelly
- AOB
- Date of next AGM– November 7th 2019
- Networking and Refreshments
Secretary 2018 – Judy Wilkinson Contact e-mail – Judy@atlas.co.uk