tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73082561893643139232024-03-20T08:11:12.238-07:00LBS Allotment Site Rep HubA hub of information for the London Borough of Sutton Allotment Site Reps and their plot holders.cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-38423700680246334502024-03-14T23:00:00.000-07:002024-03-20T00:00:49.083-07:00March 2024 Waiting List & Vacant Plot Update <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov0MJB6GlYicigsdlIJc2TfXRkth1Q95nEB4g4n8UnvmMjh4oLH4myYwue0et5-zoeKFYr8-bDqDxXIOIcTZdIzObFoPoCoQjTG8hc-eTYaw30JCLCKs57Mc1uqYAk9VOwnwOo6BXqiMQWWp20criQmqcD-RKY4k4gY9HOBGv-2BBkLNjhoqIS7oPTqM/s4750/2024-03-18%20Waiting%20&%20Vacant%20List.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="4750" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov0MJB6GlYicigsdlIJc2TfXRkth1Q95nEB4g4n8UnvmMjh4oLH4myYwue0et5-zoeKFYr8-bDqDxXIOIcTZdIzObFoPoCoQjTG8hc-eTYaw30JCLCKs57Mc1uqYAk9VOwnwOo6BXqiMQWWp20criQmqcD-RKY4k4gY9HOBGv-2BBkLNjhoqIS7oPTqM/w640-h550/2024-03-18%20Waiting%20&%20Vacant%20List.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is a snapshot in time based on information provided by idverde as of the second week in March 2024, and was out of date moments after the information was provided. This year a record amount of people gave up their allotments. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Site reps & committees on Belmont, Cheam Court, Green Wrythe Lane, Roundshaw, Stanley Road, Westmead Road, & Wrights Row Allotments have plans to show all the vacant plots to people on the waiting lists that have been contacted and have shown an interest in the next couple of weeks. So hopefully by the next gardening Group meeting these allotments will be fully tenanted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jane is also contacting people on the waiting list for all the other allotment sites and is still finding that many people that jumped on the waiting list during the pandemic are no longer interested in having a plot, because the pandemic is over and they don't have the time or need somewhere they were allowed to visit during the pandemic anymore. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On some sites where the site rep is ill or there isn't a site rep Jane is meeting prospective tenants and showing them the plots. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jane is chasing the Council for a date for the next Gardening Group meeting and for the promised information that has not been forthcoming from the London Borough of Sutton.</span></p>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-88400158994525554282023-05-26T08:00:00.000-07:002024-03-20T03:22:49.577-07:00Allotment Site Rep Meeting 26 May 2023 <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Venue - Salvation Army Sutton </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Council officers and Idverde attendees</b>: </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Dalzell, Head of Parks & Open Spaces, LBS <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Adam Brind , Contract Officer Park, LBS <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sarah Fowler, Contract Officer Park, LBS <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Ian Wolstencroft, Contract Officer Park, LBS <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Jane Hardy, Service Administrator ‑ Allotments </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Idverde <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Phil Quirke Contract Supervisor </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Idverde <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Richard Kelly, Commercial Manager, Idverde </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Agenda </b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Idverde Feedback <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. Maintenance Issues <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Waiting List & Vacant Plots <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. Site Inspections <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. Idverde Feedback <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. Any Other business (AOB) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>1. Idverde Feedback </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All invoices done. Postal Strike caused problems with some people receiving them
Inspections now being done, Most Sites Fully occupied, remainder vacant plots to be filled
shortly. Please let Jane know if you want inspections doing </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Westmead still has some vacant plots JH looking at each site and will advise shortly </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Roundshaw hasn't had anyone viewing the two vacant plots </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>2. Maintenance Issues </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Mill Green</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Neighbouring property at 1 Parchment Close has a retaining wall that is “failing”.
This needs to be reported to the developers “Redrow” by the homeowner. The new estate is
approx 600mm higher than allotment.
Oxyacetylene gas tank needs clearing - Idverde to remove
A skip was discussed for this, Idverde will try and arrange but not guaranteed
LBS cannot fund clearance unless money made available to bring new plots into use
Branches need clearing near drop off/ pick up area
Requested any wood chip from shredding for use on the site </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Beddington Allotment</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wall Damaged - The removed bricks are piled up on a nearby plot.
Parks can arrange further removal of any loose bricks. Funding would be needed to repair
the wall
The site has had a recent clearance </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Demesne Road </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Grass mowing has been excellent. 2 Plots being left for some reason, can
they be added to the mowing to prevent them becoming overgrown. Adamto speak to
Thames Water about Plot 10 and find out what the issue is.
Plot 10 also to be cut by Idverde. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Plot 104A has a lot of rubbish on it </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">LBS can do very little if people refuse to remove it. Court order expensive <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">LBS can write to the allotment association for advice. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Deposit system suggested, so that Council holds money if the plot was left in poor condition.
However this is difficult to administer and it is often years later that tenants move on. They
may not be able to find their receipt etc. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Water pressure poor on site <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Action - Contact SES Water </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Westmead</b> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some plot holders bringing inappropriate items on the site inc wash hand basins and WC’s
Site rep to speak to plot holder, if they ignore site rep, let Idverde know who will the write to
the potholder informing them to remove the items.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Perrets Field </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Near plot 7 Footpath overgrownPlot holders have cut back large branches which need
clearing
Action - LBS to speak to Tree Team to arrange for contractor to remove
Roundshaw
Tap Issue - No water Plot 13 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Action - arrange a repair </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Belmont Allotment </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Repairs took a long time to be completed at this site problem with suitable contractors </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>3. Waiting List & Vacant Plots </b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some sites for eg GGL Benhill have over 70 on waiting list <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Some sites none <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Stanley Road - holding open weekend <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Currently people can choose up to 3 sites to be on waiting list <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Most sites are full. </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">AW could add current list of number waiting at each site to the Hub</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Suggested to be able to choose 2 sites rather than 3. This was agreed at the meeting </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">MD advised LBS trying to create more plots, looking at possible funding to enable LBS to do
this</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Site Inspections </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">JH doing some at some sites , Site Reps doing inspections at some sites </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Site reps can Take a photo and send it to JH and then another picture 28 days after non cult </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">JH - Idverde trying to work with problematic tenants rather than them leaving behind an
unworkable plot which is difficult to then let. Remember site reps can use the buddy system
to help get a more independent view. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Invoices </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Works really well all sent by post. No major issues. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Any Other business (AOB) </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Benhil</b>l - large shed being built, ie larger than 6 x 8 foot shed size, so in breach of regulation
guidelines. JH can write to tenant to dismantle </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">MD - The council has environmental enforcement who can get involved if same plot holders
are constantly having bonfires and outside of the months allowed. Barbecues where more
than 10 people are attending would be calseed an event.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Mill Green</b> - Polytunnels not covered in guidelines </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Roundshaw</b> - Getting large amounts of polytunnels on the site </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Perrets Field</b> - Path between two sections of the allotment bottom of fence, there is a large sycamore which
needs tree officers to check <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Plot 34 add gate. <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Bid for Local Funding/ Neighbourhood Fund </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bute Road</b> - Problem with trees growing on alleyway <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Idverde edging up boundary at end of season <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Action - Please let LBS know of any tree issues and problems so they can be checked </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Westmead</b> - More cars coming on site, parking on grass area <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Possible options notices saying no parking, fencing off an area to prevent parking <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Central Road
Plot holders have been digging trenches to get soil. <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Composters are on site so no need to do
this. Add info to notice board </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Roundshaw</b> - Notice board perspex gone cloudy <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Replacement perspex could be funded by local funding (public realm), link added to end of
minutes. SF advised that recent quotes for this type of work show cost to replace is about
£600. </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Mill Green</b> - Problem with combination lock in certain weathers</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Belmont</b> - Damaged double gates. These are not main gates and not really used <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Gates swing out into Cotswold Road <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Inspect and repair or permanently close off </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Rent Increase </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The rent increase is as follows:
Charge for plot the cost goes up from 36p to 40p per sq metre
Concessions - cost goes up from 28 p to 32p per sq metre </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Water increases from 11p to 13p per m </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That means a 5 Rod Plot (125 sq m) would cost £66.25 full price, £56.25 concession </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Allotment Revenue Monies </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Plot holders asked where the income from allotments goes and general feeling they should
get more for what they pay.
The income is not ring-fenced to allotments. However the service provides grass and hedge
cutting, repairs including replacing padlocks, fence/ gate repairs, plumbing repairs for water
leaks taps, ball valve replacement, turning the supply on and off in spring and autumn and
ensuring supply damaged by frost are checked and fixed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The money also covers officer time for both Idverde & LBS. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We cannot provide a full breakdown on every specific costing, but can provide some further
info once this has been accumulated. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some useful links for grant funding </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Local funding </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Google Form here <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">LBS web Page here <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Neighbourhood Fund Form here <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Neighbourhood Fund web page here</span></span></div>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-10621428865768727012022-11-18T22:00:00.013-08:002022-11-23T02:01:50.916-08:00Sutton Allotment Group Meeting <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx3eIe0QsKeuplRLBkLOSAwntsZSAxaWPnMw3PaV4XXAygMVxquO-C2PqxKs_-qf1RdMoc3-HTxYvb30PmdgsdNYQ3Xc0IHLzWmdDYbZ1e0tISaAoObzlwtF_h7AA2HEikV8SV9VqfnDfaLoO5a_aHWPVscdUZlCTXTyp3mouAs5Oii__b5fSY8hyA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="520" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx3eIe0QsKeuplRLBkLOSAwntsZSAxaWPnMw3PaV4XXAygMVxquO-C2PqxKs_-qf1RdMoc3-HTxYvb30PmdgsdNYQ3Xc0IHLzWmdDYbZ1e0tISaAoObzlwtF_h7AA2HEikV8SV9VqfnDfaLoO5a_aHWPVscdUZlCTXTyp3mouAs5Oii__b5fSY8hyA=w343-h199" width="343" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The council officers from the London Borough of Sutton, Idverde who manage parks cemeteries</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> and allotments for the borough and the site reps from the allotment sites have not had a formal meeting since 2019 due to covid, so it was nice to finally get together again around a table yesterday.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The number of site reps attending the meeting was smaller than in previous years, this could be because there were less items to bring up and moan about as Jane Hardy since taking over the role of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Allotment Services </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Administrator for idverde has been so, professional, accessible & helpful and basically 150% better than her predecessor.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since Jane took on the role there have been very little complaints about the service that idverde has been providing, in fact, we all ended up giving her a round of applause after one site rep thanked her for all her help resolving problems on her particular site, and we all wanted to show our appreciation for the level of service she has provided. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jane advised us that 2,246 Invoices were sent out by post on the 6th October and after 30 days there were still 469 people who have not paid for their plots. These individuals have been sent reminders and if they don't pay by the end of November, they will be receiving confirmation of the termination of their lease with LBS. Jane is aiming to draw a line under the invoicing by January 2023 and will provide site reps with a final list of vacant plots and start sending out requests to visit to those on the waiting lists. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Site reps have been provided with a list of plots following the meeting where the current plot holders have not paid, so that if they see or know the individual, they can remind them or see if there is a problem. How proactive each site rep is on this matter is up to the individual site rep. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, there are always individuals who just decide they will not renew and don't bother to inform anyone and thus a plot can remain empty gathering weeds until the reminder, termination notice have been served and three months have taken place since the invoices were sent out. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As at the 18th November there are 1308 people on the waiting list and in January 2023 those at the top of the waiting list will be invited to arrange a meeting with the site representative from their selected allotment to view what plots have become available.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The 1308 figure is a snapshot in time, as there are a number of applications for allotments that have not yet been processed and are not on the database as Jane has been busy sorting out Winter maintenance and the invoicing process.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The figure for Unlettable Plots one the spreadsheet jane sent following the meeting was 154 which is inflated because Stanley Park has a huge amount of plot that are allocated for growing lavender and the quoted figure of 67 plots is more realistically 3 or 4 making the figure for Unlettable plots more in the region of 91 - 92. In financial terms that's a loss of income to the London Borough of Sutton could be anything from £8,000 - £10,692 depending on the size and mix of the Unlettable plots. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Maintenance issues such as Fencing, Security, Padlocks, Grass Cutting, Hedge Maintenace, Water Supply and Plot Clearance were in the agenda and discussed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Trees although not on the agenda, come up again. Trees on allotment sites is a matter that needs greater discussion and sorting out at a future meeting, and it was proposed that more and better guidance needs to be incorporated into the Allotment Guidebook, but again this was not discussed at length and no decisions were voted upon or decisions be made due to lack of time to discuss. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The pat answer from Mark Dalzell of asking <span style="color: #800180;">"the council to come and look at the trees"</span> was given, and it was pointed out to him that even when the trees were diseased, that nothing would be done until they became a health and safety problem as the usual answer that <span style="color: #800180;"><i>"Sutton does not cut down healthy trees and they don't have the money/ budget to deal with the problem"</i></span> would be given following that visit. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This raised a request re more open book accounting should be in place as Allotment owners are stakeholders of the service and our rents are taken into the Authority as revenue monies, but no funding to deal with specific allotment items are budgeted for or funding sourced from our allotment specific revenue, and the blanket excuse of "<i><span style="color: #800180;">we don't have money to deal with that" </span></i>is given and just expected to be accepted!, and quite frankly that's getting old and someone needs to fight for the budget to be found from revenue from the rents we pay. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As always LBS had not booked the room for long enough to allow for all subjects to be discussed and dealt with and there were a number of items that had been requested to be added to the agenda that were not discussed. I'm aware that LBS intended to discuss the significant increase in rents next year, and the requirements for organising nature & gardening clubs on allotments has been requested from Jane from a number of allotments and she wanted that and other items to be added under any other business, that there was not time for.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Everything was then rushed and there was not really time to go around the table for any other business and there was not a formal vote as to if the next meeting should be in six months or 12 in months' time, although one or two of the more vocal site reps expressed their opinion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Personally, I believe that a meeting should be held early next year, to deal with the information re the proposed increase in the rents, unused plot/ and tree clearances, and the creation of a budget from our revenue to deal with allotment specific problems and other items that did not get the time to be discussed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Site Reps</b>, in light of the increase in rents next year and other items that you may have requested be added to the agenda and were not discussed please, let Jane know your views on when the next meeting should be on the agenda, as she will be taking up the no formal vote or decision on the date for the next meeting with Mark Dalzell shortly. </span></div>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-70129608666980007772022-08-25T07:12:00.005-07:002022-08-25T08:52:57.873-07:00Allotment Costs for year 2022-2023 <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b0c0c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: bolder;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b0c0c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: bolder;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8bwnb7YYCTBc2q9lBWstpsmG4SO4FSu2RR8IbjtbBhuut2B1pBlKHYytGGhPT8deMGxIuJ1xFfn6PUpvonrpNWef3V8InIKOBVCTRA4sollSacMp59WzSzPlpntP7hjmN7n2FK17LFWdf2af5o5r4yi1GbIH6EzZ9mkArOctHtNQoA8JBP4joKvV/s2500/2022-08-25%20Allotment%20Rents.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8bwnb7YYCTBc2q9lBWstpsmG4SO4FSu2RR8IbjtbBhuut2B1pBlKHYytGGhPT8deMGxIuJ1xFfn6PUpvonrpNWef3V8InIKOBVCTRA4sollSacMp59WzSzPlpntP7hjmN7n2FK17LFWdf2af5o5r4yi1GbIH6EzZ9mkArOctHtNQoA8JBP4joKvV/w640-h248/2022-08-25%20Allotment%20Rents.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b0c0c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: bolder;"><br />Costs for growing starting October 2022/2023</span><p></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The costs per m<span class="superscript_text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</span> for this year are:</span></p><ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Standard charge 36p/m2</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Concessions 28p/m2</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Water charge 11p/m2</span></li></ul><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The cost of a standard rate 125m2 plot is £58.75.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A concessionary rate 125m2 plot is £48.75</span></p><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Standard charge has increase 2p/m2 from last growing year </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Concession charge has increased 1p/m2 from last growing year</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Water charge has increased by 2p/m2 from last growing year</span></li></ul></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">idverde have informed me that all Invoices will all be sent out via Royal Mail this year in Early September 2022 and that payment is due from the first October 2022 or as soon as you have received your invoice. </span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warnings and Guidance </span></b></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0c0c; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1) idverde have once again changed their bank details and the new details will be provided on the invoice, so please do not pay to last years bank details. </span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">2) When you pay please use the invoice number/ reference as the transaction reference. It's no good using a reference "</span><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Payment for plot 12</i></span><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">", otherwise Jane has to look at all the allotment sites for plot 12 and try to match the payee to the person renting the plot, which is not always possible!</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">It's also no good using a reference for the </span><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">transaction</span><span><span style="color: #0b0c0c;"> as "</span><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Mums plot</i></span><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">" or "</span><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Dads plot</i></span><span style="color: #0b0c0c;">" as you may not have the same surname name as the person renting the plot, and again it would take time to try and tie up the payment with the actual plot. </span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b0c0c; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>3) If you don't </span><span>receive</span><span> an invoice by the 1st October this year phone Jane Hardy at idverde on <b>020 3876 8806</b> option <b>5</b> and let her know. If it has got lost in the post, she can send another or email you a copy. </span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0b0c0c;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4) Reminders will be sent out in November for those that have not paid </span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0b0c0c;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5) Termination notices will be sent out to plot holders who have not paid by December. </span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.31579; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="proxima-nova, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0b0c0c;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6) Vacant plots will be offered to those on the waiting list from January 2023 </span></span></div>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-68727362231923779682022-02-16T01:42:00.004-08:002022-02-16T01:42:32.668-08:00Allotment Gardeners Guidelines Version 8 October 2021<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivkH0rGB25KmySacYb-eAA3fkb05NTbH24qjQe6GCB-4rUG2vg7arTiYbQRJm9W0KCtkh2hd_AgHHqcHvWrMXtQWXzZQJyIvrXrFLpr9sRhE7YQ5xTdsAaL772GEs48CRHuacUCD6XPKzLdQv6fGaFi9kvqVkrFkIW16cAQDQKkb51am8Lgz2K0ZMx=s564" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivkH0rGB25KmySacYb-eAA3fkb05NTbH24qjQe6GCB-4rUG2vg7arTiYbQRJm9W0KCtkh2hd_AgHHqcHvWrMXtQWXzZQJyIvrXrFLpr9sRhE7YQ5xTdsAaL772GEs48CRHuacUCD6XPKzLdQv6fGaFi9kvqVkrFkIW16cAQDQKkb51am8Lgz2K0ZMx=s320" width="227" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sutton Council updated the Allotment Guidelines in October 2021 with no input or consultation from any of the site reps or as a result of the Annual Meeting that we have not had for two years despite requesting a virtual Zoom or Teams meeting. </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It now appears that the updated guide has been removed from the council web site as in a rebuild they are not allowed to upload Adobe pdf files. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sounds like a poor excuse to me, so the link to the new version has been added on this web site. </span></span></p>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-33564484180766209362020-10-20T05:28:00.002-07:002020-10-20T06:16:51.175-07:00Welcome Jane <p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that Ramona is on maternity leave Jane Hardy is taking over looking after Allotments for Sutton & Merton.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jane has been dropped in the deep end after the computer company that built the new database screwed up the invoicing system so please, cut Jane a bit of slack. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Jane works 9am to 4pm Monday to Wednesday only, so if you send in an email please allow for the missing days when waiting for a reply. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Best email to use for Jane is still <a href="mailto:slwpallotments@idverde.co.uk">slwpallotments@idverde.co.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #646363; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Jane Hardy | </span></b><span style="color: #50a684; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Services Administrator</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
</span><b><span style="color: #646363; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Regional Office: </span></b><span style="color: #646363; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cheam Park Depot Tudor Close SM3 8QS</span><span style="color: #646363; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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</tbody></table>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-84725316628951578602020-09-28T01:00:00.002-07:002020-09-28T03:29:45.700-07:00Giant Cock-up on the Invoicing Front <p><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Most of us received our invoices for the year Oct 2020 - end Sept 2021 over the weekend and those of us over 60 saw that we had been charged the Basic rate and not over 60's rate. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition the invoices do not have the allotment site name, the plot number, the area of the plot, the basic rates and concessionary over 60 rates, the water rates per square meter printed on them! </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The rates have changed the Council web site hasn't the new rates are Basic 33p per sq. m and Concessions rate for 60Plus 26p per metre and water is the same a 7p per square metre. So an increase of 1p per square meter. </span></span></p><div data-block="true" data-editor="fkent" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Invoices are to be modified so the Plot name, Plot Number, Size in Square metres, and the rates are shown as they used to be on the old system, and the invoices re issued to those on the concessionary rates. </span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It sounds like their call centre is taking a bashing today. </span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>UPDATE</b></span><span style="color: #050505;"> Email from Richard Kelly idverde </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Dear all</i></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>We are aware that there have been issues with the invoices sent out last week. Our apologies for any inconveniences this has caused you – we are aware that some site reps have been inundated with calls and queries! </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>We will be sending out via email a corrected invoice to all concessionary holders today; those who do not have email will be resent their invoice by post.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>The plot number and size information was also missing from the invoice which we know will impact on multiple plot holders who maybe considering vacating one or more of these plots. If you are aware of any such tenant please ask them to get in touch and we can send out a detailed invoice.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Once again apologies for the impact this has had on you. We should have alerted you to the changes in prices and our switch to a new system earlier than this. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Yours apologetically </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #800180;"><i>Richard </i></span></p></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ecdgs-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div></div>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-32512256257050823642020-03-31T08:00:00.000-07:002020-04-20T04:45:19.151-07:00NAS Covid 19 Emergency Measures<div class="post-16297 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-16297" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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March 31st, 2020</h1>
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CORONAVIRUS: What the NAS is doing to help members</h2>
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The National Allotment Society is working to provide clarity for our members on what the virus outbreak and ensuing impacts will mean for Allotment Holders. As more information become available, we will be updating our advice to our members, please read the Q & As below on how the outbreak is affecting Allotment Sites and their use.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NAS Q & A On Allotments and Social Distancing</strong></div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Protect yourself and your family</strong></div>
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We are all living through a crisis, the likes of which the country has not experienced since war time. The community spirit that exists on allotment sites is now vitally important. Please remember to look out for one another during these very difficult times and take all the steps you can to reduce the risk of contagion from the Covid- 19 virus when you visit the plot.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Covid -19</strong> - The virus that causes COVID 19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. The droplets are too heavy to hang in the air and they quickly fall and contaminate floors and surfaces.</div>
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Smaller airborne particles can remain in the air for some time. You can be infected by breathing in the virus if you are within close proximity of a person who has Convid-19- hence the 2m social distancing requirement, or by touching a contaminated surface and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth before washing your hands.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can I still work my allotment during the Covid19 lockdown?</strong></div>
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Yes, allotments are a great way of both getting exercise and obtaining food during this crisis.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can I visit the allotment with my family?</strong></div>
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Yes, government guidelines state that you can exercise with members of your household</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why then is the NAS suggesting that we consider going alone to the plot?</strong></div>
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This is just a suggestion and plot-holders can decide for themselves but we are looking at the bigger picture and concerned about the risk of sites being shut – as they have been in Ireland and France. If some plot-holders are happy to visit alone or stay away for a few weeks that reduces this risk.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How long can I stay at the plot?</strong></div>
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Government Ministers have suggested that an hour’s walk is reasonable and asked us all to limit time spent outside the home. The Society believes that if you are using your plot for daily exercise it would be reasonable to spend an hour or two doing the jobs that need doing for that day and then to return home.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How can I ensure my family’s and everyone else’s safety at the plot?</strong></div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not attend the plot</strong> if you have coronavirus symptoms or a family member is self-isolating</div>
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Take a flask of hot water, soap and paper towels to the plot with you (cold water will work too).</div>
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Use hand sanitiser (should be 60% alcohol content) before entering the site and opening any gate locks</div>
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Wash hands for at least 20 seconds after closing the lock, dry with a paper towel</div>
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The most effective part of hand washing is the drying using preferably paper towel to remove the layer of dead skin scales - on which virus and bacteria sit. Paper towel to compost heap.</div>
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DO NOT touch your face after using anything that has been touched by other people- use an elbow to work the push taps.</div>
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Wash your hands again for 20 seconds, dry with a paper towel before opening and closing the lock to leave the site</div>
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Use hand sanitiser after closing the lock</div>
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Wash hands when you get home</div>
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DO NOT gather together for a chat even if you are 2 metres apart</div>
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Observe “Social Distancing” with each other 2-3 metres</div>
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If you take your children to the plot, ensure that they stay within its confines and do not run around on communal paths and spaces.</div>
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Do not share tools</div>
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Do not wash your hands in water troughs</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can I drive to my allotment?</strong></div>
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We do not have an overall answer to this question. Police forces are clamping down on non-essential travel, some have said that a short drive to the plot is permitted if there is no other choice, others are still enforcing the prohibition on driving to exercise. Check with your local force. Walk to the plot if at all possible and do not take public transport.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What about if I have hens or other livestock to care for at the plot?</strong></div>
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Animal welfare considerations mean that this would be seen as essential travel even if further movement restrictions are put in place.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What changes should Allotment Associations make to site management? </strong></div>
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Pin up information about social distancing and hygiene on a notice board or the gate, there is a QR code at the bottom of this page that links to our updating page.</div>
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Undertake risk assessments and take appropriate action to reduce hazards around any areas of the site that could cause contagion e.g. communal water troughs, taps, and gate locks. The NAS does have further detailed information on risk assessments and the duty of care for Self-Managed Associations please email <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #820053; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natsoc@nsalg.org.uk</a> if this is required.</div>
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All communal facilities including toilets should be closed</div>
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It is essential that no un-authorised people are allowed onto the plots for the duration of this emergency, if you do wish to bring someone to assist with work on the plot, please ensure that that this is notified either to Secretary or Site Manager. Careful consideration should be given to introducing anyone over 70, those with underlying illness or pregnant women.</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shops </strong>- those Associations who operate shops should close or put an on-line scheme in place. Where goods are ordered by email, payment is electronic and goods are placed out for collection. <a href="http://burnsideandvineryallotments.org/weeders-digest.php#store" style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #820053; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CLICK HERE</a> for an example</div>
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<strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bonfire</strong>s and BBQs - Could those Associations who allow bonfires all year round ask people to consider their neighbours and not burn anything during this covid19 emergency. Many sites are surrounded by houses where vulnerable people may be getting their only bit of fresh air through an open window. This consideration also applies to BBQs.</div>
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Plot inspections and allocations should be postponed until they can be done safely and within government guidelines</div>
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It is likely that a percentage of plot-holders will be unable to visit their plots, perhaps a buddy system could be put in place, untended plots could at least be covered.</div>
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Click on the link to read about <strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection" style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #820053; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">self isolating</a></strong></div>
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Click on the link to read about <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others#stopping-public-gatherings" style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #820053; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">social distancing</strong></a></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">5)
When will you formally verify the proposed changes re Bonfires on Allotments</span><span style="color: #500050;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #500050;">I have circulated the revised text and only had three
comments back, all asking about open fires and community events for bonfire
night. I think an additional line saying: "Open fires may be held on
site for 5 evenings before or after 5th November to celebrate Guy Fawkes
Night".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Policy P22</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">From 1st January 2020 open
bonfires are not allowed on the council’s allotment sites. However waste
material that cannot be disposed of by composting or other means may be burned
in an incinerator or clean oil drum during the period 1st October to 15th
March. Fires should not be lit more than 2 hours before dusk and are not
permitted on Bank Holidays during this period. Material that is damp or green
must not be burnt until it dries out fully. See the allotment Gardeners
Guidelines for more information on how to dispose of material without burning
and never burn materials such as plastics that may cause pollution.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">To allow for Guy Fawkes night
celebrations, open bonfires are permitted on allotment sites for 5 nights
before and five nights after 5th November each year. Green, damp and
plastic materials must not be burnt on open bonfires. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be fined if you light a fire and allow the smoke to drift across the road and
become a danger to traffic. If you cause a nuisance by frequently having
fires or allowing smoke to drift into neighbouring properties the Council can
issue an ‘abatement notice’ and you can be fined up to £5,000 if you do not
comply with the notice. In addition, failure to abide by this policy will
result in termination of the allotment agreement. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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guidance in Version 6 - 2018 of the Allotment Gardeners Guidelines.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-15911208925001532622019-09-24T23:49:00.001-07:002019-09-26T07:46:55.767-07:00Bonfire Ban - Lack of Consultation <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just before the annual gardening group meeting one
of the Site Reps became aware of the draft Parks and Open Spaces Strategy for
2019 – 2026 in which Policy P22 had been added which states </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“From 1<sup>st</sup> January 2020 fires of any kind
will no longer be allowed on the council allotment sites. Failure to abide by
this policy will result in termination of the allotment agreement of any plot
holder found having a fire on the site. This Policy supersedes the guidance in
version 6 -2018 of the Allotment gardeners Guide. “</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The assembled Site Reps brought this matter up
under any other business, as</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">1) There had been no discussion / consultation with
the site reps and the 2500 or more plot holders in the borough regarding the
possible change in policy.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">2) The on line consultation period had expired, it
has been reopened following our complaint however there are no specific
questions in relation to Fires on Allotments so we are still not being
consulted.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">3) The Policy states “fires of any kind” thus could
be taken as including those for brewing tea of coffee, and BBQ’s and as written
the policy is unclear.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The whole concept of the Gardening
Group Meeting is for the consultation and discussion of these matters and at a
previous meeting a few years ago it was agreed that bonfires would not be
allowed between the 1st April to the 30th September.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">This allows for the burning of wood,
weeds that cannot be composed and tomato and potato blighted foliage and the
production of wood ash that is a valuable source of fertiliser and alternative
for lime, It also allowed new plot holders taking over new plot to burn the
weeds and timber debris they inherited on a vacant plot between October and the
end of March.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">During this time of year it gets darker
earlier and there are not as many neighbours with their windows open. With
Bonfire night in November it allows for the drying of weeds and cleared
vegetation in October and the burning on the 5th November.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">With thirty six allotment sites with
over 2,500 plot holders we are a significant group within the borough and
should be consulted on this issue. There are many things that can be done to
reduce any complaints regarding bonfires and stove fires on allotment sites
causing nuisance, we have not had the opportunity to explore and discuss these.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">EcoLocal and the Friends of Honeywood Museum are delighted to bring back the <a href="https://ecolocal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c49879340fc56ec9f7b3b881d&id=9a4c22ef60&e=d7630eb388" target="_blank"><span style="color: midnightblue;">Frost Fair</span></a> this year on Saturday 1st December 1- 6pm. Held
by the beautiful setting of Carshalton Ponds it’s a traditional winter event
for all of the family. Browse 40 stalls to find local produce and craft gifts.
Enjoy hot mulled wine, hog roast and vegan food, while live music in the
Memorial Garden, choirs in Honeywood Walk and twinkling fairy lights create a
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Santa’s Grotto is inside Honeywood Museum along with Christmas Magic Shows and
Story Telling. Tickets can be purchased on the day at the ticket booth outside
the museum. And you can drop in to the Winter Wonderland Trail to discover who
has stolen Santa’s sack at the Ecology Centre 1 to 4pm. <a href="https://ecolocal.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c49879340fc56ec9f7b3b881d&id=955a57f242&e=d7630eb388" target="_blank"><span style="color: midnightblue;">See Ecolocal website for details</span></a>.<br />
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There's more fun in Carshalton High Street where the Christmas lights will be
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Download the application form <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzfry5x4s9oin3p/Sutton%20in%20Bloom%20-%20Entry%20Form.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Here</a> </span></div>
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cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-38727103001632669172018-04-24T00:14:00.000-07:002018-04-24T00:24:07.767-07:00Welcome Ramona <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Allotment Site Reps would like to welcome Ramona and look forward to working with her to reduce the massive backlog of people that have been waiting to be informed that there are plots available for them to view and potentially take over and work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">We are heading into the months when the site inspections are due to take place, so make sure your plots are up to standard as we don't want to overburden Ramona with sending out non cultivated warning letters. </span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Ramona Boboc</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #50a684; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Merton & Sutton
Allotment Administrator</span><br />
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #50a684; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Tel:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> 020 3876 8808</span><br />
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #50a684; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Email:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">Ramona.Boboc@idverde.co.uk</a></span></u><br />
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #50a684; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Depot:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> Cheam Park Depot, Tudor Close , Cheam, Surrey SM3
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-79686492272470241522018-04-11T00:32:00.001-07:002018-04-11T00:35:48.830-07:00Allotment Gardeners' Newsletter Spring 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-27693769474573122742018-03-26T02:25:00.001-07:002018-03-26T02:25:18.642-07:00idverde Contact Details <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial"; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The best method of contacting idverde re allotment issues is via email using the address <a href="mailto:SLWPallotments@idverde.co.uk">SLWPallotments@idverde.co.uk</a> this way you have an audit trail that you have contacted them and can quote the date and time your enquiry or request was made if and when you need to chase it up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There is a telephone number which is <b>0203 876 8806</b> you will then be given a number of options to save you time listening to the instructions it's <b>Press 7 for Sutton Allotments</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Currently idverde are advertising for a new allotment administrator on a 40 hour contract basis, which means 20 hours for Merton and Sutton a week rather than the current 2 hours a day based on an hours a days overtime by two members of staff.</span></div>
cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-73280966403023354792018-02-28T09:03:00.001-08:002018-02-28T09:03:17.422-08:00Potato Fest 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-80546355044187438382018-02-20T00:09:00.000-08:002018-04-24T00:18:57.079-07:00Sutton Allotments Group Meeting Feb 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Following on from the emergency Sutton Allotments Group meeting called in October 2017 between The London Borough of Sutton, Idverde and the Allotment Site Reps the annual meeting was held on the 19th February at the Salvation Army building in Sutton. </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These meetings give allotment site representatives a chance to raise
issues with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">i</i>dverd<span style="color: #4f6228; margin: 0px;">e</span> <span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">and Council Officers on behalf of their plot holders </span>and
look for joint solutions to any problems, and there have been many since the handover meeting to<i> i</i>dverde in February 2018.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Together, the group work to develop new ideas to
promote allotment gardening and im<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">prove</span> our
sites. We discuss local issues and the Site Reps are provided with occupancy details
for each site</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The meeting was well attended with numbers 3 - 4 times as many as the hand over meeting last February following the formation of the Allotment Site Rep Hub, and <i>i</i>dverde placing a notice on gates and notice boards asking for plot holders to take on the role of Site Rep on sites where there wasn't one in place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was regrettable that senior managerial levels (the decision makers) from both the London Borough of Sutton Mark Dalzell - Head of Neighbourhood Services and Richard Burton <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Regional
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Bill opened the meeting - acknowledging that are a number of issues that people are concerned about and that may need resolving which is the function of this meeting. He expressed his thanks to Alan Wooldridge of Mill Green allotment who has acted as a catalyst in the recruitment of replacement Site Reps and has created a closed Facebook group so that Site Reps can communicate and discuss problems and possible solutions throughout the year and would be presenting regarding the formation of the Allotment Site Rep Association following Richard Kelly from <i>i</i>dverde who was next to speak.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Richard stated that the transition from Sutton to <i>i</i>dverde could have gone a lot smoother and that most plot holders weren't aware of the fact that they had taken over the management of the allotments until the received their invoices. He apologised for that although in reality that information should have been on the 2017 newsletter that Sutton Council was supposed to produce, laminate and place on allotment gates and or Noticeboards as agreed at the February 2017 meeting, but never happened I suspect because the Neighbourhood Teams were in crisis management over the refuge collection which was going horribly wrong. </span></div>
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I<span style="font-family: "arial";">dverde are looking at electronic payments online options for next year due to the amount of manual administration required to align payments with the database of plot holders, other methods of payment would remain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Invoicing is to be processed earlier in September so that plot holders get their invoices before the 1st October renewal date this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Remarks from the floor was that invoicing should not have presented as big a problem to them as they should have known what they were taking on. Richards reply was that the team that go out and win work are not the same as those that have to ultimately do it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">A suggestion from the floor was that the company needed to get their act together. Site Reps reported that many people did not receive paper copies until Christmas, that invoices were emailed to plot holders without any prior consent from the individual, in fact many did not know that <i>i</i>dverde had taken over management and rent collection. Stella Carter from Demesne Road Allotment </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Richard explained that they lost Jackie Eldridge and that Kay took over but due to an internal restructure Kay moved over the Cemeteries and Teresa Lavender took over Allotment but handed her notice in last week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Idverde are looking for a replacement for Teresa, however Richard has requested two levels up the chain of command that the hours be extended from 25 Hours a week to a full working week as feedback he has received from both Kay and Teresa is that 25 Hours a week is not enough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bill Wyatt asked if the 25 hours was for Sutton and Merton and that was conformed by Richard that it is. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Thus the management of 36 allotment sites for the London Borough of Sutton is being attempted on 12.5 hours a week!! It's no wonder waiting lists are not being cleared and invoice chasing is still being undertaken in February. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bill Wyatt stated that Richard took over the role of Commercial Manager for Allotments since April 2017 and has had a fair run of the year now, that the three individuals from idverde at the handover meeting and perhaps overpromised what they could provide as they hadn't quite understood what was required and what previously provided, and that is what they have signed up to do, but now Richard has gained experience, it gives him every opportunity to put it right this year. His biggest issue is getting the resource but Bill is sure that his manager Mark will place pressure on Richards manager to provide that as well, as the income from rents is down (Alan's Presentation) maintaining income is a performance indicator of the contract. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Concerns regarding no handover for the new allotment admin person were expressed, Richard stated that Kay would train the new person on the Sutton database system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Concerns were raised regarding the large amount of vacant plots on sites, Richard stated that <i>i</i>dverde acknowledge that they need to work in conjunction with Site Reps to clear the back log of people that have on the waiting lists for some time. They are looking into ways that incentives could possible be offered to attract Site Reps from sites where there currently is no representation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Alan Wooldridge </b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">- Mill Green Site Rep & Spencer Road Committee member </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Alan introduced himself and gave some background information.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The council having no alternative due to budget cuts and the need to save money have contracted out parks cemeteries and allotments and have handed over the management externally to <i>i</i>dverde </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; orphans: 2; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; width: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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The handover meeting was held not a Civic Offices but another venue and the number of Site Reps that attended was very small. Due to the lack of support with Site Inspections that the council could provide during the transition year a number of Site Reps stood down from their voluntary posts, as they felt that they were not going to be supported in their role.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; orphans: 2; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; width: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Due to a number of teething problems a number of the remaining Site Reps got in touch with each other and agreed that London Borough of Site Rep needed to communicate and for us to band together and take a more active role at the Sutton Allotment Group meetings which would now include not only council officers but obviously <i>i</i>dverde. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; orphans: 2; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; width: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Idverde acknowledge that they are unable to provide the same or better level of service that had been provided by the local authority without the help and assistance of Site Reps, Allotment Committees and Allotment Associations.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b06400; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">As the council operates a 48Hour response time Monday to Friday via the call centre and that idverde are supposed to be supplying the same level of service then it has been assumed that emails will be answered within 48 hours of receipt within the working week. This was not contested by Bill Wyatt or Richard Kelly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"><b>Padlocks</b> were an issue, <i>i</i>dverde were informed at the handover meeting that padlocks were to be welded, they refused due to cost and fixed with cable ties to the chains and were promptly stolen from a couple of site. An alternative using circlips and washers was suggested by two Site Reps. The comment from other site reps was that this was not a secure fixings and the inference was that Mark & Bill Wyatt having confirmed that this was a requirement at the handover meeting should be enforcing the use of welding. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Contract Documents under the freedom of information act were acquired for the allotment element of the contract, these were found to be as informative and as useful as a push bike is to a goldfish and had no KPI's Key Performance or Service Level Agreements within the Allotment sections. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The original contact list had parking services as the contact details for many of the reps before the handover. After many months of requesting, idverde did get in touch with the site reps on the original list and made them aware that we are in the process of building a community group/ association with the means of communicating with each other and acting as a body as well as individuals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Alan had visited three allotments on the weekend prior to the meeting to see if the notices that were open invitations to this meeting in an attempt to encourage Site Reps from allotments that didn't have representation where actually on the gates or notice boards. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Buckland Way, Pybrook Triangle and Clensham Lane were visited, the Dec Notice asking for site reps was found on each allotment. The Pylboork notice was found on Mill Green gate and another Site Rep reported that they had a notice destined for a site with no name (written in the bottom right corner of the notice before laminating) on their site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The notice did cause some confusion when placed on sites were these is a site rep as it made it look as of the site reps didn't know what they were doing and in one case four people from a single site turned up to the meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">In future a return to the Site Rep and a Plus One from the site will </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">be invited to the Allotment Group meeting.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The closed Facebook Group and External face of the ASRA was explained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Allotment Gardening Guidelines</b> - Version 6 about to be issued but changes due to operating hours and location of keys to be agreed between all parties had delayed publishing </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Waiting Lists and Vacant Plots</b> were looked at in a little depth, basically the conclusion is that the lists and data base is not and had not prior to idverde taking over been maintained properly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Alan presented examples of bad administration of the Database</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The number of people on the waiting list who could be offered a plot on the site of their choice has increased from 138 to 176 between Oct 2017 & Feb 2018</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Individuals who took on a plot two years ago are still being shown as No 1 on the waiting list !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Bute Road Orchard Vacant Plot listed as plot 1 on map shown as 1A and 1B</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Lost Revenue due to mismanagement of lists <b><span style="color: red;">£8,110.56</span></b> as at Oct 2017 <b>now <span style="color: red;">£9,618.63</span> as at Feb 2018</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Alan asked for a show of hand of all Site Reps that want to assist in reducing the lists and with accounting for the additional guest it appeared that nearly all those present at the meeting do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>The Buddy System</b> and keeping in touch with your neighbouring Site Rep and possible sharing of waiting list where one site has too many people on it and not enough plots and the site nearby has the opposite problem was discussed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>idverde workflow programme</b> was shown and whilst it was acknowledged that this is the responsibility of idverde it was produced to assist Richard in his quest to get more hours and possible even more staff as the currant 12.5 hours per week and level of service is not acceptable to the allotment holders and their representatives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Grass Cutting</b> was generally acceptable and had happened between March - Oct only one site reported problems where the whole main path was not being cut. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Hedge Maintenance</b> - Guidance to be provided by Bill Wyatt. Hedge Maintenance has either not been happening or has only been on the pavement side. Where it has been happening inside the plots cuttings have been left on plots and should be taken away by <i>i</i>dverde. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Trees</b> - </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Cllr Moira Butt (Allotment ?) had taken a tree request through to the ultimate stage of an appeals process. Basically no money for dealing with trees shading plots and taking over plots. a large subject that has been discussed and length and is documented on the ASRA Facebook Group. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">Idverde should never have issued invoices via email without plotholder agreement</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">Historically via Royal Mail</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">2018 Via Email only by agreement with plot holder.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Bill Wyatt </b>- Offered to assist in providing venues for meeting should the Site Reps want to formalise and truly become an Association with a Charter and all the other necessary setting up and paperwork.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">With the amount of people that attended and the problems in the first year it was decided that another meeting will be arranged in 6 months time to discuss progress on Waiting Lists Vacant Plots and Site Inspection and any other business Site Reps to request additions to the Agenda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Bill Stated that "We will make sure signs go up on allotments informing people about the next meeting" the preference is for two people from each site one being the Site Rep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Request from the floor for evening or weekend meetings - Bill stated that the next one will be a weekday </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">A<span style="font-family: "arial";">s Sutton & idverde would have to pay overtime for evening meetings are unlikely to happen, and historically the since at least 2012 they have been during the day.</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Q:</b>Who is responsible for maintaining the paved area around the disabled raised beds - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>A: </b><i>i</i>dverde </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That more staff with longer hours are to be provided <b>- Richard Kelly </b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #006002; font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hedge Maintenance - <b>Bill Wyatt</b></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Is not welding the padlock to chains acceptable ? - </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Mark Dalzell</b></span></span></i></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial";"><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Date of Next Meeting in 6 months to be confirmed - <b>Adam Brind / Bill Wyatt</b></span></i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up to date map of Bute Road Orchard and explanation re 13 unallocated plots - <b>Bill Wyatt</b></span></span></i><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><br />
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be London Borough of Sutton Parks Service has morphed into the Neighbourhood
Services and the whole structure, job titles, duties and responsibilities of
the council officers and staff have changed during 2017</span></span><br />
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Borough Committee Areas that cover the 18 Ward Areas but as with all thing
local Authorities these days there are only three Neighbourhood Managers and three Neighbourhood Officers to cover the whole borough on behalf of these six
committees and 18 Wards. Their names and areas they cover are shown below.</span><br />
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The London Borough of Sutton meetings with idverde are every four weeks for a
contract meeting with all managers, and a weekly on site catch up rotated between
the managers depending on annual leave availability etc.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Should you
need to reach out to your ward Councillor for your allotment you can find out
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-i4z-1KLklrdF9GN1FoU1FIZVk/view" target="_blank">who they are here</a> <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Beddington Park
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Belmont Allotment</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Benhill Road
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Buckland Way
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Bushey Meadow
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Bute Road Orchard
Allotment</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Central Road
Allotment</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Chaucer Road
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton North</span></div>
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</tr>
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<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam Court
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Forge Lane
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam Park Nursery
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam Park Paddock
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Cheam</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Clensham Lane
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton North</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Culvers Avenue
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wandle Valley</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Demesne Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Beddington North</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Duke Street
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton Central</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Fryston Avenue
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Carshalton South &
Clockhouse</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Gander Green
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton West</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Goose Green
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Beddington North</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Green Wrythe Lane
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">The Wrythe</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Lavender Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wallington North </span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Mill Green
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wandle Valley</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Perretts Field
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton West</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Priory Crescent
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Nonsuch</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Pylbrook Triangle
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton North</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Ridge Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Stonecot</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Roundshaw Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Beddington South</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Spencer Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wandle Valley</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Stanley Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Carshalton South &
Clockhouse</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wandle Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wallington North </span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wandle Side
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Wallington North </span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Warren Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Sutton Central</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Watson Avenue
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Stonecot</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 35;">
<td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.95pt;" width="237"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Westmead Road
Allotment</span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; height: 25.5pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.3pt;" width="246"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Carshalton Central</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Author - Alan Wooldridge - Mill Green Allotment Site Rep</i></span></div>
cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-5321420067707025412017-12-13T06:45:00.001-08:002017-12-13T06:46:39.451-08:00Allotment Meeting Feb 2018 <br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Following
the emergency meeting held on the 30th November at Idverde's office in Cheam
Park, I can now confirm that the date for the next regular Sutton Allotment
Group Meeting has been booked for Monday 19th February starting at 10:00 am. to
be held at the Salvation Army Church</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=45+Benhill+Avenue+Sutton+SM1+4DD&entry=gmail&source=g"><span style="color: blue;">45
Benhill Avenue Sutton SM1 4DD</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">(The
hyperlink shows the location on Google maps) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">I have
been notified that there have been some problems with invites that I sent from
the Facebook Group that <span style="color: black;">I</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">'ve</span></span><span style="color: black;"> set</span> up for the
LBS Site Reps. If those of you that are not already members of the group could
please load Facebook and search for " lbs allotments site rep assoc "
you should see the group, and a current members list. You should be able to
request to join and I can then approve the request and add you to the group </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">There are
a number documents that have been uploaded and conversations that are taking
place, and obviously the idea is that we all communicate so that we can
exchange ideas and problems and are ready for the Allotment Group Meeting<span style="color: #1f497d; margin: 0px;">, </span><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">as we need to dictate
the agenda and run the meeting to ensure we iron out the problems that we have been
experiencing before, during and after the transition of allotments management
to Idverde. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Please
take a look at the <a href="https://lbs-site-rep-assoc.blogspot.co.uk/p/contact-details.html"><span style="color: blue;">Contact
List</span></a> above and let me have your plot number if
it's not listed on the page. The web site is a starter for 10 and I would
really value your comments and input and if you want anything like Jack did re </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://lbs-site-rep-assoc.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/tools-for-self-reliance.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tools
for Self-Reliance</span></a> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">please email the text and any supporting images and I will add it
to the blog area.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">Alan Wooldridge - Mill Green Site Rep</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-61110103328205195392017-12-10T05:16:00.001-08:002017-12-10T05:17:08.065-08:00Tools for Self Reliance <br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">Jack Hamilton of Forge Lodge allotment
informed me at the recent meeting with Idverde that he is a member of Tools For
Self-Reliance Sutton </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">Group of volunteers with different engineering
backgrounds who can dismantle and refurbish just about any tool that comes their
way.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">Tools for Self Reliance (TfSR) helps
people in Central Africa build sustainable livelihoods by providing them with
tools along with technical, business and life skills training.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">When they have completed training, they
receive the tools, enabling them to generate an income to look after themselves
and their families, ensuring a culture of self reliance, not dependency.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">Groups of volunteers around the UK work
to collect and refurbish donated hand tools and sewing machines which are
shipped in complete kits to their partner organisations in six countries in
Africa: Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. <a href="http://www.tfsr.org/about/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">Click Here for more information</span></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">The <b>Sutton Group</b> of volunteers meets
weekly to refurbish tools and sewing machines. They then make up kits – for
carpenters, plumbers, leatherworkers, blacksmiths, bicycle repairers, sewing
etc.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">Last year they supplied around <b>1000
tools, over 100 sewing machines and 27 boxes of haberdashery,</b> and are
always happy to receive donations of tools, sewing machines and haberdashery,
old and new hand tools. These can be dropped off either to their workshop which
</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">is located at the end of Honeywood Walk</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"> Carshalton and is open onon Tuesday and
Thursday between 10am and 2pm</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">There are </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">sometimes donated tools, sewing machines and other items
which haven’t been requested, or which are in some way unsuitable or surplus to
requirements. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">Garden
tools are made locally in Africa to different designs from the UK. Thus if you
have now allotmenteers who need cheap gardening tools they can be purchased
from the workshop, for a small donation. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">All funds that are generated from the
sale of tools goes to TfSR HQ after the Sutton Group have met their running
expenses.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-89532841356137598852017-11-30T07:47:00.000-08:002017-12-13T07:47:59.960-08:00Emergency Meeting - 30th Nov 2017<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An emergency meeting between as many Site Reps as we could muster, Idverde and Bill Wyatt was held on Thursday 30th November at the Idverde Cheam Depot to address issues of waiting lists not being dealt with effectively during 2017 and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to agree a way forward and set achievable actions that with regards the site inspections, Non-Cultivation Notices, and Notices to Quit in 2018. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Resulting Actions by</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>RK</b> = Richard Kelly - Idverde</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>KM</b> = <span style="font-family: "arial";">Kay Mankerty - Idverde </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>AW</b> = Alan Wooldridge - LBS Site Rep Association </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>BW</b> = Bill Wyatt - London Borough of Sutton</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />• <b>KM</b> to work with Site Reps regarding inspections and the issuing of Non-Cultivation Notices </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">•<b> KM</b> to work with Site Reps top of the waiting list each Non-Cultivation </span><br />
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• <b>KM</b> to continue updating Site Reps list and their contact details and pass details to AW<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(it was agreed at the meeting that the contact details of site reps could be shared)</span><br />
<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• <b>AW</b> to publish details re Non-Cultivation Notices on Facebook Group for consultation between the Site Reps and on the Allotment Site Rep Association website so that Tenants as well as the Site Reps know in advance what the process is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">• <b>AW</b> to coordinate a review if the Gardening Guidelines for approval at the meeting in Feb 2018 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• <b>BW</b> to confirm a date for a meeting in February 2018. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RK has offered King George’s Pavilion as an alternative venue if the LBS Civic meeting rooms are booked due to the elections.</span>cadalothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677438790709042867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7308256189364313923.post-34318637052136198902017-10-19T11:54:00.000-07:002017-12-11T04:08:51.059-08:00Vacant Plots October 2017<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Figures from Idverde for the Vacant plots as of 13th October 2017 and waiting List figures supplied on the 19th October 2017 these do not include existing tenants that are after particular normally adjacent plots if they ever become free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bear in mind that there will be more vacant plots as a result of those that don't renew their tenancy this year. This list will be updated once the invoicing period is over and it is known how many people have not renewed their tenancy </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Waiting Vacant </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plots List Plots Allotment Name </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 15 04 <b><span style="color: blue;">02</span></b> Beddington Park </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">135 26 </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial";"><b>05</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"> <b>Belmont</b> </span><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial";"></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">172 10 <span style="color: blue;"><b>08</b></span> Benhill </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">101 <span style="color: blue;"><b>17</b> </span> 20 Buckland Way </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 26 07 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Bushy Meadow </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">112 16 <span style="color: blue;"><b>06</b></span> <b>Bute Road</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 55 05 <span style="color: blue;"><b>03</b></span> Bute Road Orchard </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 12 29 <span style="color: red;">0 </span> Central Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 34 09 <span style="color: red;"> 0</span> Chaucer Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 21 08 <b><span style="color: blue;">01</span></b> Cheam Court </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 61 17 <span style="color: blue;"><b>02</b></span> Cheam Park Nursery </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 19 10 <b><span style="color: blue;">06</span></b> Cheam Park Paddock </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 5 01 <span style="color: blue;"><b>01</b></span> Clensham Lane </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 24 09 <b><span style="color: blue;">01</span></b> Culvers Avenue </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">278 <span style="color: blue;"><b>12</b></span> 41 Demesne Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 35 05 <span style="color: blue;"><b>02</b></span> Duke Street </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 6 07 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Forge Lane </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 23 01 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Fryston Avenue </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">217 19 <span style="color: blue;"><b>13</b></span> <b>Gander Green Lane</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 63 09 <span style="color: blue;"><b>02</b></span> Goose Green </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">106 21 <span style="color: blue;"><b>04 </b></span> <b>Green Wrythe Lane</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 20 04 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Lavender Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 21 4 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Mill Green </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 57 10 <span style="color: blue;"><b>08</b></span> Perretts Field </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 6 19 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Priory Crescent </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 2 07 <span style="color: red;">0</span><span style="color: red;"> </span> Pylbrook Triangle </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 58 <span style="color: blue;"><b>05</b></span> 09 Ridge Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">106 <span style="color: blue;"><b>10</b></span> 14 Roundshaw </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 57 11 <span style="color: blue;"><b>01</b> </span> Spencer Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">276 14 <span style="color: blue;"><b>04</b></span> <b>Stanley Road</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 15 39 <span style="color: red;">0</span> The Warren </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 32 <span style="color: blue;"><b>04</b></span> 06 Wandle Road </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 12 01 <span style="color: blue;"><b>01</b></span> Wandle Side </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 27 02 <span style="color: blue;"><b>02</b></span> Watson Avenue </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">171 24 <b><span style="color: blue;">18</span></b> <b>Westmead Road</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 14 07 <span style="color: red;">0</span> Wrights Row </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>138 </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plots in total </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial";">Idverde are working on conjunction with the LBS Allotment Site Rep Association to recruit site reps on allotments that don't currently have representation on the Sutton Allotments Group. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Where there are Site Reps Kay Mankerty of Idverde is putting those waiting for a plot in touch with the Site Rep so that they can arrange to meet with the site rep to view the plot and decide if they would like to take it on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Kay Mankerty can be contacted via email using <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="color: #cc6611; margin: 0px;">kay.mankerty@idverde.co.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> or using her direct line telephone number which is <span style="color: #1f497d; margin: 0px;">0203 876 8812</span></span><br />
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