Little Stoke Garden Society AGM, 14 February 2011
Annual Report
I would like to thank all of the committee members for their hard work this year, which again was a busy year.
Garden Society
The membership currently stands at 207.
Thanks to Dave Badminton for keeping the membership and allotment list updated and also to David Hutton for working with Dave distributing all of the mailings.
May Open Morning
The Committee
organised a very successful Open Morning held on Sunday 30 May 2010. The Open
Morning was a big success, with lots of positive feedback. Thanks to all of the
committee members who helped made the day successful and of course members who
came along to support the morning.
We are holding another Open Morning again this year on Sunday 29 May 2010, 10.00 am-12:00 noon.
All of the allotments are taken, with a smaller waiting list of 18.
Members of the committee have spent large amount of time this year re-letting allotments and keeping the allotment site, car park and tool shed tidy. Sue Wilkins has taken over the allotment waiting list, with Joe reallocates vacant plots.
Thankfully there have not been so many repairs this year. But the recent snow and cold weather has resulted in burst pipes in the toilet at the allotment site.
Also thank you to Morgan Baynham for help with keeping the allotment main paths cut at the allotments on a regular basis, his help has been appreciated.
Proposal
from tenants of allotments regarding being able to light bonfires during the
month of November.
Rejected
Newsletters
Our Secretary, Jan has produced regular newsletters throughout the year – thanks to Jan.
Website
The site continues to attract visitors, with regular updates posted and the AGM minutes on the website. Thanks to Dave Badminton for keeping the website up-to-date.
Monday Evening talks
5 speakers were arranged for 2010/11 evening sessions. This year has seen a drop in numbers attending the talks, which has been disappointing as there have been some interesting sessions, all gardening related. Thanks to Sue Wilkins for booking the speakers.
Annual Show
The show was a success this year, the number of entries was down compared to the previous year when there had been an increase.
Discussion regarding the date of the Show. Should it be moved to an earlier date? Rejected
Dobies Order
Another successful this year, with 37 orders slightly down of the number of orders received as last year. The orders totaled £1152.00. Thanks to Jim and Sue for processing all of the orders.
Shop
During 2010The shop continued to attract members, with a slight increase in trade following the Open Morning. When the he shop re-opens the opening hours will still be Sunday 10:00-12:00.
New shop Building
As you are aware the existing allotment shop is in the process has been demolished, with the new building hopefully completed before March 2011.
This not been an easy task and would like to thank all the committee members that gave a lot of their own time and effort into making this project a reality.
In total we have secure two grants to support the building of the new shop, one from the Grassroots Quartet for £5000 and one from Southern Brooks for £1500. Thanks to Jan Szczelkun, Secretary for securing these grants.
Membership
Due to increased costs this year it is proposed to increase the membership. This will be the first time in the history of the Society that there has been a change to the membership fee.
Proposal to increase membership to £3.00. Agreed
Linda Eason,
Chair
Jan Szczelkun, Secretary
Updated
20/02/2011